Дидактический материал для проведения занятия по

английскому языку на тему “Day of the Space Forces of Russia

(October 4)”

Данный дидактический материал на тему “Day of the Space

Forces of Russia (October 4)” предназначен для учащихся старших

классов средних общеобразовательных школ, вузов, а также

широкого

круга

лиц,

изучающих

английский

язык

и

интересующихся

нравственно-патриотическими

ценностями

и

вопросами

истории,

имеющими

отношение

к

российским

праздникам и памятным датам. Он нацелен на развитие умений

говорения

на

английском

языке

и

других

видов

речевой

деятельности,

а

также

на

развитие

лингвистической

и

социокультурной компетенций. Его тематика имеет воспитательное

значение,

содействуя

нравственному

развитию

обучающихся.

Дидактический материал может быть использован преподавателем

на занятиях по английскому языку и для самостоятельной работы

обучающихся.

Day of the Space Forces of Russia (October 4)

Ex. 1. What do you know about Sergei Pavlovich Korolev?

Read the text and complete the gaps with the following words.

Yuri Gagarin rocket engineer father designer Sputnik 1

Belka and Strelka

Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (12 January 1907 – 14 January 1966)

was a lead Soviet 1) ……… and spacecraft 2) ……… in the 1950s and

1960s. He is regarded as the 3) ……… of practical astronautics. He was

involved in the development of the R-7 Rocket, 4) ………, launching

Laika, 5) ……… and the first human being, 6) ………, into space.

Ex. 2. Match the words with their synonyms.

1)

success

a)

presence

2)

guidance

b)

surveillance

3)

breakthrough

c)

direction

4)

existence

d)

identification

5)

purpose

e)

achievement

6)

reconnaissance

f)

goal, function

7)

designation

g)

discovery, progress

Ex. 3. Read the text and say what the Russian satellite group

monitors today.

The date of the celebration of the Day of the Space Forces is

associated with the success of the Soviet cosmonautics. The first artificial

satellite of the Earth “Sputnik-1” was created 1957 under the guidance of

Sergei Korolyov. It is also called “PS-1” (“Простейший Спутник-1”). It

became a real breakthrough. It was from this moment that the actual

exploration of space began.

Over the years of its existence, the Space Forces have carried out

hundreds of successful space launches, putting satellite constellations into

orbit for various purposes: from meteorological to reconnaissance. The

Russian satellite group deals with monitoring what is happening on Earth

to help aviation, land and naval military technical units with the

determination of coordinates, target designation, with the search for

effective ways to overcome certain obstacles along the route.

Ex. 4. Reread the text and answer the questions.

1)

When was “Sputnik-1” created?

2)

Who managed the creation of Sputnik-1? What do you remember

about him?

3)

What does “PS-1” stand for in Russian?

4)

What purposes do the Space Forces put satellite constellations into

orbit for?

5)

How does the Russian satellite group help aviation, land and naval

military technical units?