Giáo án môn Tiếng anh khối lớp 11 - Unit 15: Space conquest

UNIT 15 SPACE CONQUEST
GLOSSARY
Biography [bai'ɔgrəfi] tiểu sử; lý lịch
 Cosmonaut ['kɔzmənɔ:t] nhà du hành vũ trụ
 Deal with [di:l] xử lý, giải quyết
Failure ['feiljə] trường hợp hỏng hóc; tình trạng không hoạt động 
Feat [fi:t] kỳ công
 Gravity ['græviti] (vật lý) sự hút, sự hấp dẫn, trọng lực
Launch [lɔ:nt∫] phóng (tên lửa..)
Leap [li:p] bước nhảy, bước tiến
Lift off : phóng vụt lên
Man (v): bố trí người
Mankind [mæn'kaind] loài người, nhân loại
Precisely [pri'saisli] đúng, chính xác
à Precise (adj.) / precision (n)
Press [pres] báo giới
Psychological [,saikə'lɔdʒikl] (thuộc) tâm lý à Psychology (n) / Psychologist(n)
Quote / quotation [kwout] lời trích dẫn; đoạn trích dẫn 
React [ri:'ækt] tác động trở lại, ảnh hưởng trở lại, phản ứng lạià Reaction (n)
Routine [ru:'ti:n] lề thói hằng ngày; thói thường
Shuttle ['∫ʌtl] Tàu con thoi 
Technical ['teknikl] kỹ thuật à Technique (n)
Tension ['ten∫n] sự căng thẳng
Uncertainty [ʌn'sə:tnti] sự không chắc chắn; hoài nghi
Venture ['vent∫ə] việc mạo hiểm, việc liều lĩnh
Weightlessness ['weitlisnis] tìng trạng phi trọng lực à Weightless (adj.)
MORE EXERCISES
Give the correct word form.
Our recent _____ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer. (achieve)
Before Gagarin’s _____ flight, there were still enormous uncertainties.(history)
Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its _____ made him a national hero. (succeed)
Although we didn’t win, we were able to take some _____ from our performance. (satisfy)
_____ 60,000 people filled the stadium. (Approximate)
Laughter can be a great release of _____. (tense)
May I offer my heartest ______ on your promotion? (congratulate)
The appropriate attitude makes it ______ to socialize among strangers. (possibility)
______, many houses are going to be demolished to make ways for a new supermarket. (Fortunate )
Astronauts work in ______ conditions. (weight)
Underline the correct or more natural answer. If both answers are possible, underline them both.
Valuables can / are able to be left in the hotel safe. Please ask at the reception desk.
We could / were able to finish the football match before it started snowing too heavy.
The rebels could / were able to draw on the support of over 20,000 soldiers.
Could you / Were you able to understand Professor Larsen's lecture? I found it really difficult.
'Do you want a game?' 'Sorry, I can't / 'm not able to play chess.
Look at me, I can / 'm able to ride my bike without any help.
When the fire officers arrived they could / were able to put out the flames in a couple of minutes.
The air was so polluted in the city center, I could hardly / was hardly able to breathe. 
I knew John had been smoking. I could / was able to smell the cigarettes when I came into the room.
Can you / Are you able to drive without your glasses?
No changes can / are able to be made to this rail ticket after purchase.
He could / was able to untie the ropes without the guards noticing.
She looked all over the house, but couldn't / wasn't able to find her keys anywhere.
I was very busy at work; but I could / was able to have a couple of days off last week.
She swam strongly and could / was able to cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the heavy rain.
Add question tags to the following statements.
He hardly ever makes a mistake, ________?
Nobody liked the play, ________?
She'd save money if she bought fresh food, ________?
She's very' funny. She's got a great sense of humour, ________?
The area was evacuated at once, ________?
Mr. Smith usually remembered his wife's birthdays, ________?
It never works very well, ________?
He ought to have made a note of it, ________?
Neither of them offered to help you, ________?
There'll be plenty for everyone, ________?
Let's go out for dinner tonight, ________?
That isn't Bill driving, ________?
Nothing went wrong, ________?
There used to be trees here, ________?
This won't take long, ________?
Don't touch that button, ________?
I'm too late, ________?
Not a very good film, ________?
Somebody wanted a drink, ________?
They think he's funny, ________?
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
Yuri Gagarin lifted ______ into space aboard the Vostok 1 ________ 9.07 a.m. Moscow time ______ 12th April, 1961.
He was ______ orbit around the Earth ______ a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour.
No one knew precisely what would happen ______ a human being ______ space.
How would the mind deal ______ the psychological tension?
How would the body react ______ the extreme changes in temperature?
We congratulate you ______ your successful flight.
The American people shared ______ the Soviet people their satisfaction for the safe flight. 
After his death, his hometown was named ______ him.
China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry ______ manned space flights.
China launched its first manned spacecraft ______ space ______ October, 2003.
Rewrite the following sentences.
 1. They have just sold that old house. 
 à That old house . 
 2. Study hard or you will fail the next exam. 
 à If you ..
 3. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year. 
à Why 
4. Why don’t we use energy-saving bulbs? 
à I suggest . 
à I suggest. 
5. The last time they played tennis was two years ago.
à They haven’t ..
 6. The weather was too bad for us to go for a picnic. 
à The weather was .. 
7. He is not good at speaking English.
à He does not .. 
8. Peter is the same age as Mary. 
à Peter is as .. 
9. They take pride in their school uniform.
à They are .
 10. My sister can speak English better than me. 
 à I cannot 
 11. He spent two hours doing that test. 
 à It took  
 12. I have played tennis for three years.
 à I began . 
 13. Because I am sick, I don’t want to go out. 
 à Because of .
 14. I’m sorry I didn’t go to your birthday party last night.
 à I wish ..
 15. “You’d better look for a new job, Andrew.”
 à Jane advised . 
TEST 15
A. PHONOLOGY 
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the rest. 
a. lifted 	b. lasted 	c. happened 	d. decided 
a. advise 	b. raise 	c. lose 	d. precise 
a. with 	b. earth 	c. death 	d. thanks
a. miles 	b. words 	c. accidents 	d. tensions 
a. speed 	b. person 	c. temperature 	d. psychology 
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern.
A. sunlight	B. explode	C. backpack	D. planet
A. cultivate	B. attitude	C. endanger	D. optimize
a. cosmonaut 	b. beautiful 	c. enormous 	d. technical 
a. precisely 	b. temperature 	c. astronaut 	d. scientist 
a. conquest 	b. never 	c. window 	d. extreme 
B. READING COMPREHENSION 
I. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. 
You have probably heard about the unappealing dried foods that astronauts eat in space, such as the chalky ice cream and powdered pea soup. That means all the water is removed from those foods. But did you know that there are more than 90 different food and drink items on NASA's space menu? (NASA is the American government organization concerned with spacecraft and space travel. NASA is an abbreviation for 'National Aeronautics and Space Administration')
Many food items are dehydrated to prevent bacteria growing, so water must be added before consumption. But some foods look like those ready meals you find in the supermarkets, made hot in the microwave. In fact, the chefs have recently provided some gorgeous meals for the space crew. Astronauts choose their individual food selections on Earth, getting to taste it all first beforehand.
Drinking is another matter. Although much is brought up with the astronauts and in cargo deliveries, a lot is recycled from human waste water. Yes, the water they use could have been someone else's urine a day ago. You cannot be squeamish if you are an astronaut! 
 The text is about 	. 
	a. eating in space 	b. foods and astronauts 
	c. eating and drinking in space 	d. water in space 
 Food for astronauts in space 	.
	a. is the same as what they have on Earth 
	b. contains a lot of water which is very important for their body in space 
	c. is delicious
	d. is dehydrated 
 NASA 	. 
	a. is a spaceship 	
b. does not prepare meals for astronauts 
	c. prepares foods for astronauts 	
d. does not allow astronauts to eat in a spaceship 
 Astronauts	. 
	a. do not like the foods supplied by NASA 
	b. can eat ready meals in the supermarkets 
	c. have to eat all the foods that the chefs prepare 
	d. can choose their foods before their flight into space 
 Astronauts	. 
	a. are not allowed to drink water 	b. have to use recycled waste water 
	c. only drink refreshment 	d. never have to drink recycled waste
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers. 
The moon is the most noticeable feature in the night sky and it is also (1)_________, but it doesn't give off its own light. It is, (2)____________, reflecting the light given off by the sun. Only seven percent of the light from the sun is reflected. (3)__________________, the moon appears to change shape, but it is only because the sun is lighting different parts of it. When the moon passes through the earth's (4)_____________and the earth comes right between the sun (5)___________the full moon, it's called a lunar eclipse. This is (6)_____________the moon is dimmed and it turns into a dark copper color. 
When you look at the moon from earth, it looks soft with light and dark shades of blue and gray. The dark parts of the moon are extensive, flat plains that were first observed by Galileo, (7)___________. He was the first person (8)______________at the moon through a telescope in 1609. He, perhaps, thought that the plains were water (9)___________he called them "maria," which is a Latin would that means Seas. Today we have discovered that they are actually huge, deep, holes with edges covered by rock and soil. The word "maria" appears to imply that there is water on the moon, but we now know that there is none on (10)_____________surface. 
	A. the brighter 	B. the more bright	C. the most bright	D. the brightest
 	A. in deed 	B. in fact	C. yet	D. still
 	A. At where	B. Much	C. Which	D. Sometimes
 	A. meadow	B. widow	C. window	D. shadow
 	A. and	B. but	C. or	D. nor
 	A. who	B. when	C. why	D. what
 	A. the scientist of Italy	B. an Italian scientist	C. a scientist Italian	D. Italy scientist
 	A. to look	B. looking	C. to be looked	D. look
 	A. so	B. because of	C. by means of	D. because
 	A. it is	B. its	C. it's	D. it
C. USE OF ENGLISH 
Vocabulary 
Choose the best answers. 
The workers 	a fair wage for their work. 
	A. asked 	B. campaigned 	C. appealed 	D. demanded 
I 	of the way he behaved at the meeting. 
	A. disapproved 	B. condemned 	C. disagreed 	D. objected 
She is so 	that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died. 
	A. sensitive 	B. sensible 	C. touched 	D. impressive ... his own work properly. 
	A. seeking 	B. looking for 	C. putting 	D. finding 
Many spacemen could never get back to the Earth because of _____ accidents. 
	a. tragedy 	b. tragic 	c. tragically 	d. tragedies 
Since the former days, stars have _______ cosmologists all over the world. 
	a. attract 	b. attraction 	c. attracted 	d. attractive 
He finds it difficult to recover from his son's _______. 
	a. die 	b. dead 	c. deadly 	d. death 
He failed again, which was a / an ______ disappointment. 
	a. enormous 	b. big 	c. wide 	d. large 
In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the Earth. 
	a. circle 	b. fly 	c. get back to 	d. attract 
The flight will take approximately three weeks. 
	a. closely 	b. exactly 	c. about 	d. precisely 
 ____ is the empty area outside the Earth's atmosphere, where the planets and the stars are. 
	a. The sun 	b. The earth 	c. The moon 	d. Space 
- How long did Yuri Gagarin's trip into space ______ ? - Only 108 minutes. 
	a. lengthen 	b. last 	c. late 	d. strengthen 
There's a special area at the airport where you can view aircraft taking off and landing. 
	a. look 	b. watch 	c. notice 	d. stare 
Without the pull of the Earth, we would be 	.
	a. weighed 	b. weight 	c. weightless 	d. weightlessness 
When astronauts are in a spaceship they always have to work with	. 
	a. precise 	b. precisely 	c. precision 	d. preciseless 
Working as an astronaut requires high 	knowledge. 
	a. technique 	b. technical 	c. technically 	d. technician 
A / an 	is a person who is trained for traveling in a spacecraft. 
	a. astronaut 	b. scientist 	c. engineer 	d. technician 
Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred.
	a. happened 	b. lasted 	c. viewed 	d. dealt 
Can we never know precisely what would happen in space? 
	a. interestedly	b. approximately 	c. amusingly 	d. exactly 
A spaceship is one of the extraordinary 	of human beings. 
	a. feats 	b. moments 	c. reactions 	d. tensions 
 	is a feeling of worry and anxiety which makes it difficult for you to relax. 
	a. Precision. 	b. Tension 	c. Weightlessness 	d. Satisfaction 
I admire the astronauts who devote their life to 	into space. 
	a. lifting 	b. walking 	c. venturing 	d. dealing 
II. Prepositions and Phrasal verbs
Choose the best answers. 
Are you very upset _______ losing your job? 
	A. from 	B. about 	C. for 	D. of
Because she kept putting ________ going to the dentist, her toothache went worse. 
	A. as	B. off	C. out of	D. on
Our education must put an end ______ illiteracy. 
	A. to 	B. off 	C. for	D. out
Something went wrong 	_______ my car yesterday.
	A. in 	B. to 	C. of	D. with
When did you check out ______ the hotel?
	A. of 	B. with 	C. by	D. from
Do human beings have any problem to survive ________ weightlessness? 
	a. for 	b. at 	c. in 	d. on 
The spaceship was launched into space ___ the speed of 25,000 miles per hour. 
	a. in 	b. at 	c. on 	d. with
Do it ______ the way that I have ever told you. 
	a. by 	b. on 	c. at 	d. in
Everybody congratulated the astronauts ______ their successful trip into space. 
	a. on 	b. for 	c. of 	d. in
Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel into space _____ April 12th, 1961. 
	a. at 	b. on 	c. in 	d. from 
Although every good preparation has been made, no one knows what may happen ______ an astronaut, during his space flight. 
	a. for 	b. with 	c. to 	d. on 
III. Structures 
Choose the best answers. 
Mary was told 	TV when having dinner. 
	A. not watching 	B. no watching 	C. not to watching 	D. not to watch
Every one of the students 	to take the midterm test. 
	A. do 	B. has 	C. should 	D. have 
He 	his ambition of becoming a lawyer. 
	A. achieved finally 	B. finally achieve 
	C. achieve finally 	D. finally achieved 
She could speak French 	she was a child. 
	A. when 	B. since 	C. because 	D. despite 
I used 	, but I gave up two years ago. 
	A. to smoke 	B. to smoking 	C. smoke 	D. smoking 
On no account 	for personal reasons. 
	A. the telephone in the office should be used 
	B. the telephone in the office be used 
	C. should the telephone in the office be used 
	D. should be used the telephone in the office 
There were a lot of students gathering at the stadium, all 	looked very excited. 
	A. of which 	B. of whose 	C. of who 	D. of whom 
Two years 	a long time without a job. 
	A. are 	B. were 	C. is 	D. was 
Provided that no one objects, the project __________. 
	A. will be carried out 	B. carries out 	C. would be carried out	D. will carry out 
You are not old 	drink alcohol. 
	A. so as to 	B. enough to 	C. so that 	D. such that 
You 	right, I suppose. 
	a. could be 	b. was able to be 	c. can be 	d. was not able to be 
Don't worry, they 	to phone. 
	a. could forget 	b. were able to forget 
	c. could have just forgotten 	d. were not able to forget 
Help me with housework, 	? 
	a. don't you 	b. do you 	c. will you 	d. won’t you
You have ever heard about Yuri Gagarin, 	? 
	a. do you 	b. haven't you 	c. don't you 	d. didn't you 
Jenny 	leave the hospital only four days after the operation. 
	a. was able to 	b. could 	c. can 	d. will be able to 
At last, they 	get through the mountain in such a heavy rain. 
	a. can 	b. could 	c. are able to 	d. were able to 
	your cell phone? 
	a. I can borrow 	b. Could I borrow 	c. Am I able to 	d. Was I able to 
Despite yesterday's snowfalls, we 	arrive at school on time. 
	a. could 	b. couldn't 	c. were able to 	d. weren't able to 
The girl ____ tell what had happened to her after she had been unconscious for three days. 
	a. could 	b. will be able to 	c. can 	d. was able to
They used to work as astronauts, _______? 
	a. don't they 	b. weren't they 	c. did they 	d. didn’t they
I am on duty today, _______? 
	a. will I 	b. don't I 	c. am not I 	d. aren't I 
We were all very lucky. We _____ get out of the fire in such a terrible accident. 
	a. could 	b. could not 	c. were able to d. were not able to 
Look at me! I 	ride a bicycle. 
	a. can 	b. could 	c. am able to 	d. was able to 
	use your computer? - Certainly, help yourself. 
	a. I could 	b. Could I 	c. Am I able to 	d. Was I able to 
After about forty years' working hard with a lot of experiments, the Soviet 
cosmonauts _____ venture into space. 
	a. could 	b. could not 	c. were able to 	d. were not able to 
I was not appointed to be a tour guide because I ___ speak English at that time. 
	a. could 	b. could not 	c. was able to 	d. was not able to 
The footballer 	play again in spite of his severe injury. 
	a. could 	b. could not 	c. was able to 	d. was not able to 
Let's begin the meeting, _____ ? 
	a. don't we 	b. do us 	c. won't we 	d. shall we
You did not read anything about the space, 	? 
	a. didn't you 	b. did you 	c. were you 	d. weren’t you
He learnt English at school, 	? 
	a. doesn't he 	b. does him 	c. didn't him 	d. didn’t he
You have got a new car, 	? 
	a. do you 	b. don't you 	c. aren’t you	d. haven’t you
Go with us, 	? 
	a. will you 	b. won't you 	c. shall we 	d. shan't us 
John does not look well today, 	? 
	a. isn't he 	b. does he	c. does him 	d. will he
 Let's have a drink,	? 
	a. will you 	b. shall we 	c. do you	d. don’t you
WORD FORM 
Choose the best answers. 
Such printing is a time-consuming 	 
	A. process 	B. procession 	C. processional 	D. processer 
You'd better take the service offer into 	 
	A. consider 	B. considerer 	C. considering 	D. consideration 
Nothing could stop the 	of the flood waters. 
	A. advance 	B. advanced 	C. advancing 	D. advancement 
We welcome the government's 	of its intention to act. 
	A. affirm 	B. affirmative 	C. affirmatively 	D. affirmation 
	cost him his job, his health and finally his family. 
	A. Alcohol 	B. Alcohols 	C. Alcoholic 	D. Alcoholism 
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 
Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one. 
The last time I talked to him was in 2000.
	A. I talked to him since 2000.	B. I didn't talk to him since 2000.
	C. I have talked to him since 2000.	D. I have not talked to him since 2000.
"Would you mind if I turn on the radio?" he asked.
	A. He wanted me to turn on the radio.	
	B. He wanted me not to turn on the radio.
	C. He asked for permission to turn on the radio.
	D. He offered to turn on the radio for me.	
"Unless you leave immediately, I will call the police," said Peter.
	A. Peter asked me to leave immediately before he calls the police.
	B. Peter asked me to leave immediately without calling the police.
	C. Peter threatened to call the police if I didn't leave immediately.
	D. Peter was asked to leave immediately before I called the police.
The teacher made his students prepare new lesson.
	A. The students were made to prepare new lesson.
	B. The students prepared new lesson thanks to the teacher.
	C. The teacher as well as his students prepared new lesson.
	D. The teacher prepared new lesson for his students.
Peter arrived late, so he couldn't get the ticket.
	A. Unless Peter arrived early, he wouldn't get the ticket.
	B. If Peter had arrived earlier, he could have got the ticket.
	C. However late Peter arrived, he couldn't get the ticket.
	D. However late Peter arrived, he could get the ticket.
Rewrite the sentences as directed without changing the original meaning
1. I do not know Russian.
® I have	
2. As soon as Tom bought a television set, Peter bought a record player.
® No sooner	
3. Daisy's sister is one of the most popular singers in our city.
® Among 	
4. He never helps his wife do housework.
® At no time	
5. My grandfather had a habit of drinking a glass of tea after meal when he was in London.
® My grandfather would	
6. We were in disagreement with what you said.
® We did not	
7. The schedule has been changed.
® They have made	
8. They kept on walking in spite of the heavy rain.
® Although	
9. That patient had three operations last year.
® That patient was	
10. A terrible fire destroyed most of the forest.
® The destruction	
F. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
She left her home to Paris to pursue her interest in science.
Lived in poverty, she still managed to graduate at the top of her class.
She met him shortly after graduation and married to him a year later.
The sky was so clearly that I could see millions of stars.
“You are better not lend him any more money, Paul!” said Tom.
I can say for sure that you have made many progress in learning English. 
Being reasonable! You can’t expect a child to do all that work. 
She has taught in this school in 1985. She is an experienced teacher. 
Seldom people travelled far from home years ago.
My brother, whom talked with you yesterday, is a factory worker. 
Although she was seriously ill, but she enjoyed life very much.
I asked Jane did she liked music.
It is more dangerous to ride a motorbike than driving a car.
He is too young for him to understand this problem.