1. Who is the first human to fly into space? A. Yuri Gagarin B. Neil Armstrong C. Valentina Tereshkova D. John Glenn A. Yuri Gagarin 2. Who are the first humans to set foot on the moon? A. Neil Armstrong and John Glenn B. Pham Tuan and Buzz Aldrin D. Yang Liwei and John Glenn C. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin C. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin 3. Who is the first Vietnamese to fly into space? A. Pham Thanh Trung B. Pham Tuan C. Vo Nguyen Giap B. Pham Tuan sự chinh phục, sự xâm chiếm - conquest (n) : - cosmonaut (n) = astronaut: nhà du hành vũ trụ - psychological tension : sự căng thẳng tâm lý - lift-off (n): Sự phóng (tên lửa, tàu vũ trụ) - tragic accident : tai nạn thảm khốc Tình trạng phi trọng lượng- Weightlessness : VOCABULARY • Cosmonaut (n) = astronaut Weightlessness (n) VOCABULARY Decide these sentences are True or False: 1._____ Yuri Gagarin is the Russian cosmonaut. 2._____ He became the first human in space in 1961. 3._____ He died because of the technical failure of the spacecraft in 1968. Who is he? He’s Yuri Gagarin T T F [...]...Task 1 Match the headings to the paragraphs 1 Paragraph 1 2 Paragraph 2 3 Paragraph 3 4 Paragraph 4 5 Paragraph 5 1-B 2-D A The tragic accident B The lift-off C Congratulations D A view on earth E Uncertainties 3-E 4-C 5 -A Task 2 Read the passage again and choose the best answer Task 3 Read the passage again and complete the numbered gaps with suitable information On 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin,... Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut became the first human being (1) (2) _ Although his flight (3) _ only lasted in space 108 minutes, its (4) success 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 gravity view Earth in a way that no one had done before Unfortunately, a plane crash in March 1968 made Gagarin’s desire... gravity view 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) _ impossible After his death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia were (8) _ him named after . he? He’s Yuri Gagarin T T F 1. Paragraph 1 A. The tragic accident 2. Paragraph 2 B. The lift-off 3. Paragraph 3 C. Congratulations 4. Paragraph 4 D. A view on earth 5. Paragraph 5 E. Uncertainties 4-C 2-D 5 -A1 -B. Uncertainties 4-C 2-D 5 -A1 -B 3-E Task 1. Match the headings to the paragraphs Task 2. Read the passage again and choose the best answer On 12 th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian (1)______ __ became. 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,