Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 15: Space conquest - Part B: Speaking

 space. The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5” . Yang Liwei , China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then. The successful flight marked a mile stone in China’s space project . China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flight. 
II. While you speak - Task 1 
On 15th October 2003 , China launched its first manned spacecraft into space. 
- When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space? 
The spacecraft was called “Shenzhou 5” . 
- What 
Yang Liwei , China’s first astronaut, was 38 years old then. 
- Who 
- How old 
The successful flight marked a mile stone in China’s space project 
- How important 
was the name of the spacecraft ? 
was the astronaut ? 
was he then ? 
was the flight ? 
II. While you speak - Task 2 
Work in groups: Take turns to talk about the important events in space exploration. 
Example: 
	 On 4 th October, 1957, the USSR launched its first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space. It marked the beginning of Space Age. 
4 th October, 1957 
3 rd November, 1957 
12 April 1961 
16 June, 1963 
20 July, 1969 
23 July, 1980 
29 October, 1998 
15 October, 2003 
Activity 1: Speak out the dates 
On .................................., ....became the first ................................. into space. He / She / It ................................................. 
Sputnik 
4 th October, 1957 
marked the beginning of Space Age. 
Activity 2: Make sentences 
artificial satellite 
Group 1 
On , .. 
became the  . It was 
... 
3rd November, 1957 
first living being in space 
a dog named Laika 
abroad Sputnik 2 
Group 2  
12 April 1961 
first human in space 
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut 
27 years old then 
108 – minute flight 
On , .. 
became the  . He was ... . He made a . 
Group 3  
16 June, 1963 
first woman in space 
Valentina Tereshkova 
a Russian cosmonaut 
On ,  
. became the .. 
Group 4 
On , .... 
became the .... . 
They were .. 
20 July, 1969 
first humans to set foot on the moon 
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin 
American astronauts 
Group 5 
On ., . became the .... 
 . He was . 
. They . 
23 July, 1980 
first Vietnamese 
in space 
Pham Tuan 
along with V.V. Gorbotko , 
a Russian cosmonaut 
stay 8 days in orbit 
ed 
Group 6 
29 October, 1998 
the oldest human ever to fly into space 
John Glenn, an American astronaut 
at the age of 77 
On ......., ........ 
became ..... 
On , ......... became 
the  . He ..... 
Yang Liwei , 38 years old 
15 October, 2003 
first Chinese in space 
21 hours in space 
spend 
spent 
Group 7 
III. Post - speaking 
Report one of the important events in Task 2. 
HOMEWORK 
PREPARE FOR PART C- LISTENING