Work in pairs and answer the questions.
1 What else do you know about Mars or other planets in the solar system?
2 What famous astronauts do you know? What were their achievements?
1 What else do you know about Mars or other planets in the solar system?
2 What famous astronauts do you know? What were their achievements?
1. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is often called the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance in the night sky. It has a thin atmosphere and is known for its polar ice caps and vast deserts. Other planets in the solar system include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
2. Here are some famous astronauts and their achievements:
-Neil Armstrong: first person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
-Sally Ride: first American woman in space and a member of two space shuttle missions.
-Yuri Gagarin: first person to orbit the Earth in 1961.
-Mae Jemison: first African American woman in space and a member of the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour.
-Buzz Aldrin: second person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.