SPEAKING PRACTICE 1

1. Summarize the information you heard. Explain conductivity. Include the steps in the demonstration. Use relevant details and clear language. (Use FNF strategy to organize your notes).

2. Summarize the information you heard. Explain the two tools that are mentioned. Use relevant details and clear language. Your teacher will need to read your answer to grade it.

3. Who was telling stories about far away places?

• sailors
• locals
• pilots

4. Which tool was not mentioned in the presentation?

• astrolabe
• barometer
• compass

5. How did sailors use the astrolabe?

• to measure the position of the planet in the morning
• to measure the position of the sun at noon
• to measure the position of the moon at midnight

6. Where is the equator?

• right around the middle of the the Earth
• on top of the Earth
• below the sun

7. Latitude lines tell us how far ____ and ____ we are from the equator.

• even/odd
• east/west
• north/south

8. The astrolabe was hard to use.

• true
• false

9. Explorers used the compass to always identify which direction was ____.

• north
• south
• east

10. Once you know which way is north, you will know which way you are traveling at all times.

• true
• false