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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

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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 process, In 1960, after the search and selection process, Yuri Gagarin was picked out with 19 other Yuri Gagarin was picked out with 19 other cosmonauts for the Soviet space program. As a cosmonauts for the Soviet space program. As a full-grown man, Gagarin was 1.57 metres tall, full-grown man, Gagarin was 1.57 metres tall, which was an advantage in the small Vostok which was an advantage in the small Vostok cockpit.cockpit.Senior Lieutenant Gagarin made history on Senior Lieutenant Gagarin made history on April 12, 1961, when a converted ballistic April 12, 1961, when a converted ballistic missile propelled his Vostok capsule into Earth missile propelled his Vostok capsule into Earth orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Vostok was controlled automatically, and The Vostok was controlled automatically, and Gagarin spent his time reporting observations of Gagarin spent his time reporting observations of the Earth and his own condition. He commented the Earth and his own condition. He commented on the beauty of the earth from space and on on the beauty of the earth from space and on how pleasant weightlessness felt.how pleasant weightlessness felt.Gagarin rode his spacecraft for 108 minutes. Gagarin rode his spacecraft for 108 minutes. The cosmonaut and capsule landed safely near The cosmonaut and capsule landed safely near the banks of the Volga River. the banks of the Volga River. He always wanted to venture back to space. On He always wanted to venture back to space. On March 27, 1968, he took off for a routine flight March 27, 1968, he took off for a routine flight in a two-seater MIG-15 trainer. He and his in a two-seater MIG-15 trainer. He and his instructor became engaged in low-level instructor became engaged in low-level maneuvers with two other jets. That day he was maneuvers with two other jets. That day he was killed in air crash. He was 34.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?

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Grammar rules

Degrees of Comparison

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Degrees of comparison

Положительная Сравнительная Превосходная

hot longcold shortsmall large

… -er the …-est

distantmysterious

more … the most …

при сравнении одинаковых понятий используйте структуру: as … as, или nearly as… as

cold – colder – the coldestas small as/ nearly as hot asdistant – 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 FileName 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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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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