Module5TheConquestoftheUniverseWriting

Activity1Workinpairs.DiscussthequestionsaboutthepassageonPage64.1Whattensedoesthewriterusetogivethenewsinthefirstsentence?2Whatothertensesdoesthewriteruse? presentperfecttense.Pastsimple/presentsimple/presentcontinuous/simplefuturetense

3Howdoesthewriterkeepthereader’sinterest?Hegivesnewinformationineachparagraph.4Whatverbformsdoesthewriteruseforopinions?Presentsimpletense.5Inwhatrespectdoesthewritercompare(a)Saturnand(b)TitanandPhoebe?HecomparesthemwiththeEarthandourmoon.

Activity2Readthepassageagainandfindsentenceswhichshowthesefeatures:1themainnews2extradetails3thehistory4asurprisingfact5anexpertopinion6thefuturepara1.sentence1;para4,thewholesentencepara1,sentence2para2,sentence12para1,lasttwosentencespara3,sentence1;para4para3,sentence2

Activity3Imagineaspaceprobeormissionandmakenotesforanewspaperarticle.UsethefeaturesinActivity2tohelpyou.

FeaturesstructuresofthenewsstoriesSentencesorfactswhichshowthefeaturesThemainnewsTheinternationalspaceprobe-landedonMars-journeyofsixmonths.ExtradetailsSendingphotos-firstphotosfromdarksideThehistorySixthlandingonMars-firstin1996AsurprisingfactClimatecolderthantheEarthAnexpertopinionMayhavehadlifeformsinthepastThefutureTenyears-mannedmission

Activity4Writethenewspaperarticleusingyournotes.Makesureyoukeepthereadersinterested!Sample:TheinternationalspaceprobehaslandedonMarsafterajourneyofsixmonths.Itissendingthefirstphotosofthedarksideoftheplanet.Thephotosareclearenoughtoshowthedifferentcolorsoftheringswhichshowsthatthesurfaceofthedarksideoftheplanetisrockyandissurroundedbyfrozengases.

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