English 8 unit 12 life on other planets lesson 5 skills 1

Reading 1a Look at the pictures and discuss the questions What are the names of two plannets in pictures A and B? How you think the pictures are different? Earth Mars b Read the text below and check your answer • Mars is called the Red Planet because of its reddish surface There have been many explorations to Mars by humans since the mid-20th century Scientists hope that we can find another planet to accommodate human life • There are major reasons why the climate on Mars is unsuitable for human life Temperatures on Mars can be as low as -87 degrees Celsius and rarely get above degrees Celsius But the bigger problem is the lack of oxygen 95% of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide (CO2), and this is poisonous to breathe Moreover, there is no water on Mars even though scientists have found traces of it • However, as early as the mid-19th century scientists discovered that Mars had some similarities to Earth A day on Mars is 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds, almost the same as a day on Earth Mars also experiences seasons just as Earth does However, the seasons are twice as long because a year on Mars lasts about twice as long as an Earth year Vocabulary surface (n) bề mặt Atmosphere (n) khí quyển, khơng khí Oxygen (n) khí ơxy experience (n) trải nghiệm Accommodate (v): cung cấp nơi ăn , chốn trace (n) dấu vết similarity (n) tương tự Find words in the text that have similar meanings to these words or phrases Causing death or illness -> poisonous -> twice Two times -> experiences Has, goes through Marks or sighs showing that something happened -> traces The outside or top layer of something -> surface Weather conditions of a particular place -> climate Provide a place to live -> accommodate Match the headings with the paragraphs (1-3) There is one extra A B C D Reasons why we may be able to live on Mars Reasons why we may not able to live on Mars Explanation for the name of Mars Reasons for explorations of Mars C B A Read the text again and answer the qustions What is the other name for Mars? - It is also called the red Planet What are the lowest and the highest tenperatures on Mars? - The lowest temperature is -87 degrees Celsius and the highest may be a bit higher than zero Why is it poisonous to live on Mars? - Because 95% of the atmoshere is cabon dioxide Which is longer, a day n Earth or day on Mars? - A day on Mars a bit longer How long is a year on Mars? - It is twice as long as a year on Earth Speaking Work in pairs One is a human and the other is a Martian Use the suggestions below to ask and answer about life on Earth and life o Mars Food Human Rice, bread, meat… Matian Tablets, rocks… Drink Water, juice… Liquid from under the rock… Sleep Travel 6-8 hours/night Bicycle, car… 2-3 hours/night… Flying car, space buggy, UFO Environment Forests, lakes, oceans, mountains, cities… Dry, dessert, rocky landscape, cavers… Problems Diseases, pollution, overpopulation… Survival, lonliness… HO M E W ORK • Learnt by he a r d t he new words • Prepare skills • Look up t he new word s ... Why is it poisonous to live on Mars? - Because 95% of the atmoshere is cabon dioxide Which is longer, a day n Earth or day on Mars? - A day on Mars a bit longer How long is a year on Mars? - It... paragraphs (1- 3) There is one extra A B C D Reasons why we may be able to live on Mars Reasons why we may not able to live on Mars Explanation for the name of Mars Reasons for explorations of Mars... day on Mars is 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds, almost the same as a day on Earth Mars also experiences seasons just as Earth does However, the seasons are twice as long because a year on