Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel to space on April 12, 1961 at age 27 as a Russian cosmonaut. His spacecraft orbited the Earth at a speed of about 17,000 miles per hour during his 108-minute flight, allowing him to view the Earth in a way never seen before and be the first person to eat and drink in zero gravity. Unfortunately, Gagarin's desire to return to space was made impossible after he died in a 1968 plane crash. In honor of his achievements and status as a national hero, his hometown was renamed Gagarin and the Cosmonaut Training Centre in Russia was named after him.

2. MIMING

3. Part A: Reading

4. I. BEFORE YOU READ
Neil Armstrong Yuri Gagarin Pham Tuan
Who are they?
They are astronautsWhat are they?

5. I. BEFORE YOU READ
Vocabulary

6. space (n)

7. conquest (n,v)

8. Lift off(v)
Vinasat lifted off into space in 2008

9. orbit(n)
This is the orbit of the moon around the earth

10. cosmonaut / astronaut(n)
cosmonaut
astronaut

11. weightlessness
weigh (v):
nặng
weight (n):
Cân nặng
weightless (a):
Không trọng
lượng
weightlessness
(n):
She weighs 50 kg
Her weight is 50 kg

12. uncertainty
certain (a): chắc chắn
uncertain (a): không chắc chắn
certainty (n): sự chắc chắn
uncertainty (n)

13. failure(n)- fail(v)

14. venture (n) = risk

15. crash(n)
A plane crash

16. I. BEFORE YOU READ
Vocabulary
1. space(n): vũ trụ
2. Conquest(n,v): chinh phục
3. cosmonaut / astronaut(n): phi hành gia
5. orbit(n) : quỹ đạo
4. lift off(v) = launch (v) : phóng
6. weigh (v):nặng-weight (n):Cân nặng
- weightless (a):không trọng lượng- weightlessness (n)
7. certain (a):chắc chắn -uncertain (a):không chắc chắn
- certainty (n): sự chắc chắn ><uncertainty (n)
8. failure(n)- fail(v): thất bại
9. venture (n) = risk: sự mạo hiểm
10. crash(n): sự va chạm/ nổ máy bay

17. II. WHILE YOU READ
Task 1
Paragraphs Headings
Paragraph 1 A. The tragic accident
Paragraph 2 B. The lift-off
Paragraph 3 C. Congratulations
Paragraph 4 D. A view on earth
Paragraph 5 E. Uncertainties
B. The lift-off
D. A view on earth
E. Uncertainties
C. Congratulations
A. The tragic accident

18. II. WHILE YOU READ
Task 2
1. How old was Gagarin when he became the first human being
in space?
2. How long was he in space?
3. What questions were raised before Gagarin’s space light?
4. What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit around the
Earth?
5. Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space flight?
6. What was done after Gagarin’s death to honour this national
hero?

19. Question 1
How old was Gagarin when he became
the first human being in space?
A. When he was 25
B. When he was 26
C. When he was 27 (P.2
)

20. Question 2
How long was he in space?
A. 108 minutes
B. 105 minutes
C. 100 minutes
(P.1
)

21. Question 3
What question were raised before Gagarin’s
space flight?
A. What would happen to a human being in
space?
B. How would the body react to the extreme
changes in temperature?
C. A, B and “ How would the mind deal with
the psychological tension?” (P.3
)

22. Question 4
What was the speed of his spacecraft in orbit
around the Earth?
A. It was more than 17,000 miles per hour
B. It was 17,000 miles per hour
C. It was about 17,000 miles per hour
(P.1
)

23. Question 5
Why couldn’t Gagarin make a new space
flight?
A. Because of a car crash
B. Because of a tragic accident
C. Because there were a lot of astronauts
(P.5
)

24. Question 6
What was done after Gagarin’s death to honor this
national hero?
A. His hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin.
B. The Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia,
was given the name Gagarin to honour this national
hero.
C. Both A and B (P.5
)

25. III. AFTER YOU READ
On 12th
April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian(1)_______ became the
first human being (2) _________. Although his flight (3) _______ only
108 minutes, its (4)_______ 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 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, his
hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia
were (8)____________ him
impossible
success
named after
view
lasted
in space
gravity
cosmonaut

26. Trường học mang tên Gagarin ngày nayTrước cửa ngõ đi vào thành phố, có tấm
biển ghi bằng tiếng Nga Gagarin. Du
khách có thể chụp ảnh kỷ niệm như cô
gái Nga này

27. HOMEWORK
– Learn by heart the new words
– Complete doing all the tasks into notebooks
– Prepare for the next lesson