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Mars is the fourth
1) planet/star
from the Sun.
The ‘Red Planet’ (as people call
it) is the second smallest planet in
our solar
2) circle/system
. It’s got a thin
3) atmosphere/air
and its days and seasons are
similar to the Earth. There are huge canyons, volcanoes
and ice caps at its poles. It has got two
4) moons/asteroids
,
Phobos and Deimos. Mars can be seen from Earth without a
5) telescope/satellite
. In 2012, the Mars ‘Rover Curiosity’
6) spacecraft/robot
discovered water on Mars, but found no
7) evidence/site
of life.
Listen to three news reports.
What is each about?
NEWS REPORT 1 ..........................................
NEWS REPORT 2 ..........................................
NEWS REPORT 3 ..........................................
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LISTENING
Space exploration
a) Choose the correct word.
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Complete the sentences. Use:
bumped,
survived
,
injured
,
scratched
,
broke
,
twisted
,
rescued
,
escaped
.
1
Only two people .........................................
the plane crash.
2
The tree crashed to the ground and
............................................ a man walking
his dog.
3
The man jumped into the pool and
....................................... the drowning boy.
4
Luckily, the family ......................... from the
fire before the house collapsed.
5
Tim ................................................. his leg
on some rose bushes.
6
Sue ............................................ her ankle
and now it’s very swollen.
7
Ben’s got his arm in a cast because he fell
out of a tree and ..................................... it.
8
Ken ......................... his head on a branch
and now he’s got a big bruise there.
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Phrasal verbs:
PUT
Fill in:
through
,
out
,
on
,
off
,
up with
. Check
in Appendix I.
1
They decided to put ................. their trip
because of the cold weather.
(decide to go
later)
2
The firefighters managed to put .................
the forest fire.
(stop it burning)
3
Could you put me ................. to the police,
please?
(connect me)
4
We can’t put ................ this heat anymore!
(tolerate)
5
Put ................ your thick coat; it’s freezing
outside.
(wear)
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Prepositions
Choose the correct item. Check in Appendix II.
1
Henry suffered
of/from
shock after falling off
his motorbike.
2
They were very lucky to escape
from/of
the
burning building.
3
He was shaking
of/with
fear when the
rescuers found him.
4
Have you heard
about/of
the earthquake in
China?
5
Have you heard
of/from
Patrick Moore and
his novel Mission to Mars?
6
People depend
in/on
police officers to protect
them.
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Word formation
(forming nouns
from verbs)
Read the theory, then form nouns from
the verbs in brackets to complete the
sentences.
1
Scientists are very excited about the
.......................................................... of an
ancient stream on Mars.
(DISCOVER)
2
Harry needed hospital .................................
after his accident.
(TREAT)
3
If you have any ..........................................
............ about the robbery, call this number.
(INFORM)
4
The .................................................. lasted
for nine hours and caused a lot of
earthquakes.
(ERUPT)
We use
-ion
(discuss – discuss
ion
)
,
-ment
(agree – agree
ment
)
,
-ation
(organise –
organis
ation
)
,
-y
(deliver – deliver
y
)
to form
abstract nouns from verbs.
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b)
Collect information about another
planet. Present it to the class.
ICT
Systematic
practice of
word formation
Systematic
practice on
phrasal verbs
Systematic
practice on
prepositions
ICT
(research) sections to
raise the students’
intellectual standards
