A PCM RE NG DI Name SQ 1 Match the facts to the continents. The Andes, the longest mountain Europe chain in the world, is on this continent. Asia You will find the longest coral reef here. Africa This continent has the shortest river and the largest freshwater lake. North America South America France is the largest country on this continent. Australasia You will find the Antarctica world’s highest The world’s highest mountain on this temperature was continent. recorded in a Icebergs form around this desert on this continent. continent in summer. The Seven Continents Skill: reading for information © Harcourt Education Ltd 2005 PCM W R Name ING T I SQ 2 Use the notes in the table to write four sentences about Africa and four sentences about South America. Continent Features Africa South America rivers Amazon – one of longest, 6,712 km mountains Andes – longest mountain chain cities Nairobi – capital of Kenya countries Kenya one of largest deserts largest desert, Sahara animals chimpanzee, gorilla, monkey, Argentina – huge cattle ranches sloth giraffe, elephant, zebra size second largest other twice the size of Europe Amazon – largest rainforest Africa 1 2 3 4 South America 1 2 3 4 The Seven Continents Skill: interpreting a chart © Harcourt Education Ltd 2005 A PCM RE Name NG DI SQ 1 Match the questions and answers. The stars are still there in the daytime but the sunlight is so bright, that we can’t see them. In space, the sky looks black. On Earth the air has gases that scatter the sunlight and make the sky look blue during the day. But in space there is no air to scatter the sunlight, so the sky always looks black. 1 Why can’t people breathe in space? 2 What can an astronaut see from a spaceship window? 3 Is the sky blue in space? 4 Why do stars twinkle? The moon, the Earth, stars, maybe even a satellite. There is no air in space. When you look up at stars, you are looking through a thick layer of air that is moving. This makes it seem as if the light from the stars is moving too. 5 Where do the stars go in the daytime? 6 Is the moon a star? Now ask someone who has not seen this page to try to answer the questions. No, the moon is made of dust and rock. The light it shines is only the light of the sun bouncing off the moon’s surface. Living in Space Skill: reading for meaning © Harcourt Education Ltd 2005 PCM W R Name ING T I SQ 2 Imagine you are an astronaut living at a space station. Write a diary entry for one day. Use the information from Living in Space for ideas about meals, exercise, work and sleeping. 8 am: 9 am: 12 noon: 6 pm: 10 pm: Living in Space Skill: writing a diary entry © Harcourt Education Ltd 2005
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