CD3: 1 3 : see Student’s Book page 87
1 8 Read again and answer the questions. •
Students read and answer the questions, referring back
to the article in activity
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7.
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Check the activity by asking pairs of students to say the
questions and answers. Ask the last question from the
text:
Do you think the rover is going to find signs of life? You could have a class vote.
Key: 1 It’s cold, dry, and rocky.
2 Water and signs of life.
3 August 6, 20
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4 Rock and soil samples.
5 To study the samples and send information back to
Earth.
6 There was once water on Mars.
Your turn! Design a space robot. •
Say
Now it’s your turn. Design a space robot. Read the
questions in the Student’s Book and check that students
understand the meaning
. Students work individually or
in pairs to design their robot. Circulate as they work and
ask, e.g.,
What’s this part for? Which planet is it going to explore? What’s it going to collect? •
Students draw a picture and write about their robot
in their notebooks. Encourage them to answer the
questions in their description (using
going to ).
Workbook page 7 1 1 6 Imagine you’re going to travel to space. Make notes about your trip. •
Remind students of David’s comic story about a trip
to space on Workbook page 70. Read through the
questions and check comprehension. Students make
notes in the right-hand column. Circulate and help with
new language.
