UNIT 2 (CONT’D.

)
WARM-UP
Trivia about ISS 01

VIDEO
02 Watch a video about ISS

READING
Reading- Reading 03
Comprehension
 Warm-up
01 Work in your group
Choose the best answer for each question
 1 What does ISS stand for?

A. Internet Space System B. International Space System

C. International Space Service D. International Space Station

 When was the first ISS module
2 launched?

A. 1984 B. 1990s

C. 1998 D. 2009
 3 The ISS uses…..

A. solar power B. nuclear power

C. thermal power D. wind power

 Which organization is mainly in
4 charge of the ISS?

A. NASA (the US) B. Roscosmos (Russia)

C. CSA (Canada) D. JAXA (Japan)

 5 How many orbits around the earth does
the ISS make a day?

A. 1 B. 4

C. 16 D. 32
 6 What’s the speed of the ISS?

A. ~12,000 km/h B. ~24,000 km/h

C. ~28,000 km/h D. ~32,000 km/h

 Where does the liquid waste (urine) of
7 the ISS astronauts go?

A. Back to earth in a storage tank B. Is recycled and reused

C. To the space D. Is used to create burning energy

 When did the Columbia disaster
8 happen?

A. 2001 B. 2003

C. 2008 D. 2011
 9 How is your gravity in the ISS?

A. 25% on earth B. 53% on earth

C. 88% on earth D. 90% on earth

 What’s this movie which was inspired
10 by space missions and disasters?

A. Interstellar (2014) B. The Martian (2015)

C. Gravity (2013) D. Hidden Figures (2016)

 Video:
2 Life in the ISS
 Reading
All the comforts
of home
Vocabulary building: -ation/ -ion
VERB NOUN
accommodate (1)
construct (2)
direct (3)
educate (4)
(5) exploration
locate (6)
(7) transportation
Vocabulary building: -ation/ -ion
VERB NOUN
accommodate (1) accommodation
construct (2) construction
direct (3) direction
educate (4) education
(5) explore exploration
locate (6) location
(7) transport transportation
Text completion
The International Space Station is a base for space (1)
__________exploration
and research. It travels 400 kilometers (249
miles) above the Earth, always moving in an east-to-west
(2) ________. Moving at 28,000 kilometersdirection
(17,398
miles) per hour, it passes over the same (3) ________ on
location
Earth every four minutes. Rockets (4) ________
astronauts to and from the ISS, which can transport
(5) ____________ six astronauts at one time.
accommodate
Text completion
The International Space Station is a base for space (1)
exploration and research. It travels 400 kilometers
(249 miles) above the Earth, always moving in an
east-to-west (2) direction. Moving at 28,000
kilometers (17,398 miles) per hour, it passes over the
same (3) location on Earth every four minutes.
Rockets (4) transport astronauts to and from the ISS,
which can (5) accommodate six astronauts at one
time.
Reading comprehension
SKIMMING:
Choose the best description of the article.
a) It explains how engineers designed the living areas of the ISS.
b) It gives examples of problems that astronauts have living in the
ISS.
c) It gives a description of the living areas in the ISS.
d) It talks about how people will build homes on Mars.
Reading comprehension
Read the article and the timeline. Choose the
correct words.
1. Koichi Wakata’s bedroom/ bed is the size of an old telephone
booth.
2. The bed is on the floor/ wall.
3. His bedroom does/ doesn’t have a chair.
4. There isn’t/ is a refrigerator in the kitchen area.
5. There isn’t water/ a sink for washing.
6. In the 1984, the US government decided to construct/
construction the ISS.
7. Australia/ Japan help build the ISS.
8. The first part went to space in 1998/ 2009.
Critical Thinking
Discuss the questions:

• Make a list of 5 things to take with you to live on the ISS. You
will have basic food and water. You can choose to bring special
foods or drinks.
• Cut 4 things from the list.
• What’s the most important item on the list, why?
 TED TALK:
Magical Houses, made of bamboo

Vocabulary
• unusual (adj): strange, not normal
• storey (n) / story (n): floor
• bespoke (adj) /bɪspəʊk/: custom-made , made for a particular
person
• valley (n): low land between hills/ mountains
• the tropics (n): the hot countries
• curving roof (n)
• breeze (n): light wind
• air conditioning (n)
• bug (n): insect
• giant (adj): very big
• pod (n):
 TED TALK:
Magical Houses, made of bamboo

Vocabulary
• hesitate (v): not feel ready to
• acoustic insulation (n): ways to protect rooms from noise
pollution and to keep privacy.
• unproductive land (n): poor land
• deep ravine (n)
• clump (n) a group of trees
• sustainable (adj): continue over a long time
• timber (n): wood used for construction
• tensile strength (n): the ability of stretch without breaking
• compressive strength (n): the ability to stand compression
• earthquake resistant (adj): stand against earthquake
 TED TALK:
Magical Houses, made of bamboo

Vocabulary
• extraordinary (adj): very unusual, special
• foster (v): appreciate and nurture
• craftmanship (n) skill at making things
• artisan (n): nghệ nhân
• two-by-four (n) gỗ xẻ
• blue-print (n) the design (on machine or paper) of something
• replicate (v) copy
• hinge (n): bản lề
• battle with (v) fight against
• balance (n)
• pivot (n) trục xoay
• footprint (n) the mark left on the ground/ a surface by someone
(-> your impact on the environment)
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