1. A Mission Round the Moon, pp 6, 7

Drive, May 2017

Listen and fill in the gaps.

In 2018, two space tourists ______fly round the moon. They’ll travel in Dragon v2,a spacecraft built by SpaceX. Have you ______of them? SpaceX designs, manufactures and launchescommercial satellites and also works for NASAand the US government. SpaceX has ______worth over USD 10 billion for over 70 missions tospace. Their spacecraft usually only carry ______, butin the future they want to carry people, too. The nextmission is planned for late 2018 and it will be a journey______the moon. We don’t know who the tourists are,but we know they have already paid a ______deposit ofmillions of dollars.

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  1. A Mission Round the Moon, pp 6, 7

Drive, May 2017

Match the synonyms.

  1. spacecraft
/
  1. can be used more than once

  1. cargo
/
  1. spaceship

  1. reusable
/
  1. money paid in advance

  1. rubbish
/
  1. rocket

  1. deposit
/
  1. load

  1. booster
/
  1. big

  1. huge
/
  1. value

  1. worth
/
  1. waste

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  1. A Mission Round the Moon, pp 6, 7

Drive, May 2017

Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

  1. Two space tourists will fly round moon this year.
  2. They are professional astronauts.
  3. They’ll travel in a spacecraft produced by SpaceX.
  4. SpaceX is owned by Elon Musk.
  5. Elon Musk is the man behind PayPal.

SOLUTIONS

  1. A Mission Round the Moon, pp 6, 7

Drive, May 2017

Listen and fill in the gaps.

In 2018, two space tourists will fly round the moon. They’ll travel in Dragon v2,a spacecraft built by SpaceX. Have you heard of them? SpaceX designs, manufactures and launchescommercial satellites and also works for NASAand the US government. SpaceX has contractsworth over USD 10 billion for over 70 missions tospace. Their spacecraft usually only carry cargo, butin the future they want to carry people, too. The nextmission is planned for late 2018 and it will be a journeyaround the moon. We don’t know who the tourists are,but we know they have already paid a huge deposit ofmillions of dollars.

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  1. A Mission Round the Moon, pp 6, 7

Drive, May 2017

Match the synonyms.

  1. spacecraft
/
  1. can be used more than once

  1. cargo
/
  1. spaceship

  1. reusable
/
  1. money paid in advance

  1. rubbish
/
  1. rocket

  1. deposit
/
  1. load

  1. booster
/
  1. big

  1. huge
/
  1. value

  1. worth
/
  1. waste

------

  1. A Mission Round the Moon, pp 6, 7

Drive, May 2017

Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

  1. Two space tourists will fly round moon this year.F
  2. They are professional astronauts.F
  3. They’ll travel in a spacecraft produced by SpaceX. T
  4. SpaceX is owned by Elon Musk.T
  5. Elon Musk is the man behind PayPal.T