Name _______________________________

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Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.
1 Space suits can help to protect against cosmic ____________________. (radiate)
2 At the moment, we don’t know of any ____________________ species: life has only been found on
Earth. (planet)
3 They had to make many preparations for the long-____________________ voyage across the sea. (distant)
4 This science fiction story is about people living on an ____________________ which orbits a star in another
galaxy. (planet)
5 The latest photos of Saturn are awe- ____________________. (inspire)
6 One day, spaceships won’t be rocket- ____________________, they will all use solar energy. (power)

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2 Match the sentence halves.

1 Professor Ahmed is a highly- a famous venue because of its tennis competition.
2 There are far- b lived; it started raining ten minutes ago.
3 Wimbledon is a world- c forgotten language; experts will need to translate it.
4 The book uses a long- d reaching views from the top of this mountain.
5 Our hopes for good weather were short- e respected space scientist.

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3 Complete the text with the words below.

abandon handle hostile nerve situation step

It was my first experience of sailing a ship in a storm, and I wasn’t sure if I could 1 _________ the situation. I
had never seen such a 2 _________ environment before. But I had been taught by Lara Tomkins, one of the
most experienced sailors around. I knew that I had to 3 _________ up to the challenge. At one point, the
waves were so big that I thought we would need to 4 _________ our plan to continue across the ocean, but I
kept my 5 _________ and slowly we managed to turn the 6 _________ around. The storm passed and we were
able to continue.

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4 Answer the questions with your own ideas. Write full sentences.
1 Have you ever set yourself a goal? Describe it.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2 What kind of people usually take the lead?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3 Would you like to experience zero gravity? Why? / Why not?
_______________________________________________________________________________________

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Grammar
1 Rewrite the sentences using the words in parentheses.
1 They sat in the shade to avoid sitting in the sun. (so as not to)
___________________________________________________________________________________
2 Keep your phone on tonight because I might need to call you. (in case)
___________________________________________________________________________________
3 This fence stops animals eating the vegetables. (prevent)
___________________________________________________________________________________
4 I made a picnic lunch because I wanted to eat outside. (so that)
___________________________________________________________________________________
5 We went to Iceland in winter to see the Northern Lights. (would)
___________________________________________________________________________________
6 The children closed their eyes because they didn’t want to see where their friends were hiding.
(in order not to)
___________________________________________________________________________________
7 The car was designed to be driven in the countryside. (for)
___________________________________________________________________________________

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2 Match the sentence halves.

1 We always go on vacation in May
2 The school took the class to the museum
3 The tourists went to the wildlife park early
4 I always wear a helmet when I ride my bike
5 This car was not designed
a so that they could learn about the Ancient Egyptians.
b in case I fall off.
c for such long trips.
d so that they would have a better chance of seeing animals.
e in order to avoid the crowds.

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3 Find the error in the sentences and write the correct form.
1 This net is designed to protect you at getting bitten by mosquitoes.
___________________________________________________________________________________
2 We left early in the morning so that we will be out of the city before the roads were busy.
___________________________________________________________________________________
3 Take some food with you the case you get hungry on the journey.
___________________________________________________________________________________
4 The hotels rooms are designed to two or four people.
___________________________________________________________________________________
5 Has GPS technology stopped drivers from got lost forever?
___________________________________________________________________________________

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4 Answer the questions with your own ideas. Write full sentences.
1 What will you need to do when you leave school in order to get the job you want?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
2 How can we prevent young people from spending too much time online?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
3 What can you do to help stop climate change?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

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Listening
1 3.11 Listen to a conversation about space. Complete the sentences, then answer the question.
1 The bottom of this huge rocket starts to emit smoke, then ____________________ to slowly lift up into a cloudy
sky, a bright orange flame clearly visible below it.
2 So is it really ____________________ having all these satellites?
3 Which of the sentences above is an example of the dramatic present? ___

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2 3.11 Listen again. Answer the questions.

1 How many satellites does Starlink plan to launch?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
2 What are they for?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
3 Why would it be a problem for the satellites to be sent higher than 550 kilometers above Earth?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
4 What are astronomers unhappy about?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
5 Why are they painting the satellites black?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
6 Does Daisy think the satellites are worth having? What condition does she give with her opinion?
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
7 What do you think of the satellites, all things considered? Give reasons.
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________

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Reading
1 Read the movie reviews and write three examples of visual language the writer uses, saying what type
of language they are (e.g. adverbs, adjectives, figurative expressions). Give one example from each
review.
1 ___________________________________________________________________________________
2 ___________________________________________________________________________________
3 ___________________________________________________________________________________

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The science fiction review

In this month’s review, we look at three new science fiction films.
Life on Pluto

This is not the first time that world-famous film-maker Tim Howards has made a movie about traveling to a distant
planet, and the highly-respected director uses his experience, as well as awe-inspiring special effects, to bring a
hostile environment to life.

The movie starts in the near future when a group of astronauts take the first long-distance flight in a new type of
rocket. Their destination is the final frontier of our solar system: the dwarf planet of Pluto. Pluto is nearly 5 billion
kilometers from Earth, and the astronauts are cryogenically frozen, which means they are put into a deep sleep,
so that they do not age during the journey. The movie starts when they wake up, ready to take a smaller
spaceship onto the planet. The astronauts believe that although Pluto is a very cold planet, there might be a warm
ocean of water beneath the frozen surface, heated by the planet’s core, and that they might find alien life in this
ocean.

The astronauts have a difficult journey to the frozen surface. At one point, something goes wrong with the
spaceship and it looks like they will have to abandon their plan to land, but the pilot keeps her nerve and she
manages to turn the situation around. Once on the planet, they are faced with a bright, white landscape of ice.
They all wear special suits to prevent them from freezing because it is so cold, and there are exciting scenes when
something goes wrong with one of the suits.

Things become even more tense when they finally reach the underground ocean. Tim Howard creates an amazing
world of water where interplanetary species live. The special effects are very impressive and we see a planet of
weird creatures, seaweeds of pink and purple, and caves the size of small countries. I don’t want to tell you what
happens in case you watch the movie, but I will say that something stops the astronauts from leaving the ocean.
Can the astronauts handle what seems like an impossible situation? You’ll have to watch it to find out.

Journey to the Black Hole

This movie by director Susan Bale is set far in the future. It is about an exoplanet called Earth II on which people
have lived for many years because of environmental problems on the old Earth.

The movie starts with a family wedding, where we meet the main characters. Their joy is short-lived, however,
because on the same day as the wedding, the lives they have known are changed forever after a large asteroid
hits the other side of Earth II. Governments around the world are worried that cosmic radiation from the asteroid
will create far-reaching problems for everyone on the planet, but scientists step up to the challenge and find a
way to prevent the radiation from affecting too many people.
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Then scientists realize that there is an even larger problem. The asteroid has changed the orbit of Earth II, and
instead of orbiting its usual star, it is now moving slowly towards a black hole: a hellish and massive void which
sucks everything near it into a fiery death.

In order to survive, the people on Earth II have to somehow prevent the black hole from destroying their planet.
The couple that we saw getting married turn out to be space scientists themselves, and they take the lead to try
to turn the situation around.

At two and a half hours, it is a long movie and although many of the scenes are awe-inspiring, it is not as exciting
as it should be. I think the movie will do OK, but its success will probably be short-lived.

On Europa

You do not often get comedy science fiction movies, so this one is a welcome addition. If you know the story of
Robinson Crusoe, a man who has to live alone on a desert island, you’ll understand what I mean when I say that
this film is a kind of Robinson Crusoe set in space.

We first meet the main character, Brad, after his spaceship crashes on Europa. This is one of Jupiter’s moons and
we learn that, in this narrative, it has conditions that are suitable for life. Director Pedro Santos doesn’t reveal why
or how Brad’s rocket-powered spaceship crashes: all we see is how the man tries to survive on a different planet.

During Brad’s time on Europa, he learns what it is like to live with zero gravity. He takes things from his spaceship
so that he can build a new home, uses rocks from the planet for fuel, and learns how to grow vegetables. This all
happens in a vast world in which the green horizon surrounds the tall, blue grass, and the hero is forced to survive
on huge yellow vegetables that are shaped like pillows. The colors used in the movie make it seem like a strange
dream.

Of course, Brad is alone, but he does have a robot and his good sense of humor to stop him from being too
lonely. Parts of the movie are very funny and I highly recommend you watch it. I’d give this one four stars.

2 Read the article again. Are the statements T (True) or F (False)?

1 Life on Pluto is set in a real place in our solar system. T/F
2 In the movie, nothing lives anywhere on Pluto because it is frozen. T/F
3 The reviewer tells us what is preventing the astronauts from leaving Pluto. T/F
4 In Journey to the Black Hole, cosmic radiation destroys Earth II. T/F
5 In Journey to the Black Hole, a married couple try to stop Earth II from going into a black hole. T/F
6 In On Europa, we find out what caused Brad’s spaceship to crash. T/F
7 On Europa, the vegetables are compared to things you can eat. T/F

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Writing
TASK You are going to write a biography of the Egyptian pilot Lotfia Elnadi.

1 Read the profile of Lotfia Elnadi below.

Profile: Lotfia Elnadi

• Born Cairo, 1907

• Had to lie to her father about attending flight school

• Asked the director of Egypt Air for flying lessons and he accepted

• Worked as a secretary for the flying school to pay for her lessons

• Became the first qualified female African pilot in 1933

• In late 1933, she competed in a flying race from Cairo to Alexandria

• Inspired other female pilots in the region

• Stopped flying after an accident damaged her back

• Died in her 90s in Cairo in 2002

• Won many awards and had documentary films made about her life

2 Use the profile to write your first draft. Write 220260 words. Try to make your biography as interesting and
engaging as possible.

3 Read through your first draft. Check it and revise it if necessary. Then write your final draft.

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