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INEBI 6. UNIT 3 The Universe h.0.3. Reading Reading Earth in Space (OUP, Oxford Literacy Web) Great Astronomers By Jenny Armstrong and Mike Roberts Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) 1. Read one or more sections of the text about Tycho Brahe. Tick () the words you know and look up the words you don’t understand. Introduction observed catalogued stars building scientific instruments see more then ten times detail observations Caption to portrait impulsive competitive argument student who better mathematician duel which lost part nose afterwards gold silver Early life was eldest son wealthy danish sent university age study law saw eclipse sun prediction movements disapproval spent time money A new star noticed new bright daylight great surprise people believed since Aristotle fixed The Castle of the Heavens lectures gave work island proud Castle of Heavens achievements Laboratory king library Denmark brass heavens sextant measure proved beyond Earth globe next to team recorded went wrong Eusko Jaurlaritza. Hezkuntza Saila. Lehen Hezkuntzako Ingelesa Edukien Bidez Proiektua 03-04 ikasturtea 59 INEBI 6. UNIT 3 The Universe h.0.3. Reading 2. Find sentences in the text that mean the same: Tycho Brahe said he was better at mathematics than another boy. The boy broke a part of his body. He started to be interested in Astronomy after a solar phenomenon. Brahe used a big instrument to see where a new star was. A monarch gave Brahe a place to build an observatory. Brahe thought that the Earth was the centre of the Solar System. 3. Can you write the chronology of Tycho Brahe’s life? First, spot the numbers of the years in the text and write next to them what happened in those years. Eusko Jaurlaritza. Hezkuntza Saila. Lehen Hezkuntzako Ingelesa Edukien Bidez Proiektua 03-04 ikasturtea 60 INEBI 6. UNIT 3 The Universe h.0.3. Reading Reading Earth in Space (OUP, Oxford Literacy Web) Reach for the Stars By Fiona MacDonald Reading a poem: The Night has a Thousand Eyes (Francis William Bourdillon 1852-1921) 1. Read the poem for the first time. What kind of poem do you think it is? Tick if you agree: Nursery Rhyme Tongue Twister Romantic Poem 2.- Which word or words gave you the clue? 3.- Read the poem again. The Night has a Thousand Eyes The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies When day is done The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one: Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done. Eusko Jaurlaritza. Hezkuntza Saila. Lehen Hezkuntzako Ingelesa Edukien Bidez Proiektua 03-04 ikasturtea 61 INEBI 6. UNIT 3 The Universe h.0.3. Reading Which is the meaning of the word “eyes” in the first verse of the poem, and which one it is the “one” of the second verse? In the sixth verse the poet says that the heart has only one “eye”, what do you think it means? The Sun An only love A star SA The poet is making a comparison between the first four lines and the last four lines. What do you think he is comparing? The night and the mind The sun and the stars Day and night Love and the night Eusko Jaurlaritza. Hezkuntza Saila. Lehen Hezkuntzako Ingelesa Edukien Bidez Proiektua 03-04 ikasturtea 62 INEBI 6. UNIT 3 The Universe h.0.3. Reading Reading Earth in Space (OUP, Oxford Literacy Web) Reach for the Stars By Fiona MacDonald Reading: “Signs of the Zodiac” 1. Before reading. What do you know about the signs of the zodiac? Answer TRUE or FALSE before reading the text on pages 16 and 17 of “Reach the Stars” by Fiona Macdonald. TRUE or FALSE a) The signs of the zodiac we use, come from the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean area: Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. b) They are based on characters from Ancient Egyptians myths. c) Each sign corresponds to a month. d)The signs are constellations as well. e) There are 14 signs . f) All the signs are represented by animals Eusko Jaurlaritza. Hezkuntza Saila. Lehen Hezkuntzako Ingelesa Edukien Bidez Proiektua 03-04 ikasturtea 63 INEBI 6. UNIT 3 The Universe h.0.3. Reading 2. While you read. Look at the dictionary the words you do not understand and group them according to their meanings. Animals Gods/goddesses/heroes Family members Actions (verbs) Attributes (*) Adjectives (*)Attribute: Each god or hero has a responsibility or duty assigned, for example Athena, goddess of wisdom. Eusko Jaurlaritza. Hezkuntza Saila. Lehen Hezkuntzako Ingelesa Edukien Bidez Proiektua 03-04 ikasturtea 64 INEBI 6. UNIT 3 The Universe h.0.3. Reading 3. After reading. Write the sign of the zodiac represented by the animals, persons and objects in the left column and the corresponding dates. From: To: A ram A bull Twin brothers A crab A lion A girl Scales A scorpion A centaur A goat A nobleman Two fishes Eusko Jaurlaritza. Hezkuntza Saila. Lehen Hezkuntzako Ingelesa Edukien Bidez Proiektua 03-04 ikasturtea 65 INEBI 6. UNIT 3 The Universe h.0.3. Reading Reading Earth in Space (OUP, Oxford Literacy Web) Exploring Space By Elizabeth Miles The First Explorers Here you have some events about the first living creatures in space. Rearrange them in the order they happened and complete the table : - when did it happen? - which spacecraft was used? - who was inside the spacecraft? * The first woman in space. * A spaceship was launched to orbit the Earth and it didn’t return. * The first person to set foot on the Moon. * The first human being in space. * The first person to “walk” in space. What happened? When? Spacecraft (country) Who? Eusko Jaurlaritza. Hezkuntza Saila. Lehen Hezkuntzako Ingelesa Edukien Bidez Proiektua 03-04 ikasturtea 66 INEBI 6. UNIT 3 The Universe h.0.3. Reading Moon landing Build a timeline showing what happened from 16 to 20th July 1969. Eusko Jaurlaritza. Hezkuntza Saila. Lehen Hezkuntzako Ingelesa Edukien Bidez Proiektua 03-04 ikasturtea 67