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LISTENING
A 8.1 You will hear five people giving their views on space exploration. Choose from the list what each
speaker says. There are three extra answers you do not need.

1 Speaker 1 a I thought that space exploration was not for people

2 Speaker 2 like me.
3 Speaker 3 b I don’t think the space race is beneficial at all.
4 Speaker 4 c If I had trained, I could have become an astronaut.
5 Speaker 5 d I believe the Soviet Union had the best space program.
e We will always need to explore space.
f I grew up with great excitement about the
space program.
g I think the space program should come after other
world issues are fixed.
h Space travel has brought huge advantages to the
human race.

VOCABULARY
A Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

crater ​debris ​extinction ​herbivores ​wave

1 The impact of an asteroid hitting the Earth caused mass .

2 The Japanese word for a tidal is “tsunami.”
3 The asteroid created a huge in the Yucatan area of Mexico.
4 Many dinosaurs were so they didn’t eat meat.
5 The from the volcano would have blocked out the sunlight for several weeks.

B Unscramble the words to complete the sentences.

1 NASA has plans to build a new telrnainnaoti space station.

2 A paftcesacr is a vehicle which can travel outside the Earth’s atmosphere.
3 To prepare for space travel, astronauts train in a zero-tyavigr environment.
4 I would love to be able to see the Earth from ureto space!
5 The space ushlett carried astronauts to and from space.

C Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1 Home insulation / blankets can help you reduce your energy bills.
2 I listen to my music using a wireless filter / headset.
3 They usually give marathon runners a foil foam / blanket at the end of the race.
4 It’s much easier to clean carpets with a cordless / foil vacuum.
5 The mattress on my bed is made from memory insulation / foam.

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GRAMMAR
A Complete the sentences with the correct third conditional form of the verbs in parentheses.

1 If you hadn’t forgotten the map, we (not get) lost!

2 If she (study) more, she would have passed the exam.
3 If they had checked the tires, they (not have) an accident.
4 I’m not sure, but I think if they had asked the boss, he (give) them a pay rise.
5 If I (not buy) that car, I would have had money to spend on a vacation!

B In each pair of sentences, there is one correct and one incorrect sentence. Check (✓) the correct sentences.

1 Could you telling me when the first astronaut landed on the moon?
Could you tell me when the first astronaut landed on the moon?
2 Do you know if people will ever go on vacation in space?
Do you know people will ever go on vacation in space?
3 Can explain you what people eat in space?
Can you explain what people eat in space?
4 Do you think people will ever live permanently in space?
Do think people will ever live permanently in space?
5 Can you tell me if you think the space program is worth the money?
You can tell me if you think the space program is worth the money?

C Choose the correct answers (a, b, or c) to complete the email.

Hi Charlie,
I hear you’re doing a project on space travel. 1 tell me what aspect of the history of space
exploration you’re interested in?
In my opinion, the most important people were the scientists and not the astronauts. If the scientists,
engineers, and computer programmers 2 developed the necessary technology, the astronauts
3 never have made the trip!
If I 4 had the chance, I would have loved to be a spacecraft engineer. I think space exploration
is really exciting!
5 if Sarah is back from her vacation yet? She’s a big space fan—maybe she could help you, too.
Anyway, let me know what I can do to help you with your project.
Simon

1 a Please to b Do you c Can you

2 a wouldn’t b didn’t c hadn’t
3 a would b will c had
4 a have b had c having
5 a Do you know b You know c Will you know

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READING
A Read the text. Choose True or False.

Space exploration

The arrival of the “space age” in the 1960s was indeed “a giant leap for mankind” as the astronaut Neil
Armstrong famously said when he landed on the moon. This is because it was, in many ways, the beginning
of the technological revolution. A revolution that still continues today.

After the end of the Second World War, there was a lot of competition between the two world super powers,
the US and the Soviet Union. Both worked very hard to be the first to control space. At one point, it looked as
if the Soviets would win the space race because Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel into outer space.
But in the end, it was the US that put its flag on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.

Since those early days, there has been much more international cooperation on space research and
exploration and the US, Russia, and many other countries work together on the International Space Station.
The research that scientists have done in space has resulted in many new developments on Earth, too. Space
exploration is directly connected to developments in computers, rocket technology, materials for home
insulation, solar energy systems, and microtechnology. All of these things have had a massive effect on the
speed of the technology that has been developed in recent years.

Some people still think that the money governments spend on space exploration could be used more
effectively here on Earth. Of course, we know that scientific space research and space travel are extremely
expensive, but the progress they have brought about can’t just be calculated in financial terms. Who knows
what other benefits will come from the discoveries being made on Mars in recent missions? Whatever they
are, they are sure to help our understanding of science and the universe.

1 The technological revolution ended with the success of the space race. True / False
2 The Soviet Union won the space race by sending a man into space first. True / False
3 People from many nations work together on space research now. True / False
4 Space technology has only had a limited effect on developments on Earth. True / False
5 Space research costs a great deal of money to carry out. True / False

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WRITING
A Is space exploration beneficial or a waste of money? Write a blog post explaining your opinion. Write at
least 200 words.

SPEAKING
A Talk about some of the advantages of space exploration.

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