Wednesday
English
Listen to and read the extract the describes Lord Asriel.
- Draw a picture of Lord Asriel that includes as many of the details from the text as possible.
- Try and convey his character in your drawing.
Then Lord Asriel stood up and turned away from the fire. She saw him fully, and marveled at the contrast he made with the plump Butler, the stooped and languid Scholars. Lord Asriel was a tall man with powerful shoulders, a fierce dark face, and eyes that seemed to flash and glitter with savage laughter. It was a face to be dominated by, or to fight: never a face to patronize or pity. All his movements were large and perfectly balanced, like those of a wild animal, and when he appeared in a room like this, he seemed a wild animal held in a cage too small for it.
Lord Asriel.mp3
Topic
In this video, Astronaut Chris Hadfield talks about some common myths about space travel.
Watch the video and answer these questions:
- What would happen if you went into space without a space suit?
- What does space smell of?
- Would you age if you travelled at the speed of light?
- Can you hear an explosion in space? Why?
- Can you create gravity in space?
- Can build space ships like the ones in Star Wars and Star Trek?
- Do astronauts get taller on the ISS?
- Are bacteria more dangerous in space?