Task 1. Find the right
definition for each word
1.
launch a) a large round object that moves
around the star
2.
spacecraft b) to study very closely
3.
planet c) if not
4.
solar d) to send something into the air or
into space
5.
analyze e) of sun
6.
atmosphere f) machine that can travel through space
7.otherwise g)
the air of gases around a planet
Task 2. Reading
On January
19,2006, Nasa launched a new spacecraft called New Horizons into outer space.
New Horizons is expected to travel about 3 billion miles for 10 years at around
50,000 kilometers per hour and take pictures of Pluto (the last planet in the
solar system), its moons, and the Kuiper (pronounced KY-purr) Belt (пояс
Койпера (Область Солнечной системы за орбитой Нептуна, населенная небольшими
объектами типа астероидов и ядер комет). It was also analyze Pluto’s atmosphere
and temperature.
Scientist
say that now is our last chance to send a spacecraft to Pluto. Otherwise Pluto
will become too far from Earth and it will be more difficult to get near the
planet.
The New
Horizons mission is important because no spacecraft has ever been sent that far
before. The information collected during this mission will help to explain what
the outer edges of solar system look like and how the solar system was formed
4,5 billion years ago.
*the
Solar System: the Sun, Mercury /ˈmɜːkjʊri/ , Venus /ˈviːnəs/,
Earth, Mars, Jupiter /ˈdʒuːpɪtər/, Saturn /ˈsætɜːn/, Uranus /jʊˈreɪnəs/,
Neptune /ˈnɛptjuːn/, Pluto
Task 3.
Choose the best answer
1. The
main idea of this passage is that ______
a) the
Kuiper Belt is near the Pluto b) New Horizons will visit and study Pluto c) the
solar system was formed 4,5 billion years ago
2. How far
is Pluto from Earth? a) 3 billion miles b) 50.000 kilometers c) 4,5 billion
years
3. The
best time to send a spacecraft to Pluto because Pluto will___
a) be near
the Kuiper Belt b) be analyzed by New Horizons c) become too far from Earth
4. The New
Horizons mission is important because___
a) no spacecrafts has ever been sent that far before
b) Pluto is the last planet in the solar system. c) New Horizons will travel a
long way
5. The best title for this passage would be
a) The Solar System and Pluto b) Pluto and the Kuiper
Belt c) New Horizons goes to Pluto
Task 4
Fill in the gaps with one of the words in the table
planet
analyze launch scientist atmosphere
1. Albert Einstein was the greatest ____ of the 20th
century
2. Jupiter is the largest ____ in the solar system
3. Japan will ____ a rocket into outer space
4. Mars has a very thin ____
5. We will ____the information that New Horizons sends
back to us
Task 5
Fill in the blanks with the right words
is
important because a new spacecraft help
to explain
study
its moons atmosphere and temperature
Nasa launched _________called New Horizons. It will
travel to Pluto to take pictures and analyze its_______. It will also
________and the Kuiper Belt. New Horizons _____no spacecrafts has ever been
sent that far before. The mission will __________what the solar system looked
like 4,5 billion years ago.
Task 6.
Listen to each sentence
and fill in the blanks
1. Nasa
_______________________New Horizons on ______________________________________
2. Pluto is _____________________________in
the ________________________________________
3. If
_______________________________________a spacecraft_________________,
Pluto__________become_______________________Earth.
4. No
___________________has________________________to Pluto before.
5. The solar
system________________________4,5 billion years_________________.
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