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INEM Felipe Pérez Área: Idiomas Extranjeros

https://www.inem.edu.co/ Asignatura: Inglés

Taller virtual #1 Grado: 10

Nombre del estudiante: karol Tatiana arboleda Hernandez Grupo: 10-01

Where did the moon come from?

How much do you know about the moon? Is it older or younger than the Earth? Where did it come
from? Watch and find out!

LET’S WATCH THIS VIDEO FIRST

https://youtu.be/c0FCE4H0Dro

PREPARATION
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the number 1–6.
1…(d)….. debris a. 1,000,000,000
2…(f)….. a crater b. to move around a star in a circle or oval
3…( b )….. to orbit c. an accident when something crashes into another thing
4 ( c ).. a collision d. the broken pieces of things after an explosion, accident or fire
5…( e )….. molten rock e. rock that is very hot and has become liquid
6…(a)….. a billion f. a large round hole in the Earth made by something crashing into
it

Let me take you back to the earliest days of our planet, four and a half billion years ago. At this time,
the Earth had no moon. It was orbiting the Sun alone, and it was being assaulted by rocks and
comets.
Today, there are no scars left from this cosmic pinball but to get a sense of the damage that was
done, I’ve come to the Arizona desert to a great hole in the ground.
This is a beautiful crater, a near-perfect circle a mile in diameter. It was formed when a meteor
crashed into the Earth a mere fifty thousand years ago. That’s nothing on the timescale that we’re
talking about. But, it’s amazing how much damage that one passing rock can cause. The early Earth
was bombarded with rocks; it must have been mayhem. And then along came something much,
much bigger.
Another planet the size of Mars drifted into the path of Earth. It was on a collision course.

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It hit the Earth with a glancing blow. Imagine the power released by such a collision!
The impact sent a mass of liquid rock into orbit. This debris coalesced into a ball and the moon was
formed, just fourteen thousand miles away from the early Earth. This was the closest point it could
have been. Any closer, and gravity would have pulled the debris crashing back to Earth and there’d
be no moon.
Today the moon is just a rock, reflecting the sun’s light, but back then it was a molten sphere burning
brightly. It must have looked amazing: an enormous orange disc in the sky.
Imagine the scene: the first moonrise over the early Earth. Our world was no longer alone. It had a
huge, powerful neighbour, and ever since this has been a very different type of planet.

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING: ORDERING

Where did the moon come from?
Read the events and put them in the correct order.
● A planet crashed into the Earth.(2)
● This became the moon we see today.(6)
● Four and a half billion years ago, the Earth had no moon.(1)
● It formed into a ball.( 4)
● It cooled down and moved further away from the Earth.(5)
● A large amount of molten rock was sent into orbit.( 3)

GAP FILL - IRREGULAR PAST SIMPLE

Type the correct form of the verbs in the box in the gaps.
1. Four and a half billion years ago, the Earth _______ no moon.
2. The early Earth _____________ bombarded with rocks.
3. And then along ___________ something much, much bigger.
4. Another planet ____________ the Earth.
5. The impact ___________ a mass of liquid rock into orbit.
6. Our world ___________ no longer alone. It ___________a huge, powerful neighbour.

COME - HAVE (2) - HIT -

BE (2) -SEND

MULTIPLE CHOICE – REFERENCES

Read the sentences and choose the correct reference of the word in bold.
1. At this time, the Earth had no moon. It was orbiting the Sun alone, and it was being assaulted
by rocks and comets.

a. the moon b. the Earth c. the Sun

2. This is a beautiful crater, a near-perfect circle a mile in diameter. It was formed when a meteor
crashed into the Earth.
a. the crater b. the meteor c. the Earth

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3. The crater was formed a mere fifty thousand years ago. That’s nothing on the timescale that
we’re talking about.
a. the crater b. the Earth c. fifty thousand years

4. And then along came something much, much bigger. Another planet the size of Mars drifted into
the path of Earth.
a. Mars b. the Earth c. a planet as big as Mars

5. The debris coalesced into a ball and the moon was formed, just fourteen thousand miles away
from the early Earth. This was the closest point it could have been. Any closer, and gravity would
have pulled the debris crashing back to Earth and there’d be no moon.
a. a point fourteen thousand miles away from Earth
b. gravity
c. the moon

6. Our world was no longer alone. It had a huge, powerful neighbour, and ever since this has been a
very different type of planet.
a. the Earth b. the moon c. the Sun

CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY: MATCHING – SYNONYMS

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a – h next to the number 1 – 8.
1…….. molten a. enormous
2…….. huge b. collision
3…….. impact c. bombarded
4…….. assaulted d. liquid
5…….. sphere e. just
6…….. mere f. circle
7…….. close (adj.) g. ball
8…….. disc h. near

CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY: MULTIPLE CHOICE – MOON AND EARTH EXPRESSIONS

READ THE SENTENCES AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANING OF THE IDIOM IN BOLD.
1. Hooray, I’ve passed the exam! I am over the moon!
a. to be very happy about something
b. to be very worried about something
c. to dream about something

2. My sister has moved to New York, so I only get to see her once in a blue moon.
a. very often b. very rarely c. never

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3. My sister got married last week. She’s on honeymoon now.
a. a business trip b. a holiday that two people take after they get married
c. a journey to the moon

4. I love watching Michael Jackson perform. My favourite bit is when he does the moonwalk!
a. walking on the surface of the moon
b. a kind of jump
c. a kind of dance where the dancer seems to move forward while walking backwards

5. My dream is to become the most famous singer in the whole world! But I have more down-to-
earth ambitions too, like going to university and getting a good job.
a. practical and sensible
b. unrealistic
c. strange

6. Where are my keys? I’ve looked everywhere but I can’t find them. It’s as if they’ve vanished off
the face of the Earth.
a. been stolen
b. been found
c. completely disappeared

Do you like learning about the moon and the planets?

Do you know any stories or songs about the moon?

Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.

CLASSIFY (regular or irregular) AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLE WITH VERBS FROM
THE PREVIOS READING AND EXERCISES; IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLETE, LOOK FOR MORE
IN THE DICTIONARY TO COMPLETE UP TO 20 EACH TABLE.

IRREGULAR VERBS

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 INFINITIVE PAST TENSE NEGATIVE MEANING
(AFFIRMATIVE FORM) FORM
1. TO COME

2. Didn´t take
3. Enviar
4. Was

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REGULAR
VERBS

INFINITIVE PAST TENSE NEGATIVE MEANING

(AFFIRMATIVE FORM) FORM
1. To Form

2. pulled

3. Didn´t look

4. moverse

5.
6.
7.
8.

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WEBGRAFIA:
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
https://youtu.be/c0FCE4H0Dro
https://images.app.goo.gl/2Z9KnbxjKqv6g3gG9