Task 2. Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the important events in space exploration. (Thay phiên nhau nói về các sự kiện quan trọng trong việc thăm dò không gian.)

Answer

1. On 4 ^th October, 1957, the USSR launched its first artificial satellite, sputnik, into space. It marked as the beginning of Space Aae.

2. On 3 ^rd November, 1957, first living being in space was a dog named Laika. It was abroad in sputnik 2.

3. On 12 ^th April l961, Yuri Gasarin, a Russian cosmonaut became the first human in space. He was 27 years old then. He made a 108 - minute flight.

4. On 16 ^th June, 1963, a Russian cosmonaut. Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.

5. On 20 ^th July, 1969, first humans to set foot on the moon were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. They were American astronauts.

6. On 23 ^th July, 1980, Pham Tuan became the first Vietnamese in space. He was along with v..v... Gorbotko, a Russian cosmonaut. They stayed 8 days in orbit.

7. On 29 ^th October, 1998, the oldest human every to fly into space was John Glenn, an American astronaut. He was 77 years old.

8. On 15 ^th October, 2003, Yang Liwei became the first Chinese in space, 38 years old. He spent 21 hours in space.