Outer Space Author: Hello English Illustrator: Arpita Bhattacharjee
2/16 Story Description A boy and a girl wonder what it would be like to live in outer space.
3/16 Before Reading - Vocabulary and Phonics Especially eh-ss-pesh-ul-ee We would have to be careful, especially when walking in space. Gravity gra-vit-ee Because there is no gravity, we would float. Floating flow-ting Our food and drink would be floating around the room. Furniture fur-nih-ch-ur All of the furniture would float off the ground.
Kids, listen! There is something you're not aware of. There is an entirely different world out there waiting for us. It is filled with magic and wonder. It is a place that we are always trying to understand. One day we will go out there, far from this world, and discover new places. 4/16
What is Dad talking about? I think he's going crazy. There's enough entertainment in this world. What could we possibly want from up there? Put your hand down. Your armpit smells really bad. 5/16
Wait a minute. What if Dad was right? There could be another world up there waiting for us. It must be filled with amazing things, like ice cream, pancakes, drinks of all kinds. Even pizzas. I imagine there are pizzas up there, and the people who go there must have a great adventure. 6/16
It must be difficult to live up there without gravity. How are you supposed to do simple things like eat and drink, and go to the toilet? And there isn't much space. It must be very cramped. You would bump into a lot of things. 7/16
What if there was no gravity down here? Then look at the furniture. It would lift off the ground. We'd float in the air. Wouldn't it be incredible? Uh, oh! The salad is falling out of the bowl! Oh, it's all right. It's just floating! 8/16
We would be flying around the earth at several thousand miles per hour. We would be travelling so fast that we would go around the world in just one hour, spinning all of the way. 9/16
In space, there will be no need to clean up your mess, because it will just float. You can walk into the food, instead of bringing the food towards you. Dinnertime will be a strange experience. 10/16
Imagine all the different flavours of ice-cream we could have in space. And space itself is freezing cold so we could store it outside. We could have as much ice-cream as we want. 11/16
That means we could even eat upside down or spend all day that way. We might forget which way is the right way up. 12/16
We could go food hunting in space. We would have to wear a protective space suit, because nobody can survive in the conditions of space. 13/16
What about water? Maybe when I'm drinking it, it would slosh around my body. That would feel really weird and cool. 14/16
I can't wait to go to space. Especially with a group of people like my family and my friends. We can share the whole experience together. The only question is, will we be able to get our food delivered? 15/16
16/16 After Reading If you could go to outer space, what would you do there? What things would happen in space? What would you see? If you could take someone there with you, who would it be and why?
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