✦ Lesson 2
A visit to the space centre
Learn ten space words and then read a short text that uses them.
👩🚀
astronaut
a person who travels into space
🚀
rocket
a vehicle that travels into space
🧑🚀
spacesuit
special clothes astronauts wear in space
⛑️
helmet
a hard hat that protects your head
🔭
telescope
you look through it to see stars and planets
🌌
planetarium
a building with a dome screen that shows the sky
🖼️
exhibition
a place where objects are shown to people
🕹️
simulator
a machine that feels like the real thing
🫧
zero gravity
no weight: everything floats
🪟
observation room
a room with big windows for looking at things
Read: Our trip to the Space Centre
Last Saturday my class visited the Space Centre. First, we went to the planetarium and watched a film about the planets. After that, we saw an exhibition with models of rockets and a real spacesuit. In the simulator we flew to Mars! The most exciting part was the zero-gravity room, because everything floated. At the end we looked at the stars through a big telescope in the observation room.
Check your understanding
Where did they watch a film about the planets?
In the planetarium.
What did they see in the exhibition?
Models of rockets and a real spacesuit.
Why was the zero-gravity room exciting?
Because everything floated.
What did they use to look at the stars?
A big telescope.
🗣️ Your turn
Say two sentences about a place you visited with your class. Use First, After that and At the end.