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L5 U10 L2

Key words:atmosphere, asteroid, moon, distance, satelliteVerbs:to orbit, to transmitGrammar:inseparable verbsPhonics: silent K

Students will learn:

Level 5 Unit 10 Lesson 2

How many planets are in our solar system. Is it possible there are more than this?

Vocabulary

atmosphere: the gases that cover the earth's surface.

The atmosphere protects us from harmful sun rays.

Earth orbits the sun once every year.

to orbit: to move in a circle around something.

Since the atmosphere breaks down most asteroids, Earth is safe.

asteroid: rocky masses orbiting the sun and sometimes breaching Earth's atmosphere.

to transmit: to send information or communications from one place to another.

Cellular towers transmit the signals from thousands of mobile phones every second.

satellite: a human-made device that orbits Earth, the moon or another course.

Satellites are used for scientific research and to transmit information.

Bethany had a long distance to walk to visit her grandmother.

distance: the length of space between two points.

moon: a satellite that orbits Earth of natural origin.

Earth has only one, but some planets have many moons.

Word Bank

atmosphereto orbitmoonasteroiddistanceto transmitsatellite

What do you think are some uses of the moon? Can you imagine any more uses in future?

distance
atmosphere
asteroid
orbit
satellite
distance

SUSPENSe

Reading

Discussion Question

Why do you think Christina Koch started out her career in remote arctic regions? What similarities are there here and in space?

Koch started her career in winter conditions in Antarctica, Greenland and Alaska. She used scientific research to learn more about very remote regions. She even spent a full year living on the South Pole!
Christina Koch is famous because she has spent the most minutes in space of any female astronaut in the world: 328 days!Koch is an American astronaut who has worked at NASA since 2013.
Christina Hammock Koch is a NASA astronaut.
Koch has completed six spacewalks, three of which included only women. She has spent a total of 42 hours, 15 minutes walking in space!She has participated in three expeditions to the International Space Station with small teams of other astronauts.
Koch and ISS teams have completed hundreds of experiments during their expeditions. They have improved knowledge about 'dark matter', have grown crystals to help in medical research and have printed tissues in microgravity using 3D printers!Christina Koch has won many awards for her contributions to science and space exploration!Congratulations, Christina!

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Postcard from Space

Grammar

look after

Phrasal Verbs

When verbs are used together with other words, like adverbs, to create idiomatic meanings.

run out of

Inseparable

When the object comes after the phrasal verb. The phrasal verb is not the object.

Inseparable Verbs

hear of

Phrasal Verbs

When verbs are used together with other words, like adverbs, to create idiomatic meanings.

fall off

Inseparable

When the object comes after the phrasal verb. The phrasal verb is not the object.

Inseparable Verbs

Inseparable

ran into

These phrasal verbs always appear together in a sentence to retain meaning.

heard of

getting off

run out of

put up with

look after

  1. I my friend's dog when she's away.
  2. Dave, we've milk.
  3. Mrs. Murray needs help the airplane.
  4. Mildred's nephews are difficult to .
  5. Have you the band, The Cure?
  6. Simone the curb during her first driving lesson.

Inseparable

When the object comes after the phrasal verb. The phrasal verb is not the object.

Inseparable Verbs

Inseparable

These phrasal verbs always appear together in a sentence to retain meaning.

Inseparable

When the object comes after the phrasal verb. The phrasal verb is not the object.

Inseparable Verbs

Phonics

RuleThe 'k' is not pronounced when it comes before 'n' at the beginning of a word.

Silent K

know

kind

kite

knock

kitten

knob

kid

knife

knee

knit

keep

Silent K

Free Talk

How would the world be different without satellites? Do you think there is a disadvantage to satellites?

Goodbye!