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Seventy-six hours later, it entered lunar orbit. There was a
television camera on board the lunar module, so the entire world
could see mission commander Neil Armstrong climb lightly
dawn the ladder in the moon’s low gravity and could hear his
slightly scratchy voice transmitted to Houston: ”That’s one
small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind.”
IV. Comprehension check.
1. Match the words and theirs meaning by placing proper
letters an each blanks.
__1. explore a. to ascend gradually
__2. spacecraft b. all the persons working a ship
or aircraft
__3. store c. the outside
__4. vehicle d. travel into or through for the
purpose of learning
__5. surface e. perform, finish successfully
__6. Accomplish f. Apparatus designed for travel
beyond the atmosphere
__7. crew g. Quantity or supply of
something kept for use as needed
__8. climb down h. Any device for carrying or
conveying persons or objects
i. group of persons working together
2. Read the text again to decide if the statements are true or
false. Correct the false ones with the facts from the text.
1. The journey to the moon really goes back to 1958, when
NASA was just beginning.
2. The first space exploration program, named Mercury was
an urgent attempt to catch up to the Russians, who had
already launched an orbiting satellite and put a dog into
space.
3. The Apollo program, followed after Mercury and Gemini
space programs, was named for the Roman got of music,
prophecy, medicine, light and progress.
4. The command module could carry three astronauts and
two dogs.
5. Apollo –11 was launched on July 16 and seventy-six
hours later it entered lunar orbit.
3. Arrange the following sentences according to the logic of
the text:
1. Apollo-11 spacecraft was designed for travel to the moon.
2. The first space program, named Mercury successfully put
an American into earth orbit in 1961.
3. Apollo spacecraft were made of three modules.
4. The missions of Apollo-7, 8, 9 and 10 were to test
equipment in Earth and lunar orbit.
5. Thanks to a television camera on board the lunar module
the entire world could see mission commander N.
Armstrong climbing down the ladder and hear his words
transmitted from the Moon: “That’s one small step for a
man, one giant leap for mankind.”
V. Discuss with your partner or groupmates
1. What new information have you have you learnt from the
text?
2. What outstanding political figure helped to boost the start
of America’s effort in space exploration?
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