Unit 15: SPACE CONQUEST
Period 88: PART B: SPEAKING

Vocabulary
- spacecraft / `speiskrɑ:ft / (n): _________________________
- launch / lɔ:nt∫ / (v):_________________________ - manned / mænd / (adj): _______________________
- artificial satellite / ,ɑ:ti `fi∫əl `sætəlait / (n): _________________________ - mark / mɑ:k / (v): _________________________
- milestone / `mailstoun / (n): _________________________

Task 1: Read the piece of news in textbook ( p.170), then ask and answer questions.
(work in pairs)

A: When did China launch its first manned spacecraft into space?
B: ___________________.
What was the name of the spacecraft?
A: _________________________.
Who was the astronaut ?  How old was he then ?  B: _____________________. ______________________.
How important was the successful flight to China?
A: ___________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

Task 2. Use the information in textbook (p.171), take turn to talk about the important events in space exploration. (work in groups)

Ex:
Event 1. On _______________, ____________________that was made by ______________ was launched into space. It ____________________________.

Event 2: On_______________, a dog named________ became the_______________________. The dog was ______________________.

Event 3: On_______________, _______________________________became the _____________________. He was ______________. He made a ________________________.

Event 4: On_______________, ______________________________became the____________
____________________.

Event 5: On _______________, __________________and______________________________
became the ____________________________________.

Event 6: On________________, __________________became the_______________________
He was long with ____________________________. They_____________________________.

Event 7: On________________,_______________________ became the__________________
____________________________. He was _______________________.

Event 8: On________________, ______________became the _________________________. He was ___________________then. He____________________________.

Task 3. Choose 3 events in Task 2 and use the information to talk about important events in space explorations (work pairs).