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

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* Checking vocabulary : 
weightlessness 
orbit 
gravity 
cosmonauts 
Lift - off 
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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 
Paragraph 2 
Paragraph 3 
Paragraph 4 
Paragraph 5 
A. The tragic accident 
B. The lift-off 
C. Congratulations 
D. A view on Earth 
E. Uncertainties 
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Task 2. Play a game “lucky pictures” 
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When did Yuri Gagarin lift off into space aboard the Vostok 1 ? 
On 12 th April, 1961 
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How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being in space ? 
He was 27 years old then. 
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How long was Gagarin in space ? 
He was in space for 108 minutes. 
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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. 
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What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the Earth ? 
It was more than 17,000 miles per hour. 
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Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ? 
U.S. President John F. Kennedy 
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Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ? 
Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. 
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What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national hero ? 
After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero. 
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You are very lucky ! 
You are very unlucky ! 
You are very unlucky ! 
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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. 
* Work in pairs, ask and answer. 
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6. Who wrote a telegram to Moscow to congratulate the success of Gagarin’s flight ? 
U.S. President John F. Kennedy 
7. Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight ? 
Because he died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March 1968. 
8. What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national hero ? 
After his death, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin, and the Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia, was given the name of this national hero. 
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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 Russia