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Session 2
People are going back to the Moon – but this time as tourists. Neil and Catherine look at the language the world's media is using to discuss this story - and show you how you can use it in your everyday English.
Activity 1
News Review
Space tourists to visit the Moon
It's been 45 years since humans visited the Moon; next year a private company is offering to take space tourists on a trip round Earth's satellite.
Language challenge
Which expression means 'not very often'?
a) Once in a full moon.
b) Once in a blue moon.
c) Once in a red moon.
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The story
Humans last travelled into deep space 45 years ago when Apollo 17 became the last manned trip to the Moon back in 1972.
This announcement by SpaceX of a manned trip to circumnavigate the Moon next year caught most observers off guard.
It's an incredibly ambitious timetable because at this point the company hasn't even launched a human being into space.
Key words and phrases
mission
flight into space
venture
new activity that involves risk, often related to business
manned
controlled by people
To do
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
News Review quiz
3 Questions
Now try to answer these questions about the language from today's News Review.
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Activity
Now try to answer these questions about the language from today's News Review.
Hint
Don't forget to use all of the words in this expression.Question 1 of 3
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Activity
Now try to answer these questions about the language from today's News Review.
Hint
These two words often go together.Question 2 of 3
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Activity
Now try to answer these questions about the language from today's News Review.
Hint
You need a word that describes the workers on boats and planes.Question 3 of 3
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Downloads
You can download the audio and PDF document for this episode here.
Language challenge - answer
a) Once in a blue moon.
End of Session 2
Join us in Session 3 for Pronunciation in the News - our video which teaches you how to correcly pronounce the words making the headlines.
Session Vocabulary
mission
flight into spaceventure
new activity that involves risk, often related to businessmanned
controlled by people