1 2.3 Listen to three conversations about space tourism. Tick the topic which is NOT mentioned.
1 □ costs of tickets to go into space
2 □ possible collisions of objects in space
3 □ life on the Space Station
4 □ likelihood of future settlements on planets
5 □ projects to clear space junk
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2 2.3 Listen again to conversations 1, 2 and 3. In which conversation do you hear
a how an experience changed an attitude to life in general?
b an explanation of a particular problem?
c an assumption about the reasons for early space tourism?
d an expression of surprise at the length of a period of time in space?
e the speed at which items in space are travelling?
f a desire for new physical experiences?
g a new idea to take care of an issue?
h a condition in which a speaker would travel into space?
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a 3 b 2 c 1 d 3 e 2 f 1 g 2 h 1
3 Complete the highlighted phrases from the recording with the words from the box. Then, in pairs, ask and answer the questions.
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1 Do you think the employees get their fair .............................of the money?
2 What...................... might you have to overcome to be successful in your chosen career?
3 Do you think you would enjoy travelling at breakneck....................... ?
4 Do you think there are any areas on Earth where humans have not left their......................?
5 Have you done anything recently that you might be tempted to...................... about?
6 What might be the knock-on.........................of more spending on space research?
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1 share 2 hurdles 3 speed 4 mark 5 brag 6 effect
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4 Complete the sentences with the phrasal nouns made from the words in the box and the prepositions in brackets.
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1 We’re going for a quick......................(away) to Amman at the weekend.
2 The..................(out) of the investigation into the collision will not be known before March.
3 They’ve recently made an amazing.....................(through) in developing driverless cars.
4 The weather...........................(out) for May sounds really good, so let’s book a holiday for then.
5 Our aim was to print the report on Thursday, but due to a............................... (back) it won’t be fi nished until next week.
6 From the................................. (out), scientists have warned of the potential dangers of space junk.
7 The initial......................... (out) for developing a space tourist programme was immense, but it will eventually make a good profi t.
8 There would be an.......................(out) if the company made too many........................(backs).
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1 getaway 2 outcome 3 breakthrough 4 outlook 5 setback 6 outset 7 outlay 8 outcry, cutbacks
5 REFLECT |Society In pairs, discuss whether it is better for space research to be in the hands of commercial companies or governments.
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