1. The Apollo Moon Landings

2. Quiz 1. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
2. In which year did he achieve that?
3. What was the name of the mission?
4. How many people in total have been on the moon?
5. What was the outcome of Apollo 13?

3. Quiz - solutions 1. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
- Neil Armstrong
2. In which year did he achieve that?
- 1969
3. What was the name of the mission?
- Apollo 11
4. How many people in total have been on the moon?
- 12 people (in 6 different Apollo missions)
5. What was the outcome of Apollo 13?
couldn’t land on the moon due to explosion of oxygen tank
crew returned safely

4. Significance of Apollo

5. Advances in many areas of technology
Legacy of the Space Race
Advances in many areas of technology
Satellite systems and telecommunications
Integrated circuits and computers
Aviation equipment

6. Surveys Greatest U.S. accomplishment of the past 50 years
> American Association for the Advancement of Science
Greatest U.S. accomplishment of the past 50 years
(survey with more than 2500 scientists)
Landing on the moon
1999:
18%
2009:
12%
> Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK, 2009)
Moon Landings (survey with 1000 Britons)
25%: Landings were faked
44%: Waste of money

7. The Apollo Moon Landings
Your opinion:
FACT or FICTION?
Importance to America
Importance to mankind
Next slide: useful phrases for expressing opinions

8. Expressing Opinions Personal Point of View In my experience…
As far as I’m concerned…
In my opinion…
Personally, I think…
I’d say that…
I’d like to point out that…
I believe that…
General Point of View
It is thought that...
Some people say that...
It is considered...
It is generally accepted that...
Agreeing with an opinion
Of course.
You’re absolutely right.
Yes, I agree.
I think so too.
That’s a good point.
Exactly.
That’s true.
Neither do I.
I couldn't agree more.
Disagreeing with an opinion
Yes, but…
I’m afraid I have to disagree.
I’m sorry to disagree with you, but…
That’s not entirely true.
On the contrary…
I'm not so sure about that.

9. “Houston, we have a problem.”

10. Video

11. SpaceX: Getting to Mars
Watch the interview with Elon Musk.
> Additional Video
In at least 100 words, write your opinion:
Should humanity focus on saving the planet or should we start getting serious about the next Earth?