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Why I'm Late Today I rushed into the school office. "Sorry I'm late. I was having breakfast with the Norbotians," I said. "Who are the Norbotians?" Mrs. Gage asked. "The aliens-well, creatures-on Norbot," I explained. "They're really very nice," I added. Mrs. Gage shook her head. "You had breakfast with aliens?" she asked. "They invited us. They felt bad after I did a belly flop into their swimming pool," I said. "Why did they feel bad?" she asked. "Because it was filled with green slime,." I said. "They love to swim in green slime, but of course, they're Norbotians," I said. "I see. Well, why did you jump in if it was filled with green slime?" Mrs. Gage asked. "Oh, I didn't jump. I flew into it when Teresa pushed the red button-it said 'eject," I explained. Mrs. Gage snorted. "I suppose this eject button was inside your spaceship?" she asked. "That's right. The eject button is only for emergencies," I said. "Teresa freaked out, though, when the Norbotians came to say hello," I explained. "I thought you said they were nice," said Mrs. Gage. "They're very nice. It's not their fault they look... like they do," I replied. "And they came to say hello because ...?" she asked. "A spaceship doesn't land in their backyard every day," I said. "What were you doing in a spaceship?" Mrs. Gage asked. "How else would we get to Norbot?" I replied. "But where did you get this spaceship?" Mrs. Gage asked. "Teresa built it in her backyard," I said. "Where is the spaceship now?" Mrs. Gage asked. "It's out on the grass. I had to either land there or on the school roof." I said. "So where is Teresa?" Mrs. Gage asked. "She's going to school on Norbot today." I said. "We're doing a student exchange," I explained. Mrs. Gage looked at me and laughed. "That's the strangest excuse I've ever heard," she said. Then Mrs. Gage jumped up and spilled her coffee. "Your backpack is alive!" she screamed. "Oh, that's not my backpack," I said. I smiled and waved at Mrs. Gage. So did Norby. Mrs. Gage waved back. "Welcome to Earth!" she said.

A. The continental plate remains above, while the oceanic plate subducts. The older and denser oceanic plate subducts beneath the younger plate. A subduction is the process by which an oceanic plate slide under a less dense plate, can be a continental or another oceanic plate. In this process, the plates involved are oceanic plate and continental plate. Oceanic Plate is thinner plate, Dense,generally, slides under into the mantle; and especially when it is older than the other oceanic plate. They may slide over given that it is the younger oceanic plate in the oceanic-oceanic subduction. In case of oceanic-continental subduction, even younger oceanic plate can never slide over it. Continental Plate is thicker plate, less dense and slides over and experiences compression and volcanic activity. Another concept is about buoyancy. Consider the Earth’s mantle as a giant swimming pool. Floating on top of it are the Earth's tectonic plates—some thin and dense, like the oceanic crust, and others thick and less dense, like the continental crust. Imagine the thin oceanic plate and the thick continental crusts are like tennis ball and soccer ball, respectively. When placed in water, the tennis ball sinks at the bottom and easily subducted as it is smaller and denser. Contrary, the soccer ball is larger and more buoyant, thus, resists subduction and tends to stay afloat. Therefore, during subduction, the thin and dense oceanic crust or an older oceanic crust slide under another plate due to its low buoyancy. Consequently, the thick and denser continental plate or younger oceanic plate slides over because of its high buoyancy. In the subduction zone, there are two landforms that are formed in the process, namely, trench and volcanic arcs. Trenches are deep valleys formed at the edges of the colliding plates, where an oceanic plate bends downward and starts to subduct another plate. It looks like a long, narrow depression where marks the zone where subduction begins. The other landform is the volcanic arc, a chain of volcanoes that formed on the overriding plates where water and sediments from the sinking slab cause the mantle wedge above it to melt, making the magma rise to the surface and forming the volcanoes. a. The formation of trench When these two plates collide, the oceanic plate is subducted and pulled into the mantle. The edges of the plates create a deep valley which we call trench. b. Formation of volcanic arcs When a denser oceanic plate collides with a less dense continental plate, oceanic plate is subducted and pulled into the mantle. As it reaches the mantle, the plate is subjected to extremely high pressure and temperature. This causes the trapped water and air in the plate to be released. The plate eventually melted back as magma. The formed magma rises to the surface. This gives rise to the formation of volcanic arcs. The same is true between the collision of two oceanic crusts as the older crust is subducted over the younger crust. However, the collision of two continental crusts will not result in the formation of trenches.

The Magic Swimming Pool

The Olympic Games The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They will also be building new roads and a special railway line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.

Create vocab quiz for the following vocab: eco hotel (noun) a hotel that is made to minimise impact on the natural environment water sports (noun) sports that take place on or in water windsurfing (noun) a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and holding onto a large sail waterskiing (noun) a sport in which you are pulled along the surface of the water by a boat, while balancing on a pair of skis first-aid kit (noun) a box or bag containing basic medical equipment day trip (noun) a visit to a place in which you go there and come back on the same day picnic basket (noun) a light container made of thin strips of wood, metal or plastic, that holds an informal meal of sandwiches, etc. for eating outside roller skating (noun) the activity of moving along the ground using roller skates ice skating (noun) the sport or activity of moving on ice using ice skates theme park (noun) a large permanent area for public entertainment, with entertaining activities and big machines to ride on or play games on, restaurants, etc. national park (noun) an area of a country that is protected by the government because of its natural beauty or because it has a special history campsite (noun) an area where people stay in tents for a holiday hot spring (noun) a place where hot water naturally flows out from the ground, typically heated by underground volcanic activity insect repellent (noun) a substance used to repel very small animals such as mosquitos tennis court (noun) a rectangular area marked with lines on which tennis is played swimming pool (noun) an area of water that has been made for people to swim in beach umbrella (noun) a device for protection against the sun sightseeing tour (noun) a tour of a place, visiting interesting places boat trip (noun) a journey taken in a small vehicle travelling on water

Timmy: Hey Sam, what are you doing? Sam: I am getting ready to go swimming in the pool. Timmy: It’s too cold. How about we play soccer? Sam: No. We can’t kick the ball in the snow. Timmy: Can we play hockey on the lake? Sam: Yes, we can. Let’s go there. Sam: Can you hit the puck? Timmy: Yes, I can hit it.

Hey Sam, what are you doing? I am getting ready to go swimming in the pool. It’s too cold. How about we play soccer? No. We can’t kick the ball in the snow. Can we play hockey on the lake? Yes, we can. Let’s go there. Can you hit the puck? Yes, I can hit it.

Timmy: Hey Cindy, what are you doing? Cindy: I am getting ready to go swimming. Timmy: Where do you swim? Cindy: I swim in the pool. Cindy: Do you want to swim with me? Timmy: No, thank you. I have soccer practice. Cindy: What do you like about soccer? Timmy: I like kicking the ball and scoring goals.

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