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Super Earth
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Task 1
Match the words or phrases on the left with the definitions on the right
astronomers |
scientists who study stars |
biological |
statements about the future |
constellation |
collection of stars |
critical |
the force that keeps things on the ground |
curator |
a calculated guess |
estimate |
highly important |
extra-terrestrial |
centre |
focus |
alien |
fundamental |
organic |
gravity |
watch and study |
monitor |
signs |
predictions |
warden |
propulsion |
driving force |
traces |
essential |
Task 2
Use one of the new words in your own sentences
astronomers |
biological |
constellation |
critical |
curator |
estimate |
extra-terrestrial |
focus |
fundamental |
gravity |
monitor |
predictions |
propulsion |
traces |
Task 3
Fill the gaps using words of phrases from Task 1
Super Earth
……… using the Eso 3.6m telescope in Chile have found Earth’s ‘twin planet’ in orbit around the star Gliese 581. This star system is around 20.5 light years from Earth in the Libra ……….
The planet ‘Gliese 581c’ is thought to be 1.5 times the size of Earth and that means that ………, and therefore weight, would be doubled. Scientists ……… that the planet could be rocky like Earth and have made ……… that the temperature is between 0 to 40 degrees Celsius which suggest that any water that may be on the planet would be in liquid form. A member of the team from Grenoble University, Xavier Delfosse said: "Liquid water is ……… to life as we know it.”
He believes that the planet will become the ……… of many future space missions to look for ……… life. Telescopes would be placed in space that could detect ‘light signatures’ that are associated with ……… processes. They would also ……… gasses such as methane, as well as trying to detect ……… of the plant chemical chlorophyll.
"Of all the planets we've found around other stars, this is the one that looks as though it might have the right ingredients for life.” Said Alison Boyle, the ……… of astronomy at London's Science Museum
"It's 20 light-years away and so we won't be going there anytime soon, but with new kinds of ……… technology that could change in the future. And obviously we'll be training some powerful telescopes on it to see what we can see, is there life anywhere else?' is a ……… question we all ask."
Task 4
Answer these questions
1. Which star does Gliese 581c orbit?
2. How far is Gliese 581c from Earth?
3. How heavy would a 75kg man weigh on Gliese 581c?
4 What is essential to life as we know it?
5. Name two things that telescopes are predicted to look for.
6. Does Alison Boyle hope to visit Gliese 581c?
Task 5
Find ten proper nouns in the text:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Answers
Task 1
astronomers |
scientists who study stars |
predictions |
statements about the future |
constellation |
collection of stars |
gravity |
the force that keeps things on the ground |
estimate |
a calculated guess |
critical |
highly important |
focus |
centre |
extra-terrestrial |
alien |
biological |
organic |
monitor |
watch and study |
traces |
signs |
curator |
warden |
propulsion |
driving force |
fundamental |
essential |
Task 3
astronomers |
predictions |
constellation |
gravity |
estimate |
critical |
focus |
extra-terrestrial |
biological |
monitor |
traces |
curator |
propulsion |
fundamental |
Task 4
- Gliese 581.
- 20.5 light years away.
- 150kg.
- Liquid water.
- Methane and chlorophyll.
- No
Task 5– possible answers
Eso 3.6m
Chile
Earth
Gliese 581
Libra
Celsius
Grenoble University
Xavier Delfosse
Alison Boyle
London
Science Museum
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