4000 Essential English Words 2
Unit 21 - From the Earth to the Stars
Vocabulary
An astronaut is a person that goes into outer space.
The astronaut was walking on the moon.
When you are awake, you are not asleep.
Sometimes I lay awake in bed because I am not tired.
When you have courage, you are not afraid.
The man had the courage to touch the lion.
To float is to move on top of water without sinking.
The boy’s toy boat floated in the pool.
To grant something is to allow someone to have it.
The teacher granted us a break after studying hard all day.
Gravity is the force that makes things fall to Earth.
There is no gravity in space.
A jewel is a beautiful stone that is worth a lot of money.
A diamond is one of the most expensive jewels in the world.
A miner is a person who works in a mine.
The miner was looking for gold.
A mineral is a type of substance found in the Earth.
Rocks are made up of different kinds of minerals.
To participate is to take part in something.
The students participated in the school play.
Permission means the act of allowing the doing of something.
I have permission to drive my mom’s car.
To pour a liquid means to make it come out of a container.
I poured some milk into my sister’s cup.
Someone or somethings presence is the fact they are there.
The presence of dark clouds meant it would rain.
If a material is raw, it is natural and has not been processed.
The company dumped raw sewage into the river.
A satellite is something that is sent into space to get information.
The satellite was traveling around the earth.
The scale of something is its size, especially when it is very large.
I was surprised by the scale of the buildings in the downtown area.
To skip something is to not do it.
He skipped work to get more sleep.
To stretch is to make your arms or legs reach out.
She stretched her body before exercising.
A telescope is a tool people use to look at the stars.
With a telescope, you can see the moon and stars easily.
When something is underground, it is below the surface of the Earth.
Subway trains travel underground.
From the Earth to the Stars
Jeremy was from a family of miners. Like them, he worked underground during the day. His job was to gather raw minerals and jewels. Each night after work, he lay awake in an open field. With his telescope, he looked at the stars. He was amazed by the scale of space. He wished someday he might travel there.
One day there was an accident in the mine. Water poured into the mine. Everything was dark. Jeremy stretched out and grabbed a piece of wood. It kept him from sinking. Jeremy felt a presence nearby.
“I am an angel,” said a voice.
“What?” Jeremy exclaimed.
“You must never come underground again. Have the courage to make your wishes come true.”
For a long time he floated in silence. Then he heard other voices. The other miners were coming to rescue him.
The next day Jeremy skipped work. He decided to become an astronaut. For the next two years, he studied hard. One day, he was given permission to participate in a mission to space. His wish had been granted.
His spaceship left the ground. It went higher until there was no more gravity. He saw satellites floating next to the ship.
Then Jeremy saw a beautiful angel outside his spaceship. It smiled at Jeremy. For some minutes, Jeremy could not speak. Finally, he said, “Thankyou.”
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- a. to not be scared
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- scale
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- b. below the earth
- c. a chemical
- d. an expensive stone
- courage
- a. to be alert
- b. the act of allowing the doing of something
- c. to take part in an activity
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- satellite
- a. to not do something
- b. something sent into space
- c. to take part in an activity
- d. the act of allowing the doing of something
- pour
- a. a chemical in the earth
- b. a tool for looking
- c. to move liquid
- d. to be afraid
- raw
- a. a tool for looking
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- c. a man in space
- d. something in a place
- telescope
- a. a tube for water
- b. a spirit
- c. a tool for looking
- d. a man in space
- awake
- a. to not do something
- b. not asleep
- c. not afraid
- d. the act of allowing the doing of something
- gravity
- a. a chart of numbers
- b. a spirit
- c. to move on top of water
- d. a powerful force
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- a. a man in space
- b. a worker in a mine
- c. a spirit
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The movie had __________ flying in heaven and singing beautiful songs.
I watched a TV show about how people trained to become __________. - participate / satellite
Russia was the first country to send a __________ into space.
The teacher asked all of us to __________ in writing the story. - grants / permission
My mother gave me __________ to attend the party.
The man at the door __________ people permission to enter the building. - jewels / minerals
We are studying __________ that we use in everyday life.
The woman keeps her __________ in a safe place. - telescope / pipe
The water __________ broke, and now the street is flooded.
Thomas got a __________ from his grandfather on his birthday.
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- What is this story about?
- a. Why satellites are useful
- b. How a man escaped gravity
- c. Why a telescope is a useful thing
- d. How a miner became an astronaut
- Why did Jeremy stop going underground?
- a. It kept him awake all night long.
- b. He could not find any jewels or minerals.
- c. An angel told him to stop working there and make his dreams come true.
- d. He stopped having the courage to skip work.
- In the second paragraph, we can infer that Jeremy __________.
- a. did not know how to float
- b. could not see the angel
- c. broke the pipe by accident
- d. felt the presence of the workers
- According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT __________.
- a. Jeremy was granted permission to leave the mine
- b. Jeremy used a telescope to watch the stars
- c. Jeremy stretched out to grab the wood
- d. Jeremy was amazed by the scale of space
- What did Jeremy participate in after finishing astronaut school?
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- What is this story about?
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One day I saw an ad in the newspaper. It was for a treasure hunt in some 1__________ caves. I really wanted to 2__________. but I had to get my parents' 3__________. They said I could do it. The night before the hunt, I was 4__________ all night long. I kept wondering what we’d be looking for. Maybe it would be a big 5__________ or gold. When I got to the hunt, there were a lot of other kids there. We were given maps. Each map led to a different place. My treasure turned out to be a book called Treasure Island. I was a little disappointed. But I had fun looking for it!
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