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Unit 1 READING 2
I just got back from a great trip to
the space exhibition at the
museum! First, I looked at some
rocks from the moon. Then I had a
chance to watch a movie about the
first space shuttles. Afterward, I
found my favorite activity there! It was an amazing flight simulator! On it, I
pretended to fly a spaceship to other planets. The coolest thing was that
my weight changed on different planets! That’s because each one has
different gravity, which affects weight. (a) So I weighed more on large
planets, like Neptune and Saturn, than I do on Earth. (b) In fact, I weighed
almost 100 kilograms on Jupiter! It was amazing, since my weight on earth is
only 41 kilograms! (c) On smaller planets like Mars and Venus, I
weighed less than 20 kilograms. (d) In fact, I didn’t even weigh 10
kilograms on the Moon. Interestingly, there were no two planets
on which I weighed the same. Getting firsthand experience was
helpful for learning, and I’d love to go back some time.
English Usage
• pretend + to infinitive
verb + to infinitive : fail to, afford to, intend to, prefer to, seem to, appear to
Mathew tried to pretend to be our friends at the meeting.
Cathy never fails to finish everything on time.
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I just got back from a great trip to
the space exhibition at the
museum! First, I looked at some
rocks from the moon. Then I had a
chance to watch a movie about the
first space shuttles. Afterward, I
found my favorite activity there! It was an amazing flight simulator! On it, I
pretended to fly a spaceship to other planets. The coolest thing was that
my weight changed on different planets! That’s because each one has
different gravity, which affects weight. (a) So I weighed more on large
planets, like Neptune and Saturn, than I do on Earth. (b) In fact, I weighed
almost 100 kilograms on Jupiter! It was amazing, since my weight on earth is
only 41 kilograms! (c) On smaller planets like Mars and Venus, I
weighed less than 20 kilograms. (d) In fact, I didn’t even weigh 10
kilograms on the Moon. Interestingly, there were no two planets
on which I weighed the same. Getting firsthand experience was
helpful for learning, and I’d love to go back some time.
English Usage
• pretend + to infinitive
verb + to infinitive : fail to, afford to, intend to, prefer to, seem to, appear to
Mathew tried to pretend to be our friends at the meeting.
Cathy never fails to finish everything on time.
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