Unit 15: Speace conquest. Reading

Match ONE name with a suitable
picture.
GAGARIN
PHAM TUAN
BUZZ ALDRIN
NEIL
ARMSTRONG

NEIL
ARMSTRONG
GAGARIN
BUZZ ALDRIN
PHAM TUAN
1
2
3
4

Work with a partner. Ask and answer
the following questions.
1. Who is the first human to fly into
the space?
2. Can you name the first humans to
set foot on the moon?
3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly
into space?

1. The first human to fly into space is Yuri
1. The first human to fly into space is Yuri
Alekseyevich Gagarin.
Alekseyevich Gagarin.

Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin
2. The first humans to set foot on the
2. The first humans to set foot on the
moon are Neil Armstrong and Buzz
moon are Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin.
Aldrin.

Pham Tuan
Pham Tuan
3. The first Vietnamese to fly
3. The first Vietnamese to fly
into space is Pham Tuan.
into space is Pham Tuan.

VOCABULARY
•
Orbit (n)

VOCABULARY
•
Cosmonaut (n)
= astronaut

Weightlessness (n)
VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY
Gravity (n)

VOCABULARY
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Extreme (adj)
•
Psychological tension (n)
•
Technical failure (n)
•
Venture (n)
•
Feat (n)
•
React to (v)
•
Deal with (v)

1. Paragraph 1 A. The tragic accident
2. Paragraph 2 B. The lift-off
3. Paragraph 3 C. Congratulations
4. Paragraph 4 D. A view on earth
5. Paragraph 5 E. Uncertainties
4-C
2-D
5-A1-B 3-E
Task 1. Match the headings to the
paragraphs

1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human
being in space?
A. When he was 25
B. When he was 26
C. When he was 27
2. How long was he in space?
A. 108 minutes B. 105 minutes C. 100 minutes
3. What question were raised before Gagarin’s space flight?
A. What would happen to a human being in space?
B. How would the body react to the extreme changes in
temperature?
C. A, B and “ How would the mind deal with the
psychological tension?”
Task 2. Read the passage again and answer the
questions.

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