第14章 Lesson 13 Starry Night

My uncle Sam is an astronomer. He gets to look at the planets and the stars. Uncle Sam gave me a big telescope for my birthday. On a clear night last week, we looked through the telescope together. I saw a very bright spot in the sky. My uncle told me it was the planet Venus.

Uncle Sam showed me groups of stars that look like pictures. He showed me "The Big Dipper". It looks like a big pot with a long handle. He showed me one called "the Broken W". It looks like a "w", but it is a little bit lopsided.

I love looking at the starry night sky. Maybe I will be an astronomer, too!

I. Word List

astronomer: a person who studies stars, planets, and space

telescope: an instrument that makes things appear nearer and larger

Venus: the second planet from the Sun

lopsided: not straight

II. Find the mistake—Every sentence contains a mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them.

1. Uncle Sam is an astrologist. ____________

2. Uncle Sam gave the writer a microscope. ____________

3. The writer saw the planet Mars through a telescope. ____________

4. The writer likes looking at the day sky. ____________

III. Use the clues—Find the correct answer by reading the clues carefully.

1. looks like a container for scooping up water: T_ _ B _ _ D _ _ _ _ _

2. the Earth is a: p_ _ _ _ _

3. a person who studies space: a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. leaning to one side: l _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. it makes things far away appear larger and closer: t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

IV. Complete the sentences—Read the sentences carefully and make them true about you.

1. At night I like to _____________________.

2. When I grow up, I want to be ___________________.

3. On my birthday, my _________ gave me ____________.

4. A present I would like to get is ________________.