by JAGUL

Shuttle may have leaked fuel

One of space shuttle Columbia's main engines may have been leaking hydrogen fuel all the way to orbit and could have shut down abruptly if more fuel had seeped out, resulting in a never-before-attempted emergency landing, NASA said Sunday. If it proves to be a leak as photographs suggest, the possible engine shut down could have caused an emergency landing within minutes of launch, either in Florida or West Africa. As it turned out, Columbia made it safely to orbit Friday under the control of Air Force Col. Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a U.S. spaceship. The shuttle, carrying five astronauts and the world's biggest and most powerful X-ray telescope, fell seven miles short of its intended orbit. A fuel leak could explain why the engines shut down one second or so early.

Adapted by Julio Aguilera

READING COMPREHENSION: Make questions for:

  1. ........?The spaceship carries five astronauts.
  2. ........?A fuel leak could explain why the engines shut down.
  3. ........?One of the space shuttle Columbia's main engines may have been leaking.

VOCABULARY

  1. Find a synonym for "ESCAPE"
  2. Find a synonym for "SWITCH OFF"
  3. Find an opposite in the text for "TAKE OFF"
  4. Write a sentence with "COMMAND"

GRAMMAR

  1. Complete the following sentence "If more fuel had seeped out......"
  2. Use reported speech for:He said"Columbia made it safely to orbit Friday under the control of Air Force Col Eileen Collins.."
  3. Rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning "It is leaking. It could cause an emergency landing"
  4. Write the following sentence into Passive Voice "The shuttle carries five astronauts."

PRODUCTION

  1. Women today.
  2. The new spacial explorers.

 

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