Task 1
Complete the sentences with the names.
a. The first round-the-world expedition was from 1519 to 1522. The expedition captain was _____.
b. The first successful South Pole expedition was in 1911. The expedition leader was ____.
c. The first man in space was ____. The first woman in space was ____. They were both from Russia.
d. On 16 May 1975, ____ was the first women at the top of Everest.
e. The first women at the North Pole was ____ on 1 may 1986.
Complete the sentences with the names.
a. The first round-the-world expedition was from 1519 to 1522. The expedition captain was _____.
b. The first successful South Pole expedition was in 1911. The expedition leader was ____.
c. The first man in space was ____. The first woman in space was ____. They were both from Russia.
d. On 16 May 1975, ____ was the first women at the top of Everest.
e. The first women at the North Pole was ____ on 1 may 1986.
Task 2
Read the statements and match the description to the 4 people from the pictures.
a. She was born in 1939. She was in a team of Japanese mountaineers. They were all women.
b. He was born in 1480. He was Portuguese, but he was an explorer from the Spanish king Carlos I.
c. She was born in the United States on 29 September, 1944. She was the leader of an expedition to the South Pole in 1993. All the people on the expedition were women.
d. He was from Norway and he was born on 16 July 1872. His parents wee ich. His father was a sea captain.
Task 3
Complete the paragraph with was or were.
Sally Ride ____ the first American woman in space. She _____ born in 1851. Her parents _____ from
California. Her first space flight _____ in 1983. She _____ the writer of five books for children. They _____ about space and science.
Task 4
Watch the video and answer the questions:
a. Who was the president of the United States in 1961?
b. Who was Alan Shepard?
c. What was the Apollo program?
Read the statements and match the description to the 4 people from the pictures.
a. She was born in 1939. She was in a team of Japanese mountaineers. They were all women.
b. He was born in 1480. He was Portuguese, but he was an explorer from the Spanish king Carlos I.
c. She was born in the United States on 29 September, 1944. She was the leader of an expedition to the South Pole in 1993. All the people on the expedition were women.
d. He was from Norway and he was born on 16 July 1872. His parents wee ich. His father was a sea captain.
Task 3
Complete the paragraph with was or were.
Sally Ride ____ the first American woman in space. She _____ born in 1851. Her parents _____ from
California. Her first space flight _____ in 1983. She _____ the writer of five books for children. They _____ about space and science.
Task 4
Watch the video and answer the questions:
a. Who was the president of the United States in 1961?
b. Who was Alan Shepard?
c. What was the Apollo program?
Task 5
Think of a great explorer. Write 2 -3 sentences about him a explain why he /she is famouse.
Model: Magellan is a great explorer because she was the first to travel around the world. I think he was very courageous to start such a long journey and he helped people to understand that the Earth is round.
Think of a great explorer. Write 2 -3 sentences about him a explain why he /she is famouse.
Model: Magellan is a great explorer because she was the first to travel around the world. I think he was very courageous to start such a long journey and he helped people to understand that the Earth is round.