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The 12th of April- the Day The 12th of April- the Day of Cosmonauticsof Cosmonautics
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Grammar rulesGrammar rules The planets of the UniverseThe planets of the Universe
The birth of the UniverseThe birth of the Universe Fantasy planetsFantasy planets
The first astronautThe first astronaut Do you know?Do you know?
Выйти из учебникаВыйти из учебника
ConclusionConclusion Sources usedSources used
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The first astronautThe first astronaut
Since ancient times people Since ancient times people have been dreaming about space. have been dreaming about space. They looked at the sky and They looked at the sky and wondered what was happening wondered what was happening there. They knew nothing about there. They knew nothing about it but they wanted to learn. Yuri it but they wanted to learn. Yuri Gagarin gave the mankind this Gagarin gave the mankind this opportunity. After his flight opportunity. After his flight people first saw our planet.people first saw our planet.
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Gagarin’s childhoodYuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
was the first human in space. He was born in the village of Klushino near Smolensk, on 9 March, 1934. His parents were working on the farm. Gagarin grew up helping them with their work.
After the war, Gagarin went to vocational school in Moscow; his favorite subjects were physics and mathematics. In 1955 he joined a local flying club. While studying flying, he learned parachuting, a skill that would later save his life when it was time for him to eject from the Vostok 1 capsule upon its re-entry. Then he joined the Soviet Air Force and went to Orenburg Aviation School where he learned to fly MIGs.
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Career In 1960, after the search and selection In 1960, after the search and selection
process, Yuri Gagarin was picked out with 19 process, Yuri Gagarin was picked out with 19 other cosmonauts for the Soviet space program. other cosmonauts for the Soviet space program. As a full-grown man, Gagarin was 1.57 metres As a full-grown man, Gagarin was 1.57 metres tall, which was an advantage in the small tall, which was an advantage in the small Vostok cockpit.Vostok cockpit.
Senior Lieutenant Gagarin made Senior Lieutenant Gagarin made history on April 12, 1961, when a converted history on April 12, 1961, when a converted ballistic missile propelled his Vostok capsule ballistic missile propelled his Vostok capsule into Earth orbit from the Baikonur into Earth orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Cosmodrome.
The Vostok was controlled The Vostok was controlled automatically, and Gagarin spent his time automatically, and Gagarin spent his time reporting observations of the Earth and his own reporting observations of the Earth and his own condition. He commented on the beauty of the condition. He commented on the beauty of the earth from space and on how pleasant earth from space and on how pleasant weightlessness felt.weightlessness felt.
Gagarin rode his spacecraft for 108 Gagarin rode his spacecraft for 108 minutes. The cosmonaut and capsule landed minutes. The cosmonaut and capsule landed safely near the banks of the Volga River. safely near the banks of the Volga River.
He always wanted to venture back to He always wanted to venture back to space. On March 27, 1968, he took off for a space. On March 27, 1968, he took off for a routine flight in a two-seater MIG-15 trainer. routine flight in a two-seater MIG-15 trainer. He and his instructor became engaged in low-He and his instructor became engaged in low-level maneuvers with two other jets. That day level maneuvers with two other jets. That day he was killed in air crash. He was 34.he was killed in air crash. He was 34.
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His characterYuri Gagarin visited 30
countries. Everywhere he was given a fantastic welcomed as a respected, loved person. He was the same modest man with workers or generals, with employees or with kings and prime ministers.
His life was simple like thousands of others: schoolboy, vocational school student, fighter pilot, husband, father of two children. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed swimming, fishing, camping, hunting, and the company of good friends. Yuri Gagarin liked sport very much. As well as being a keen ice hockey player, Gagarin was also in on the Saratov Industrial Technical School basketball team, as well as being a referee.
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Check yourself What month was
Gagarin born? What was Gagarin
father’s name? What were Gagarin’s
favourite subjects? What was the name of
Gagarin’s spacecraft? What were Gagarin’s
favourite sports?
March
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Physics and Math
Vostok
Hockey, basketball
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Grammar rules
Degrees of Comparison
Conditional 2
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Degrees of comparison
Положительная Сравнительная Превосходная
hot long
cold short
small large
… -er the …-est
distant
mysterious
more … the most …
при сравнении одинаковых понятий используйте структуру: as … as, или nearly as… as
cold – colder – the coldest
as small as/ nearly as hot as
distant – more distant – the most distant
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Examples
Venus is hotter than the Earth.The Earth is closer to the Sun than Mars.Pluto is the coldest planet.Uranus is nearly as large as Neptune.Pluto is the most distant planet from the Sun.
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Conditional 2
Если ты воображаешь/представляешь, что бы ты сделал при определенных условиях (но сделать этого ты не можешь, поскольку эти условия сейчас не существуют), то используй конструкцию If … V(2/ed), … would V(1)
If I were an astronaut, I would go to Mars because it’s the closest planet to the Earth.
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The planets of the UniverseThe planets of the Universe
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Solar System Fact File
Name Average temperature
(°C)
Rotation Orbit Diameter (km)
Mercury -167 to 427 58.6 days 88 days 4,880
Venus 472 243.70 days 224.70 days 12,100
Earth -51 to 48 23.9 hrs 365.26 days 12,800
Mars -123 to -30 24.6 hrs 686.98 days 6,780
Jupiter -117 9.8 hrs 11.9 years 142,600
Saturn -180 10.2 hrs 29.46 years 120,000
Uranus -221 10.8 hrs 84.01 years 50,800
Neptune -216 15.7 hrs 165 years 49,500
Pluto -230 6.3 days 248 years 2,300
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Compare the sizeCompare the size
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Planets around the SunPlanets around the Sun
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The Solar SystemThe Solar System
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The birth of the Universe
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Woodruff's Solar System
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Astronomical scheme
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The development of Solar System
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Planet NabijaPlanet Nabija
I’d like to live on I’d like to live on this planet.this planet.
I think it is….I think it is…. If I lived there I If I lived there I
would…would… The most The most
interesting thing interesting thing is…is…
In my opinion…In my opinion…
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A Boat PlanetA Boat Planet
I’d like to live on I’d like to live on this planet.this planet.
I think it is….I think it is…. If I lived there I If I lived there I
would…would… The most The most
interesting thing interesting thing is…is…
In my opinion…In my opinion…
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Hand-made planetHand-made planet
I’d like to live on I’d like to live on this planet.this planet.
I think it is….I think it is…. If I lived there I If I lived there I
would…would… The most The most
interesting thing interesting thing is…is…
In my opinion…In my opinion…
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Green PlanetGreen Planet
I’d like to live on I’d like to live on this planet.this planet.
I think it is….I think it is…. If I lived there I If I lived there I
would…would… The most The most
interesting thing interesting thing is…is…
In my opinion…In my opinion…
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Conclusion
Today we have studied all the stages of Today we have studied all the stages of exploring space. You‘ve learned the exploring space. You‘ve learned the information about famous people, information about famous people, the birth of the Universe. You’ve tried the birth of the Universe. You’ve tried to choose a planet for visiting.to choose a planet for visiting.
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Sources usedSources used Textbook “New Millennium English” 7Textbook “New Millennium English” 7thth form form Приложение к газете 1 Сентября «Английский язык» № 7 Приложение к газете 1 Сентября «Английский язык» № 7
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