Unit 9
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SPACE AND TRAVELLING |
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Read the passages and answer the questions below.
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On April 12, 1961 the first man was sent into space on a rocket Vostok 1. It was the beginning of a new era in man’s history - the era of man’s flight to other worlds. Yuri Gagarin was the first pilot - cosmonaut. He stayed in space for 108 minutes.
On June 16, 1963 Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman cosmonaut in the world. She orbited the Earth 48 times under three days. She went on a Vostok-6 and spent three days above the Earth.
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, American astronauts, were the first men to land and walk on the Moon. They went to space on July 20, 1969 in the rocket «Apollo».
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Get an interview from the cosmonauts. Put questions to the given
answers.
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... ? 1961.
... ? Vostok 1. ... ? 108 minutes. |
... ? 1969.
... ? No, there isn't. ... ? We walked on it. |
... ? 1963.
... ? To be the first is not easy. ... ? 48 times under 3 days. |