Extensive Reading in English for Beginners #12 - The Planets

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THE PLANETS

Earth is a planet.

A planet is a huge object that travels around a star.

Earth travels around the sun.

The sun is a big star.

Seven other planets also travel around the sun.

Let's learn about them!

Mercury is closest to the sun.

Mercury is the smallest planet.

It looks like the moon.

Venus is the planet after Mercury.

You can see Venus on clear nights.

Ιt is a very bright planet.

Earth is the planet after Venus.

Earth is the only planet we know of with life.

Mars is the planet after Earth.

Mars is a red planet.

The color comes from rocks.

Jupiter is the planet after Mars.

It is the biggest planet.

Jupiter's stripes are made by strong winds.

Saturn is the planet after Jupiter.

Saturn has beautiful rings.

The rings are made of rocks and ice.

Uranus is the planet after Saturn.

Uranus is blue-green in color.

The color comes from a gas.

Neptune is blue and very bright.

Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun.

It took this spaceship twelve years to get there!

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