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Laboratory satellites are usually the only ones that have
people in them. The Russians have a lab that has been constantly
occupied by scientists for many years. There are plans to build a
very large satellite called a space station. Much of the
knowledge about how to do this has been learned aboard
American Shuttle labs which become satellites for a few days at
a time and then return to the earth, so the labs can be changed
and sent into space again to learn something
Someday, people may live their entire lives aboard satellites
in space.
IV. Comprehension check
1. Match the following words and their meanings by placing
proper numbers on each blank:
__1. launch a. happening all the time
__2. camera b. to use weapons violently
in order to damage or destroy
__3. speed c. a machine used for taking still
or moving photographs
__4. survey d. to examine an area in order to
measure the area and make
a map of it
__5. data e. the process of working out
position, direction, and speed
while traveling
__6. attack f. to send something into the air
or into space
__7. entire g. the rate at which something
moves or travels
__8. satellite h. an object that is sent into space
and travels around the earth
or another planet
__9. navigation i. whole
__10. constant j. information
k. room or building used for
scientific experiments
2. Read the text again to decide if the following
statements are true or false. Correct the false ones with
the facts from the text.
1. Neptune is a satellite of the solar system.
2. A satellite is something that goes around itself.
3. The first man-made satellite was launched by Russians.
4. The moon is the biggest satellite of the sun.
5. Hundreds of satellites have been sent up, and they have all
had the same purpose.
6. Comsats are used for navigation.
7. Comsats travel at a faster speed than the earth.
8. Before Comsats, information was transmitted using cables.
9. Survey satellites help map-makers draw their charts and
maps more accurately.
3. Arrange the following sentences according to the
logic of the text:
1. American shuttle labs become satellites for a few days at a
time and then return to the earth.
2. Map makers are drawing much more accurate charts and
maps.
3. Navigators on ships and airplanes use the Satnav system to
find out where they are.
4. The earth’s biggest satellite is the moon.
5. There are military, communication, survey, weather,
navigation and laboratory satellites.
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