номер 1, страница 55 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Goldstein, Jones

1 Look at the pictures. Ask and answer.

1 What do you know about Baikonur Cosmodrome? What is it used for?

2 Why do you think it is important in space history?

3 Can you name any famous astronauts or space missions?

The world's oldest space station

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's oldest and largest space station. It was built in the 1950s on the desert steppe, 200 kilometres east of the Aral Sea. On 4th October 1957, the world's first satellite was launched from Baikonur. It was called Sputnik 1. A month later, on 3rd November 1957, Sputnik 2 was launched. Inside was Laika, the first dog to travel into space.

On 12th April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in the world to travel into space in Vostok 1. It took him 108 minutes to travel around the Earth in his spacecraft. The first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, was also launched into space from Baikonur on 16th June 1963.

On 2nd October 1991, Toktar Aubakirov became the first Kazakh to travel into space on the spacecraft Soyuz TM-13. Aubakirov spent eight days in space and did experiments for Kazakhstan.

The world's first space tourist was Dennis Tito. He went into space from Baikonur on 28th April 2001 with the second Kazakh in space, Talgat Musabaev. Musabaev's first space flight was to the space station Mir on 1st July 1994. The mission lasted for 125 days, 22 hours and 53 minutes! His second expedition lasted for 207 days, 12 hours and 49 minutes.

Kazakhstan's first satellite, called KazSat, was launched on 18th June 2006. Baikonur is very important in the history of space travel.

1. Что вы знаете о космодроме Байконур? Для чего он используется?

2. Как вы думаете, почему он важен в истории освоения космоса?

3. Можете ли вы назвать каких-либо известных космонавтов или космические миссии?

Ответ:

1. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's oldest and largest space launch facility. It was built in the 1950s and is used to launch satellites and spacecraft with people on board. / Космодром Байконур — это старейший и крупнейший в мире космодром. Он был построен в 1950-х годах и используется для запуска спутников и космических кораблей с людьми на борту.

2. I think it is important because many historical firsts in space exploration happened there. The first satellite (Sputnik 1), the first man in space (Yuri Gagarin), and the first woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova) were all launched from Baikonur. / Я думаю, он важен, потому что там произошли многие исторические события в освоении космоса. С Байконура были запущены первый спутник (Спутник-1), первый человек в космосе (Юрий Гагарин) и первая женщина в космосе (Валентина Терешкова).

3. Yes, I can. Famous astronauts mentioned in the text are Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, Toktar Aubakirov, and Talgat Musabaev. Famous space missions are Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2, Vostok 1, and Soyuz TM-13. / Да, могу. Известные космонавты, упомянутые в тексте: Юрий Гагарин, Валентина Терешкова, Токтар Аубакиров и Талгат Мусабаев. Известные космические миссии: Спутник-1, Спутник-2, Восток-1 и Союз ТМ-13.