Презентация к методической разработке мультимедийного урока: “In Race to Space, the Winner Was a Russian»

Designed by Lena Melnik

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• Warm-up
• Vocabulary Work: Part 1
• Listening: Part 1
• Vocabulary Work: Part 2
• Listening: Part 2
• Reading “History of Gagarin’s flight ” :

- Vocabulary Work

- Text: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3

- Practice the new words

- Questions for discussion in class

• to send
• to launch
• start the rocket
• with a roar
• to rise from
• the launch pad
• speed increased
• out of sight.
• blasted off from the Baikonur

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• re-entered the atmosphere
• slowed the spacecraft
• flight ended into
• with a soft splash ocean
• landed inside his capsule
• capsule lands
• to return
• a landing
• helicopter lifted smb. from
• carried to
• a waiting ship.

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• a dependable military rockets
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle

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• a test pilots
• physical test
• mental test

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• a cosmonaut
• had been accepted for

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• test flight
• was made
• spacecraft carried
• chimpanzee
• Named Belka
• survived the launch
• survived the landing

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• was born on
• was drafted into
• had been accepted
• became the first human
• worked on space missions
• trained other cosmonauts

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The First: Gagarin, Sheppard, Tereshkova

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Gagarin’s legacy: " Circling the Earth in my orbital spaceship I marveled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world, let us safeguard and enhance this beauty — not destroy it!"

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• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle
• a test pilots
• to approve the money
• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

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пережить

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle
• a test pilots
• to approve the money
• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

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объявить

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle
• a test pilots
• to approve the money
• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

• пережить

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космическое агентство

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle
• a test pilots
• to approve the money
• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

• объявить
• пережить

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Космическое транспортное средство

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle
• a test pilots
• to approve the money
• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

• космическое агентство
• объявить
• пережить

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запускать

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle

• космическое агентство
• космическое транспортное

средство

• a test pilots
• to approve the money
• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

• объявить
• пережить

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надежная военная ракета

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle

• космическое агентство
• запускать
• космическое транспортное

средство

• a test pilots
• to approve the money
• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

• объявить
• пережить

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посылать

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle

• космическое агентство
• надежная военная ракета
• запускать
• космическое транспортное

средство

• a test pilots
• to approve the money
• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

• объявить
• пережить

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одобрить выделение денег

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle

• космическое агентство
• посылать
• надежная военная ракета
• запускать
• космическое транспортное

средство

• a test pilots
• to approve the money
• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

• объявить
• пережить

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космический корабль

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle
• a test pilots
• to approve the money

• космическое агентство
• посылать
• надежная военная ракета
• запускать
• .
• космическое транспортное

средство

• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

• одобрить выделение денег
• объявить
• пережить

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возвращаться

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle

• космическое агентство
• посылать
• надежная военная ракета
• запускать
• космический корабль
• космическое транспортное

средство

• a test pilots
• to approve the money

• одобрить выделение денег
• объявить
• пережить

• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

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летчик испытатель

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle

• космическое агентство
• посылать
• возвращаться
• надежная военная ракета
• запускать
• космический корабль
• космическое транспортное

средство

• a test pilots
• to approve the money

• одобрить выделение денег
• объявить
• пережить

• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

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приземление

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle

• космическое агентство
• посылать
• возвращаться
• надежная военная ракета
• запускать
• космический корабль
• космическое транспортное

средство

• a test pilots
• to approve the money

• летчик испытатель
• одобрить выделение денег
• объявить
• Пережить

• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

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• космическое агентство
• посылать
• возвращаться
• надежная военная ракета
• запускать
• космический корабль
• космическое транспортное

• a space agency
• to send
• to return
• a dependable military rockets
• to launch
• a spacecraft
• a space vehicle

средство

• летчик испытатель
• одобрить выделение денег
• объявить
• пережить
• приземление

• a test pilots
• to approve the money

• to announce
• to survive
• a landing

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Listen to the text and prepare to answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?
• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?
• Who from would be chosen the first astronauts?
• When was made the final test flight?
• Who did carry a final test flight?
• Where did the landing of Mercury spacecraft take place?

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Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

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Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

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Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

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Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

Project Mercury was the plan for doing this.

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Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

Project Mercury was the plan for doing this.

• Who from would be chosen the first astronauts?

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Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

Project Mercury was the plan for doing this.

• Who from would be chosen the first astronauts?

Astronauts would be chosen from the best military test pilots.

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next

Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

Project Mercury was the plan for doing this.

• Who from would be chosen the first astronauts?

Astronauts would be chosen from the best military test pilots.

• When was made the final test flight?

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Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

Project Mercury was the plan for doing this.

• Who from would be chosen the first astronauts?

Astronauts would be chosen from the best military test pilots.

• When was made the final test flight?

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one.

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next

Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

Project Mercury was the plan for doing this.

• Who from would be chosen the first astronauts?

Astronauts would be chosen from the best military test pilots.

• When was made the final test flight?

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one.

• Who did carry a final test flight?

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check

Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

Project Mercury was the plan for doing this.

• Who from would be chosen the first astronauts?

Astronauts would be chosen from the best military test pilots.

• When was made the final test flight?

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one.

• Who did carry a final test flight?
• A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham .

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next

Answer the questions:

• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

Project Mercury was the plan for doing this.

• Who from would be chosen the first astronauts?

Astronauts would be chosen from the best military test pilots.

• When was made the final test flight?

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one.

• Who did carry a final test flight?
• A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham .
• Where did the landing of Mercury spacecraft take place?

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• What was the NASA's most important job ?

NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth.

• What was the name of project for sending an American into space?

Project Mercury was the plan for doing this.

• Who from would be chosen the first astronauts?

Astronauts would be chosen from the best military test pilots.

• When was made the final test flight?

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one.

• Who did carry a final test flight?
• A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham .
• Where did the landing of Mercury spacecraft take place?
• The landing took place in the Atlantic ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• to send

• announced

• dependable military rockets

• a spacecraft

• to return

• a space vehicle

• a space agency

• test pilots

• the launch

• approved the money

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American _____opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was ___an American into space and ______him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several ___________________to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The ____________would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military ______who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress________. NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the________. The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA _________the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• to send

• announced

• dependable military rockets

• a spacecraft

• to return

• a space vehicle

• test pilots

• the launch

• approved the money

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was ___an American into space and ______him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several ___________________to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The ____________would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military ______who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress________. NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the________. The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA _________the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• announced

• dependable military rockets

• a spacecraft

• to return

• a space vehicle

• test pilots

• the launch

• approved the money

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and ______him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several ___________________to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The ____________would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military ______who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress________. NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the________. The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA _________the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• announced

• dependable military rockets

• a spacecraft

• a space vehicle

• test pilots

• the launch

• approved the money

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several ___________________to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The ____________would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military ______who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress________. NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the________. The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA _________the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• announced

• a spacecraft

• space vehicle

• test pilots

• the launch

• approved the money

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The ____________would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military ______who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress________. NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the________. The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA _________the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• announced

• a spacecraft

• test pilots

• the launch

• approved the money

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The space vehicle would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military ______who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress________. NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the________. The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA _________the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• announced

• a spacecraft

• the launch

• approved the money

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The space vehicle would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress________. NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the________. The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA _________the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• announced

• a spacecraft

• the launch

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The space vehicle would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress approved the money , NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the________. The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA _________the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• announced

• the launch

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The space vehicle would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress approved the money , NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the spacecraft . The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA _________the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• the launch

• training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The space vehicle would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress approved the money , NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the spacecraft . The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA announced the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began _________space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• the launch

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The space vehicle would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress approved the money , NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the spacecraft . The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA announced the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began training for space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived _______and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The space vehicle would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress approved the money , NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the spacecraft . The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA announced the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began training for space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived the launch and _______in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and to return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The space vehicle would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress approved the money , NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the spacecraft . The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA announced the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began training for space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived the launch and the landing in the ocean.

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Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• to send

• to announce

• a dependable military rockets

• a spacecraft

• to return

• a space vehicle

• a space agency

• test pilots

• the launch

• to approve the money

training for

• the landing

• Steve Ember: This is Steve Ember.
• Shirley Griffith : And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury.
• (music) Steve Ember :

The American space agency opened for business October first, nineteen fifty-eight. NASA's most important job was to send an American into space and return him safely to Earth. Project Mercury was the plan for doing this. It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft. The space vehicle would return to Earth and land in the ocean.

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

The idea was simple. But making it happen was not a simple job. Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed. And money was needed -- thousands of millions of dollars.

• Shirley Griffith:

Congress approved the money . NASA organized the program. The McDonnell Company designed and built the spacecraft . The Army and Air Force built the Redstone, Jupiter and Atlas rockets. NASA announced the seven astronauts it had chosen on April ninth, nineteen fifty-nine. They immediately began training for space flight.

No time was wasted. The first test flights began later that year. Those test flights did not carry astronauts. Men would fly the Mercury spacecraft only after it was proved safe.

The final test flight was made at the end of January, nineteen sixty-one. A Mercury spacecraft carried a chimpanzee named Ham on a seven hundred kilometer flight over the Atlantic Ocean. There were some problems. But the animal survived the launch and the landing in the ocean.

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• Thousands of scientists, engineers, technicians and other workers were needed.
• Money was needed.
• No time was wasted.
• The final test flight was made.

доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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поднять

• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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отсрочка

• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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планировать

• отсрочка
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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втиснуться в

• отсрочка
• планировать
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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замедлить

• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• планировать
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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вертолет

• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• замедлить
• планировать
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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взлетная площадка

• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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длиться

• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• взлетная площадка
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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решать проблемы

• длиться
• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• взлетная площадка
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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вернуться

• длиться
• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• решать проблемы
• взлетная площадка
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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вне поля зрения

• длиться
• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• решать проблемы
• взлетная площадка
• вернуться
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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облететь вокруг

• длиться
• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• решать проблемы
• взлетная площадка
• вне поля зрения
• вернуться
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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препятствовать съемке фильма

• облететь вокруг
• длиться
• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• решать проблемы
• взлетная площадка
• вне поля зрения
• вернуться
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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зажечь свечу

• облететь вокруг
• длиться
• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• препятствовать съемке фильма
• решать проблемы
• взлетная площадка
• вне поля зрения
• вернуться
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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ждать

• облететь вокруг
• длиться
• втиснуться в
• отсрочка
• препятствовать съемке фильма
• решать проблемы
• зажечь свечу
• взлетная площадка
• вне поля зрения
• вернуться
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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мягкий всплеск

• облететь вокруг
• длиться
• втиснуться в
• ждать
• отсрочка
• препятствовать съемке фильма
• решать проблемы
• зажечь свечу
• взлетная площадка
• вне поля зрения
• вернуться
• замедлить
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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• облететь вокруг
• длиться
• втиснуться в
• ждать
• отсрочка
• препятствовать съемке фильма
• решать проблемы
• зажечь свечу
• взлетная площадка
• вне поля зрения
• вернуться
• замедлить
• мягкий всплеск
• планировать
• вертолет
• поднять
• доставить

• to orbit
• to last
• to crawl into
• to wait
• the delay
• prevent filming
• to solve problems
• light this candle
• launch pad
• out of sight
• to re-enter
• to slow
• a soft splash
• to plan
• a helicopter
• to lift
• to carry

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Listening part 2: Listen to the text and prepare to answer the questions.

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?
• How long did last the first space flight?
• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?
• Who was the second person to travel in space?
• What was the name of American spacecraft?
• What did cause the delay of the American first flight?
• How long did last the first American space flight?
• Where did plan the end of the Sheppard's flight?
• Did television and news film show flight preparations and launch?

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Now you may read and listen to the second part again:

Steve Ember :

But before NASA could send an astronaut into space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space. On April twelfth, nineteen-sixty one, he orbited the Earth one time in the Vostok One spacecraft. His space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

A month later, on the morning of May fifth, American Navy pilot Alan Sheppard crawled into his little Mercury spacecraft. There was almost no room to move inside it. One description said it was like sitting in the driver's seat of a small car, while wearing two heavy raincoats. Alan Sheppard waited in the spacecraft for four hours. The weather caused part of the delay. Clouds would prevent filming of the launch. And some last-minute repairs were made to his radio system. Tired of waiting, he told the ground crew: "Why don't you fellows solve your little problems and light this candle."

Shirley Griffith :

Finally, they did start the rocket. With a roar, it began to rise slowly from the launch pad. Its speed increased. Soon, it was out of sight.

Sheppard's flight lasted only a few seconds longer than fifteen minutes. But he flew one hundred eighty-seven kilometers high, and four hundred eighty kilometers from the launch pad. He re-entered the atmosphere and slowed the Mercury spacecraft. The first flight ended with a soft splash into the ocean, as planned. Sheppard reported: "Everything is A-Okay." Within minutes, a helicopter lifted him from the spacecraft and carried him to a waiting ship. The first manned flight of project Mercury was a complete success.

Steve Ember :

Radio, television and newspaper reporters made it possible for millions of people to share the excitement of the flight. The United States had decided at the very beginning of its space program that all launches would be open to news reporters. Successes and failures would all be reported to the world. Television and news film showed flight preparations and launch. People could hear -- on radio and television -- the talk between the astronaut and the flight controllers.

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• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

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• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

Next question

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

Check up your answer

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

Next question

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

Check up your answer

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

Next question

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

Next question

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Check up your answer

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Mercury was the name of American spacecraft.

Next question

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Mercury was the name of American spacecraft.

• What did cause the delay of the American first flight?

Check up your answer

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Mercury was the name of American spacecraft.

• What did cause the delay of the American first flight?

The weather caused part of the delay. Clouds would prevent filming of the launch.

Next question

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Mercury was the name of American spacecraft.

• What did cause the delay of the American first flight?

The weather caused part of the delay. Clouds would prevent filming of the launch.

• How long did last the first American space flight?

Check up your answer

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Mercury was the name of American spacecraft.

• What did cause the delay of the American first flight?

The weather caused part of the delay. Clouds would prevent filming of the launch.

• How long did last the first American space flight?

Shepard's flight lasted only a few seconds longer than fifteen minutes.

Next question

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Mercury was the name of American spacecraft.

• What did cause the delay of the American first flight?

The weather caused part of the delay. Clouds would prevent filming of the launch.

• How long did last the first American space flight?

Shepard's flight lasted only a few seconds longer than fifteen minutes.

• Where did plan the end of the Sheppard's flight?

Check up your answer

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Mercury was the name of American spacecraft.

• What did cause the delay of the American first flight?

The weather caused part of the delay. Clouds would prevent filming of the launch.

• How long did last the first American space flight?

Shepard's flight lasted only a few seconds longer than fifteen minutes.

• Where did plan the end of the Sheppard's flight?

The first flight ended with a soft splash into the ocean, as planned.

Next question

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Answer the questions:

• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Mercury was the name of American spacecraft.

• What did cause the delay of the American first flight?

The weather caused part of the delay. Clouds would prevent filming of the launch.

• How long did last the first American space flight?

Shepard's flight lasted only a few seconds longer than fifteen minutes.

• Where did plan the end of the Sheppard's flight?

The first flight ended with a soft splash into the ocean, as planned.

• Did television and news film show flight preparations and launch?

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• What is the name of the first cosmonaut?

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.

• How long did last the first space flight?

Gagarin's space flight lasted one hour and forty-eight minutes. 

• What was the name of Russian spacecraft?

The Vostok One was the name of Russian spacecraft

• Who was the second person to travel in space?

American Navy pilot Alan Shepard was the second person to travel in space

• What was the name of American spacecraft?

Mercury was the name of American spacecraft.

• What did cause the delay of the American first flight?

The weather caused part of the delay. Clouds would prevent filming of the launch.

• How long did last the first American space flight?

Shepard's flight lasted only a few seconds longer than fifteen minutes.

• Where did plan the end of the Sheppard's flight?

The first flight ended with a soft splash into the ocean, as planned.

• Did television and news film show flight preparations and launch?

Television and news film showed flight preparations and launch

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Read the text: History of Gagarin’s flight (part 1)

Yuri Gagarin was born on 9th March 1934 in a village called Klushino, near Gzhatsk (renamed Gagarin in 1968) in the Smolensk region of Russia. He lived with his father, Alexei Ivanovich; mother, Anna Timofeyana; brothers, Valentin and Boris; and a sister, Zoya. Gagarin went on to train as a foundry man at Lyubertsy Steel Plant in Moscow (which had a training facility on site) and then on to the Saratov Industrial Technical School, whilst there he joined the Saratov Flying Club and learned to fly the YAK-18 and MiG-15 in his spare time. After graduating from Saratov Industrial Technical School with excellent marks he decided to continue his career in the air force. Gagarin was drafted into the Soviet Military School in Orenburg in 1956. He graduated from the flight school and was posted as a Lieutenant to the Nikel Airbase in Luostari, Murmansk near the Arctic Circle. Whilst he was there, a recruitment team began physical and mental test on many pilots. In January 1960 Gagarin was informed that he had been accepted for Cosmonaut training in Star Town (Star City) in Moscow.

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Answer the questions to the first part of the text:

• When was born Yuri Gagarin?

• What school did he study in Saratov?
• What club did he join in Saratov?

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• What plane did he learn to fly his spare time?
• What school was he drafted in Orenburg in 1956?
• What for had he been accepted in January 1960?

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History of Gagarin’s flight (part 2)

On 12th April 1961 Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became the first human in space and the first person to orbit the Earth. The Vostok-1 spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur launch site at 06:07 UTC* (09:07am Moscow time). Gagarin's flight lasted 108 minutes, this including 89 minutes in space. He completed one orbit of the Earth, travelling at 27,400 kilometres per hour. At the highest point, Gagarin was 327km (203miles) above sea level.  Gagarin's achievement made him a worldwide celebrity and his first world tour, to promote the Soviet achievement, included visits to, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Finland, The United Kingdom (London and Manchester), Iceland, Cuba, Brazil, Canada and Hungary.

During the remainder of his life, Gagarin worked on several space missions and trained other cosmonauts.  They continued to achieve world firsts in space travel, paving the way for future generations.  

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Answer the questions to the second part of the text:

• When did the first spaceflight take place?

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• How long did last the first spaceflight?

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• How long was Gagarin in space?

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Part 3

History of Gagarin’s flight (part 3)

In 1965 Gagarin re-entered mission training as a back-up cosmonaut. He enrolled in the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and in 1967 began training for the first Soyuz flight.

Unfortunately, Gagarin did not, again, nor did he live to see a man land on the moon in 1969. Colonel Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin died on 27th March 1968. He was on a routine test flight in a Mig-15 UTI when it crashed killing him and his co-pilot Colonel Vladimir Serëgin.  Their funeral took place on 30th March and their remains are buried in the Kremlin wall in Moscow. 

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Answer the questions to the third part of the text:

• Why Gagarin did not see a man land on the moon in 1969? Check your answer

• What the matter on 27th March 1968?

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• Where was buried Yuri Gagarin?

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Practice the new words : Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

• Yuri Gagarin ________on 9th March 1934 in a village called Klushino.

a) was born

b) is born

c) has born

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• Yuri Gagarin was born on 9th March 1934 in a village called Klushino.

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• Gagarin ________to train to the Saratov Industrial Technical School.

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• Gagarin went on to train to the Saratov Industrial Technical School.

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He ________to continue his career in the air force.

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• He decided to continue his career in the air force.

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He _________ from the flight school.

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He graduated from the flight school.

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In January 1960 Gagarin was informed that he ________________ for Cosmonaut training in Star Town (Star City) in Moscow.

• had been graduated
• had been accepted
• had been drafted

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In January 1960 Gagarin was informed that he  had been accepted for Cosmonaut training in Star Town (Star City) in Moscow.

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Practice the new words : Choose the most suitable word (phrase) to fill in the gap:

On 12th April 1961 Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became ______ human in space.

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• the last

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Gagarin became the first person ______ the Earth.

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Gagarin became the first person to orbit the Earth.

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The Vostok-1 spacecraft ________ from the Baikonur launch site.

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The Vostok-1 spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur launch site.

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Gagarin's flight ________ 108 minutes.

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Gagarin's flight lasted 108 minutes.

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  Yuri Gagarin was born on 9th March 1934 in a village called Klushino. Gagarin went on to train to the Saratov Industrial Technical School. He decided to continue his career in the air force. He graduated from the flight school. In January 1960 Gagarin was informed that he  had been accepted for Cosmonaut training in Star Town (Star City) in Moscow. On 12th April 1961 Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became the first human in space. Gagarin became the first person to orbit the Earth. The Vostok-1 spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur launch site. Gagarin's flight lasted 108 minutes.

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Choose the most suitable heading for each part of the text.

Try to retell the text “History of Gagarin’s flight”.

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Get ready to discuss the following questions in class:

1. Would you like to be a cosmonaut or an astronaut? Why?

2. Which traits of character and skills are important to become an astronaut?

3. If an astronaut or cosmonaut visited your class, what would you ask him (or her) about?

4. Do you think our country should spend more money on space exploration? Why? Do you feel any results of it in your everyday life?

5. In your opinion, should Russia and the U.S.A. compete in the space race or cooperate?

6. What should we do to follow the Gagarin’s legacy?

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" Circling the Earth in my orbital spaceship I marveled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world, let us safeguard and enhance this beauty — not destroy it!“

Yuri Gagarin

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Answer the questions to the first part of the text:

• When was born Yuri Gagarin?

  Yuri Gagarin was born on 9th March 1934.

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Answer the questions to the first part of the text:

• What school did he study in Saratov?

Gagarin went to Saratov Industrial Technical School.

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• What club did he join in Saratov?

He joined the Saratov Flying Club.

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• What plane did he learn to fly his spare time?

He learned to fly the YAK-18 and MiG-15 in his spare time.

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• What school was he drafted in Orenburg in 1956?

Gagarin was drafted into the Soviet Military School.

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• What for had he been accepted in January 1960?

In January 1960 Gagarin had been accepted for Cosmonaut training in Star Town (Star City) in Moscow.

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Answer the questions to the second part of the text:

• When did the first spaceflight take place?
• The first spaceflight took place on 12th April 1961.

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Answer the questions to the second part of the text:

• How long did last the first spaceflight?
• Gagarin's flight lasted 108 minutes.

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Answer the questions to the second part of the text:

• How long was Gagarin in space?

He was 89 minutes in space.

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• Why Gagarin did not see a man land on the moon in 1969?

Colonel Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin died on 27th March 1968.

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Answer the questions to the third part of the text:

• What the matter on 27th March 1968?

During test flight Mig-15 crashed killing Yuri Gagarin and his co-pilot Colonel Vladimir Serëgin.  

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Answer the questions to the third part of the text:

• Where was buried Yuri Gagarin?

Yuri Gagarin was buried in the Kremlin wall in Moscow. 

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Read the text: History of Gagarin’s flight (part 1)

Yuri Gagarin was born on 9th March 1934 in a village called Klushino, near Gzhatsk (renamed Gagarin in 1968) in the Smolensk region of Russia. He lived with his father, Alexei Ivanovich; mother, Anna Timofeyana; brothers, Valentin and Boris; and a sister, Zoya. Gagarin went on to train as a foundry man at Lyubertsy Steel Plant in Moscow (which had a training facility on site) and then on to the Saratov Industrial Technical School, whilst there he joined the Saratov Flying Club and learned to fly the YAK-18 and MiG-15 in his spare time. After graduating from Saratov Industrial Technical School with excellent marks he decided to continue his career in the air force. Gagarin was drafted into the Soviet Military School in Orenburg in 1956. He graduated from the flight school and was posted as a Lieutenant to the Nikel Airbase in Luostari, Murmansk near the Arctic Circle. Whilst he was there, a recruitment team began physical and mental test on many pilots. In January 1960 Gagarin was informed that he had been accepted for Cosmonaut training in Star Town (Star City) in Moscow.

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History of Gagarin’s flight (part 2)

On 12th April 1961 Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became the first human in space and the first person to orbit the Earth. The Vostok-1 spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur launch site at 06:07 UTC* (09:07am Moscow time). Gagarin's flight lasted 108 minutes, this including 89 minutes in space. He completed one orbit of the Earth, travelling at 27,400 kilometres per hour. At the highest point, Gagarin was 327km (203miles) above sea level.  Gagarin's achievement made him a worldwide celebrity and his first world tour, to promote the Soviet achievement, included visits to, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Finland, The United Kingdom (London and Manchester), Iceland, Cuba, Brazil, Canada and Hungary.

During the remainder of his life, Gagarin worked on several space missions and trained other cosmonauts.  They continued to achieve world firsts in space travel, paving the way for future generations.  

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History of Gagarin’s flight (part 3)

In 1965 Gagarin re-entered mission training as a back-up cosmonaut. He enrolled in the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and in 1967 began training for the first Soyuz flight.

Unfortunately, Gagarin did not, again, nor did he live to see a man land on the moon in 1969. Colonel Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin died on 27th March 1968. He was on a routine test flight in a Mig-15 UTI when it crashed killing him and his co-pilot Colonel Vladimir Serëgin.  Their funeral took place on 30th March and their remains are buried in the Kremlin wall in Moscow. 

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Gagarin’s legacy: " Circling the Earth in my orbital spaceship I marveled at the beauty of our planet. People of the world, let us safeguard and enhance this beauty — not destroy it!"

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