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Great Minds Spotlight on Russia learns about the pioneers who led the way to space Russians have been exploring space since the 1950s and achieved a number of historic breakthroughs, but it all started much earlier. Three men in particular stand out as space exploration heroes. [Фото: портрет пожилого мужчины с усами и бородой.] Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935) Tsiolkovsky was known as the father of human space flight. He was a rocket scientist, an inventor and a pioneer in space research. His work contained the designs for rockets with thrusters, airlocks, multi-stage boosters, satellites, space suits and even a system for providing food and air to a space colony. He was a man light years ahead of his time and it is thanks to him that Russia was the first nation to cross the final frontier. [Фото: портрет мужчины в костюме и галстуке.] Sergei Korolyov (1906–1966) He was a scientist and the rocket engineer that put the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space in 1957. He was also the person responsible for Sputnik 2, putting the dog Laika into space and landing the first probe, Luna 2, on the moon. Most of all, he was the person in charge of the Vostok and Voskhod space programmes which successfully put the first man in space in 1961, allowed the first space walk and led the way for all manned space flights after that. Korolyov was a legend in his own time and in ours. [Фото: космонавт в шлеме.] Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968) He was the first human to go into space and the first man to orbit the Earth on 12th April 1961 in Vostok 1. The cosmonaut's first and only space flight lasted 108 minutes but will be remembered forever. He became an ambassador for Russia travelling the world and telling people of Russian achievements in space. ACTIVITY Choose one of the people in the text and tell your partner about his achievements. Expand this biography to include more details.
Краткий ответ — три характеристики на английском (по тексту учебника):
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935)
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was known as the father of human space flight. He was a rocket scientist, an inventor and a pioneer in space research. His work contained designs for rockets with thrusters, airlocks, multi-stage boosters, satellites, space suits and even a system for providing food and air to a space colony. He was a man light years ahead of his time, and it is thanks to him that Russia was the first nation to cross the final frontier.
Sergei Korolyov (1906–1966)
Sergei Korolyov was a scientist and the rocket engineer who put the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space in 1957. He was also responsible for Sputnik 2, putting the dog Laika into space, and for landing the first probe, Luna 2, on the moon. Most of all, he was in charge of the Vostok and Voskhod space programmes. They successfully put the first man in space in 1961, allowed the first space walk and led the way for all manned space flights after that. Korolyov was a legend in his own time and in ours.
Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968)
Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space and the first man to orbit the Earth. He did it on 12th April 1961 in Vostok 1. The cosmonaut’s first and only space flight lasted 108 minutes, but it will be remembered forever. He became an ambassador for Russia, travelling the world and telling people about Russian achievements in space.
В тексте нет прямых описаний характера вроде «kind» или «brave», поэтому здесь дана биографическая характеристика: кто человек, что он сделал и почему важен. Не стоит придумывать черты личности, которых нет в источнике.
Как построить похожую характеристику
- Имя и годы жизни: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935).
- Кто он: a rocket scientist / a rocket engineer / a cosmonaut.
- 2–3 достижения: Sputnik 1, Luna 2, Vostok 1.
- Значение: the father of human space flight, a legend, an ambassador for Russia.
Полезные конструкции:
- \(He\ was\ known\ as\ldots\) — «он был известен как…»
- \(He\ was\ responsible\ for\ldots\) — «он отвечал за…»
- \(He\ was\ in\ charge\ of\ldots\) — «он руководил…»
- \(He\ was\ the\ first\ man\ to\ + \text{глагол}\) — «он был первым человеком, который…»
- \(In\ 1957,\ he\ldots\) — «в 1957 году он…»
Для событий в прошлом используй Past Simple: was, put, landed, became, lasted. Для «первый, кто сделал» — конструкцию the first … to + infinitive: the first man to orbit the Earth.
Проверка по фото
- Циолковский: 1857–1935, учёный, изобретатель, пионер космических исследований.
- Королёв: 1906–1966, Sputnik 1 в 1957 году, Sputnik 2 и Лайка, Luna 2, программы Vostok и Voskhod, первый человек в космосе в 1961 году, первый выход в космос.
- Гагарин: 1934–1968, 12 апреля 1961 года, Vostok 1, полёт 108 минут, первый человек в космосе.