1.
Thursday 13th November 2014
The lander Philae

2. Touchdown or landing (part 1)
(red = new words)
Philae bounced off the surface of comet 67P and flew a kilometer out into space during a rough landing.
The Philae probe is almost a mile away from where scientists had hoped it would land.
The landing was difficult because Philae’s special harpoons didn't fire.
Philae is in the shadow of a cliff, so its solar powered battery could not recharge itself.
The battery on Philae lasted 60 hours.

3. Touchdown or landing (part 2)
Can you remember the new words? (Problems? Go back one slide!)
Philae ….....……the surface of comet 67P and …….. a kilometer out into space during ……………………………..
The Philae …………….. is almost a mile away from where scientists had hoped it would …………………..
……………………….was difficult because Philae’s special harpoons didn't fire.
Philae is in the shadow of a cliff, so its ………………………..
………………… could not recharge itself.
The battery on Philae …………………. 60 hours.

4. Historic (part 1)
The robot probe is the size of a washing machine. It
was launched from Rosetta on Wednesday 12th November
and spent seven hours travelling to the comet.
Rosetta left the Earth in 2004 and travelled through space for 10 years and covered 6 billion kms!
The team of scientists at ESA have been working on this project for 25 years, since They want to find information about the origin of our Solar system.
The comet was discovered in 1969.

5. Historic (part 2)
The robot probe is …………………of a washing machine. It
………………………from Rosetta on Wednesday 12th November
and spent seven hours travelling to the comet.
Rosetta left the Earth in 2004 and travelled …………. space for 10 years and 6 billion kms!
The team of scientists at ESA have been working on this project for 25 years, since They want to find information about the origin of our Solar system.
The comet was discovered in 1969.

6. Mission. Draw arrows from the adjectives to the surface of the comet.
The spacecraft took a few photos of the comet 67P (or Chury).
The surface of the comet is craggy (escarpé) and grey. Chury is made of dust and rocks.

7. Mission. Draw arrows from the adjectives to the surface of the comet.
The spacecraft took a few photos of the comet 67P (or Chury).
The surface of the comet is …………….. and ………. Chury is made of ……….. and rocks.

8. VOCABULARY: new words to learn.
Find 4 (at least) word families and write the words in 4 word-boxes.
The landing ; Philae ; craggy ; to speed through space
a probe ; The touchdown ; ESA ; Rosetta ; a lander ; grey ;
to touch down ; a robot ; a spacecraft ; to land ; to be
launched ; dust ; the European Space Agency ; ; 67P

9. Write them in your vocabulary notebook.
VOCABULARY: New Words to learn
Write them in your vocabulary notebook.

10. Write them in your vocabulary notebook.
VOCABULARY correction.
Write them in your vocabulary notebook.
Comet 67P / Chury
Craggy ; grey ; dust
To launch ; to be launched
To speed through space
The landing ; the touchdown ; to land ; To touch down
Philae: ; A robot ; A probe ; A lander.
Rosetta ; a spacecraft
ESA = European Space Agency

11. Grammar : comparisons 1/3
Philae is the size of a washing machine.
= Philae is as big as a washing machine.
The comet is smaller than London.
= London is larger than the comet.
(See next slide)

12. The comet : comparison with London.
It is : larger? Smaller? than London /3

13. The probe : Comparison with a washing machine! 3/3
The probe Philae is …… ……….. ….. a washing machine or
Philae is ………… …………………… ……….. a washing machine.

14. Compare ages and sizes of the rovers on Mars.
Curiosity
2012
Spirit & Opportunity
2004
Sojourner, 1997
…bigger than…
… smaller than…

15. 1…almost the size of 2
1… almost as big as 2
The Mini is almost the size of Curiosity.
The Mini is almost as big as curiosity.
Answer :

18. Grammar. The past, the future.
Chronology : match the events with the dates.
January 2004
1989
12 12 Nov 2014
1969
January 2014
Dec 2015
Rosetta was launched from Earth.
The comet was discovered
ESA activated Rosetta’s batteries.
Philae landed on the comet.
ESA began work to send a robot on the comet .
Rosetta’s mission will end.

19. Grammar. The past, the future.
Chronology correction
Rosetta was launched from Earth
The comet was discovered
Philae landed on the comet.
January 2004
January 2014
12 12 Nov 2014
1969
1989
Dec 2015
ESA activated Rosetta’s batteries
ESA began work to send a robot to the comet .
Rosetta’s mission will end.

20. Grammar. The past, the future
Grammar. The past, the future. Classer les événements en 2 catégories : the past ; the future
Rosetta was launched from Earth
The comet was discovered
Philae landed on the comet.
January 2004
January 2014
12 12 Nov 2014
1969
1989
Dec 2015
ESA began work to send a robot to the comet.
ESA activated Rosetta’s batteries
Rosetta’s mission will end.

21. Grammar. The past, the future
Grammar. The past, the future. Classer les événements de Philae en 2 catégories : the past ; the future
The past
The future

22. CHRONOLOGY :
The pluperfect = le plus que parfait. Choose 1969 or 1989
ESA had begun its research in……………, before Rosetta
was launched from Earth.
1989
Dec 2015
12 Nov 2014
January 2014
The comet was discovered
1969
Rosetta was launched from Earth
Philae landed on the comet.
Rosetta’s mission will end.
ESA began work to send a robot to the comet.
January 2004
ESA activated Rosetta’s batteries

23. The pluperfect = le plus que parfait.
ESA had begun its research in 1989, before Rosetta was launched from Earth.
L’événement le plus ancien : « had begun »
Temps : pluperfect.
Construction : Auxil had + p. passé.
Puis : « was launched »
Temps : preterit
Axe chronologique passé
Russian scientists had discovered the comet and ESA had begun its work before Rosetta was launched.

24. A Photo of the comet sent by the probe
How can you describe the surface of Chury?

25. The comet compared to fiction spacecrafts!
Larger ? Smaller ? As big as ?
The smallest ? The largest ?