Explain Something About Space

  • 1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE

  • 2 LEARN GRAMMAR

  • 3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN

Define and Explain

What do you know about space? Tell a partner something you know about a planet, a spacecraft, an astronomer, or a similar topic.

First, review the information in your science textbook or another source. Make an outline to organize your thoughts.

Outline

  • I. The Solar System

    • A. the sun

    • B. planets that orbit the sun

      • 1. Mercury

      • 2. Venus

      • 3. Earth

      • 4. Mars

      • 5. Jupiter

      • 6. Saturn

      • 7. Uranus

      • 8. Neptune

Check your outline to see if there are any words or phrases you may need to define for your partner. Write their meanings on your outline. If you need help with the definitions, use a dictionary.

Explain the information to your partner. Define the difficult words.

How to Define and Explain

  • 1. Define: As you give information, tell the meaning of any difficult words or phrases.

  • 2. Explain: Give more details or examples to make the definition clear.

To orbit means to move around an object. Earth orbits the sun.

Use Pronouns in Prepositional Phrases

When you give an explanation, make sure you use the correct object pronoun after a preposition.

EXAMPLESEarth goes around the sun once a year.
Earth goes around it once a year.