1. Phonetic Exercise

1. Phonetic exercise. Listen to me and repeat after me. Then practice the planets’ names and pronounce the new words in chain. Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.

2. Spelling game. Crossword. Find as many planets in the crossword http://learningapps.org/display?v=48kmty7jas possible. You have 3 minutes to do the task. For each planet you’ll get a star.

3. Listening comprehension. Match the texts about the first planet of the solar system with the titles A-C. Put your answers in the table. A. Center of the Solar System B. Studying the Sun C. The Sun is a Star 1 2 3

4. Reading comprehension. Read the texts 1-7. Match the questions A-G with the texts 1-7. Put your answers in the table. For the correct answers you’ll get a star. Which planet A was discovered in the last century? B got its name because of its distinction from others? C is the hottest? D is known for its density? E comes the second after Jupiter in size? F was discovered by a musician? G is believed to have water on its surface? 1. Venus one of the planets in our solar system, is the second in distance from the Sun. Except for the Sun and the Moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky. The surface temperature is the hottest of any planet – about 477C. 2. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It is the fourth brightest object in Earth’s sky, after the Sun, the Moon, and Venus. The Romans named it for their god, Jupiter, because of its prominence in the sky. Jupiter is a ball of gas and has no solid surface. 3. Neptune is the fourth largest planet in the solar system. Astronomers believe that the surface of the planet is covered by an ocean of water mixed with rocky material. Neptune has four rings and 11 unknown moons. 4. Pluto is farther from the Sun than the other planets in the solar system. It is a small, rocky, and cold planet. It was discovered in 1930. Pluto is the most distant planet in the solar system (if it can be called a planet). 5. Uranus is a major planet in the solar system. Uranus has 11 unknown rings and 27 moons. Uranus was the first planet that people discovered by using a telescope. Sir William Herschel, a German-born British musician and astronomer, discovered the planet in 1781. 6. Mercury is the closest to the Sun. Mercury is surprisingly dense because it has a very large iron core. Mercury’s surface is similar to the Moon’s one because many asteroids constantly fall on it. 7. Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. Saturn’s ring system which was first seen by the Italian scientist Galileo in 1610. He did not understand that the rings were separate from the body of the planet. Later the rings were described correctly.

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6. Web-quest. Please open my web-site www.my-solar-system.jimdo.com. Go to the Process Page. Everyone chooses different planets and studies the material there. Variant 1 (The Sun) – you may watch the video “Interesting space facts: the Sun” and read some facts about the Sun from link 3 “Astronomy for kids”. Variant 2 (Mercury) – you may watch either Mercury on-line movie or the video on the page; or you may read about it from the link “study it”. Variant 3 (Venus) – you may watch the video on the page and read about Venus from the link “interesting and useful to read”. Variant 4 (Earth) – you may watch the video on the page and read from the link “My best choice for Earth facts”. Variant 5 (Mars) – you may watch interactive video from the first link and read about the planet from link 3 “Lear more about mars”. Variant 6 (Jupiter) – you may watch either “Jupiter interactive movie” (link 1) or the first video on the page and read about it from link 2 “Jupiter”. Variant 7 (Saturn) – you may watch “Saturn interactive video” (link 3) or read about it from link 2 “Saturn” Variant 8 (Uranus) – you may read from link 4 and watch the video “Space School – Uranus”. Variant 9 (Neptune) – you may read about Neptune from link 1 “Neptune” and watch either the video on the page or link 5 “Neptune short facts”. Variant 10 (Pluto) – you may read about dwarf planet Pluto from the link 1 “Pluto” and watch any of the videos on the page. Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

7. Quiz. Listen to my questions. Raise your hand if you know the right answer. For each correct answer you will get a star.