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Match the headings with the paragraphs
Reading (1-3). There is one extra.
A. Reasons why we may be able to live on Mars.
D Look at the pictures and discuss the questions.
B. Reasons why we may not be able to live on Mars.
1. What are the names of the two planets in pictures
C. Explanation for the name of Mars.
A and B?
D. Reasons for explorations of Mars.
2. How do you think the pictures are diff erent?
Read the text again and answer the questions.
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$ 1. What is the other name for Mars?
2. What are the lowest and the highest
temperatures on Mars?
3. Why is it poisonous to live on Mars?
4. Which is longer, a day on Earth or a day on Mars?
5. How long is a year on Mars?
E Read the text below and check your answers.
1. Mars is called the Red Planet because of Speaking
its reddish surface. There have been many Work in pairs. One is a human and the other
explorations to Mars by humans since the is a Martian. Use the suggestions below
mid-20 century. Scientists hope that we to ask and answer about life on Earth and
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can find another planet to accommodate life on Mars.
human life.
2. There are major reasons why the Human Martian
climate on Mars is unsuitable for Food rice, bread, meat... tablets, rocks, ...
human life. Temperatures on Mars can Drink water, juice, ... liquid from under the rock...
be as low as -87 degrees Celsius and Sleep 6 - 8 hours/ night... 2-3 hours/ night...
rarely get above 0 degrees Celsius. Travel bicycle, car... fl ying car, space buggy, UFO...
But the bigger problem is the lack of oxygen. forests, lakes, oceans, dry, dessert, rocky landscape,
95% of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide Environment mountains, cities, ... caves...
(CO ), and this is poisonous to breathe. diseases, pollution,
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Moreover, there is no water on Mars even Problems overpopulation... survival, lonliness...
though scientists have found traces of it.
3. However, as early as the mid-19 century, Example: Well, we eat things like
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scientists discovered that Mars had some So what kind of rice, bread, cooked meat.
similarities to Earth. A day on Mars is 24 food do you eat? And you?
hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds, almost
the same as a day on Earth. Mars also
experiences seasons just as Earth does.
However, the seasons are twice as long
because a year on Mars lasts about twice
as long as an Earth year.

Find words in the text that have similar
meanings to these words or phrases.
1. causing death or illness
2. two times
3. has, goes through Now swap pairs. The human of one pair works
4. marks or signs showing that something happened with the Martian of the other pair. Take turns
5. the outside or top layer of something to report what your previous partner said
6. weather conditions of a particular place about life on their planet to your new partner
7. provide a place to live to see if he/ she said similar things.

64 Unit 12/ Life on Other Planets