About Space

QUIZ MASTERS - SPACE TRAVEL QUIZ

Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism.

What exactly do you know about space and space travel? Let's find out who is the quiz master of this class!

VOCABULARY ON REPEAT

Quizlet

At the start of every project, we want to find out what vocabulary you already know about this topic.

Click on the Quizlet logo. Browse through the words in the word list about school. Practice as much as you can, try to remember what each word means and how it is written. At the end of class, your teacher will challenge you and your classmates.

Quizlet

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Flashcards

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Vocabulary list

This pdf contains all the vocabulary that you need to study for this topic.

LISTENING

THE FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION

Press play and find out about how Falcon Heavy will change space travel according to Elon Musk. Test your listening skills by answering the questions.

DISCUSSION AFTER LISTENING

One of the interviewees in the video said the following: “There are two questions we’ve all asked: where did we come from and are we alone in the universe? And if you want to answer those two questions, you have to explore space.”

Do you believe that these questions can be answered through space exploration? Explain your answer.
Are these questions something that you’ve ever thought about? Explain your answer.
Does humankind really need answers to these questions? Explain your answer.

THE FUTURE OF SPACE TOURISM: SPACEX, BLUE ORIGIN, & VIRGIN GALACTIC

Press play and find out about the future of space travel. Test your listening skills by answering the questions.

DISCUSSION AFTER LISTENING

Discuss the topics with your teacher or partner. In your discussion, explain your ideas in detail.

How important do you think it is that humans colonize Mars? What do you think would be some of the main challenges that come with colonizing it?
Going to outer space could be described as an adventurous and adrenaline-filled activity. How adventurous would you say you are? Do you like doing adrenaline-filled activities?
In the video, the reporter briefly mentions how the USA and Russia competed to get astronauts on the moon. Why do you think it was important to compete for that?

READING

READING ABOUT SPACE

Click on the Bookwidgets icon and find out more about The Martian and space tourism. Test your reading skills by answering the questions.

Listening

THE FUTURE OF SPACE TRAVEL

Since the beginning of spaceflight just 560 people have been into space, most of them being trained astronauts that spent years preparing for their flights. But when will the rest of us get a chance to visit space and what will we do when we get there? This video looks at the private astronauts that have paid to go into space and how reusable rockets could help kickstart the space tourism industry. ce travel. Test your listening skills by answering the questions.

GRAMMAR

Conditionals

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Online exercises

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VOCABULARY

Vocabulary list

This pdf contains all the vocabulary that you need to study for this topic.

Online exercises

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Finished?

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EVALUATION

Take the online test

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Show us what you got

The communicative task that you need to do is SHOW & TELL: Write a SCI-Fi movie plot with a partner.

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