08 Space travel

Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 95 1 Listen. What's Pablo going to write? Diversicus is in Italy. This morning the children and Ivan are learning about deep space at the Galileo Museum. Galileo lived in the 16th and 17th centuries. That's over 300 years ago. He was very clever. Other people didn't believe that Earth and the other planets move around the sun, but he did. And he improved telescopes, so he could study space better. And have you seen his drawings of the moon, stars and planets? They're brilliant! Things have changed a lot since Galileo's time. We use rockets to travel into space now . . . Oooh, I've been to a museum in Russia which has a space rocket with an enormous engine. It was huge! Heavier than Jenny's suitcase, huh? And scientists use robots in deep space, don't they? You know, to explore places which are too far away for astronauts. That's good, because I think space travel's a bit frightening. Yes, it is, but astronauts are brave. I'm going to write a comic book about an astronaut on a spaceship! I can't wait to read it. 2 Say the chant. A huge rocket, With enormous engines, Astronauts on spaceships, Planets in deep space. A huge rocket, With enormous engines, Look through the telescope At planets in deep space. 3 Listen and say yes or no. 1 Diversicus is in Italy. 2 Galileo lived in the 21st century. 3 Galileo improved telescopes so he could study oceans better. 4 Galileo drew rockets and spaceships. 5 Things have changed a lot since Galileo's time. 6 We use rockets to travel into space. 7 Ivan has seen a rocket which was smaller and lighter than Jenny's suitcase. 8 Jim thinks that space travel is boring. 9 Pablo's going to write a comic book about the adventures of an astronaut on a spaceship. 10 Ivan wants to read Pablo's comic book.

Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 96 Diversicus Diversicus, Diversicus, We're harmony in a circus, us, Where music, art and beauty don't stop, Acrobats and dancers under one Big Top. Have you finished your new comic book, Pablo? Nearly. I'm going to finish it this afternoon. Do you want to see my new hero? Wow! Your astronaut looks big and strong! He is. It's 2050 and he's going to travel into deep space. 2050. What do you think life will be like then? I think people will eat more food! I don't think they'll eat the same food as today. I think they'll eat unusual food in 2050. Yes, they will. My astronaut's going to use his computer to get food. That doesn't look very nice! I don't think I'll eat that in the future! How will people travel? More people will use planes and trains because they'll be faster and cleaner. We won't drive on roads. Cars will fly! Well, my astronaut's going to travel in an enormous spaceship. He's going to have some amazing adventures. I think your comic book will be really exciting. Are those the clothes which he's going to wear? Yes, he's going to have a special spacesuit which will help him do amazing things and save Earth. Is that someone we know? Yes, he's big, strong and he's our favourite superhero. It's only me! 1 Listen and complete. Use two words. Then say the sentence. 1 Nearly. I'm going to finish it . . . 2 Wow! Your astronaut looks big . . . 3 It’s 2050 and he's going to travel into . . . 4 I think people will eat . . . 5 I don't think I'll eat that in . . . 6 More people will use planes and trains because they'll be faster . . . 7 My astronaut's going to travel in an . . . 8 Are those the clothes which he's going . . . Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 97 Grammar spotlight Spaceships will improve. Are you going to watch space films?

Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 98 1 Listen and match. Then sing the song. Can you touch the stars? Follow the Milky Way! Can you explore space today? Go into your rocket, through the entrance. Turn on your engine. See Earth disappear. See the moon appear. Land on the red planet. Turn off your engine, put on your spacesuit. Put on your helmet. Pick up your flag. Leave your spaceship, through the exit. Put your flag into the ground. Take pictures for the news and the internet. Enter your spaceship. Prepare your dinner. Save some moon cheese for me. Save some moon cheese for me. Come back to Earth. Sit in the armchair, watch films on TV. Stay at home. Stay at home. Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 99 1 Listen and order the pictures. . . . and in this week's story of ‘Lost in the Milky Way, Ivan, the strongest and bravest astronaut in space, receives a surprise visit . . . Ivan landed his rocket on the new planet. He was turning off his engine when he heard a strange noise. There was something hiding inside his spaceship! Was it an alien? He knew he had to do something, so he decided to explore. He was wearing his special spacesuit. He heard something inside the cupboard. He carefully took out his heavy torch and turned it on. Something was moving behind the door! Ivan wasn't frightened. He quickly opened it and pointed his torch straight into the eyes of the little creature who was looking up at him. ‘Oh, Mr Barker! ' Ivan said, as he looked down and saw his robot puppy. Mr Barker was holding Ivan's hairbrush in his mouth! He wanted to play. Grammar spotlight Ivan landed his rocket on the new planet. Something was moving behind the door! He was turning off his engine when he heard a strange noise.

Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 100 3 Listen and read. Answer the questions. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. lt's called ‘the red planet’ because iron oxide (rusty iron) gives the surface this colour. Mars is a cold, desert world and, like Earth, it has seasons and weather. Scientists want to know if Mars had living things in the past. They think that in the past there was liquid water on the planet. NASA believes that it will be possible to send astronauts to Mars by 2030. We have to know what dangers there are and find a way to protect the astronauts. This is why there have been robots on Mars for many years. The robots send information back to Earth about the rocks and atmosphere on Mars and scientists design materials to help astronauts to survive there. How can we prepare people on Earth for a Mars mission? Different groups of six scientists have spent eight months in a special dome. Could people live in a small group out of contact with their friends and families, with no phones or messages? Yes! The experiments have worked and the mission plans continue. Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 101 5 Listen and read. Answer the questions. The International Space Station (the ISS) is a huge science laboratory in space where astronauts can live and work. The astronauts come from different countries, but they must be able to speak English and Russian. It's quite difficult living on a space station because there is no gravity. Everything floats, so there are special ways to have a shower, wash your hair and go to the toilet on a space station. On Earth, we're always moving against gravity (except when we're asleep) and this helps us to keep fit. If astronauts don't exercise, they become weak and they have serious health problems when they return to Earth. This is why the astronauts have a very strict exercise programme, but they can't play sports like basketball. Can you think why? Life is difficult in space, but Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti brought her coffee machine! How could you make your stay on the ISS more like home? 6 Read again and complete the fact file. Listen and add the missing information. You and your space magazine! What are you reading about now? Samantha Cristoforetti. She's an Italian astronaut. Hah! Her birthday's the same day as Dad's, but not the same year - April the 26th, 1977. How do you become an astronaut? What did she have to do? Erm, well, first, she studied to be an engineer at university, but actually she became a pilot. So was that her first job? Yes, and then in May 2009, she was one of only six people who they chose to train as astronauts. Wow! So has she been to the International Space Station? Yes, she has. She spent 200 days there. That's more than six months!

Pupil's Book, Unit 8 page 102 THE SPACE BLOG BLOG POST 1: DAY ONE Hello! This is Elena Romano. I'm on board Explorer One with Luca Rossi. Luca and I were the very lucky winners of a competition to become the first children to go into space. We're travelling with two astronauts called Leo and Melita and I'm going to write about what happens. This will be an exciting adventure! BLOG POST 2: DAY THREE I've had some questions from people on Earth. Everyone asked, ‘Are you afraid?’ No, we aren't. We feel very safe up here! Sally from Canada asked, ‘What's the best thing about space?' That's easy - looking out of the window at planet Earth. It's so beautiful! Luca's favourite thing is zero gravity. Every few minutes he says, ‘Come on, let's fly! ’ BLOG POST 3: DAY FIVE Nikos in Athens wants to know the worst thing about space. The food, Nikos! There is no word to describe it. It's just - eurrrghhhh! Luca says he wants to eat a bowl of his grandmother's pasta. Me too, Luca, me too! BLOG POST 4: DAY SEVEN Something in the rocket is making a strange noise. Melita says everything is OK, but I saw her talking to Leo earlier. They both looked worried. BLOG POST 5: DAY EIGHT(morning) This morning Luca and I were looking out of the window when Leo appeared. ‘Bad news, ' he said. ‘The engine isn't working very well. ' Luca asked, ‘What's going to happen?' Leo didn't answer for a long, long time. Finally, he said, ‘I don't know. ' BLOG POST 6: DAY EIGHT (afternoon) This is getting frightening. The lights on the spaceship are turning on and off. Leo and Melita are going from place to place, fetching things to try to fix the engine. They've told us not to worry, but we don't know what's going to happen. Luca thinks we'll be lost in space forever. Will we ever get home? BLOG POST 7: DAY EIGHT(evening) We're nearly home! Leo and Melita asked us to fly the spaceship for them while they fixed the engine. Well, the spaceship's computer flies the spaceship, but we had to watch the screen and make sure that the blue light was on and that we were moving from left to right on the screen! ‘You've been brilliant! ' Melita said. ‘We've fixed the engine. You two can have a rest now while Leo and I take us home. Why don't you have some space food while we slowly go back to Earth?'