Earth is our home planet — the only planet with life
📖 Vocabulary
📚 Reading — Our Home Planet
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It is the only planet in our solar system that has liquid water on its surface. About 71% of Earth's surface is covered by oceans. (พื้นผิวโลก 71% ถูกปกคลุมด้วยมหาสมุทร)
Earth has a thick atmosphere that contains oxygen. This atmosphere protects us from the Sun's harmful radiation and allows us to breathe. (ชั้นบรรยากาศปกป้องเราและทำให้เราหายใจได้)
Earth rotates once every 24 hours — this gives us day and night. It orbits the Sun once every 365 days — this gives us one year. (โลกหมุนรอบตัวเอง 24 ชม. = 1 วัน, โคจรรอบดวงอาทิตย์ 365 วัน = 1 ปี)
Earth has one moon. The Moon affects our tides and helps stabilize Earth's tilt, which gives us seasons.
📝 Grammar — Describing with Present Tense
When we describe what something is or what it does regularly, we use the present simple tense:
Notice: with he/she/it subjects, verbs get an -s ending:
Earth rotates · The Moon affects · It orbits
🌏 Earth Facts
🎯 Comprehension Quiz
1. How much of Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
2. What does Earth's atmosphere contain that allows us to breathe?
3. Choose the correct sentence:
4. Which continent is Thailand on?