1. a. Fill in the blanks. Listen and repeat.
gravity lock float spacesuit
the Moon astronaut space station the Earth
1. Things fall to the ground on Earth because of this.
2. This is special clothing to wear in space.
3. This means to move slowly on water, in the air, or in space.
4. You do this to shut a door with a key.
b. Would you like to visit a space station? Why (not)?
=> Answer:
a. 1. gravity 2. spacesuit 3. float 4. lock
5. astronaut 6. the Earth 7. the Moon 8. space station
b. Yes, I do.
2. a. Listen to Major Tomkins, an astronaut, talking about life on a space station. What's the question people ask him the most?
b. Now, listen and fill in the blanks.
1. The first question was from a ________ from Vietnam.
2. Major Tomkins says the stars, the Moon, and the ________ look beautiful.
3. Lily is from ________
4. Astronauts have to lock their sleeping bogs to the wall because there's no ________
=> Answer:
a." How do you use the toilet?"
b. 1. student 2. Earth
3. the USA 4. gravity
3. Listen then practice.
How do you use a toilet in space?
I have to use a special toilet.
Why?
Because everything floats in space.
4. a. Read the article and fill in the blanks.
"DID YOU KNOW?" On July 23-, 1980, Pham Tuan became the first Vietnamese astronaut to go to space.
float astronauts space station gravity
ASTRONAUTS' DAILY LIFE Sheldon Levine.
Astronat's lives are very different on a (1) space station. They cannot have showers because there is no (2) ________ and everything floats in space. The (3) _________ have to use soap and wet towels. They have to use a special toilet, too.
Mealtimes are very different to the ones at home. The astronauts have to eat dried food in bags. They have to deep in sleeping bags when they are tired. Astronauts tie their sleeping bags to the walls so they don't (4) _________ around. Life in space is not the same as life on Earth.
b. Read and answer the questions.
1. Why can't astronauts shower in space?
Because there's no gravity there.
2. How do astronauts clean themselves in space?
3. What do they eat in space?
4. Why do astronauts tie their sleeping bags to the wall?
5. Who was the first Vietnamese person to go to space?
=> Answer:
a. 1. space station 2. gravity
3. astronauts 4. float
b. 1. Because there is no gravity there.
2. They have to use soap and wet towels.
3. They eat dried food in bags.
4. They tie their sleeping bags to the wall so they don't float around.
5. Pham Tuan
5. With a partner, talk about what it might be like living on the Moon. Ask and answer about these things.
6. a. Choose four of the things you talked about in Speaking and note them down.
b. Now, write a paragraph about life on the Moon using your notes. Write 50 to 60 words.
=> Answer:
a. Four different things about life on the moon: Bath - soap and a wet towel to wash Toilet - special toilet Sleep - sleeping bag Free time - play computer games
b. Life will be very different on the Moon. I might have to use soap and a wet towel to wash. I might have to use a special toilet, too. I will sleep in a sleeping bag so I don't float around. I will play computer games when I have free time. It will be fun because I can float. Living on the Moon will be very different.