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Growing in Space

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Published: 1.10.2018
Level 4   |   Time: 3:12
Accent: British, Canadian

A Japanese astronaut tweeted about how much he has grown while in space.

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  1. READ the VOCABULARY

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  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

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  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

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  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

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  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

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  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

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  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

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  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

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  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

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triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an astronaut [n] - a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ eye-catching [adj] - interesting, impressive
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ allocate [v] - give for a specific purpose
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a spacecraft [n] - a vehicle used for traveling in space
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ vertebrae [n] - the small bones forming the back (spine)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a vertebra [n] - one of the small bones forming the back (spine)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ magnify [v] - make something more intense
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ in the surf [exp] - in the water at the beach
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a tape measure [n] - a device used to measure length or size
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ six feet tall [exp] - about 1.8 meters
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ landing [n] - coming back to Earth
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ swear [v] - promise
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ compress [v] - get pushed/squeezed together
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ palpable [adj] - a very strong feeling
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ relentless [adj] - constant, continuous
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an oppressor [n] - something or someone that makes life difficult
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ grind [v] - push together

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



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  1. How long has Norishige Kanai been on the International Space Station??
    A few years
    A few months
    A few weeks

  2. What country is he from?
    Russia
    Canada
    Japan

  3. What surprising announcement did he make?
    He got 9 cm taller.
    He was able to see the moon.
    He thinks Trump is a great president.

  4. How do astronauts return to Earth?
    In a Soyuz spacecraft
    In the International Space Station
    In the Challenger space shuttle

  5. Who is Tim Hadfield?
    An astronaut on the space station with Norishige
    A former astronaut
    Norishige's trainer

  6. Why do people get taller in space?
    Lack of gravity allows their bones to drift apart.
    Change in diet causes them to grow more.
    The moon's gravity pulls their bones apart.

  7. Why did it affect Norishige more than usual?
    He is tall.
    He is short.
    He is young.

  8. Which part of the astronaut's body stretches the most?
    The legs
    The backbone
    The hands and feet

  9. Why is it difficult to measure someone in space?
    Because astronauts have to wear special suits.
    Because they don't have the correct tools.
    Because there is no gravity.

  10. How much taller did Hatfield get in space?
    About 6 feet
    About 9 cm
    About 4 cm

  11. What problems could Norishige's growth cause?
    His space suit may not fit him.
    His seat may not fit him well.
    He may not be able to sleep.
    He may be injured when he returns to Earth.

  12. How long does it take for astronauts to return to their normal height when they come back to Earth?
    It happens almost immediately.
    It takes a few weeks.
    They usually don't return to their normal height.

  13. What did Hatfield feel when he came back to Earth?
    He could feel his suit getting tighter.
    He could feel his suit getting looser.
    He could feel his back being compressed.



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


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Sentence 1

Kanai / be / board / International / Space / Station / three / week


Kanai has been on board the International Space Station for three weeks.



Sentence 2

that / time / he / grow / by / much / nine / centimeter


In that time, he has grown by as much as nine centimeters.



Sentence 3

Hadfield / explain / people / not / actual / grow / space


Hadfield explains (that) people don't actually grow in space.



Sentence 4

instead / each / vertebra / their / spine / get / little / far / apart / because / there / no / gravity


Instead, each vertebra in their spine gets a little [further/farther] apart because there is no gravity.



Sentence 5

Hadfield / not / believe / Kanai / actual / grow / nine / centimeter


Hadfield doesn't believe (that) Kanai actually grew nine centimeters.
Hadfield doesn't believe (that) Kanai has actually grown nine centimeters.



Sentence 6

it / difficult / measure / your / height / space / because / there / no / gravity


It is difficult to measure your height in space because there is no gravity.



Sentence 7

Hadfield / get / about / four / centimeter / tall / while / he / space


Hadfield got about four centimeters taller while he was in space.



Sentence 8

it / important / anticipate / much / you / grow / so / your / crash / seat / can / build / proper


It is important to anticipate how much you will grow so (that) your crash seat can be built properly.



Sentence 9

if / Kanai / crash / seat / not / proper / size / he / could / break / neck / back / when / he / land


If Kanai's crash seat is not the proper size, he could break his neck or (his) back when he lands.



Sentence 10

Hadfield / say / he / could / feel / gravity / compress / spine / soon / he / come / back / Earth


Hadfield said (that) he could feel gravity compress(ing) his spine as soon as he came back to Earth.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. Hadfield says he is 6ft tall (~180cm) and he got 4cm taller. How much do you think you would grow in space?
  2. Were you a tall child? At what age did you stop growing?
  3. What is your ideal height? How tall do you want to be?
  4. What problems do you think astronauts have in space? Which problems do you think are the most serious (physical, emotional, mental, dietary)?
  5. Considering current technology, if you had the opportunity, would you like to go to space? Why / Why not?
  6. Would you agree to help colonize a planet if you knew you couldn’t come back to Earth?
  7. Is space exploration important, or is it a waste of money? What are the benefits of space exploration for mankind?
  8. What is your favorite space movie or TV show? How realistic is it?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


The Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai has been on board the International Space Station for the past three weeks. And today he sent out this eye catching tweet:

"Good morning everybody. I have a major announcement today. We had our bodies measured after reaching space and wow wow wow. I had actually grown by as much as nine centimeters."

Mr. Kanai I went on to say that he was a bit worried that he wouldn't fit in the seat allocated for him in the Soyuz spacecraft, which will take him back to Earth. Chris Hadfield is a Canadian former astronauts. He spoke to the BBC's Tim Franks.

It's more than average for sure. And of course it's not really growth. You're not growing again like when you were a teenager. What's actually happening is each one of the bones in your body is getting slightly further apart because there's no gravity to push you down anymore. And so especially up your backbone, each of the little vertebra gets a little further apart. And if you're a tall astronaut like Norishige, then it gets magnified because you're longer to begin with. But nine centimeters, that's probably more than reality. It's really hard to measure somebody when there's no gravity. You can't just stand up against a wall. It's kind of like measuring yourself floating in the surf. So it will be interesting to see when they remeasure exactly how much taller he's gotten.

OK. It's one of those problems about being in space that I hadn't really come up with, yes, that it is difficult to get a tape measure up against somebody. Did it happen to you when you were aboard the space station?

It does. All astronauts, their backbones stretch. As you get a little taller when you're weightless, and in my case since I'm about six feet tall, I got about maybe four centimeters taller. You know about that much - a little bit bigger. And what's intriguing is that you have to anticipate that. What Norishige was talking about is the seat that will support and protect his body when he comes crashing back to Earth on the Soyuz. It's a crash seat. It's designed to take up the force of a landing. And so you don't want it to fit improperly. And the Russian designers, the sculptors, who build those seats actually anticipate us being a little bit taller. In his case, you want to make sure that that he hasn't grown too much for his seat. Otherwise, he could hurt or break his neck or his back when he lands.

Oh, it's that serious? I mean it's not just this is a first world problem about trying to fit in an economy class seat. This is something potentially rather more serious. And how quickly on return do you get back to normal size?

Well, you know, I actually when I landed the first time on my first space flight, as I started getting under gravity and I stood up again, I swore I could actually feel like when you slip something in your back. I could feel my back compressing back down again - almost a palpable give to it. And it happens quite rapidly. Gravity is relentless. It's a punishing oppressor, and it grinds our bones as close to them as our body will allow, so no matter how much taller you get in space, it's not going to last when you get home.

That's the former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield speaking to the BBC's Tim Franks.