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LESSON 4A LISTENING AND VOCABULARY
- I can identify specific information in a conversation and talk about space.
Space talk: fixed phrases for hurdles, speed and effects
Six phrases from the space-tourism conversations: which word completes each one?
1 Do you think the employees get their fair ___ of the money?
2 What ___ might you have to overcome to be successful in your chosen career?
3 Do you think you would enjoy travelling at breakneck ___ ?
4 Do you think there are any areas on Earth where humans have not left their ___ ?
5 Have you done anything recently that you might be tempted to ___ about?
6 What might be the knock-on ___ of more spending on space research?
Make phrasal nouns from the box words and the bracketed prepositions. One word is used twice.
1 We’re going for a quick ___ (away) to Amman at the weekend.
2 The ___ (out) of the investigation into the collision will not be known before March.
3 They’ve recently made an amazing ___ (through) in developing driverless cars.
4 The weather ___ (out) for May sounds really good, so let’s book a holiday for then.
5 Our aim was to print the report on Thursday, but due to a ___ (back) it won’t be finished until next week.
6 From the ___ (out), scientists have warned of the potential dangers of space junk.
7 The initial ___ (out) for developing a space tourist programme was immense, but it will eventually make a good profit.
8 There would be an _ (out) if the company made too many _ (backs).
