The first spacewalker
Автор: Голынская Екатерина Викторовна
Организация: МБОУ ООШ №37
Населенный пункт: Кемеровская область, г. Ленинск-Кузнецкий
Alexey Leonov was born on May 30, in 1934 in the Kemerovo region in a miner's family. He was the eighth child in the family.
After finishing the Military Aviation School of pilots he served in the aviation units of the USSR Air Force. In March 1960, he was enlisted in the First Detachment of Cosmonauts. On March 19, 1965, he flew into space as a second pilot on the spacecraft «Voskhod-2». During the flight, he performed the first spacewalk in the history of cosmonautics. For the successful implementation of the flight and the courage and heroism he was awarded by the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. For his professional career Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov was awarded the Orders of Lenin and the Red Star many times. Besides this, he was repeatedly awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Socialist Labor of Bulgaria and the Republic of Vietnam, and he also became the owner of many other medals and orders from other countries.
Leonov with his wife lived and worked in Moscow. He had two daughters which were born in 1961 and in 1967. He died on October 11, 2019.
I True or false.
- Leonov flew into space as a first pilot.
- He lived in Kemerovo.
- He was awarded with only Russian awards.
- Alexey was married.
II Read the text again. Insert the words in the correct
- He was the _____ child in the family. EIGHT
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For the _____ implementation of the flight SUCCESS
- and the courage and heroism he was awarded.
- He was _____ in the First Detachment of ENLIST
Cosmonauts.
- He also became the _____ of many other medals. OWN
- He was _____ awarded the title. REPEAT
III Write the sentences in the correct order.
- He was repeatedly awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
- He flew into space as a second pilot on the spacecraft.
- After finishing the Military Aviation School of pilots he served in the aviation units of the USSR Air Force.
- Leonov with his wife lived and worked in Moscow.
- He was enlisted in the First Detachment of Cosmonauts.
IV Choose the correct answer.
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Alexey Leonov was born…
- on May, 30 b. on May, 20 с. on June, 16
- He became the owner of…
- spacecraft b. of many medals c. big house
- During the flight, he performed…
- spacewalk b. dangerous trick c. flight to Mars
- Alexey Leonov served in…
- aviation units b. space division c. marine corps