Listen to a song and answer the questions
How many planets in the solar
systems ?
What are they?
UNIT 12 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

A CLOSER LOOK 1

UNIT 12 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

Period: 78
A CLOSER LOOK 1

- Venus (n):
- Mercury (n):
- Saturn (n):
- Mars (n):
- Jupiter (n):
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sao Thủy
Sao Thổ
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Sao Mộc
UNIT 12 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Lesson 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1
VOCABULARY
- Neptune (n):
Sao Hải Vương
/ˈmɜːkjə.ri/
/ˈviːnəs/
/mɑːz/
/ˈdʒuːpə.tər/
/ˈsæt.ən/
/ˈnep.tuːn/
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Activity 1. Use the names of the planets in the box to label the diagram of the solar system

The planets in the solar system are named after the Roman Gods. Mercury is the smallest and closest planet to the Sun. It is named after the Roman God Mercury, who was the fast-flying messenger of the Gods, because it moves very fast. Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is named after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet. It is named after the Roman God of war. The fifth planet from the Sun is Jupiter. It is also the largest planet. The Romans named the planet after the Roman God of thunder and lightning. Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet. It is named after the Roman God of agriculture. Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It is named after the Roman God of the sea.
Activity 2. Now scan the passage and check your answers
3. Write the names of the planets that match the Roman Gods
1/…………………God of sea 
2/…………………God of agriculture 
3/…………………God of war
4/…………………..God of thunder and lighting
5/……………..…..God of love and beauty 
Venus
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Activity 4.a. Add suffixes –ful or less to the words in the box
Weight……
Beauti…….
Wonder……
Resource……
Air…….
Water……..
less
ful
less
less
less
ful
Activity 4.b. Make a sentence for each new word
EX:
Earth looks beautiful from space
Venus is a dry and waterless planet
Pronunciation
EX:
‘water – ‘waterless
‘hope - ‘hopeless/’hopeful
for’get – for’getful
Activity 5. Put the stress in the correct place in the words
Activity 5. Put the stress in the correct place in the words
Activity 6. Read and mark the stress syllable on the words
KEYS
1. `meaningful
2. `helpful
3. `helpless
4. ‘useful
5. `plentiful