Barnard-b discovered to be a new potential home

admin 2019年3月25日

Pre-reading questions:

1. Can there be another earth in the galaxy?
2. Do you think that we can live in another planet?

Vocabulary:

1. possible /pos-uh-buhl/

[adjective] able to be done or achieved, or able to exist
All things are possible for those who believe.

2. nearest /neer-est/

[adjective] not far away in distance, time, characteristics, or quality
Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun.

3. quickly /kwik-lee/

[adverb] at a fast speed
The rocket quickly launched to space.

4. temperature /tem-per-uh-cher/

[noun] the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body
Western people has heating under their houses to keep it warm.


5. information /in-fer-mey-shuhn/

[noun] facts about a situation, person, event, etc.
The new information about the other species in Mars are not yet proven.

True or False:

1. Edward Guinan and Scott Engle said Barnard-b is possible to be a new home for simple alien lives.
2. Barnard Star is the third nearest star system to Earth.
3. The planet can kill any living thing because of its coldness.
4. Tidal heating is what makes planet Barnard-b be possible to live in.
5. It has a temperature of minus 170℃ and has a lot of light and water.

Vocabulary Check:

Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.

1. Sky tree tower is the __________ tower in our office.
2. Maya finished her tasks _________.
3. The planet was livable because its ____________ is warm.
4. We found the ____________ about the planet in the internet.
5. His methods are ___________, if he would only do it carefully.