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READING: Daily Routine … in Space!
Vocabulary Preview
Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.
1. space A. riding a bicycle
2. located B. you use it to wash your face and body
3. special C. for example: cars, dish washers and TVs
4. soap D. different; unusual; not ordinary
5. shampoo E. everything not on Earth
6. float (v.) F. you use it to wash your hair
7. machines G. to move slowly in the air and not touching anything
8. cycling H. the place where something is
Use the above words to complete the sentences. Change the forms of verbs
and nouns when necessary.
1. My home is _________________ in a big city.
2. I use _________________ to wash my hair.
3. The International Space Station is located in _________________.
4. I like _________________, so I have a bicycle.
5. People can use _________________ when they wash their hands.
6. My friend is _________________. She can speak five languages!
7. _________________, such as cars and computers, can make our lives better.
8. Balloons and clouds can _________________ in the air.
Choose any two of the above words and write your own sentences.
1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
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READING
Topics: Daily Activities / Space
Daily Routine
… in Space!
Do you want to live in space1? The best place to live in space is on the
International Space Station. It is a place for people to learn more about space.
It is located2 between 330 and 435 kilometers above the earth. Life on the
Space Station is different. Like many people here on Earth, people there wake
up and brush their teeth, take showers and wash their hair. But they must be
very careful. They must be very careful because they don’t want to use lots of
water. They must use special3 soap4 and shampoo5. When they eat
breakfast, they must eat food they first bring with them from Earth. Again, they
must be careful because they don’t want their food to float6 away! After people
on the Space Station finish breakfast, they start their work. They don’t have to
take a bus or a taxi. Their work is on the Space Station! After work, the people
there must do exercise. It is not easy to stay strong in space, so they exercise
for more than two hours every day. They can exercise with running machines7
and cycling8 machines. For fun, people on the Space Station can read books,
watch movies, listen to music and look out the windows at Earth. One time
every week, they can also talk with their friends and families back home.
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READING: Daily Routine … in Space!
How Much Do You Understand?
Write ‘T’ (True) or ‘F’ (False) next to each statement.
1. The Space Station is the best place to live on Earth.
2. The Space Station is located 534 kilometers above Earth.
3. People can take showers on the Space Station.
4. People on the Space Station go to work before they eat breakfast.
5. You must exercise a lot on the station.
6. You can read books and listen to music on the station.
Discuss
Discuss the following questions with your classmates.
1. Do you want to live in space? Why? / Why not?
2. How do you get to school or work? Do you take a bus or a taxi?
3. What do you like to do in your free time?
Write
Choose one of the above discussion questions. Write a short paragraph to
answer it.
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