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Match the parts of the sentences  The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 in October  The space race began.  Soviet cosmonauts chopped up a list of firsts.  Yuri Gagarin piloted Vostok 1  He was the first human in space  Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space.  The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1…  The space race …  Soviet cosmonauts chopped up …  Yuri Gagarin piloted …  He was …  Valentina Tereshkova was …  The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1…  The space race …  Soviet cosmonauts chopped up …  Yuri Gagarin piloted …  He was …  Valentina Tereshkova was … the first human in space. in October the first woman in space. Vostok 1. began. a list of firsts. the first human in space. in October the first woman in space. Vostok 1. began. a list of firsts. Audition

vocabulary  to predict-  mankind-  to admit-  self-taught-  to devote-  to prevent-  long-term efforts –  to defend-  a textile factory-  to withstand-  предсказывать  человечество  допускать  самоучка  посвящать  препятствовать  долгие усилия  защищать  текстильная фабрика  противостоять

Choose the right variant. 1. While his friends visited school, Tsiolkovsky _____________ at home because of his hearing problem. a) studied b) was studying c) has been studying 2.Tereshkova had discomfort when she___________________ in space. a) was flying b) flew c) has flown 3.Russian astronauts ____________________ in space for the whole year. a) was flying b) have been flying c) flew 4.Tereshkova ___________________ pictures of horizon despite discomfort. a) has made b) was made c) made 5.Sergey Koroliov ________________at the University while Tsiolkovsky ______________at theories of human space exploration. a) was studying was working b) studied worked c) studying working 6. Sergey Koroliov ___________________about flying since he was young. a) has dreamed b) dreamed c) was dreamed

Say if it is true or false 1.Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was the first cosmonaut in the world. FALSE 2.Tsiolkovsky built rockets. FALSE 3.Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov – the Soviet rocket engineer and spaceship designer. TRUE 4. Koroliov has dreamed about flying since he was young. TRUE 5.Koroliev was а very talented manager but he was very shy. FALSE 6.Gagarin was chosen out of 20 possible candidates for training at a technical high school in Saratov. TRUE 7.Yuri Gagarin didn ’ t risk his life flying in space. FALSE 8. As many other young people Tereshkova was fond of singing and dancing. FALSE 9.Tereshkova had proven that women couldn ’ t withstand the physical and emotional stresses of space flight as well as any man. FALSE

The pride of the country Many space rockets went up with our cosmonauts. Among them were German Titov, Andriyan Nikola y ev, Alexey Leonov, Valentina Tereshkova, Svetlana Savitskaya, Georgy Grechko, Pyotr Klimuk, Oleg Kononenko and others…

OLEG KONONENKO

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