Presentation made by Bikchantaeva A.R.
ELT of Nizhniy Naratbash secondary school, Buinsk district, Tatarstan
Space Tourism
English lesson, 8th 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
People and Profiles
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Nicolaus Copernicus
Yuri Gagarin
Sergey Korolyov
Valentina Tereshkova
Galileo Galilei
Neil Armstrong
Mind Mapping
Space Exploration
Advantages Disadvantages GROUP 1. GROUP 2.
We are all for space We are opposed to exploration! cosmic researches!
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
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?
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
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
RelaxationHave 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?
Let’s travel to space together watching this video
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?
Two-minute debatesRED 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 we’ll 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
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 5Space Tourism
(http://spaceandsuniverse.jimdo.com/process/station-5-space-tourism)
Internet resourcesHttp://www.modelaircraftstore.com/product/AM721-BL
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