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Mdulo 3 - O Mundo da Tecnologia

Name: ________________________ Class:____ Number:__ Teacher:______________

PART I- READING (Leitura e Compreenso de Texto) 200 p

Read the following text carefully.

The International Space Station (ISS) is a floating laboratory in space that will be in orbit
at an altitude of approximately 400 kilometres above the Earth and will establish a permanent
human presence in space for the next 10 to 15 years.
Astronaut Umberto Guidoni, the first European to be on the ISS and a veteran of two
space missions, explains what it is like living out there.

What is it like living in space?

For a start, you really have to be organised. You cant just put things down, because
there is no down. Anything loose simply floats away. On one occasion, I almost lost an
important computer disk that way. So everything has to be stuck down, usually with duct tape
or velcro not very high technology, but two of the most important inventions used in space!

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But how do you feel in zero gravity?

To begin with, you have a sensation of floating. You feel like you are in water but without
water. There are all types of strange sensations. You adapt rapidly, but it takes about 24
hours to recover from space nausea. After that, it is fun. Even so, you need a few days before
you can do things efficiently.

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What about ordinary living? Eating, sleeping, and so on?

Eating is difficult. Mostly you spoon food from a plastic bag carefully! Any sudden
movements and the food will fly and end up stuck to a wall.
How do astronauts spend their day?
The ISS orbits the Earth in 90 minutes, so there is no 24-hour rhythm of day and night that
we on Earth are accustomed to. Yet, astronauts try to maintain an artificial 24-hour rhythm.

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What about personal hygiene?

Hygiene is of course as important on board the ISS as it is on Earth. For their personal
hygiene, all astronauts have a small kit containing all necessary items: a comb, a pair of
scissors, a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, towels and tissues. The kit is equipped
with velcro so that the astronauts can attach it to the wall; otherwise it could float away when
they are brushing their teeth!

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Source: http://esamultimedia.esa.int/ (adapted and abridged)

A. Mark the statements TRUE or FALSE. Find evidence in the text to support ALL your
answers. (120p)
1. It is very important that astronauts take extra precautions where they put their things. ______
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2. On one occasion, Umberto Guidoni lost an important computer disk. ______
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3. Simple technology is very effective to solve problems in space. ______

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4. Zero gravity feels like floating in water. ______
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5. Eating is difficult because of space nausea. ______
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6. The ISS goes around the Earth in ninety minutes. ______
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B. Match the words and phrases from the text (on the left) with their equivalent (on the
right). Two words are not necessary! (40p)
in orbit (line 1)
approximately (line 2)
veteran (line 4)
out there (line 5)
difficult (line 17)

a complicated
b going around the Earth
c on planet Earth
c more or less
d an experienced person
e a vet
f in space

C. Who/ What do the following words in bold and underlined refer to in the texts? (40
p)
1. that (line 1)_______________

3. it (line 26) _______________

2. their (line 23) _____________

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4.

they (line 26)

PART II- USE OF LANGUAGE (Uso e Funcionamento da Lngua) ( 200 p)

A. Complete with the following connectors : if / when/ although / that / or. (50p)

1. Umberto Guidoni is an astronaut ________________ has been on two space missions.

2. In the ISS astronauts use duct tape ______________ velcro to stick everything down.
3. _________________ astronauts arrive at the space station, they experience strange sensations.
4. __________________ there is no 24-hour rhythm the ISS, the astronauts try to maintain a daily
routine .
5. ________________ visit the ISS, you will probably find eating difficult.
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B. Complete with the following tenses : Simple Present/ Present Continuous / Simple
Past / Future-will / Future- Going to (100p)
1. Space missions _________________ (TO BE) always very expensive.
2. The ISS ___________________ (TO BE) in orbit for the next 10 to 15 years.
3. In the past, there ____________________ (TO BE) no emails or mobile phones.
4. So how ___________________________________ (PEOPLE/ TO COMMUNICATE)?
5. They _________________ (TO WRITE) letters and ________________ (TO VISIT) each
others homes.
6. In 2006 Umberto Guidoni _________________ (TO GO) on his second space mission.
7. His daughter is training with NASA. She________________ (TO BE) an astronaut like her
father.
8. If you go on a space mission, you _____________ (see) the round shape of the Earth.
9. You ______________ (float) if you experienced zero gravity.

C. Complete with the adequate words on your right. (50p)

"I, Robot" is set in the year 2035 and is centred around a __________ (1) named
Del Spooner (Will Smith) who investigates the death of the _____________(2)
Alfred Lanning at U.S. Robotics. Spooner immediately suspects that a
____________(3) has something to do with the crime.
In the story robots are common _____________(4) and workers for their human
owners, but Spooner declares: Those robots dont do ____________(5) any
good. Dr. Susan Calvin, who is a ___________(6) on the psyches of robots
insists at the beginning of the movie that a robot can simply not ___________(7)
a human being.
The robot Sonny appears to be implicated in the crime, although that would
mean the robot has _______________(8) the Three Laws of Robotics, which is
apparently impossible.

anybody
detective
assistants
harm
violated
robot
scientist
specialist

PART III - WRITING (Produo Escrita) 200 p

Write about 50 words about ONE of the following topics, A or B.

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A. How important is technology for you? Describe how you use technology everyday.
B. In your opinion, what was the most important invention? Why?
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