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Unit 22: Beyond the planets
Present and past passive

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  1. 1Nice to meet you!
  2. 2What to wear
  3. 3Like this, like that
  4. 4The daily grind
  5. 5Christmas every day
  6. 6Great achievers
  7. 7The Titanic
  8. 8Travel
  9. 9The big wedding
  10. 10Sunny's job hunt
  11. 11The bucket list
  12. 12Moving and migration
  13. 13Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
  14. 14New Year, New Project
  15. 15From Handel to Hendrix
  16. 16What's the weather like?
  17. 17The Digital Revolution
  18. 18A detective story
  19. 19A place to live
  20. 20The Cult of Celebrity
  21. 21Welcome to your new job
  22. 22Beyond the planets
  23. 23Great expectations!
  24. 24Eco-tourism
  25. 25Moving house
  26. 26It must be love
  27. 27Job hunting success... and failure
  28. 28Speeding into the future
  29. 29Lost arts
  30. 30Tales of survival

Session 1

Do you ever look up at the night sky and wonder about the stars? In Unit 22 you are going to learn about the mysteries of space and space travel. You will also learn to use present and past passives. But how much do you already know about space? Do the quizzes and find out.

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Activity 2

Space vocabulary

Is it a rocket, a space shuttle or a satellite?

You've learnt some amazing facts about space and space travel, and you've seen a lot of amazing new space vocabulary. How well can you use the new words? Find out by taking the quiz.

Try to use the new words in the quiz

To do

Read each sentence and complete it with the best word. You can check the meaning of new words in the Session Vocabulary.

Space vocabulary

8 Questions

How well can you use the new words to do with space? Find out by taking the quiz. Choose the best word to complete each sentence.

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Next

Now it's time for a space-themed 6 Minute Vocabulary. 

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Session Vocabulary

  • satellite
    machine that is sent into space and moves around Earth or another planet

    launch
    (here) the act of shooting something into the sky

    to launch
    (here) to shoot something into the sky

    rocket
    long tube powered by gases that can be fired into the sky

    space
    the region beyond Earth where stars and planets are found

    orbit
    path around Earth or another planet

    to orbit
    to travel around Earth or another planet

    astronaut
    someone who travels to space

    solar system
    the sun and the planets that move around it

    planet
    large round object in space such as Earth

    the planets
    (from nearest the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

    spacecraft
    vehicle that travels in space

    exploration
    the act of travelling through a place to find out about it

    to explore
    to travel through a place in order to find out about it

    rover
    wheeled vehicle used to travel over and study the surface of the moon or a planet

    space shuttle
    spacecraft that can be used to leave and return to Earth more than once

    space station
    structure that is used by people working and travelling in space

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