Roberta Bondar

Famous People

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson, students read a brief biography about Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut. They learn and practice new vocabulary, and review regular and irregular verbs in the simple past.

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Focus

topic-based
academic
4-skills
biography
regular & irregular verbs
simple past
question formation
Canada
space travel

Vocabulary

degree
neurologist
training
astronaut
researcher
recovery
charity
observatory
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane