Cecilia Payne: the woman who discovered what stars are made of
The life of astronomer Cecilia Payne, who discovered that stars are mostly hydrogen and was told her result was impossible.
C1Adults55 minBiography
About this lesson
A C1 reading lesson (biography). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Biography
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Space
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- observatory, eclipse, spectrum (plural spectra), composition, thesis, credit
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand the key stages and turning points in a scientist's life
- Infer attitudes and injustice from factual narrative
- Build nouns, adjectives and adverbs from related words