The First Moon Landing (B2-C1)
З пляцоўкі Мова для ўсіх!
🔤 Exercise. Decode the IPA
📝 Task
Read each transcription, identify the English word and say what part of speech it is: a noun, a verb, an adjective or an adverb.
- 🤯 /ˌəʊvəˈwelmd/
- ⚠️ /ɪnˈkaʊntə/
- 🌙 /ˈwɪstfəl/
- 🧘 /kəmˈpəʊʒə/
- 🎮 /ˈmænjuəli/
- 😟 /æŋˈzaɪəti/
- 🪜 /dɪˈsend/
- ✅ /fʊlˈfɪld/
- 💪 /ɪnˈdjʊərəns/
- 📱 /dɪˈstræktɪd/
- 🔬 /kənˈdʌkt/
- 🌕 /træŋˈkwɪləti/
- 🌿 /rɪˈfreʃt/
- 🚀 /stɪə/
- 😐 /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/
- ✨ /ʌpˈlɪftɪd/
- 🪨 /ˈsɑːmpəl/
- 🔋 /dreɪnd/
- 🌟 /ˈmiːnɪŋfəl/
- 🫧 /ˈvʌlnərəbl/
- 🌍 /mænˈkaɪnd/
- 😮💨 /rɪˈliːvd/
- 🔥 /ˈrestləs/
🌿 Exercise 1. Is It True About You?
💬 Useful Expressions / Дапаможныя выразы
| ✅ How to agree / Як згадзіцца | ❌ How to disagree / Як не згадзіцца |
| That’s true for me. — Гэта праўда пра мяне. | That’s not true for me. — Гэта няпраўда пра мяне. |
| I completely agree. — Я цалкам згодны / згодная. | I don’t agree. — Я не згодны / не згодная. |
| I feel the same way. — Я адчуваю тое самае. | I feel differently. — Я адчуваю інакш. |
| That sounds exactly like me. — Гэта дакладна пра мяне. | That doesn’t sound like me at all. — Гэта зусім не пра мяне. |
| This happens to me quite often. — Са мною гэта здараецца даволі часта. | This rarely happens to me. — Са мною гэта здараецца рэдка. |
| That’s mostly true. — Гэта ў асноўным праўда. | That’s only partly true. — Гэта праўда толькі часткова. |
| I can definitely relate to that. — Я добра разумею гэтае пачуццё. | I can’t really relate to that. — Мне цяжка з гэтым сябе атаясаміць. |
🌟 Statements / Сцверджанні
- 🚶 A short walk in the fresh air usually makes me feel more refreshed, calm and energised.
- 📱 I often feel distracted or irritated when my phone keeps attracting my attention while I am trying to work or study.
- ✅ After finishing a difficult task, I usually feel relieved and fulfilled, even if the result is not perfect.
- 🎵 An old song can make me feel wistful, uplifted and slightly sad at the same time.
- 📚 When too many tasks pile up, I start feeling overwhelmed and anxious rather than motivated.
- 🌿 After spending a lot of time with other people, I need some quiet time alone to recharge.
- 🔄 Unexpected changes usually make me feel uncertain at first, but later I become curious and optimistic.
- 🤝 Helping another person makes me feel useful, grateful and emotionally fulfilled.
- 🏠 After a long and exhausting week, a quiet evening at home sounds more attractive to me than a busy night out.
- 🧠 I can usually keep my composure in a stressful situation, even when I feel tense or vulnerable inside.
- ☕ Small everyday comforts, such as a warm drink, a good conversation or a quiet morning, can quickly improve my mood.
- ✨ When I have something interesting to look forward to, I feel more hopeful, motivated and confident.
💬 Exercise 2. Translate into English: Useful Everyday Expressions
📝 Task
Translate the following sentences from Belarusian into natural English. Try to use vocabulary and structures appropriate for the B2–C1 level.
- 🕰️ Мне трэба крыху часу, каб усё як след абдумаць.
- 💬 Гэта не зусім тое, што я меў на ўвазе.
- 🤔 Я магу памыляцца, але мне здаецца, што мы нешта важнае ўпусцілі.
- 📋 Давай не будзем прымаць канчатковае рашэнне, пакуль не даведаемся ўсіх дэталяў.
- ☕ Я не супраць сустрэцца крыху пазней, калі табе так будзе зручней.
- 📱 Я збіраўся табе напісаць, але дзень выдаўся надзвычай напружаны.
- 🧘 Сёння мне хочацца крыху запаволіцца і перавесці дух.
- 🛒 Я зайшоў у краму толькі па хлеб, але ў выніку купіў значна больш.
- 🚌 Мне давядзецца сысці крыху раней, каб не спазніцца на апошні аўтобус.
- 😅 Не хвалюйся: гэта не такая вялікая праблема, як цяпер здаецца.
- 🧠 Я стараюся не рабіць паспешлівых высноў, пакуль не пачую меркаванні абодвух бакоў.
- 📅 Мне пакуль цяжка прызвычаіцца да новага раскладу.
- 🤝 Я вельмі цаню, што ты заўсёды гатовы прыйсці на дапамогу.
- 🌙 Давай вернемся да гэтай размовы заўтра, калі мы абодва будзем менш стомленыя.
https://wordwall.net/resource/116417020
🚀 Pre-Watching Vocabulary: The First Moon Landing
📝 Task
Read the expressions aloud and translate them into Belarusian. They will help you understand the video.
- 🌕 the Sea of Tranquility
- ⚠️ to encounter technical difficulties
- 🎮 to steer the spacecraft manually
- 🛰️ to find a safe landing spot
- 🦅 the Eagle touched down on the Moon
- 📡 to radio back to Mission Control
- 🏢 Mission Control in Houston, Texas
- ✅ “The Eagle has landed.”
- 🌍 the world held its breath
- 🪜 to descend the ladder of the lunar module
- 👣 to set foot on the Moon’s surface
- 🚀 “One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
- 👨🚀 to spend two and a half hours exploring the Moon
- 🔬 to conduct experiments and collect lunar samples
- 🌎 to return safely to Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSUJIDKT8xc