The presentation about a book written by arthur c. clarke

1. BEFORE EDEN
Before Eden" is a Science Fiction short story by the British
author Arthur C. Clarke, first published in June 1961 in Amazing
Stories. It was included in Tales of Ten Worlds, a 1962 collection
of stories by Clarke, and has been translated into multiple
languages.
The story, written when speculation about Venus was based
entirely on observations from Earth, describes what the
environment on the planet's surface could be like. A consequence
of interplanetary contamination is imagined.

2. • Jerry Garfield, engineer-navigator, Graham Hutchins,
a biologist, and George Coleman, a scientist, have
travelled to Venus on the spaceship Morning Star,
and are exploring, in a scout car, the surface of Venus.
Above are permanent unbroken clouds. They are on
the Hesperian Plateau, hoping to reach the South
Pole. Thirty miles from the pole, their progress is
stopped by an escarpment. They see a dried-up
waterfall on the cliff ahead, evidence of lakes above:
they realize that here, on a plateau near the pole, the
temperature is low enough for rain, although it will be
boiling. Garfield reminds the others that "wherever life
has the slightest chance of surviving, you'll find it.
This is the only chance it's ever had on Venus."

3. • Garfield and Hutchins leave the car and,
wearing their thermosuits, climb the
escarpment. They follow a dry river bed and
reach a lake, the first free water found on
Venus. What seems to be a horizontal patch of
black rock at the edge of the lake is moving.
The plant, or colony of plants, seems to be
approaching them, but retreats when they
move forward, a reaction to the heat expelled
from the thermosuits' refrigeration units.
Hutchins takes samples and photographs of
the moving carpet, and speculates on its
nature. They erect a pressurized tent and
relax; "the true wonder and importance of the

4. • After Garfield and Hutchins have left, the organism reaches the
abandoned encampment and absorbs the organic material from the
human waste, cigarette ends and paper cups; bacteria and viruses begin
to kill it. "Beneath the clouds of Venus, the story of Creation was
ended."

5. 1. Atmosphere: The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
2. Astonishment: Great surprise.
3. Explore: Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.
4. Temperature: The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as
expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
5. Equipment: The necessary items for a particular purpose.
6. Instrument: A tool or implement, especially one for precision work.
7. Examine: Inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or
condition.
8. Microscope: An optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or
animal or plant cells, typically magnified several hundred times.
9. Escarpment: A long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land
at different heights.
10. Pressurized: produce or maintain raised pressure artificially in (a gas or its container).

6. 1. Not far from: The restaurant is not far from here.
2. Look carefully: Please look carefully at the instructions before proceeding.
3. Cold enough: The water was cold enough to make my teeth chatter.
4. Set off: We set off for the mountains early in the morning.
5. Cliff: The cliff stood tall and imposing, a reminder of the power of nature.
Answer Questions:
1.What did the two men want to do?
= The two men wanted to go further ahead and explore the south pole of Venus.
2.Why didn’t jerry like the place at all?
= Jerry didn’t like the place because it made Jerry feel restless and anxious.
3.Why were the scientists very excited?
= The scientists were very excited because they saw the dried-up waterfall.
4.What did the scientists find at the top of the cliff?
= The scientists found a alien plant at the top of the cliff.

7. 5.How did they come to know that there was oxygen in the atmosphere?
= The came to know that there was oxygen in the atmosphere by using their instruments.
6.What was the dark shaped rock?
= The dark shaped rock was an alien plant.
7.How did they dispose of the rubbish?
= They disposed of the rubbish by collecting their rubbish and putting it into a plastic bag and
digging a hole and putting the bag in it and finally covering the hole with stones.
8.How had the scientists destroyed life on Venus?
= The scientists destroyed life on Venus by burring the plastic bag with rubbish which had
bacteria and viruses and when they left, another alien plant appeared and sucked up the plastic
bag and spread the viruses and bacteria.