The Garden on the Moon
Flyers coaching · Reading & Writing Part 3 · Space and Science
The garden on the Moon
Sam loved plants, especially the (1) ______ on his balcony. One evening he watched a programme about a (2) ______ on the Moon. The astronauts there wanted to grow fresh food.
“There’s no rain on the Moon,” said a (3) ______. “And plants need (4) ______.” So she made an (5) ______: she put seeds in small boxes with special lamps.
Sam wanted to try it too. He put six (6) ______ in a box in his dark cupboard. “I’m not going to open the door for a week,” he said. His sister laughed. “It (7) ______ going to work!”
A week later, Sam opened the cupboard. Nothing! But then he put a lamp on the box. After ten days there were small green plants. “One day I’m going to be an (8) ______,” he said, “and I’m going to (9) ______ a garden on the Moon!”
Vocabulary
- tomato — A soft, round, red fruit that you put in salads.
- seed — A small thing that a new plant grows from.
- scientist — A person who studies the world and does experiments.
- experiment — A test that scientists do to learn something new.
- astronaut — A person who travels into space.
- engine — The part of a car, train or plane that makes it move.
- discover — Find something for the first time.
- light — It comes from the sun or a lamp and helps us see.
- balcony — A small place outside an upstairs window where you can stand or sit.
- base — The place where a team lives and works, and where they start from.
Sample questions (10 questions)
- (1)
- planets
- tomatoes
- rockets
- (2)
- balcony
- seed
- base
- (3)
- scientist
- tomato
- engine
Answers and hints from Migo appear when you do it online.