Unit 10. Space travel. Lesson 1. Getting started

WELCOME  TO  OUR  CLASS
UNIT 10: SPACE TRAVEL
Lesson 1: Getting started-P46
Monday, March 11th, 2019
1. Who can you see in the picture?
I can see Nick and Phuc
2. What do you think Phuc and Nick are talking about?
They are talking about A mission to Mars
A. Vocabulary:
- astronaut /ˈæstrənɔːt/ (n): phi hành gia
- satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/ (n): vệ tinh nhân tạo
- astronomy /əˈstrɒnəmi/ (n): thiên văn học
- meteorite /ˈmiːtiəraɪt/ (n): thiên thạch
- habitable /ˈhæbɪtəbl/ (adj): có sự sống
- mission /ˈmɪʃn/ (n): nhiệm vụ
- scuba diving /ˈskuːbə daɪvɪŋ/ (n): bình lặn
- flight suit /ˈflaɪɪŋ suːt/ (n): bộ đồ bay
- microgravity /ˈmaɪkrəʊˈɡrævəti/ (n): vi trọng lượng
- parabolic/ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk/(adj): môi trường không trọng lượng
Nick: Wow, is that you in this photo? The youngest astronaut in the world doing a spacewalk!
Phuc: Ha! Yeah, it was in a museum in Sweden.
Nick: You look so excited!
Phuc: Well, that trip made me crazy about space. Before I turned ten, I`d already collected lots of books about the universe. I`d learnt about the planets, the stars, satellites, rockets, and stuff.
Nick: You know, last year I visited an astronomy museum and I touched a meteorite.
Phuc: A meteorite! What was it like?
Nick: Honestly, it wasn`t as impressive as I`d expected. It was just like an ordinary piece of rock.
Phuc: But perhaps it was from Mars. Think of that!
Nick: Maybe. Do you think there could be life on Mars?
B. Listen and read:
Phuc: It`s possibly habitable. It once had an ocean. Who knows, in 20 years we might be flying there on a discovery mission.
Nick: Haha, but we`d need to do some serious training first. They say you practise by scuba diving in a flight suit...
Phuc: That`s right. And you also have to experience microgravity on a parabolic flight.
Nick: What`s that?
Phuc: The plane flies at high altitude, then it climbs sharply for a few seconds and descends sharply, a bit like a rollercoaster. The people inside the plane start to float. I`d love to do that.
Nick: Sounds a bit scary. But let`s take a look at your rock collection. There may be something interesting here...
Phuc: Yes, perhaps a meteorite that landed on Earth from the moon!
a. Draw lines to match the words with the definitions: Ex1a-P48
b. Answer the questions: Ex1b-P48
1. What was Phuc interested in when he was young?
Phuc was crazy about space.
To show that there are more things in the list but that it`s not necessary to list everything.
2.What had Phuc done before he turned ten years old?
He had learnt about the universe and had collected lots of books about space.
3.Why does Phuc use the phrase `and stuff` at the end of his list?
4. What did Nick think of the meteorite in the museum?
He wasn`t very impressed because he thought the meteorite was like an ordinary piece of rock.
He compares it to a ride on a rollercoaster.
5. What are some ways to train as an astronaut?
By scuba diving in a flight suit and by taking a parabolic flight to experience microgravity.
6. What does Phuc compare a parabolic flight to?
c. Who is keener on space travel - Phuc or Nick? Why do you think so: Ex1c-P48
Phuc seems keener on space travel than Nick. He was crazy about space when he was young. Phuc knows more about space and astronauts. He says he`d love to experience microgravity, where as Nick thinks microgravity sounds scary.
I. Match the picture in each description: Ex2-P48
C. Practice:
rocket
telescope
satellite
meteorite
universe
spacecraft
1. A�.....travels round Earth to collect information or to communicate by radio, television, etc. It can also be a natural object which moves round a larger object in space.
2. With a..... you can have a great experience watching the stars.
rocket
meteorite
universe
spacecraft
3. Our sun and its planets are just a tiny part of the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is just one galaxy in the.....�
4. A......is a piece of rock or other matter from space that has landed on a planet.
rocket
spacecraft
5. A....is shaped like a tube and moves very fast. It helps a space shuttle to be sent into space.
6. A......is a vehicle, with or without people inside, used for travel in space.
Create a Bingo card and play with the new words you have learnt from this lesson.
II. GAME: SPACE BINGO! Ex3-P48
D. Homework:
- Practice the dialogue, learn by heart vocabulary.
- Do the exercises in the work book B1.
- Prepare the new lesson: Unit :10 Lesson 2: A closer look 1