GRADE 9 Unit 10: SPACE TRAVEL

Task 1: Complete the sentences with the idioms in the box.

Over the moon Once in a blue moon Out of this world The sky’s the limit
1. You can choose any colours and any materials you like for this painting._________________________ !
2. She was_______________  because she'd won the scholarship.
3. - I've noticed you and Elmer only play football ______________ these days?
- That's because we're busy with our astronomy club.
4. We had such a good time last summer in Mui Ne. It was a(n) __________ holiday!
5. The cake you brought yesterday was ! It was______________ so delicious!
Task 2: Fill in the blank with the suitable relative pronouns
1. The book ___________ Amelie is reading now is about the Big Bang theory.
2. In winter, many Swedes travel to a country ___________ there's a lot of sunshine.
3. This is the space tourism service ___________ is being advertised on our website.
4. Marie Curie is one of the scientists _______ I admire most.
5.Apollo 11 was the spaceflight _______ landed the first two people on the Moon.
6. The dance club ___________ Mai often goes to will be doing a performance this Christmas.
7. Do you know the city _______ President Barack Obama was born?
8. They complained about the wrong goods _______ were sent to them.
9. This is Susan _______ husband works in the sales department.
10. The advice _______ Sam gave me was quite senseless.
11. Monday is the day _______ bills have to be paid.
12. Enter the address of the person _______ you want to forward the message to.
13. Elsa seemed like the kind of person to _______ happiness came almost naturally.
14. His refusal to tell her the truth is the reason _______ she is so angry with him.
15. Can you name the artist _______ famous painting is called ‘The Girl with the Pearl Earring’?
16. 1969 was also the year in _______ the Venera 5 space probe landed on Venus.
Task 3: Combine the two sentences using defining relative clauses:
1. He read the poem to us. The poem has been translated into several languages.
→ The poem ______________________________________________________________.
2. What did you do with the money? Your grandparents gave it to you.
→ What did you do with the money ____________________________________________?
3. I met the girl in the library. I've told you about this girl.
→ I met the girl____________________________________________________________ .
 4. They work for a company. The company offers space tourism.
→ The company___________________________________________________________ .
5. The couple are from Ireland. The couple have just moved in next door.
→ The couple _____________________________________________________________.
Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words below. Modify the words if necessary:
rinseless, astronomy, habitable, astronauts, microgravity, altitude
1. After the Earth, Mars is the most _______ planet in our solar system.
2. _______ is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless.
3. Astronauts wash their hair with a _______ shampoo so they don’t need to get their hair wet.
4. The plane is now flying at a(n) _______ of 30,000 feet.
5. When _______ go to space, they float due to the lack of gravity.
6. _______ is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.
Task 5: Underline the correct form.
1. When Anne opened / had opened the door, she realized that somebody broke / had broken into.
2. He couldn’t make a sandwich because he forgot / had forgotten to buy bread.
3. Clyde Tombaugh discovered / had discovered the planet Pluto in 1930.
4. By the time Julia left / had left the shop, she spent / had spent all her money on clothes.
5. I didn’t want/ hadn’t wanted to see that film because I saw / had seen it twice.
6. Philip tidied / had tidied his bedroom before he left / had left for work.
8. Alfred had worked / worked in a bank for five years before he was sent to Rome.
9. He doubted that he saw / had seen her somewhere before.
10. After he had / had had a good night’s sleep, he felt / had felt much better.
11. Did James already cooked / Had James already cooked breakfast when you got up?
12. After arriving home, I realized / had realised I didn’t buy / hadn’t bought any milk.
Task 7: Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The sensation of _______ , or zero gravity, happens when the effects of gravity are not felt. (weigh)
2. On 5 October 1957 the Soviet Union _______ in putting the first man made satellite into orbit around the
Earth. (success)
3. The astronauts from many nations worked _______ together to accomplish their work. (harmony)
4. One of the basic _______ to join NASA is American citizenship. (require)
5. John Young was one of NASA’s most _______ astronauts and the first astronaut to fly into space six times.
(experience)
6. The Apollo 11 moon landing was a _______ achievement. (history)