Before you listen

Work in pairs. Match the pictures with the captions.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Nối các hình ảnh với chủ thích.)

Listen and repeat

(Nghe và lặp lại)

congress      challenge             NASA                 Kennedy

mission        experiment         Michael                Collins Apollo

reminder      achievement       Neil Armstrong      Buzz Aldrin

While you listen

Task 1. Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

(Lắng nghe và quyết định việc các báo cáo sau đây là đúng (T) hoặc sai (F).)

Questions

1. In a speech to Congress in 1916, the US President Kennedy asked the nation to put a man on the moon.

2. The astronauts on board of the spacecraft were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

3. On July 20^th, 1969 Michael Collins became the first man on moon. 

4. Armstrong and Aldrin spent two hours on the moon's surface.

5. An American flag was left on the moon's surface.

Task 2. Listen again and answer the questions.

(Nghe lại và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. Which programme was developed to meet President Kennedy's challenge?

2. When was the Apollo 11 launched?

3. What was the portable life support system used for?

4. How long did the astronauts stay on the suface of the moon?

5. What did they do while they were staying on the surface of the moon?

6. When did the astronauts return to the Earth?

After you listen

Discuss the following questions.

(Thảo luận các câu hỏi sau.)

1.  In your opinion, what is the reason for the human interest in Mars and other planets in the solar system?

2. If you were offered a chance of going to the moon and you could take three things with you, what would you choose and why?