S e c o n d e d I t I o n 1 Reading for the Real World 1

Master or Slave?
Discussion
Discuss the following questions.
1.
What reasons did the south use to justify having slaves?
2.
What are some arguments against slavery?
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Vocabulary Preview
 
Match each word or phrase with the correct definition.
1.
accomplish 
a.
a well-done job; an accomplishment
2.
achievement 
b.
the aim; the result that is hoped for
3.
beat 
c.
to send up or send away, usually with great speed
4.
goal 
d.
to win over another, as in a race
5.
launch 
e.
something sent to collect information
6.
probe 
f.
to do; to complete
Pre-Reading Questions
Think about the following questions.
1.
What country was the first man in space from?
2. 
What countries were involved in the race for space?
3. 
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
The Space 
Race
 
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The Space Race
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he space race occurred during the 1960s, as 
the United States and the Soviet Union 
competed for new achievements in space. Both 
countries improved their technology and made new 
scientific discoveries. Their astronauts also showed 
great heroism. Though the space race began as 
national and political competition, it remains one of 
the great moments of history.
The space race had no clear goals at first. Each 
country wanted to show the world that it could do more 
than the other. At first, the Soviet Union seemed to be 
winning. Besides sending the first 
artificial
satellite into 
orbit, Sergei P. Korolev---the person in charge of the Soviet space program---also had 
many other successes. The Soviet space program sent the first unmanned spacecraft 
to the moon. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, and later the 
same year, Gherman Titov spent the first whole day in 
orbit
around the Earth. In 
1963, the Soviets accomplished the first long-term mission, spending five days in 
orbit. Moreover, in the same year, the first woman went into space, Valentina 
Tereshkova. The Vokshod 1 mission was in 1964 and carried three astronauts. This 
was the first time a single spacecraft had carried more than one person. In addition, 
the first spacewalk was conducted in 1965 by Alexi Leonov. Also during this time, 
the Soviets sent many unmanned space probes to the moon and elsewhere. 
The American space agency used