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Life on the ISS

Read this text very carefully and do the Written Comprehension exercice. 

You can check how to read in English.

 

Written Comprehension

 

 

 

 

Living on the International Space Station (ISS) is very weird, at least until the astronauts get used to it. The Space Station goes round the entire Earth in just 1.5 hours. So the crew sees the Sun rise and set 16 times every day! 

 

The strangest thing, though, is weightlessness. ‘Up’ and ‘down’ mean nothing on the Space Station. Astronauts float wherever they want to go. Sometimes weightlessness makes them feel sick and dizzy. But when they get used to floating around, they find it is great fun – although it can also be a nuisance. If you leave something lying around on the Space Station, it will float away. So you have to be tidy!

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Eating is tricky. Astronauts eat food from plastic bags with a spoon, and drink from squeeze bottles with a straw. If they are not careful, globs of food and blobs of water will wander away until they stick to a wall or an astronaut catches them.

 

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Exercise is an important part of the daily routine for astronauts aboard the station to prevent bone and muscle loss. On average, astronauts exercise two hours a day. The equipment they use is different than what we use on Earth. Lifting 200 pounds on Earth may be a lot of work. But lifting that same object in space would be much easier. Because of microgravity, it would weigh much less than 200 pounds there. That means exercise equipment needs to be specially designed for use in space so astronauts will receive the workout needed.

 

Astronauts miss being with their families and need some leisure activities and fun. They spend a lot of time admiring the stunning view on our Earth. They also enjoy playing games together and reading. 

Crews are responsible for conducting scientific research, but also for maintaining the station. Sometimes, this requires that they venture on spacewalks to perform repairs. Astronauts must wear spacesuits when they are in space. The suits are filled with oxygen for breathing and water for drinking.

Find in the texts the English words for:

s’habituer à :    l’équipage : the     pris de vertige :      

à bord de :      éviter :     en moyenne :       

bien moins que :       s’aventurer :

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Find in the text synonyms or equivalents for:

strange :    complicated :    exercise :    amazing :    like :    doing :

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Decompose le mot 'weightlessness' :

(1) -   (2) -   (3)

 

Que signifient les différents éléments ?

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(1)
(2)
(3)transforme un en

 

Tu peux aller consulter la page sur la formation des mots en anglais pour t'aider :    

 Become a word expert

 

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Quelle est la fonction grammaticale de la structure en V+ING dans les phrases suivantes ?

. Living on the Space station is very strange.  

. Astronauts also spend time admiring the view from the station.  

. Crews are responsible for conducting research.  

 

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 Gerunds

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Answer the following questions: 

a) Why does the crew see the sun rise and set 16 times a day? Explain.

b) Why do astronauts eat from plastic bags and drink with straws?

c) What are the astronauts’ different activities, and why? You can use words from the text, but don’t copy it.

 

 

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