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Unit 10

The Golen Mask of chapichapi

The Golen Mask of chapichapi play_circle pause_circle
Part 4: A journey into space play_circle pause_circle
Welcome, everyone, to Journey into Space. play_circle pause_circle
Oh, wow! We must have a look at this. play_circle pause_circle
But we're trying to catch the thief. play_circle pause_circle
There are a few seats left in the spacecraft. play_circle pause_circle
Please! play_circle pause_circle
Oh, all right. We can spend a little time here, I suppose. play_circle pause_circle
Astronauts, please put your bags in this box. You can get then when you return to Earth. play_circle pause_circle
Come on! Let's climb on board! play_circle pause_circle
5..4..3..2..1..Lift off! play_circle pause_circle
We're going up. play_circle pause_circle
The Earth is getting smaller and smaller. play_circle pause_circle
We're going into orbit around the Earth. play_circle pause_circle
Look! There's Africa.. and America..and China.. play_circle pause_circle
The oceans are beautiful. play_circle pause_circle
And now we're going down. play_circle pause_circle
Wow! What a fantastic trip! play_circle pause_circle
Yes, it was great but it wasn't long enough. play_circle pause_circle
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Lesson 2: Conversation

Have a look. What do you think? play_circle pause_circle
Oh dear.. play_circle pause_circle
What's the matter? play_circle pause_circle
It's not big enough. play_circle pause_circle
It's too small? play_circle pause_circle
Exactly. And it's not colourful enough. play_circle pause_circle
Really? play_circle pause_circle
And I'm afraid it's not heavy enough. play_circle pause_circle
Not heavy enough? play_circle pause_circle
How much did it cost? play_circle pause_circle
It was very cheap. play_circle pause_circle
Well, that's the problem. It doesn't look expensive enough. play_circle pause_circle
Shall I take it back to the shop? play_circle pause_circle
I think you should play_circle pause_circle
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Space pioneers

Space pioneers play_circle pause_circle
Valentina Tereshkova play_circle pause_circle
Cosmonaut play_circle pause_circle
The first woman in space play_circle pause_circle
This photograph shows Valentina in her spacesuit. play_circle pause_circle
Key dates play_circle pause_circle
1937 born near Yaroslavl, west Russia play_circle pause_circle
1945 started school play_circle pause_circle
1954 started working in a factory, continued learning in her free time play_circle pause_circle
1959 first parachute jump play_circle pause_circle
1962 joined the space programme play_circle pause_circle
1963 became the first woman in space, married Andrian Nikolayev play_circle pause_circle
1964 her daughter was born, trained as a cosmonaut engineer play_circle pause_circle
1969-97 worked in the Russian Air Force play_circle pause_circle
2007 told her dream: a flight to Mars play_circle pause_circle
Valentina Tereshkova was born on 6th March, 1937 near the city of Yaroslavl in western Russia. play_circle pause_circle
Her father was a tractor driver. Her mother worked in a factory. play_circle pause_circle
When she was two years old, her father died in war-time battle. play_circle pause_circle
She started school when she was eight. play_circle pause_circle
At seventeen, she started working in a factory. play_circle pause_circle
Valentina enjoyed learning so she continued her education in her free time. play_circle pause_circle
There was a flying club in Yaroslavl. play_circle pause_circle
Valentina joined and she learned to sky-dive. play_circle pause_circle
She made her first parachute jump on 21st May,1959.She was 22 years old. play_circle pause_circle
She became a spinning engineer at the factory but she parachuted from planes many times. play_circle pause_circle
In 1961 the Russian space engineers had an idea. play_circle pause_circle
They wanted a Russian to be the first woman cosmonaut. play_circle pause_circle
The woman could not be too tall or too heavy. play_circle pause_circle
She had to be young enough and fit enough to fly in space. play_circle pause_circle
This was the description: play_circle pause_circle
age - under 30 years old play_circle pause_circle
weight - under 70 Kg play_circle pause_circle
height - under 170 cm play_circle pause_circle
important: she must be able to parachute. play_circle pause_circle
Valentina fitted this description. play_circle pause_circle
More than 50 young woman did the tests but only a few women were good enough. play_circle pause_circle
Valentina and four other women joined the space programme in February, 1962. play_circle pause_circle
Valentina trained hard. play_circle pause_circle
In November the space engineers chose her for the special flight. play_circle pause_circle
" You will be the first woman in space," they told her. Valentina was delighted. play_circle pause_circle
At last the day of the flight arrived. play_circle pause_circle
On 16th June, 1963 Valentina took off in the spacecraft Vostok 6. play_circle pause_circle
The flight lasted almost three days. play_circle pause_circle
During the flight she spoke to people on the ground. play_circle pause_circle
Her call sign was Chaika. In English this means seagull. play_circle pause_circle
This is the word in Russian: YáЙka. play_circle pause_circle
In November she married another cosmonaut. Her husband was Andrian Nikolayev. play_circle pause_circle
Their daughter, Elena was born in 1964. play_circle pause_circle
Valentina trained as a cosmonaut engineer then she worked in the Russian Air Force unit 1997. play_circle pause_circle
Valentina Tereshkova became a Hero of the Soviet Union. play_circle pause_circle
She received the United Nations Gold Medal of Peace. play_circle pause_circle
On her seventieth birthday she told a newspaper reporter:"I still have one dream: a flight to Mars. It is the dream of all cosmonauts." play_circle pause_circle
The first men in space exploration play_circle pause_circle
Vostok 1: this space rocket took Yuri Gagarin into orbit round the Earth. play_circle pause_circle
Yuri Gagarin Russia the first man in space, the first orbit of the Earth 12th April, 1961 play_circle pause_circle
Alexei Leonov Russia the first space walk 18th March, 1965 play_circle pause_circle
Neil Armstrong America the first man on the moon 21st July, 1969 play_circle pause_circle
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