MARS - A RED PLANET
Key words
- astronaut /ˈæstrənɔːt/ (n):
phi hành gia
- astronomy /əˈstrɒnəmi/ (n):
thiên văn học
- satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/ (n):
vệ tinh
- meteorite /ˈmiːtiəraɪt/ (n):
thiên thạch
- habitable /ˈhæbɪtəbl/ (adj):
có sự sống
- crazy about
say mê
- microgravity /ˈmaɪkrəʊˈɡrævəti/ (n):
- parabolic flight/ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk flait/ (n):
tình trạng không trọng lực
chuyến bay tạo môi trường không trọng lượng
= keen on
= interested in:
1. What was Phuc interested in when he was young?
3. Why does Phuc use the phrase ‘and stuff ’ at the end of his list?
2. What had Phuc done before he turned ten years old?
4. What did Nick think of the meteorite in the museum?
6. What does Phuc compare a parabolic flight to?
5. What are some ways to train as an astronaut?
* PRE-QUESTIONS:
Nick: Wow, is that you in this photo? The youngest astronaut in the world doing a spacewalk!
Phuc: Ha! Yeah, it was in a museum in Sweden.
Nick: You look so excited!
Phuc: Well, that trip made me crazy about space. Before I turned ten, already collected lots of books about the universe. I’d learnt
about the planets, the stars, satellites, rockets, and stuff.
Nick: You know, last year I visited an astronomy museum and I touched a meteorite.
Phuc: A meteorite! What was it like?
Nick: Honestly, it wasn’t as impressive as I’d expected. It was just like an ordinary piece of rock.
Phuc: But perhaps it was from Mars. Think of that!
Nick: Maybe. Do you think there could be life on Mars?
Phuc: It’s possibly habitable. It once had an ocean… Who knows, in 20 years we might be flying there on a discovery mission.
Nick: Haha, but we’d need to do some serious training first. They say you practise by scuba diving in a flight suit...
Phuc: That’s right. And you also have to experience microgravity on a parabolic flight.
Nick: What’s that?
Phuc: The plane flies at high altitude, then it climbs sharply for a few seconds and descends sharply, a bit like a rollercoaster. The people inside the plane start to float. I’d love to do that.
Nick: Sounds a bit scary. But let’s take a look at your rock collection. There may be something interesting here...
Phuc: Yes, perhaps a meteorite that landed on Earth from the moon!
1. Listen and read.
1. astronaut
2. mission
3. microgravity
4. astronomy
5. habitable
6. altitude
a. the height of something above the sea
b. with conditions that are suitable for life to exist
c. the science that studies the universe and its objects such as the moon, the sun, planets, and stars
d. a person who has been trained to work in space
e. a programme of space flights
f. the state of weightlessness
a. Draw lines to match the words with the definitions. (P.48)
b. Answer the questions: (P.48)
1. What was Phuc interested in when he was young?
- Phuc was interested in/ crazy about space.
2. What had Phuc done before he turned ten years old?
3. Why does Phuc use the phrase `and stuff` at the end of his list?
Nick: Wow, is that you in this photo? The youngest astronaut in the world doing a
spacewalk!
Phuc: Ha! Yeah, it was in a museum in Sweden.
Nick: You look so excited!
Phuc: Well, that trip made me crazy about space. Before I turned ten, already
collected lots of books about the universe. I’d learnt about the planets, the
stars, satellites, rockets, and stuff.
Nick: You know, last year I visited an astronomy museum and I touched a
meteorite.
Phuc: A meteorite! What was it like?
Nick: Honestly, it wasn’t as impressive as I’d expected. It was just like an ordinary piece of rock.
Phuc: But perhaps it was from Mars. Think of that!
Nick: Maybe. Do you think there could be life on Mars?
b. Answer the questions: (P.48)
1. What was Phuc interested in when he was young?
- Phuc was interested in/ crazy about space.
2. What had Phuc done before he turned ten years old?
- He had learnt about the universe and had collected lots of books about space.
3. Why does Phuc use the phrase `and stuff` at the end of his list?
Nick: Wow, is that you in this photo? The youngest astronaut in the world doing a
spacewalk!
Phuc: Ha! Yeah, it was in a museum in Sweden.
Nick: You look so excited!
Phuc: Well, that trip made me crazy about space. Before I turned ten, already
collected lots of books about the universe. I’d learnt about the planets, the
stars, satellites, rockets, and stuff.
Nick: You know, last year I visited an astronomy museum and I touched a
meteorite.
b. Answer the questions: (P.48)
1. What was Phuc interested in when he was young?
- Phuc was interested in/ crazy about space.
- To show that there are more things in the list but that it`s not necessary to list everything.
2. What had Phuc done before he turned ten years old?
- He had learnt about the universe and had collected lots of books about space.
3. Why does Phuc use the phrase `and stuff` at the end of his list?
Nick: Wow, is that you in this photo? The youngest astronaut in the world doing a
spacewalk!
Phuc: Ha! Yeah, it was in a museum in Sweden.
Nick: You look so excited!
Phuc: Well, that trip made me crazy about space. Before I turned ten, already
collected lots of books about the universe. I’d learnt about the planets, the
stars, satellites, rockets, and stuff.
Nick: You know, last year I visited an astronomy museum and I touched a
meteorite.
Phuc: A meteorite! What was it like?
Nick: Honestly, it wasn’t as impressive as I’d expected. It was just like an ordinary piece of rock.
Phuc: But perhaps it was from Mars. Think of that!
Nick: Maybe. Do you think there could be life on Mars?
4. What did Nick think of the meteorite in the museum?
- He wasn`t very impressed because he thought the meteorite was like an ordinary piece of rock.
5. What are some ways to train as an astronaut?
6. What does Phuc compare a parabolic flight to?
Nick: Wow, is that you in this photo? The youngest astronaut in the world doing a
spacewalk!
Phuc: Ha! Yeah, it was in a museum in Sweden.
Nick: You look so excited!
Phuc: Well, that trip made me crazy about space. Before I turned ten, already
collected lots of books about the universe. I’d learnt about the planets, the
stars, satellites, rockets, and stuff.
Nick: You know, last year I visited an astronomy museum and I touched a
meteorite.
Phuc: A meteorite! What was it like?
Nick: Honestly, it wasn’t as impressive as I’d expected. It was just like an ordinary piece of rock.
Phuc: But perhaps it was from Mars. Think of that!
Nick: Maybe. Do you think there could be life on Mars?
4. What did Nick think of the meteorite in the museum?
- He wasn`t very impressed because he thought the meteorite was like an ordinary piece of rock.
5. What are some ways to train as an astronaut?
6. What does Phuc compare a parabolic flight to?
Nick: Wow, is that you in this photo? The youngest astronaut in the world doing a
spacewalk!
Phuc: Ha! Yeah, it was in a museum in Sweden.
Nick: You look so excited!
Phuc: Well, that trip made me crazy about space. Before I turned ten, already
collected lots of books about the universe. I’d learnt about the planets, the
stars, satellites, rockets, and stuff.
Nick: You know, last year I visited an astronomy museum and I touched a
meteorite.
Phuc: A meteorite! What was it like?
Nick: Honestly, it wasn’t as impressive as I’d expected. It was just like an ordinary piece of rock.
Phuc: But perhaps it was from Mars. Think of that!
Nick: Maybe. Do you think there could be life on Mars?
4. What did Nick think of the meteorite in the museum?
- He wasn`t very impressed because he thought the meteorite was like an ordinary piece of rock.
5. What are some ways to train as an astronaut?
- By scuba diving in a flight suit and by taking a parabolic flight to experience microgravity.
6. What does Phuc compare a parabolic flight to?
Phuc: It’s possibly habitable. It once had an ocean… Who knows, in 20 years we
might be flying there on a discovery mission.
Nick: Haha, but we’d need to do some serious training first. They say you practise
by scuba diving in a flight suit...
Phuc: That’s right. And you also have to experience microgravity on a parabolic flight.
Nick: What’s that?
Phuc: The plane flies at high altitude, then it climbs sharply for a few seconds and
descends sharply, a bit like a rollercoaster. The people inside the plane start to
float. I’d love to do that.
4. What did Nick think of the meteorite in the museum?
- He wasn`t very impressed because he thought the meteorite was like an ordinary piece of rock.
5. What are some ways to train as an astronaut?
- By scuba diving in a flight suit and by taking a parabolic flight to experience microgravity.
6. What does Phuc compare a parabolic flight to?
- He compares it to a ride on a rollercoaster.
Phuc: It’s possibly habitable. It once had an ocean… Who knows, in 20 years we
might be flying there on a discovery mission.
Nick: Haha, but we’d need to do some serious training first. They say you practise
by scuba diving in a flight suit...
Phuc: That’s right. And you also have to experience microgravity on a parabolic flight.
Nick: What’s that?
Phuc: The plane flies at high altitude, then it climbs sharply for a few seconds and
descends sharply, a bit like a rollercoaster. The people inside the plane start
to float. I’d love to do that.
Nick: Sounds a bit scary. But let’s take a look at your rock collection. There may be
something interesting here...
Phuc: Yes, perhaps a meteorite that landed on Earth from the moon!
c. Who is keener on space travel - Phuc or Nick? Why do you think so. (P.48)
Phuc seems keener on space travel than Nick. He was crazy about space when he was young. Phuc knows more about space and astronauts. He says he`d love to experience microgravity, where as Nick thinks microgravity sounds scary.
Nick: Wow, is that you in this photo? The youngest astronaut in the world doing a
spacewalk!
Phuc: Ha! Yeah, it was in a museum in Sweden.
Nick: You look so excited!
Phuc: Well, that trip made me crazy about space. Before I turned ten, already collected lots of
books about the universe. I’d learnt about the planets, the stars, satellites, rockets, and
stuff.
Nick: You know, last year I visited an astronomy museum and I touched a meteorite.
Phuc: A meteorite! What was it like?
Nick: Honestly, it wasn’t as impressive as I’d expected. It was just like an ordinary piece of rock.
Phuc: But perhaps it was from Mars. Think of that!
Nick: Maybe. Do you think there could be life on Mars?
Phuc: It’s possibly habitable. It once had an ocean… Who knows, in 20 years we might be flying
there on a discovery mission.
Nick: Haha, but we’d need to do some serious training first. They say you practise by scuba diving
in a flight suit...
Phuc: That’s right. And you also have to experience microgravity on a parabolic flight.
Nick: What’s that?
Phuc: The plane flies at high altitude, then it climbs sharply for a few seconds and descends
sharply, a bit like a rollercoaster. The people inside the plane start to float. I’d love to do that.
Nick: Sounds a bit scary. But let’s take a look at your rock collection. There may be something
interesting here...
Phuc: Yes, perhaps a meteorite that landed on Earth from the moon!
2. Find a word in the box to match the picture in each description. (P.48)
rocket
telescope
satellite
meteorite
universe
spacecraft
1. A�.......travels round Earth to collect information or to communicate by radio, television, etc. It can also be a natural object which moves round a larger object in space.
2. With a....... you can have a great experience watching the stars.
3. Our sun and its planets are just a tiny part of the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is just one galaxy in the.....�
4. A........is a piece of rock or other matter from space that has landed on a planet.
5. A.......is shaped like a tube and moves very fast. It helps a space shuttle to be sent into space.
6. A.......is a vehicle, with or without people inside, used for travel in space.
Create a Bingo card and play with the new words you have learnt from this lesson.
3. GAME: SPACE BINGO! (P.48)
astronaut
X
O
meteorite
+
- Practice the dialogue, learn by heart vocabulary.
- Do the exercises in the work book B1.
- Prepare the new lesson: Unit :10 Lesson 2: A closer look 1
HOMEWORK