On October 15, 2003, China launched Shenzhou 5, becoming the third country to independently conduct manned space flights. Shenzhou 5 carried Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut, who was 38 years old. The successful launch marked an important milestone in China's space exploration project. China joined the USSR and the United States in achieving human spaceflight capability.
4. Task1. Read the following piece of news, then ask and
answer the questions
1. On 15th
October in
2003, China launched
its first manned
spacecraft into space.
The spacecraft was
called ¡°Shenzhou 5¡±.
Yang Liwei, China¡¯s
first astronaut, was 38
years old then. The
successful flight
marked a milestone in
China¡¯s space project.
China became the third
country in the world to
be able to
independently carry out
manned space flight.
5. VOCABULARY
The USSR: Li¨ºn X? (c?)
launch (v): Ph¨®ng (t¨¤u v? tr?), h? thu? (t¨¤u thuy?n)
manned (a): C¨® ng??i l¨¢i
Spacecraft (n) : T¨¤u v? tr?
mark (v): ?¨¢nh d?u
milestone (n): M?c l?ch s?
space project (n):D? ¨¢n con ng??i bay v¨¤o v? tr?
artificial satellite ( n) V? tinh nh?n t?o
Sputnik (n): V? tinh nh?n t?o c?a Nga
living being (n): Sinh v?t s?ng
6. Task1. Read the following piece of the news, then ask
and answer the questions.
On 15th
October in 2003, China launched its first
manned spacecraft into space. The spacecraft was called
¡°Shenzhou 5¡±. Yang Liwei, China¡¯s first astronaut,
was 38 years old then. The successful flight marked a
milestone in China¡¯s space project. China became the
third country in the world to be able to independently
carry out manned space flights.
7. B GRAMMAR :
- Where ¡? When¡? Who ..? ,How¡?
- The past simple:
Wh + did + S + V ?
S + VI/ ed.
- Passive voice in past simple
Wh + was/were + S + VII/ed ?
S+ was/ were + VII/ ed
8. MAKING QUESTIONS:
A: When
was the spacecraft called ?
did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space ?
B. On 15th
October in 2003
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.
B: The spacecraft was called ¡°ShenzhouThe spacecraft was called ¡°Shenzhou 5 ¡±
A: What ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡?
B: Yang LiweiYang Liwei
A: Who¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡?was China¡¯s first astronaut ?was China¡¯s first astronaut ?
important was the successful flight to Chinaimportant was the successful flight to ChinaA: How ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡. ?
B:The successful flight marked a milestone in China¡¯s space projectThe successful flight marked a milestone in China¡¯s space project
A: which country
BB: China: China
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡became the third in the world to be able tobecame the third in the world to be able to independentlyindependently
carry out manned space flights?carry out manned space flights?
9. Task 2
Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the important
events in space exploration.
Example:
On 4th
October, 1957, the USSR launched its
first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space. It
marked beginning of Space Age.
11. Group 2
On ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡, ¡¡¡¡¡..¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
became the ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡. He was ¡¡¡..
¡¡¡¡. . He made a ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.
12th
April 1961
first human in space
Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut
27 years old then
108 ¨C minute flight
12. Group 3
On ¡¡¡¡¡, ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡..
¡¡¡¡¡¡ became the ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
16th
June,1963
first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova,
Russian cosmonaut
13. Group 4
On ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡, ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.
became the ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.. .
They were ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡..
20th
July, 1969
first humans to set foot on the moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
American astronauts
14. Group 5
On ¡¡¡¡¡..¡., ¡¡¡¡¡.became the ¡¡¡¡¡....
¡¡¡¡¡He was ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡. They ¡¡.ed ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.
23rd
july , 1980
first Vietnamese in space
Pham Tuan
along with V.V. Gorbotko,
a Russian cosmonaut
stay 8 days in orbit
15. Group 6
On ¡¡¡¡¡¡....... ..,¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.
became ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.¡¡¡¡¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
29th
October,1998
the oldest human ever to fly into space
John Glenn, an American astronaut
at the age of 77
16. Group 7
On ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡., ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡......became
the ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡. He ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
Yang Liwei, 38 years old
15th
October,2003
first Chinese in space
21 hours in spacespend
spent 21 hours in space
17. Consoludation
1.Who was the first Vietnames to fly into
space ?
2. What was the first living being in space ?
3. How old was the oldest human to fly into
space ?