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This is in the vien of my Kim Yu-na lesson. A few people requested anything similar in the future, so here you. Consider this public domain (the paragraph is plagiarised from Wiki, btw).


1. Yi Soyeon Listening Exercise Name: ____________

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1vDNo548U&feature=related
(South Korean Astronaut)

Vocab and terms:

historic moment: 역사적인 순간
spacecraft: 우주선
on board: 우주선 승선
City Hall: 시청
cheered and clapped: 환호와 박수
successful launch: 성공적인 이륙
boost space science and development: 우주 과학의 전진과 발전
reserve candidate: 대체 후보자
Russian colleagues: 러시아인 동료
scientific experiments: 과학 실험

Listen to the opening of the report and fill in the blanks:

1. �South Korea ________________ an historic moment as it sends their ____________ astronaut to space, traveling in __________________ Soyuz spacecraft.�

2. �This _____________ South Korea sent the country�s first _______________, Yi Soyeon, to space on board Russia�s Soyuz ____________________.�

3. �Big-screen ___________________ were set up in front of City _______ where thousands gathered there to ____________ the space launch.

4. �Everyone ________________ and clapped after the successful ___________. South Korea�s new president Lee Myungbak pledged to boost the space _______________ and development �






2. Answer the following questions about the video:


1. In what country�s spacecraft was Yi riding? _________________
2. Where were big-screen televisions set up? _______________________________
3. What did everyone in Seoul do after the successful launch? __________________ ____________________________________________________.
4. After how many years does Lee Myeongbak hope that Korea will become one of the strongest countries in space science and development? ____________________
5. Why is citizen Jo Jae-yeong so proud of YiJ? Because _________________________
6. What does citizen Lee Hyuck-jae hope this launch will do? ____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________.
7. Yi was born on June 2nd, 2978. How old is she in western years? _________________________________________.
8. What is Yi�s profession?
a. teacher b. professor c. pilot d. engineer e. dancer
9. Why was the original Korean astronaut, Ko San, removed from the mission?
a. drinking b. removing secret documents c. sickness d. stealing computers e. lying about his education
10. How much did the Korean government pay for the mission? __________________.




[insert Soyuz spacecraft photo here]













Yi Soyeon � Reading Name: ________________

Vocab:

gravity: 중력, flies: 파리, dust: 먼지
During her mission, Yi So-yeon (1) carried out 18 science experiments and conducted interviews and discusions with media. In particular, she (2) took with her 1,000 fruit flies in a special air-conditioned box (Konkuk Univercity experiment). She (3) will check the way the changes in gravity and other environmental conditions change the behavior of the flies. Other experiments (4) involved the growth of plants in space, the study of her heart, and the effects of gravity change on the pressure in her eye and shape of her face. With a specially designed Samsung camera, Yi took six photos of her face every day (5) to see how it changes in the different gravity. She also studied the earth, and in particular the movement of dust storms from China to Korea. She also measured the noise levels on board the space station.
1. What is the topic sentence of this paragraph?
a. Yi�s education b. Yi�s mission c. Yi�s spacecraft d. Yi�s photos

2. What would make a good topic sentence for this paragraph? __________________ ____________________________________________________________________________

3. In what tense are most of the verbs? __________________

4. Look at the verbs numbered (1) to (5). Which one is a mistake? ________. What should it be? _________________

5. There are three spelling mistakes in this paragraph. Find them: 1. _____________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________

6. Choose three words to describe Yi�s mission: ________________, ______________, and ___________________.

7. Now, write a sentence about Yi�s mission using these three words: ____________ _____________________________________________________________________________

[Juregen]

This is high school level right?

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