SPACE FACTS You cannot hear sound in space because there are not enough
KNON?
for sound 2)
astronauts can communicate thanks to 3)
to travel through. However, ner, waves.
The footprints of the astronauts will stay on the moon's 4) at least 100 million years. This is because the moon has no 5) so there's no wind or water to wash them away.
for
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Pluto
6) like our sun give light and warmth to planets like ours. As they grow older they get hotter and expand, pulling the planets nearby towards them, and eventually swallowing them completely. This may happen to the Earth - but not for another five billion years or so!
Venus
Mercury
Moon
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
The 7) planet, Pluto, lies in a dark and mysterious place in our
8) system and was named by an 11-year-old girl called Venetia Burney in 1930. She had read about Greek and Roman mythology and she thought of calling it Pluto.
The red spot on Jupiter is a giant storm with winds reaching 640 kmph. It's been there since people first looked at Jupiter through 9) around 400 years ago.
Over to you! [10.1.9 [10:3.7]
Sun
• Which two facts about space impressed you the
most? Tell the class.
• What else would you like to know about space?
Discuss in groups.
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1. i (am sitting) in the waiting room at the doctor's now. 2. i (am not working) in my office now. 3. eric (is talking) about his holiday plans, but kenny (isn't listening) to him. he (is thinking) about his new car at the moment. 4. my friend (lives) in st. petersburg. 5. my cousin (doesn't live) in moscow. 6. the children (aren't sleep) now. 7. the children (play) in the yard every day. 8. they (don't go) to the stadium on monday. 9. she (reads) in the evening. 10. she (doesn't read) in the morning. 11. she (isn't reading) now. 12. i (am writing) a composition now. 13. i (am not drinking) milk now. 14. i (go) for a walk after dinner. 15. i (don't go) to the theatre every sunday. 16. he (aren't reading) now. 17. he (is playing) now. 18. (is he playing) now? 19. my mother (works) at a factory. 20. my aunt (doesn't work) at a shop. 21. (do you work) at an office? 22. (does your father work) at this factory? 23. (are you playing) chess now? 24. look at the sky: the clouds (are moving) slowly, the sun (is appearing) from behind the clouds, it (is getting) warmer. 25. how is your brother? — he is not well yet, but his health (is improving) day after day. 26. listen! who (is playing) the piano in the next room? 27. henry usually (wears) glasses and now he (is wearing) sunglasses. 28. who (is listening) to music on his personal stereo over there right now?