WELCOM TO CLASS 11a3

UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUEST

SECTION C: LISTENING
1 Warm - up

2 Vocabulary

3 Task 1

4 Task 2
 New Words

 Congress /ˈkɒŋɡres/ a large formal meeting or series of meetings

(n): where representatives from different groups
discuss ideas, make decisions, etc.
 Mission / ˈMɪʃn / (n): an important official job that a person or
group of people is given to do, especially
when they are sent to another country.
 Remind /rəˈmaind/ (v): to tell (someone) that there is something
he or she ought to do, remember etc

Reminder /rɪˈmaɪndə(r)/ (n):

something said, done, written, noticed etc that
reminds one to do something.
 Experiment /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ (n):
a test done in order to find out
something.
 New Words
 Congress /ˈkɒŋɡres/
(n):
 Mission / ˈMɪʃn / (n):
 Remind /rəˈmaind/ (v):
 Reminder /rɪˈmaɪndə(r)/ (n):
 Experiment /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ (n):
 Match the words with their definitions:
Words Definitions
A. a large formal meeting or series of meetings where
1. remind  representatives from different groups discuss ideas,
make decisions,…
2.  congress B. a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent.
C. a test done in order to find out something.
3. reminder

D. to tell (someone) that there is something he or she

4. experiment
ought to do, remember etc
E. something said, done, written, noticed etc that
5. mission reminds one to do something.
1. D
2. A
3. E
4. C
5. B
 Listen and repeat.
congress challenge NASA
Kennedy mission experiment
Michael Collins Apollo reminder
achievement Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin
 Task 1: Listen and decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.In the speech to the press, US President Kennedy asked
the nation to put a man on the moon.
2.There were 11 astronauts on board the spacecraft to the
moon.
3.The astronauts landed on the moon’s surface at the
same time.
4.To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to carry a
suitcase with oxygen in it.
5.An American flag was placed on the moon’s surface
after the moon landing.
1.In the speech to the press, US President
Kennedy asked the nation to put a man on the
moon.
2. There were 11 astronauts on board the
spacecraft to the moon.
3. The astronauts landed on the moon’s surface
at the same time.
4. To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to
carry a suitcase with oxygen in it.
5. An American flag was placed on the moon’s
surface after the moon landing.
1. F In a speech to the Congress, US President Kennedy asked
the nation to put a man on the moon.
2. F There were 3 astronauts: Neil Amstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and
Michale Collins.
3. F Neil Amstrong became the first human on the moon.
4. F The Oxygen, temperature, and pressure inside the spacesuit.
5. T
 Task 2: Listen again and answer the following
questions:
1. Which program was developed to meet President Kennedy's
challenge?
2. When was the Apollo 11 launched?
3. What was the portable life support system for?
4. How long did the astronauts stay on the suface of the moon?
5. What did they do while they were staying on the surface of
the moon?
6. When did the astronauts return to the Earth?
 LUCKY PLANETS

Mars Venus Jupiter Moon

jupiter
Sun Saturn

Earth
1. Which program was developed to meet
President Kennedy's challenge?

NASA's Apollo program was developed to

meet President Kennedy's challenge.
2. When was the Apollo 11 launched?

The Apollo 11 launched on July 16th

1969.
3. What was the portable life support
system for?
It was used for controlling tile oxygen,
temperature and pressure inside the
spacesuit.
4. How long did the astronauts stay on
the suface of the moon?
The astronauts stayed on the surface of the
moon for two and a half hours.
 5. What did they do while they were
staying on the surface of the moon?

They performed a variety of experiments and

collected soil and rock samples to return to
Earth.
6. When did the astronauts return
to the Earth?
They returned to the Earth on July 24th,
1969.
“If you were offered a chance of
going to the moon and you could
take three things with you, what
would you choose and why?”

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