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.

  1. 🤯 /ˌəʊvəˈwelmd/
  2. ⚠️ /ɪnˈkaʊntə/
  3. 🌙 /ˈwɪstfəl/
  4. 🧘 /kəmˈpəʊʒə/
  5. 🎮 /ˈmænjuəli/
  6. 😟 /æŋˈzaɪəti/
  7. 🪜 /dɪˈsend/
  8. ✅ /fʊlˈfɪld/
  9. 💪 /ɪnˈdjʊərəns/
  10. 📱 /dɪˈstræktɪd/
  11. 🔬 /kənˈdʌkt/
  12. 🌕 /træŋˈkwɪləti/
  13. 🌿 /rɪˈfreʃt/
  14. 🚀 /stɪə/
  15. 😐 /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/
  16. ✨ /ʌpˈlɪftɪd/
  17. 🪨 /ˈsɑːmpəl/
  18. 🔋 /dreɪnd/
  19. 🌟 /ˈmiːnɪŋfəl/
  20. 🫧 /ˈvʌlnərəbl/
  21. 🌍 /mænˈkaɪnd/
  22. 😮‍💨 /rɪˈliːvd/
  23. 🔥 /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

  1. 🚶 A short walk in the fresh air usually makes me feel more refreshed, calm and energised.
  2. 📱 I often feel distracted or irritated when my phone keeps attracting my attention while I am trying to work or study.
  3. ✅ After finishing a difficult task, I usually feel relieved and fulfilled, even if the result is not perfect.
  4. 🎵 An old song can make me feel wistful, uplifted and slightly sad at the same time.
  5. 📚 When too many tasks pile up, I start feeling overwhelmed and anxious rather than motivated.
  6. 🌿 After spending a lot of time with other people, I need some quiet time alone to recharge.
  7. 🔄 Unexpected changes usually make me feel uncertain at first, but later I become curious and optimistic.
  8. 🤝 Helping another person makes me feel useful, grateful and emotionally fulfilled.
  9. 🏠 After a long and exhausting week, a quiet evening at home sounds more attractive to me than a busy night out.
  10. 🧠 I can usually keep my composure in a stressful situation, even when I feel tense or vulnerable inside.
  11. ☕ Small everyday comforts, such as a warm drink, a good conversation or a quiet morning, can quickly improve my mood.
  12. ✨ 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.

  1. 🕰️ Мне трэба крыху часу, каб усё як след абдумаць.
  2. 💬 Гэта не зусім тое, што я меў на ўвазе.
  3. 🤔 Я магу памыляцца, але мне здаецца, што мы нешта важнае ўпусцілі.
  4. 📋 Давай не будзем прымаць канчатковае рашэнне, пакуль не даведаемся ўсіх дэталяў.
  5. ☕ Я не супраць сустрэцца крыху пазней, калі табе так будзе зручней.
  6. 📱 Я збіраўся табе напісаць, але дзень выдаўся надзвычай напружаны.
  7. 🧘 Сёння мне хочацца крыху запаволіцца і перавесці дух.
  8. 🛒 Я зайшоў у краму толькі па хлеб, але ў выніку купіў значна больш.
  9. 🚌 Мне давядзецца сысці крыху раней, каб не спазніцца на апошні аўтобус.
  10. 😅 Не хвалюйся: гэта не такая вялікая праблема, як цяпер здаецца.
  11. 🧠 Я стараюся не рабіць паспешлівых высноў, пакуль не пачую меркаванні абодвух бакоў.
  12. 📅 Мне пакуль цяжка прызвычаіцца да новага раскладу.
  13. 🤝 Я вельмі цаню, што ты заўсёды гатовы прыйсці на дапамогу.
  14. 🌙 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.

  1. 🌕 the Sea of Tranquility
  2. ⚠️ to encounter technical difficulties
  3. 🎮 to steer the spacecraft manually
  4. 🛰️ to find a safe landing spot
  5. 🦅 the Eagle touched down on the Moon
  6. 📡 to radio back to Mission Control
  7. 🏢 Mission Control in Houston, Texas
  8. ✅ “The Eagle has landed.”
  9. 🌍 the world held its breath
  10. 🪜 to descend the ladder of the lunar module
  11. 👣 to set foot on the Moon’s surface
  12. 🚀 “One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
  13. 👨‍🚀 to spend two and a half hours exploring the Moon
  14. 🔬 to conduct experiments and collect lunar samples
  15. 🌎 to return safely to Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSUJIDKT8xc