Task 1

Choose the correct variant:

… is the Sun together with the planets going round it.

the solar system b) a galaxy c) a planet.

… is a large, round object that goes round a star.

space b) the universe c) a planet

… is a very violent wind in the form of a runnel of air that spins at great speed.

a flood b) a tornado c) a hurricane

… is a sudden shaking of the ground.

an earthquake b) a drought c) a volcano

4.

… is a group of stars to which the Sun and its planets belong.

Galaxy b) The Milky Way c) The Moon



Task 2

Answer the questions:

Who was the first astronaut?

What are names of the oceans?

Is the Sun planet? What is it?

What were you doing at 5 o'clock yesterday?



Task 3

Put the words in right order and translate the sentences:

music, I, a long, for, have not, time, listened, to.

Galileo, telescope, the first, made, it, and, looked through.

were, something, They, interesting, looking at, more.

careful, should be, spacemen, with, very, their, spacesuit.

Y. Gagarin was the first astronaut.

There are four oceans on the Earth: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian and the Arctic.

No it is not. The Sun is one of many stars.

We were skating at 5 o'clock yesterday.

I have not listened to music for a long time.

Galileo made the first telescope and looked through it.

They were looking at something more interesting.

Spacemen should be very careful with their spacesuits.