Arbeitsblatt: c9_SA3_destination mars

Stoff SA C9_SA3_2017/18 Topic: Technology Structure: Reading Comprehension; Vocabulary, Grammar; Listening Comprehension Vocabulary Focus on GA9_U3 Grammar: Passive progressive; have something done Basic knowledge: Tenses; If-Clauses; modal auxiliaries; reported speech Reading: Text Destination Mars Buckle up!* Youre in the front seat of spcaecraft to planet Mars. You watch through the window how Earth grows smaller and smaller behind you. You travel 225 million kilometers. Finally you reach your destination. You open your spacecraft, then step out onto the dusty, red surface of Mars. You and your crew become the first humans in history to set foot on another planet. (A) One of Earth closest neighbours, Mars is still some 56 million kilometres away, journey of at least nine months. Rovers* have landed on the Red Planet, its surface has been scanned, but what would it take to put human on Mars? This sounds like science fiction, but it could soon be real. The U.S. space agency NASA hopes to send the first astronauts to Mars by the 2030s, when today kids are adults. Some private companies want to send people even sooner. The pupils reading this text could be the first Mars explorers, says engineer Jocely Dunn. She one of many people already working on the technology to send humans to the Red Planet. (B) Dunn knows more about Mars than almost anyone on Earth. Recently, she and five other scientists have spent eight months in Hawaii on fake Mars mission. The scientists were part of an experiment called the Hawaiian Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, or HI-SEAS. The HI-SEAS team tests technology that could let people live on Mars someday. People need to practice living on Mars because the Red Planet is serious place. It extremely cold: The average temperature is -63 C. The air has almost no oxygen* to breathe. There no water on Mars surface. Huge dust storms can darken the sky for weeks. Strong sunlight could harm humans too. In Hawaii, Dunn lived in building similar to what Mars astronauts might call home. To explore the rocky lava field outside, the crew put on spacesuits. (C) Mars missions will be long. That means astronauts cant bring all the food theyll need. Theyll have to grow their own food on the planet. The HI-Seas team tested system called aquaponics*. They grew plants with their roots* in water tank. fish named Blastoff McRocketboots lived in the tank. Instead of taking minerals from the earth, the plants fed on Blastoff waste. Someday, Mars crew might eat vegetables grown this way. However, the most important task for the HI-SEAS crew was getting along well with each other. Real Mars crews will have to live in narrow quarters for more than two years. The HI-SEAS project studies how Dunn and her crewmates got along. This will help to pick Astronauts with the right personalities to work together on Mars. (D) Scientists are working to solve all the problems of living on Mars: Existing rockets arent powerful enough to make it all the way to Mars. So engineers are building new technology for the trip. NASA is testing new spacecraft called Orion. It will travel 32,000 kilometers per hour. That way too fast to do the driving. Instead, Orion will be controlled by computers. It basically flies itself, says Kelly Smith, an engineer at NASA. Mars astronauts will need new spacesuits, too. Older suits are heavy and uncomfortable. Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working on new design called the BioSuit. The flexible suit would make it easier for Mars explorers to move around. (E) But there are some things they wont know until people get there. The gravity* on Mars is one third as strong as it is on Earth. Astronauts who spend long time in low gravity often have physical changes. Also, not enough daylight can effect sleeping in bad way, potentially causing poor concentration. Therefore, Scientists arent yet sure if living on Mars would be safe. Despite the unknowns, Dunn would love to go to Mars if she can: I cant imagine how cool it would feel to see this other planet for the first time, she says. (F) adapted from scholastic magazine buckle up: anschnallen; Rover: kind of vehicle; aquaponics: plants grown in water with other living things; root: Wurzel gravity: Schwerkraft; oxygen: Sauerstoff 3rd Comprehension Test in English last name: first name: class: 9 date: number: Reading: /20 Vocabulary: /15 Grammar: /26 Listening: /17 Total Score: /78 1. Reading comprehension: Destination Mars 1.1. Which of the following statements is true, false or not in the text? Tick (ý) the right box. 6 The Mars Mission will be more expensive than the trip to the moon. trip to Mars is very unrealistic. Orion will be controlled by astronauts. Dunn is Mars expert. The voyage takes exactly nine months. Choosing the right crew is very important. 1.2. 1. Questions on the text. Use at least 4 words! Complete sentences are not necessary. 5 What is the goal of the HI-SEAS experiment? (1) 2. How will the astronauts make sure that they have enough food? (1) 3. Why is choosing the right crew members so important? (1) 4. We do not know if humans can survive on Mars. Why? Name two aspects. (2) 1.3. Headlines In the text there are letters for each paragraph (A-F). Find the correct headline for each paragraph One headline has already been done for you. Careful, there are 3 headings that you do not need. New material needed How to survive on Mars Practice run Mars Mission too expensive? Questions yet answered It could be you! Dunn, first woman on Mars? U.S. vs. Russia: Space Race to Mars? Just imagine! 5 1.4. Complete the following sentences with words from the text! Mind the forms. 4 1. The place or city you travel to is your_ (§ A-B) 2. That not the real Orion. It just copy. It Orion (§ B-C) 3. Dont be so Life is fun! (§ B-C) 4. Astronauts wont be able to throw away their litter. Theyll have to recycle their (§ D-E) 2. Use of English: Vocabulary 2.1. Fill in the gaps with the right synonyms () or opposites ( take off), it makes lot of noise and smoke. 2. When the astronauts arrive, they have to ( go through) tunnel to the Mars station. 3. In space they have to be very careful. Every ( mistake) can lead to disaster. 4. At night, the astronauts sleep in their ( wide) beds. 2.2. Fill in the gaps with the right words. Mind tenses and forms. Do not use the words in brackets. 6 1. Dennis Tito is an engineer and ( someone who buys and sells things). 2. In 2001 he became space tourist. He became part of the ( all the people who work on ship or plane) of the ISS. 3. Now he wants to send two people to Mars in ( vehicle that brings you to another planet). 4. But they wont be able to take lot of ( bags, suitcases.) with them. 5. It wont be ( something that is very cheap), though. 6. ( place to stay and sleep) for the astronauts will be very expensive. 2.3. Fill in suitable words of the same word family. Mind the tenses and the forms. 5 1. Astronauts will be able to jump on Orion, but they wont be able to (cyclist) there. 2. When Orion lands on Mars, NASA will be glad that the mission is (to succeed). 3. All her friends (admiration) Jocelyn for her courage. 4. Jocely Dunn is an engineer and (science). 5. The Russians (invention) the first space suit in 1961. 3. Use of English: Grammar 3.1. Complete the following sentences using the passive progressive. Mind the tenses. 5 1. When Armstrong walked on the moon 1969, he (celebrate) worldwide. 2. Armstrongs first steps (watch) live in TV, too. 3. Today, it (not report) very often if space shuttle is launched to orbit. 4. Nowadays, earth (orbit) by thousands of satellites. 5. Many people think that too many resources (spend) for science. 3.2. Dunn and team on Hi-SEAS. Complete the sentences and use the correct forms of (to) have something done. 3 1. yesterday Dunn a battery replace 2. today the astronauts capsule paint 3. tomorrow they photo take 3.3. Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets. If there are question marks (???) find words of your own. 18 (???) April 11th, 1970 Apollo 13 (launch). Everything (seem) normal. It (orbit) the earth and then (go on) to the moon. Before the launch the crew (train) by group of experts (???) showed them how to survive in weightlessness. While Apollo 13 (travel) to the moon for fifty-six hours, the astronauts suddenly (hear) loud bang. There (be) some problems with the two oxygen tanks ( Sauerstofftanks). Gas (can, see) escaping out into space. Mission Control in Houston (have to, find) way to get the crew back to earth. Four days later the crew (fish) out of the Pacific Ocean. Since then several films about the mission to moon (make). But there is one film called Apollo 13 which was huge success. Its sad ending (remember) by many people in future. However, if Tom Hanks (not, act) the part of the hero, the film (not, become) such blockbuster. For everyone who (not, watch) the film so far: It‘s on RTL tomorrow night. Good Luck! 4 Listening Comprehension: journey around the world Listen to report on Ellen MacArthur and complete the tasks. Text Correct the mistakes. There are nine mistakes in text A. Listen to it and underline them. Then listen again and write the correct words on the lines. 9 It was hero welcome. Over 200,000 people and 8,000 e-mails were waiting for Ellen MacArthur when she arrived on the French coat on cold night in the middle of February. What had the 24-year old Englishwoman done to get so much attention? Ellen had just become the youngest and fastest woman to sail nonstop and solo around the globe. The Vendée Globe, the hardest yacht place in the world, had started in November and had lasted three months. In the end, Ellen finished second. Im so happy, she said. I was not out there alone. shared the race and the voyage. In one sense, Ellen was on her own. Alone for 26,000 miles and 94 days. Nobody else was on board the sixteen foot yacht to help her when, on day 26 of the race, one of the snails ripped and Ellen had to work six hours to repair it by hand. And what about the time when she woke up one morning, to see an ice-rink the size of block of flats, 15 metres away. Then there was day 79, when the wind instruments broke and she had to climb to the top of the 25-foot mast to fix them. How did she manage all these things with no help? Text Now fill in the information. You dont have to write complete sentences. 1 Name of the boat: 2 How could Ellen communicate? (name two) 3 How many boats finished the race? 4 Ellens sailing skills: (name two) 5 Why Ellen did so well in the race: (Other reasons than sailing skills) (name two) 8 3. Schulaufgabe im Fach Englisch_ Destination Mars_Key Punkteschlüssel 1: 78 69/ 2: 68 59/ 3: 58 49 4: 48 39 5: 38 26 6: 25 0 1. Reading Comprehension 1.1 True/False/NIT: 1.1.1 N,F,F,T,F,T 1.2 Questions on the text 1.2.1 (The goal is to) test technology to let people live on Mars. 1.2.2 They grow their food/vegetables in tank. 1.2.3 They have to live together for two years/they live together with little space. 1.2.4 Gravitiy is stronger on Mars. 1.2.5 There is not enough daylight/not enough concentration. 1.3 Paragraph_Matching 1.3.1 E,D,C,-,F,B,-,-,A 1.4 Words from the text 1.4.1 destination (8U3 read) 1.4.2 fake (8U1 read) 1.4.3 serious 6 U3T2) 1.4.4 waste (9U3 read) 2. UoE: Vocabulary 2.1 Fill in the gaps: syonyms and opposites 2.1.1 blasts off 9 U3 Sit 2 2.1.2 pass 9 U3 Read 2.1.3 fault/error 9 U3 read 2.1.4 narrow 2.2 Fill in the gaps 2.2.1 businessman 9 U3 T1) 2.2.2 crew 9 U3 T1 2.2.3 spaceship/craft 9 U3 Ex 2/ 7 U2 Ex 3 2.2.4 luggage 9 U3 T1 2.2.5 bargain 9 U3 T1 2.2.6 Accomodation 9 U3 T1 2.3 Word family 2.3.1 cycle 2.3.2 success 2.3.3 admire 2.3.4 scientist 2.3.5 invented 3. Use of English: Grammar 3.1 Passive progressive 3.1.1 was being celebrated 3.1.2 were being watched 3.1.3 isnt being reported 3.1.4 is being orbited 3.1.5 are being spent 3.2 to have something done 3.2.1 Yesterday Dunn had battery replaced 3.2.2 Today the astronauts have capsule painted 3.2.3 tomorrow they will have their/a picture taken 3.3 Mixed Grammar 3.3.1 On 3.3.2 was launched 3.3.3 seemed 3.3.4 orbited 3.3.5 went on 3.3.6 had been trained 3.3.7 who 3.3.8 was traveling 3.3.9 heard 3.3.10 were 3.3.11 could be seen 3.3.12 had to find 3.3.13 was/were fished 3.3.14 have been made 3.3.15 will be remembered 3.3.16 hadnt acted 3.3.17 wouldnt have become 3.3.18 havent watched 4. Listening Comprehension journey around the world 4.1 Text A: error spotting 4.1.1 coast 4.1.2 world 4.1.3 race 4.1.4 journey 4.1.5 alone 4.1.6 sixty 4.1.7 sails 4.1.8 iceberg 4.1.9 repair 4.2 Text B: Fill in information 4.2.1 (the) KIngfisher 4.2.2 by internet/satellite phone/(by e-mail) 4.2.3 50%/half of the boats 4.2.4 read weather/repair sails/(fix wind instruments) 4.2.5 had courage and strength C9_SA3_Alone at sea_tapescript Text It was hero welcome. Over 200,000 people and 8,000 e-mails were waiting for Ellen MacArthur when she arrived on the French coast on cold night in the middle of February. What had the 24-year old Englishwoman done to get so much attention? Ellen had just become the youngest and fastest woman to sail nonstop and solo around the world. The Vendée Globe, the hardest yacht race in the world, had started in November and had lasted three months. In the end, Ellen finished second. Im so happy, she said. I was not out there alone. shared the race and the journey. In one sense, Ellen was alone. Alone for 26,000 miles and 94 days. Nobody else was on board the sixty foot yacht to help her when, on day 26 of the race, one of the sails ripped and Ellen had to work six hours to repair it by hand. And what about the time when she woke up one morning, to see an iceberg the size of block of flats, 15 metres away. Then there was day 79, when the wind instruments broke and she had to climb to the top of the 25-foot mast to repair them. How did she manage all these things with no help? Text In another sense, Ellen was never alone. Her boat, the Kingfisher, was full of high-tech equipment: On-board computers, an auto-pilot, internet, radar, satellite phones, video and DVD players. Ellen was able to recieve satellite images of the weather, locate the other boats in the race, read wind speed, measure temperatures, send e-mails and make videos of herself. Of course, it takes more than the right equipment to sail around the world. After all, the other boats had the same equipment, but only of half of them finished the race. Ellen had great technology, but she also had great sailing skills. She could read the weather. She could repair sails. She could fix wind instruments. But above all, Ellen had courage and strength. She was the smallest and the youngest person in the race. She was also the strongest.