Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
The number of stars and planets feels infinite, which makes our universe seem like an unfathomable place. But that hasn’t stopped people from dreaming about exploring the night sky. From the beginning of time, we have wanted to learn about and understand outer space.
Studying and traveling into space is both difficult and expensive, however. Even though different countries work toward this goal, such as with NASA in the US, it is a project that will never end. It is probably not possible for us to discover and one day visit most of outer space. What we call the final frontier is simply too big!
Gary and Brian saw new photos of Pluto, and they’re excited to talk about space. Find out what happens in today’s English lesson.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Brian: Did you see the new pictures of Pluto?
Gary: I did. They’re amazing!
Brian: They look really cool.
Gary: Honestly, it’s unfathomable that we have photos of Pluto because it’s so far away.
Brian: Yeah. I am just so excited that we finally got new, clear pictures of Pluto.
Gary: Yeah. It seems like there’s just this expanse of nothingness from Earth all the way out to Pluto. Right? And yet we have high quality photos of what the surface looks like.
Brian: It’s pretty amazing to think that we’re already exploring space when we haven’t even explored the deepest oceans on our planet.
Gary: It’s true. It’s the final frontier. Star Trek had it right.
Brian: Do you know where I could learn more about…
Gary: Outer space?
Brian: Yes. All of the universe!
Gary: NASA is a great place, and the European Space Agency.
Brian: OK. Great!
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Discussion
Brian and Gary saw new photos of Pluto. They’re not the first photos ever taken, but they are very clear and of excellent quality. With the new pictures, it is now possible to see what the surface of Pluto looks like.
To Gary, it is incredible that there are photos of Pluto since it’s so far away. Brian is surprised that people are exploring space but not all the world’s oceans. They agree that the pictures of Pluto are very cool. The universe can sometimes feels like a lot of nothingness, but there is still so much to learn.
Have you seen the photos of Pluto? Is it important to study outer space?
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