The First in Space

👓Look at the pictures about space, unscramble the words and say how these things are related to space?

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🤔How many questions can you answer?

1. What is the difference between an astrologer and astronomer?
2. How many planets are there in the solar system?
3. What was Yuri Gagarin’s job?
4. Who was the first man on the Moon?
5. By how much is the Moon’s gravity smaller than that of the Earth?
6. What do you call a body that moves around a planet, like the Moon?
7. What do you call a small piece of a comet that sometimes hits the Earth?
8. 
   Can you name the planets that you see?

🙏Now match two parts of space collocations:

A	B
March / September Northern / southern Solar / lunar Summer / winter Tropic of Arctic / Antarctic North / South Milky	Circle equinox hemisphere eclipse solstice Pole Way Capricorn / Cancer

👄Use the words from the previous exercise to finish the sentences:

1. We can’t see the Moon during the … because the Earth’s shade hides it.

2. We can’t see the Sun during the … because the Moon hides it.

3. June is a winter month in the …

4. December is a winter month in the …

5. Polar bears only live at the …

6. The longest day of the year is also called …

7. And the shortest day of the year is called …

8. There is a Greek myth about a goddess spraying milk across the sky. That’s why we call our galaxy the ...

👓Watch the video about solstices and equinoxes and answer the questions:

Why are there seasons on Earth?

Which is true?

Solstices / equinoxes designate the point when the Sun’s path in the sky is the farthest north or south from the equator.

Solstice / equinox is the time when the sun is right over the equator.

What astrological event do the following dates correspond to:

June 21-22?

On September 23?

On December 21-22?

On March 21?

What does the word ‘equinox’ mean?

⭐Star idioms.

What would you choose:

1. Be ambitious and set your goals very high and reach / look / search for the stars!

2. It was seen / written / shown in the stars that they would meet and fall in love.

3. Jack is a raising / rising / escalating star: look out for him on TV.

4. I could see / watch / split stars when I hit my head on the cupboard.

5. Jill is born under a happy / kind / lucky star, she is very fortunate.

6. She was too starry- eyed / headed / minded about her future.

7. I was a star- hit / struck / crashed cinemagoer. I was very impressed by famous actors.

8. All of the pieces just fell into place for the project to get underway. It's like the stars circled / jumped / aligned or something.

9. You can always count on Dad to hang up the old Stars and Lines / Stripes / Bars for the Fourth of July.

10. With her star turn / twist / bend in that film, I think we'll be hearing about this actress for years to come.

🤔Try to explain what these idioms mean.

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👄Now answer these questions negatively using the above idioms:

Example: Shouldn’t we be less ambitious? - No, we should try to reach for the stars!

1. Hasn’t she failed her role in the film?
2. Isn’t he the least lucky person in the world?
3. Aren’t they indifferent to the fame of this actor?
4. Isn’t she still unknown in show business?
5. Wasn’t their encounter a matter of chance?
6. Didn’t he unfurl the Union Jack?
7. Aren’t they pessimistic about their future?
8. Didn’t you just walk past that wall?
9. Aren’t we doomed to wait for better times?