Unit 4 Vocabulary
Our Sun and everything that orbits around it – that means planets (like Earth!), moons, asteroids, comets, and space dust.
solar system
may or might
There ____________ be life on other planets.
might
Something from or in the area where you live.
local
Tiny living things that are too small to see without a microscope.
bacteria
gerunds as subjects
Knowing ___________________
The layer of gases (like air) that surrounds a planet or moon, like a giant invisible blanket.
atmosphere
may or might
You __________ become an astronaut.
may
The way of life of a group of people. This includes their food, clothes, music, language, and celebrations.
culture
A plan to do something or solve a problem.
strategy
Gerunds as subjects
finish the sentence
Sharing ________________________________.
Sharing your traditions helps other people understand you.
Anything that comes from outside planet Earth. Usually, it means an alien!
extraterrestrial
no one, someone, everyone, anyone
Are you __________ who likes debating?
someone
A group of people born around the same time. Your grandparents are one generation, your parents are another, and you are the next generation!
generation
The way someone or something acts.
behaviour
Gerunds as objects
My friends are good at _____________ jewelry.
making
A huge, round ball of rock or gas floating in space. It orbits a star (like our Sun) and is too big to be called an asteroid.
planet
no one, someone, everyone, anyone
__________ knows forsure if there is life on other planets.
no one
Something special you do again and again, often with your family, for a holiday or celebration.
tradition
define trick
Something done to fool or surprise someone.
The passive (present simple)
The pollen (take) ________ to other plants by insects.
is taken
The path something takes around something else in space, like a racetrack in the sky.
orbit
make up a sentence using one of each:
no one
someone
everyone
anyone
answers may vary
what is language?
The words we use to speak and write to each other.
define digest
To break down food inside the body or plant.
relative clauses with that:
unscramble the sentencea / got / has / plant / that / sunflower / long / is / a / stem
A sunflower is a plant that has got a long stem.