LIVE IN SPACE
Spotlight 9 Module 2a
"Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!”
Yuri Gagarin
What are they?
- The planet that we live on
- The large bright object in the sky that gives us light and heat, and around which the Earth moves
- The round object that you can see shining in the sky at night
- A machine with people on board that can be sent into space
What do you associate the word “Space” with? What does “living in zero gravity” mean ?
Before reading try to understand the phrases
-strap the tray to their legs;
-can’t risk bumping into any computer controls;
-you are orbiting the Earth;
-like to stare out of the window
- Strap – put belts on, fasten
- muscles go soft
- Bumping into - hitting
- Orbiting - going round
- Stare - look at for a long time
- Muscles become weak
Try to understand and remember
- touch
- press against
- Giant
- huge
- working out
- residents
- Exercising
- block out
- inhabitants
- lack
- shut out
- shortage
Remember the phrases
- airless space
- space station
- lack of gravity
- zero gravity
- sleeping bag
- vacuum hose
- household chores
- football pitch
- exercise bike
- do experiments
Let’s read about
Living among the stars
Keeping clean and healthy
Good housekeeping
Time to relax
Spare time in space
Is it true or false?
- Residents on the ISS spend 2 hours among stars.
2. The astronauts clean the whole station because of the dangerous bacterias.
3. The astronauts sleep in their bedrooms.
4. The ISS is the size of the football pitch.
5. The residents of the ISS have phone calls only on Saturdays.
Think and answer
- How do the astronauts spend their free time?
- Why do they have to clean the whole station every day?
- How do they eat?
- In what way do they keep fit?
- What can you say about the way they sleep?
- How often do they see the sun rise and set?
Let’s discuss: What’s like living in space?
In my opinion … To my mind … As it seems to me … I believe … As for me …
Your homework:
Would you like to live in space? Why or why not? Give your opinion.
