211018 MOON COMPREHENSION TIME CONJUNCTIONS
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Name: Date: Vinisha Umashankar is one of 15 people up for an Earthshot Prize. The prizes will be awarded for the first time today (Australian time) in London. She is nominated in the "Clean Our Air" category. How does her solar ironing cart help to clean our air? Vinisha's Earthshot A foundation started by Prince William and his wife is running the Earthshot Prize this year. Do you think the prize will get more attention in the media if a royal prince is involved? Why? Charcoal has been used to heat irons for 300 years, so it could be hard to convince people to switch to solar. Which argument do you think would convince the ironing vendors, who don't have a lot of money? Tick the box, then explain your choice. You'll get great exercise pedalling the bike— think of how fit you'll be! You'll stop contributing to global warming, and future generations will thank you. You won't be as likely to get sick when you're older from inhaling charcoal smoke. You'll save a lot of money—you spend ten times as much on charcoal than you will on solar. And you can make extra money charging people to plug in their phones! @Vinisha27738476
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Name: Date:
Vinisha Umashankar is one of 15 people up for an Earthshot Prize. The prizes will be awarded for the firsttime today (Australian time) in London. She is nominated in the "Clean Our Air" category. How does hersolar ironing cart help to clean our air?
Vinisha's Earthshot
A foundation started by Prince Williamand his wife is running the EarthshotPrize this year. Do you think the prizewill get more attention in the media if aroyal prince is involved? Why?
Charcoal has been used to heat irons for 300 years, so it could be hard to convince people to switch tosolar. Which argument do you think would convince the ironing vendors, who don't have a lot of money?Tick the box, then explain your choice.
You'll get great exercise pedalling the bike—think of how fit you'll be!
You'll stop contributing to global warming, and future generations will thank you.
You won't be as likely to get sick when you're older from inhaling charcoal smoke.
You'll save a lot of money—you spend ten timesas much on charcoal than you will on solar. Andyou can make extra money charging people to plug in their phones!
@Vinisha27738476
Timely Words
Use the best time conjunction to go in the blank space on each of these. There are optionsin the word bank, but if you have a word of your own that works, that's great!
after when before
________________ Vinisha invented the solar iron cart, the only option most vendors had was charcoal. 1.
2. Vinisha started exploring solar options ________________ seeing local iron vendors heating their ironsby putting charcoal inside them.
3. The 14 year old's invention got a big boost _________________ it was nominated for a major globalenvironmental award.
4. _________________ getting publicity for her invention, Vinisha heard from people all over Asia andAfrica who were interested in the ironing carts.
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5. Vinisha only started posting regularly on social media, and started her own YouTube channel,_______________ inventing the solar ironing cart.
Finish these sentences with your own words.
After seeing these pictures of the charcoal iron, I
I felt when I realised that Vinisha was only a
few years older than me.
I think that before she invented the solar iron, Vinisha was the kind of kid who
