Day trips are fun ways to spend a day! In this programme Callum and Neil look at the opportunity to take a day trip which is literally out of this world. If you can afford it, you can now book a ticket for trip into space.

This week's question: Which planet is mostly closest to Earth?

a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Jupiter

Listen out for the answer to this question at the end of the programme!

Listen
	Day trip with a difference

Vocabulary from the programme

a day trip
a short holiday, going somewhere and coming back on the same day

a day-tripper
someone who goes on day trips

under-wraps
kept secret

to glimpse
to see something but only for a short time or not completely. Also a noun.

Examples:
"If you're lucky you might catch a glimpse of some dolphins in the bay."
"I glimpsed the president when his car whizzed past."

weightlessness
the experience of not having weight, for example when in space

Example:
"If you take a day trip to space you will experience weightlessness."

stunning
fantastic, amazing

Example:
"From space there are stunning views of Earth."

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Extras
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