Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 15: Space conquest - Lesson A: Reading - Trường THPT Châu Phú

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1. Yuri Gagarin
2. Buzz Aldrin
3. Yuri Gagarin Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin Pham Tuan * Work with a partner: Ask and answer the following questions. 1. Who is the first human to fly into space? 2. Can you name the first humans to set foot on the moon? and 3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space?
4. ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A. READING I. PRE READING: * VOCABULARY: - ( to) lift off: Phóng lên - ‘Orbit: (n) quỹ đạo - ‘Cosmonaut: (n) Phi hành gia = astronaut - ‘Gravity: (n) trọng lực - ‘Weightlessness: (n) trạng thái không trọng lực
5. ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A. READING II. WHILE READING: Read the text about Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, the first human to fly into space and then do the tasks that follow. Task 1. Match the headings to the paragraphs. Paragraph 1 A. The tragic accident Paragraph 2 B. The lift-off Paragraph 3 C. Congratulations Paragraph 4 D. A view on Earth Paragraph 5 E. Uncertainties
6. ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A. READING When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ? On 12th April, 1961
7. ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A. READING How long was Gagarin in space ? He was in space for 108 minutes.
8. ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A. READING What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ? It was more than 17,000 miles per hour.
9. ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A. READING Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ? Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968.
10. ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A. READING * Work in pairs, ask and answer. 1. When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ? On 12th April, 1961 2. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ? He was 27 years old then. 3. How long was Gagarin in space ? He was in space for 108 minutes. 4. What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space flight ? They were what would happen to a human being in space or how the body would react to the extreme changes in temperature or how the mind would deal with the psychological tension. 5. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ? It was more than 17,000 miles per hour.
11. ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A. READING III. POST READING: Complete the summary of the reading passage by putting the words / phrases in the box into the blanks. On 12th 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.
12. ENGLISH 11 Unit 15 SPACE CONQUEST A. READING IV. HOMEWORK: ➢ Learn by heart the new words and do the exercises again. ➢ Prepare the next lesson SPEAKING.