WHAT A DAY!

READING

TASK 1 – Questions 1 - 5
 Read the following article about life on the International Space Station.
 Answer the questions on the article. Choose the best option a, b, or c.

LIFE ON THE SPACE STATION

Astronauts on the International Space Station have a busy schedule. Every day they wake up at 7.00 GMT1. From
7.00 to 8.00, they wash up and eat breakfast. At 8.00 in the morning, they call Ground Control2 in their countries.
After they talk to Ground Control, their workday begins. The astronauts don’t do the same every day. Their
schedules change every week.
The astronauts don’t work all the time. Each day they exercise for an hour in the morning and an hour in the
afternoon. After dinner, they have free time. Then, it’s time to go to sleep. Sometimes this isn’t easy because the sun
rises and sets 16 times each day on the Space Station.
The astronauts’ work doesn’t end on Friday. They work a half day on Saturday and all day on Sunday. Astronauts are
very busy people.
1
GTM: Greenwich Mean Time.
2
Ground Control: People on Earth who work with astronauts in space.

1. What time do the astronauts start the day? 4. Do astronauts have the chance to see the sunset
a. At 7.30 more than once?
b. At 7.00 a. No, it’s always dark in the Space Station.
c. At 8.00 b. Yes, but only once every day.
c. Yes, the sun rises and sets many times a day.
2. Where is Ground Control?
a. On the moon.
b. At the NASA quarters.
c. In their countries.

3. Do the astronauts have the same schedule every
day?
a. No, it changes regularly.
b. Yes, they do the same things every day.
c. No, it only changes on Saturdays.
5. Do astronauts enjoy their weekends?
a. No, they work half day on Saturdays and
whole day on Sundays.
b. Yes, they close the Space Station on Friday
nights.
c. Yes, they have a rest on Sundays.

TASK 2 – Questions 6 – 12

 Read the following text and mark True, False, or Doesn’t Say.

Sarah and her friends plan to do something together at the weekend. They have talked about activities they enjoy
doing, but they can’t decide what they want to do. Sarah likes bowling, but she doesn’t like football.
All her friends want to watch movies, but her friend Annie prefers to go on picnic. Annie also wants
to play table tennis and read.
Thomas watches T.V. in his free time. He doesn’t like bowling and wants to play table tennis
too. Sarah thinks that they can go to a country house and spend time doing different things, so
that everyone is happy. She plans to take some books and football balls. There is a big T.V. set in her farm so Thomas
can watch T.V. Luckily there is also a tennis table, so Annie and Thomas can play. They can also rent some movies
and watch them on Saturday night. On Sunday morning they can prepare a picnic on the meadow.
True False Doesn’t say
Annie likes going bowling.
Everyone likes football.
Thomas can watch his favorite T.V program at the country side.
Sarah’s sister goes also to the country house.
Everyone goes on picnic a on Sunday.