Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 15: Space conquest - Lesson 1: Reading

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Cosmonauts = astronaut 
Lift - off 
1. At 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12 th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1. approximately 12 minutes later, the first human being was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. His flight lasted 108 minutes. 
2. The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in weightlessness. From his window in space, Gagarin was able to view the earth in a way that no human beings had done before. The first words spoken from space were: “I see the Earth. It’s so beautiful!” 
3. Before Gagarin’s historic flight, there were still enormous uncertainties. No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space. How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature? How would the mind deal with the psychological tension? If there was a technical failure, Gagarin might never get back to the Earth. 
4. The success of Gagarin’s flight attracted worldwide att...as done after Gagarin’s death to honor this national hero? 
	A. After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin. 
	B. After his death, the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia, was given the name Gagarin to honour this national hero. 
	C. Both A and B 
 On 12 th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian (1) ______ ____ became the first human being (2)________. Although his flight (3) ______ only 108 minutes, its (4) _________ made him a national hero. He also became the first person to eat and drink in zero (5)______, and he was able to (6)_____ the Earth in a way that no one had done before. Unfortunately, a plane crash in March 1968 made Gagarin’s desire of revisiting space (7)___________. After his death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia were (8) ___________ him. 
cosmonaut 
in space 
lasted 	 
success 
gravity 
view 
impossible 
 named after 
Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the words / phrases in the box into the blanks. 
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Thanks for your attentions 
When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ? 
On 12 th April, 1961 
Unit 15: SPACE CONQUEST 
Reading 
You are to read the passage and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). 
Gagarin the first person to set foot on the moon 
2. Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in weight 
3. Gagarin’s flight attracted worldwide attention and made him a hero 
4. Gagarin could have made another space flight in March 1968 
5. Gagarin was 27 years old when he became the first person being in space. 
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Task 2. Play a game “lucky pictures” 
1. When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ? 
2. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ? 
3. How long was Gagarin in space ? 
4. What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight ? 
5. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ? 
6. Who