Learning English

SpaceX splash down

Nasa paid a commercial company – SpaceX – for the transport into and back from space. It’s thought this model will be the way future space exploration will happen. Neil and Rob look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

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The story

We have visual confirmation for splash down…

SpaceX copies and concurs. We see splash down and mains cut.

Dragon Endeavour has returned home. Nasa astronauts Bob and Doug.
On behalf of the SpaceX and Nasa teams, welcome back to planet Earth and thanks for flying SpaceX.

Key words and phrases

plummeting
falling quickly and suddenly

• Our sales are plummeting – we need a new business strategy.
• Tourist numbers have plummeted due to coronavirus.

star struck
describes someone who admires famous people greatly

• Rob was totally star-struck when he met Paul McCartney.
• Star-struck football fans waited outside the stadium to try to get their favourite players’ autographs.

prank
joke; trick

• My brother always used to play pranks on me when I was growing up.
• The students pranked their teacher into thinking the class was over by changing the clock.

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