Presentation made by Bikchantaeva A.R. ELT of Nizhniy Naratbash secondary school, Buinsk district, Tatarstan. - презентация

1 Presentation made by Bikchantaeva A.R. ELT of Nizhniy Naratbash secondary school, Buinsk district, Tatarstan

2 English lesson, 8 th grade, Section 4 Exploring Space (УМК Биболетовой М.З., Трубаневой Н.Н.) You will: learn more about space exploration and astronauts find out what the advantages and the disadvantages of space exploration are review topic vocabulary develop jigsaw reading skills discuss the benefits of space tourism collaborate in pairs and small groups

3 What do these words have in common? Challenger Columbia Shenzhou

4 Read and define the words:

5 People and Profiles Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Nicolaus Copernicus Yuri Gagarin Sergey Korolyov Valentina Tereshkova Galileo Galilei Neil Armstrong

6 Mind Mapping Space Exploration Advantages Disadvantages GROUP 1. GROUP 2. We are all for space We are opposed to exploration! cosmic researches!

7 Advantages learning more about the universe and its creation expanding scientific research discovering a new world developing the modern means of communication producing products in zero-gravity environments Disadvantages can risk the lives of astronauts can also risk damage of costly equipment it is very expensive the money spent on space exploration can rather be spent on reducing poverty in other undeveloped countries something might be found that may be lethal to life on Earth Space Exploration Mind Map

8 Catchy Captions The Space Tourism is a new phenomenon Space...the final frontier... for tourists Unforgettable adventures of tourists in space Will space tourism ever be a reality?

9 The Space Tourism is a new phenomenon How many people have travelled to space so far as tourists? Around 463 people traveled to space so far. How much does it cost to travel to space? Around $ 20-30million What government agencies offer space travel? NASA and RSA What are the benefits of Space tourism? Personal experience, cheaper access to space, safer and healthy spacecraft, money to fund future development

10 Space Tourists Dennis Tito-US, April, 2001 Mark Shuttleworth- South Africa/UK, April, 2002 Gregory Olsen- US, October, 2005 Anousheh Ansari- Iran/US, September, 2006 Charles Simonyi - Hungary/US, April, 2007 Richard Garriott - UK/US, October, 2008 First private space explorers

11 Relaxation Have you ever gone out at on a cloudless night when there is no bright Moon on the sky and be blown away by the astonishing number of stars in the sky? Lets travel to space together watching this videothis video Have you ever gone out at on a cloudless night when there is no bright Moon on the sky and be blown away by the astonishing number of stars in the sky? Lets travel to space together watching this videothis video

12 Jigsaw reading Space Tourism: a myth or a reality What is the main idea of the text (paragraph)? What details can you find to support the idea?

13 Two-minute debates RED Vs Space travel is still too dangerous. Money should be spent on medicines. Space travel means more pollution. People were not meant to go into space. One day well all have to live in space. Space travel will be a major industry. All humans should go into space once. BLUE Crossing the road is dangerous. Space travel will benefit medicine. We can put our waste in space bins. Humans are great travelers. The earth will always support us. It will be a small market only. No humans should ever leave Earth

14 1.Read the Space Tourism History Timeline and learn more about space tourist (extra) 2.Take an online Space Tourism Survey(extra) 3.Download and take a survey on the space exploration.(essential) 4. Prepare an oral presentation that gives an information about the benefits of space tourism (essential) Web quest Space and the Universe Station 5 Space Tourism ( space-tourism)

15 Love your planet, protect it, enjoy living on the Earth! Thank you and good bye

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