WritingUnit6SpaceandbeyondToknowwhatlifeislikeonboardaspacecraftbyreadingTowriteajournalentryaboutlivinginspaceLearningobjectivesReadthepassageandfindoutastronauts'everydaytasks.Inspace,eventhemoststraightforward,everydaytaskscanbequitedifficultforastronautswhoarespendingmonthsonboardaspacecraft.Inthiszerogravityworld,thereisnoupordown,andwhilesleepingontheceilingmightsoundlikefun,astronautsneedtobestrappedtosleepingcompartmentstoprotectthemselvesfrominjury.Althoughnotmanypeopleenjoydoinghousework,astronautsneedtofindtheself-disciplinetokeepthesmallinterioroftheirspacecraftclean;evenusingavacuumcleanertostopdustfromgettingintotheairfilters.Avacuumcleaneralsocomesinhandyforfetchingitemsthatarefloatingaroundout-of-reach!Astronautsalsoneedtokeepthemselvesclean.Todothis,theyusespecialsoapandshampoowhichdonotneedtoberinsedoffwithwater.Afterbrushingtheirteeth,theyspitintoatowel.123

Activity1Withnogravitytopushagainst,astronauts’bonesandmusclescanbecomeweak.Inordertostayfit,astronautshavetoexerciseonaregularbasis.Andwhilesomefooditems,suchascakesandfruitcanbeeateninmoreorlessthesamewaythattheyareonEarth,waterneedstobeaddedtomuchofthefoodthatiseateninspace.Nonetheless,amenuforahungryastronautcanstillbevariedandbalanced,oftenincludingsoup,prawnsandwiches,aswellasfruityogurt.Andassaltandpepperwouldsimplyfloataway,astronautsareprovidedwiththeseinliquidform.Carryingouttheseeverydaytaskseffectivelyhelpstheastronautsstayhealthyandfocusontheirworkinspace—afterall,imaginewhatwouldhappeniftheycaughtacoldandstartedtosneeze!45

Activity1Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.1.Whatisthemainreasonwhyeverydaytasksarelesssimpleinspace?Everydaytasksarelesssimplemainlybecauseofthezerogravityinspace.2.Whyisitimportantforastronautstoexerciseregularly?It’simportantforastronautstoexerciseregularlybecausewithnogravitytopushagainst,astronauts’bonesandmusclescanbecomeweakinspace.Exercisingregularlycanhelpthemstayfit.

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Activity2Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingthepassage.3.Whatelsedoyouknowaboutlifeonaspacecraft?CommunicationwithmissioncontrolcentersonEarthallowsastronautstostayconnectedwiththeirfamiliesandreceiveupdatesabouttheirmissionprogress.Theyalsoengageinscientificexperiments,maintenancetasks,andevenleisureactivitieslikereadingorwatchingmoviesduringtheirfreetime.

Activity3Imagineyouhavespent24hoursonboardaspacecraft.Usethenotestoorganiseyourjournalentry.1Whatyoudidonthespaceship：2Howyoufelt:3Whatyouenjoyedmost/least:

Activity3Imagineyouhavespent24hoursonboardaspacecraft.Usethenotestoorganiseyourjournalentry.Part1LeadinPart2BodyPart3SummaryLifeinspacecanbedifferentfromthatontheearthhavelunch-work-exercise-performexperimentuntiethestrap-brushteeth-washface-havebreakfast-workonproject-cleanroom-exercisemeetingwithcolleagues-tiedthestrap-callfamily-fallasleepexpresshowyoufeltandyouropinionaboutlifeinspace

WritingsampleTherebeingnogravity,thelifeinspacecanbevariedfromthatontheearth.Themoststraightforwarddailytasksontheearthcanbeverydifficultinspace.Inspace,Ienjoyedanunbelievableday.Aftergettingup,Ibegantobrushmyteeth,spitintoatowelandwashedmyfacewithspecialsoap.NextIstartedtohavebreakfast,whichconsistedofsomebreadandabagofmilk.Ihadtofetchastrawtodrinkthemilk,otherwiseitwouldfloataroundinthespacecraft.Havingworkedfortwohours,Ineededtoworkoutforsometimetokeepmymusclesstrong.ItiedmyfeettoaspecialmachinesothatIwouldn’tfloataway.IhadMapobeancurdandfish-flavoredporkforlunch.Whenitwastimetogotobed,Iwentintoasmallcupboard,gotintoasleepingbagandtiedittothewallofthesleepingcompartment.IthinkImustlooklikeabigsausage.Itissofunny,isn’tit?Livinginspaceisratherdifficultbutfun.Ienjoyobservingthevastspaceverym