Упр.2a Урок 6 Юнит 2 New Millennium English 9 класс
2a Read this text and Text В on p. 28 and say what they have in common and what is different.ASOME "SPACE GARBAGE" REALLY IS GARBAGE!In 1978, two cosmonauts in the Russian Salyut 6 space station dumped two bags of trash into space.
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2a Read this text and Text В on p. 28 and say what they have in common and what is different.
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SOME "SPACE GARBAGE" REALLY IS GARBAGE!
In 1978, two cosmonauts in the Russian Salyut 6 space station dumped two bags of trash into space. Later, ground controllers told the cosmonauts to check out two nearby "unidentified flying objects". One looked out the window — and was shocked to see two dark round objects keeping pace with the spacecraft! Only after a few hair-raising seconds did they realise that the scary, strange-looking "UFOs" were merely the trash bags they had discarded.
trash — waste material th.it will be thrown away
keeping pace with - following closely
discard - to throw away something because it is useless.
Kim: Stop messing around and pay attention, Felix. Flight Control Centre’s on line in a second.
Felix: No messing around, Kim. I’m experimenting with weightlessness. The big screen comes to life with the excited face of the ground controller. She is trying to hide her excitement. Both astronauts move closer to the screen.
Ground controller: (a worried voice) Skybirds, hi. Jessica Gleeson, Flight Control Centre. How well can you hear me?
Kim: Hearing’s perfect. Had a good night’s sleep?
Ground controller: No panic, skybirds. Check your rear vision camera. Can you see them? Kim, also worried, turns to the keyboard. Another screen goes on. The rear part of the spacecraft can be seen on the screen, and further on, two perfectly round silverish objects are floating. They look like classic UFOs.
Felix: Jesus!
Kim: Gosh! Ground Control, we can see two unidentified flying objects. They’re round. Probably made of metal. They reflect light) well. How long have they been around?
Ground controller: We noticed them 15 minutes ago. They are just following you. No threat so far. Felix’s face shows that he is at a loss then he suddenly remembers something.
Felix: (not very loud) Kim? I say...
Kim: (Kim is not listening, he is tapping nervously on the keyboard) Zoom,... clear picture...Suddenly one of the objects becomes bigger on the screen. There are big letters on the side which say EUROPEAN AEROSPACE AGENCY. Both astronauts look at each other and burst into laughter.
Ground controller: (Puzzled) What’s the matter? Skybirds? Skybirds?
Kim: (Still laughing) Ground Control, relax. It’s just bags of trash we dumped the other day.
Ground controller: What?! Discarded paper towels? (laughs)