Unit 15. Space conquest

warm-up
1. Orbiting
2. The Apollo crew
3. Walking on the Moon
4. The Moon landing
5. The first foot print on the Moon
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Unit 15: Space Conquest
C- LISTENING
I. BEFORE YOU LISTEN
VOCABULARY
Congress / `kɔηgres/ (n):
Nghị viện, Quốc hội (ở Hoa Kỳ)
vocabulary

 surface (n)/’s3:fis/
Bề mặt
Cơ quan hàng không và vũ trụ Hoa Kỳ
NASA /`næsə/
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
VOCABULARY
experiment
/ik`speriment/(n, v):
cuộc thí nghiệm, thí nghiệm
vocabulary
Suitcase(n)/`sju:tkeis/
Va li
vocabulary
Mission (n)/’mi∫n/ :  
E.g. The film – The Impossible Mission

duty, task
vocabulary
Challenge /’t∫ælindʒ/ (v,n) :
E.g. This exam is difficult for him to pass. It’s a challenge

Thử thách,thách thức
remind (v)
/rɪˈmaɪnd/ to help sb to remember sth important

 reminder (n) /rɪˈmaɪndə(r)/
vocabulary
Portable(a)/`pɔ:təbl/
Easy to carry or move
Có thể mang theo
To walk on the moon surface, the astronauts need to wear a spacesuit.
Spacesuit
/ˈspeɪssuːt/ (n):
bộ quần áo vũ trụ
vocabulary

challenge / `tælindʒ/ (v)thách thức.
mission / `min / (n) nhiệm vụ 
experiment / iks`periment/ (n) thí nghiệm
suitcase/`sju:tkeis/va li
surface /`sə:fis/bề mặt
porable/`pɔ:təbl/có thể mang theo
Congress /`kɔηgres/ (n) : conference 
Remind(v) [ri`maind]nhắc nhở
Reminder(n) [ri`maində]vật làm nhớ lại



II. WHILE YOU LISTEN

Task 1. Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) (work individually).

1. In a speech to the press the US President Kennedy asked the nation to put a man on the moon.

2. There were 11 astronauts on board of the spacecraft to the moon.


T
F

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3
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Congress
____
challenged

3. The astronauts landed on the moon’s surface at the same time.

4. To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to carry a suitcase with oxygen in it.


5. An American flag was placed on the moon’s surface after the moon landing.



T
F

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Neil Armstrong came first, and Buzz Aldrin later
_____________________
needed to wear a spacesuit with a portable life support system










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TASK 2: Listen again and answer the following questions
1. Which program was developed to meet President Kennedy`s challenge?
—> NASA`s Apollo program was developed to meet President Kennedy`s challenge.
2. When was the Apollo 11 launched?
—> The Apollo 11 launched on July 16th  1969.
3. What was the portable life support system used for?
—   >It was used for controlling the oxygen, temperature and pressure inside the spacesuit.
4. How long did the astronauts stay on the surface of the moon?
—> The astronauts stayed on the surface of the moon for two and a half hours.
5. What did they do while they were staying on the surface of the moon?
—> They performed a variety of experiments and collected soil and rock samples to return to Earth.
6. When did the astronauts return to the Earth ?
—> They returned to the Earth on July 24th, 1969.
III. AFTER YOU LISTEN
Task 3 Complete the passage below by putting the words in the box into blanks

Man spacesuit spent samples
Efforts mission failure successful
On July 16th, 1969, the Apollo 11 was launched. The astronauts on board of the spacecraft were Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first_(1)____ on the moon. He was followed by Aldrin 40 minutes later. To walk on the moon surface, the astronauts need to wear a (2)_____with a portable life support system. This controlled the oxygen, temperature and pressure inside the spacesuit.
Armstrong and Aldrin(3)_____ a total of two and a half hours on the moon`s surface. They performed a variety of experiments and collected soil and rock_______(4) to return to the Earth. An American flag was left on the moon`s surface as a reminder of the achievement.
The crew of Apollo 11 returned to the Earth on July 24th, 1969. They successfully completed their historic(5)______. It is regarded as the greatest(6) _________in the history of mankind.
On July 16th, 1969, the Apollo 11 was launched. The astronauts on board of the spacecraft were Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first_(1)____ on the moon. He was followed by Aldrin 40 minutes later. To walk on the moon surface, the astronauts need to wear a (2)_____ with a portable life support system. This controlled the oxygen, temperature and pressure inside the spacesuit.
man
spacesuit
Armstrong and Aldrin(3)_____ a total of two and a half hours on the moon`s surface. They performed a variety of experiments and collected soil and rock_______(4) to return to the Earth. An American flag was left on the moon`s surface as a reminder of the achievement.
The crew of Apollo 11 returned to the Earth on July 24th, 1969. They successfully completed their historic(5)______. It is regarded as the greatest(6) human_________in the history of mankind.
spent
samples
mission
efforts