Objectives & Sequence: This lesson is intended to be used as a preview of Grammar - Reported Speech #1.
Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with a partner or group:
- Have you ever studied astronomy? If not, would you be interested in learning about it in the future?
- What is a light year? How long is it?
- What is the difference between a star and a planet?
- How can astronomers see galaxies far away?
- How many zeros are in a million? What about billion? Trillion?
Part Two: Listening
Exercise
Open Exercise One to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document. Then, go on to Exercise Two.