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Someday people will live in space. By the end of the century there will, be permanent
settlements that will allow people to lead a normal life in space. Hundreds of astronauts are
going to work and live in the space station, which will take ten years to build.
II.
In some way, living on the moon will be easier than living on a space station. And it will be cheaper
because people wont bring everything from the earth by rockets. The space city will be like a
gigantic glass wheel that will contain buildings, forms, factories and special meeting-places.
Inside it, people wont live differently from small towns on Earth. It will have air so that inhabitants can
breathe, and they wont need to wear special space-suits inside the buildings.
III.
Scientists also believe that they will obtain water from a large ice lake on the moon. People wont
have to do housework because robots will do that for them. Food wont be a problem, as settlers wont need to
eat. Instead, they will take a pill three times a day!
IV.
The first group of astronauts will live on the moon for six months and then they will return to earth and another
group will travel. This will be repeated until the first settlers can establish permanently in the new
city. Life on the moon will only be the beginning. We hope they will use the knowledge we get there to
plan expeditions to Mars, Mercury and even Pluto.
Teens Club Primero MedioLina Alvarado JantusPage 68
Reading Comprehension1)
Read the text and answer these questions;
a) How will people live on the moon?
The space city will be like a gigantic glass
b) How long will each group stay in the space city?
For six months
c) When will people live permanently on the moon?
Food wont be a problem, as settlers wont need to eat. Instead, they will take a pill three times a day!
d) Where will people take water from?
When scientists discover the water from a large ice lake on the moon
e) What is life on the moon going to be like?
The life in the moon will be easy because. People wont have to do housework because robots will do that for
them
2) Read the text again. Decide if these sentences are true or false. Correct the false.