конспект урока "Space exploration"
план-конспект урока по английскому языку (8 класс) по теме

1. Организационный момент

Слайд

Good morning, guys!  I’ m glad to see you.  How are you today?

 I think everything is O.K.   Are you ready to start our work?    

Let’s  start!                        

2. Фонетическаязарядка

Check up the words of previous lesson:

flight-полет

universe –Вселенная

solar-солнечный

equipment-оборудование

both-оба

generation-поколение

whole-целый

crew-команда

launch-запускать

around-вокруг, около

satisfy-удовлетворять

memorable –памятный, запоминающийся

3. Речевая зарядка

• What do you know about space?
• Can we say that space exploration is the main part of science?
• What cosmonauts do you know?
• Who was the first cosmonaut in the world?
• What do you know about him?

4. Активизация изученной лексики ( на карточках)

1  generation                  A. Things needed for some activity

2. memorable                 B. A journey through the air or space

3. universe                      C. All people of about the same age

4. crew                            D. Difficult to forget

5. equipment                 E. All space and everything in it

6. flight                           F. a group  of people working together on a ship

7. whole                           G. All    

5. Развитие навыков аудирования и говорения

1.  Listen to the short articles and try to learn information:

1. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky – the founder of astronautics in Russia, put forward several  ideas  about space travel.  Tsiolkovsky’s  idea of spaceship was  based on the use of liquid fuels . His calculations were used in modern theory of cosmonautics and practical space travel.
2. Sergey Pavlovich  Korolyov- is a famous and founder of practical cosmonautics. He was the chief constructor  of  the  first Earth sputniks and spaceships. Then followed rockets to the Moon, Mars, Venus.
3. The space  age began on  October 4, 1957. On that day, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics launched  Sputnik 1, the first artificial  to circle the Earth. Its capsule weighing  83.6  kilograms went into Earth orbit carrying a radio transmitter whose “bleeps” ( pips) were received on the ground.
4.  Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, a Soviet air force pilot, was the first human to travel in space. The Soviet cosmonaut circled  the earth on April 12, 1961. From blastoff to landing, his trip around the earth lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes. The news about space flight of the  Soviet cosmonaut immediately flew over the world.

5.  Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman-cosmonaut in the world. From June 16 until June 19, during a group flight  with V. Bykovsky, the spaceship “Vostok-6” piloted by   Tereshkova  made in 70 hours and 41 minutes 48 circuits around the earth, covering a distance of about 2 million kilometers.                                                                              When she was in space, she was there together with her “space-brother”    Valery Bykovsky. This was another great achievement – launching two spaceship at the same time.

6. In 1965 the cosmonaut Alexey Leonov   went outside wearing  a space suit connected to the capsule by a line which also carried his oxygen supply, becoming  the first person to “walk” in space. From the first experiments scientists went over  to systematic exploration of space.

2.  Say  true or false.

        1    Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky – the founder  of astronautics in Great Britain, put forward several ideas about space travel.

2. Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov was the chief constructor of the first telephone.
3.  On October 4, 1967 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics launched Sputnik 1, the first    artificial satellite to circle the earth.

        4.    Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, a Soviet air force pilot, was the first human to travel to Mars.

        5.   Valentina Tershkova was the first woman-cosmonaut in the world.

        6.   Alexei Leonov went outside wearing a space suit connected to the capsule by a line which also carried his oxygen supply, becoming the first person to “walk” in space.

 Key: 1- false, 2 - false, 3 - false, 4 - false, 5 - true, 6 - true.

6.  Введение новой лексики                          

                        Mars

                   Earth

                   Moon

                   Mercury

                   Venus

                   Uranus

                  Neptune

                   Saturn

                    Pluto

                   Jupiter

                  Solar System

                  Star

7. Развитие навыков просмотрового чтения

  Reading

                             Space Exploration

People often think that the age of space exploration began with the first spaceships in the 1950’s and 1960’s, though in fact, astronomers had been exploring the universe long before the beginning of space flights. Galileo made the first optical telescope used for astronomy in 1609. Later scientists got a lot more information about the solar system and its planets with the help of interplanetary  probes, space capsules that carry special equipment and send information back to Earth.

From the beginning of the space age , both the Soviet Union and the United States were active in the exploration of the solar system . Both countries had their own space programmes, competing with each other. Both countries  sent their probes to the Moon, to Venus, Mars and, Later, to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Anyhow a real breakthrough in space exploration was the beginning of manned space flights. The first manned  flight took place on April 12, 1961 when Yuri Gagarin went into orbit in the Soviet Vostok 1 spaceship and proved that man could survive in space.

The second-generation Soviet spaceship Voskhod were made for a whole crew of astronauts. In 1965 Voskhod 2 made a flight which was realy memorable because the copilot, Alexei Leonov, left the ship for the first time and became a space walker. He spent 10 minutes outside the spaceship in a special spacesuit.

The Soviet  third-generation manned spaceship Soyuz was able of maneuvering and spending almost unlimited time in space. The next stage of space exploration was connected with the use of orbital stations. The first of them called Mir was launched in 1986.

At the same time the USA carried on its programme of the Moon exploration and in 1969 Neil Armstrong became  the first man to walk on the Moon. In 1975 the Ussr and the USA made the first space experiment together.

The future of space exploration seems to be connected with cooperation work in space. People’s desire to know  more about the world around us will never be satisfied and we can get the best results if we do his hard work together.                              

   Jigsaw –Reading  (слайд 6)

• When did Galileo make the first telescope?
• When did the first flight take place?
• What was the name of the spaceship?
• Who was the first cosmonaut becoming a space walker?
• What was the name of orbital station?
• Who was  the  first man to walk on the Moon?

                       Choose the right item ( слайд7)

• The age of space exploration began ... the first space flights.

a) before   b) with  c) after

•  A manned flight is a flight in which the spaceship is operated by … .

1. people on Earth b) robots  c) astronauts

• American  astronauts  reached the Moon … Russian  cosmonauts.

1. before  b) together with  c) after

8. Отработка введенной лексики

• Космическая эра началась с запуска первого спутника Земли.

• Американские астронавты исследовали Луну и проводили эксперименты
• Спутники позволяют получать нужную для человека  информацию.
• Среди достижений последних лет можно отметить запуски зондов на другие планеты.
• Современные космонавты месяцами живут на космических станциях и регулярно выходят в открытый космос

                   Match the dates and achievements in the exploration of space ( слайд 8)

                      1969   1986   1962   1971   1957   1963   1975   1986   1961

• USSR launches first satellite, Sputnik 1.
• Yuri Gagarin (USSR) is the first man in space.
• USA launches first communications satellite.
• Valentina Tereshkova (USSR) is the first woman cosmonaut.
• Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin (USA) land on the Moon.
• USSR sends two probes to Mars.
• USA and USSR cooperate in space; Apollo and Soyuz craft dock (link) in orbit.

• Pioneer spacecraft (USA) leaves solar system.
• The Soviet space station Mir is launched into space.

                        Complete the sentences using the verbs : (слайд9)

       competed, enable, developed, explored, orbited, was based, launched, receive, are transported, benefit

1. On that day, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ______Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to circle the earth.
2. But both nations began to realize that they could _____ from working together.
3. As a result, the Soviet Union and the United States______ with one another in developing their space programmers.
4. Weather forecasts ______ warning of storms with pictures taken by weather satellites.
5. Signals from navigation satellites_____ ship navigations and search and rescue forces to determine their positions with great accuracy.
6. The space age ______ a huge industry called the aerospace industry to design and build space equipment.
7. For about two hours Armstrong and Aldrin______ near the module and set up experiments.
8. Today, American astronauts ______ into space by the Space Shuttle.
9. The first manned space flight was made on April 12, 1961, when a Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, ______ the earth in a spaceship.
10. Tsiolkovsky’s idea of spaceship_____ on the use of liquid fuels.

Key: 1- launched, 2 - benefit, 3 - competed, 4 - receive, 5 - enable, 6 - developed, 7 - explored, 8 - are transported, 9 - orbited, 10- was based.

9. Развитие навыков говорения

• What information about space exploration was the most exiting  for you?
• Would you like to be a cosmonaut? Why or why not?
• What questions would you want to ask if you interviewed a cosmonaut?
• Ask some questions about Russian space exploration

10.  Home task

Write down your home task:

• ex. 12-13 p.169 (in writing)
• Imagine the lifestyle on Mars or another planet . Tell about your impressions

11.  Подведение итогов

I want to give you your marks……..        

Stand up! The lesson is over. Have a rest. Goodbye. See you next lesson.

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