Unit 2: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Session 18
Would you like to travel to space in a second-hand rocket? An American company's hoping this will be the future of space tourism. Neil and Catherine teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story.
Activity 1
News Review
Used rocket launched into space
An American company has launched a used rocket into space for the first time. Spacex wants to revolutionise space travel and – eventually – make it possible for people to live on other planets. They have been searching for ways to make this more affordable. One those ways is to use rockets that have already flown.
Language challenge
An old-fashioned name for a UFO – Unidentified Flying Object – is a flying ______.
a) plate
b) bowl
c) saucer
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The story
A Californian company's made history by launching a used rocket back into space.
Traditionally rockets are used once before being scrapped.
But SpaceX has developed a way of landing its boosters safely on Earth.
Key words and phrases
re-usable
able to be used again
launch
when a spacecraft is put into space
milestone
event which marks an important stage in a process
To do
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
News Review quiz
3 Questions
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
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Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
Hint
One word? Two words? Hyphen?Question 1 of 3
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Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
Hint
when a spacecraft is put into spaceQuestion 2 of 3
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Activity
Now you've watched the video, try to answer these questions about the language in the news.
Hint
event which marks an important stage in a processQuestion 3 of 3
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Session Vocabulary
re-usable
able to be used againlaunch
when a spacecraft is put into spacemilestone
event which marks an important stage in a process