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This time you'll be reading a text which tells when the Sun will die, and what will happen after. Be sure to check the difficult words before answering!
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Scientists have worked out when our Sun will die. It won’t be any time soon. It will be in 10 billion years. The scientists are from the University of Manchester in the UK. They predict that in about 5 billion years from now, the Sun will turn into a “red giant”. This is the scientific name given to a star at the end of its life. When our Sun becomes a red giant, its centre will shrink. Its outer layers will expand as far as Mars. This means Earth will be burnt and disappear. After our Sun turns into a red giant, it will become a planetary nebula. This is a bubble of gas and space dust. The scientists say no humans will be on Earth when the Sun dies out. Humans will disappear in around one billion years from now.

The Sun is still quite young in space years. It is just 4.6 billion years old. This means it is only around one third into its lifespan. Professor Albert Zijlstra, a scientist from the University of Manchester, explained what happens at the end of a star’s life. He said: “When a star dies, it ejects a mass of gas and dust into space.…This reveals the star’s core. By this point in the star’s life, it is running out of fuel.” He said it eventually turns off and dies. Professor Zijlstra was happy that modern science can calculate the age of stars and what will happen to them. He said we can measure the presence of stars in distant galaxies, and “we even have found out what the Sun will do when it dies”.

Difficult words:

Shrink – encolher
Layers – camadas
Lifespan – duração de vida
Core – núcleo
Fuel – combustível

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Hello everyone! How are you doing today? Are you prepared for the new year? 😁 I hope you can also spare a few minutes for a quiz! This time you’ll be reading a text about a huge archeological discovery. Be sure to check the difficult words and pay attention to the text, okay?
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Egypt is a land of mystery and wonder. Archaeologists hope to unearth the ancient marvels there. Archaeologists at an excavation near the city of Alexandria have made a huge discovery. Archaeologist Kathleen Martinez has dedicated most of her life to searching for the long-lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra. The queen ruled Egypt more than 1,000 years ago. Martinez and her team stumbled upon an amazing find. They uncovered a 1,305-metre tunnel, 13 metres underground. Architectural experts have called it an “engineering miracle”.

Ms Martinez was elated at finding the tunnel and its contents. She said the site had a religious centre with three sanctuaries, a sacred lake, statues, gold, and a huge collection of coins portraying…Queen Cleopatra. Martinez’s quest to find Queen Cleopatra’s tomb began in 2005. She said her perseverance was not an obsession. She said: “I simply admire Cleopatra as a historical character.” Martinez spoke of the importance of her team’s work. She said that if the tunnel leads to Cleopatra’s tomb, “it will be the most important discovery of the century”.

Difficult words:
Unearth – desenterrar/descobrir
Stumbled – tropeçaram ou encontrar por acidente
Elated – exaltado/extasiado

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