Page 51 - IP1Y 001 Listening Success BT7

A. Listen and answer the following questions. Note taking

1. What is the main idea of this passage? Topic :

Isaac Newton’s discovery of the oval-shaped orbits of
planets
that a person is never too young or old to discover
Main idea :
something really important
the force of gravity is not limited to Earth but keeps the
moon and planets in orbit as well
Isaac Newton’s fascination with the Sun, Earth, moon, 1 Major point :
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and planets in the universe
2. How old was Sir Isaac Newton when he realized the
law of gravity?
Details :
19 years old
23 years old
32 years old
27 years old

3. Newton was not the first to understand the fact that

nd
gravity was the force of attraction between two objects 2 Major point :
the orbit of a planet was not circular but more elongated
the moon is held in an orbit around the Earth by the pull

of Earth’s gravity
Details :
the planets were held in place by the sun’s gravity

4. What did Sir Isaac Newton change?

the method for picking apples
how to make accurate mathematical calculations
the way people understood the universe
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the force of attraction between two objects 3 Major point :
B. Check True or False.
1. Sir Isaac Newton proved the force of

gravity was affected by distance and by the Details :
mass of an object.
2. Newton calculated the force needed to keep

the moon around the Earth.

3. Isaac Newton realizes gravitation force

after seeing a pear fall from a tree.

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