1 What kind of information can satellites send? They can send information.

2 What is a galaxy? It is a large group of and planets.

3 What is the name of the galaxy we live in? The .

4 Is the light that stars send always the same colour? .

5 What colour is the Earth from space? It is .

6 Can we see the International Space Station from the Earth? .

1  935 -

2  7,268 - 

3  2,400,000 - 

4  8.1 billion - 

5  54,322,641 - 

6  6,000,000,000 - 

1 What is the distance between Mars and Earth? It all the time.

Why do you think it changes? Because the move all the time and they are in different .

2 Why does getting to Mars take such a long time?

Because you can't travel in a .

3 When would the journey probably take the shortest time possible?

When the distance is and when there are no on the way.

1 If my friends (be) here, I (feel) happier.

2 If we (not have) a test now, we (not feel) stressed.

3 What you (do) if you (win) a trip into space?

4 If I (be) you, I (use) the binoculars.

5 If we (have) a good camera, we (take) a photo.

Moon landings: fact or fiction?

Did you know some people believe that astronauts have never landed on the moon? They believe NASA faked the landing.

They say that the flag ¹ (not wave) if the astronauts ²  (film) it on the moon because there is no air on the moon. They also think some stars ³  (be) visible if the astronauts ⁴  (take) the photos on the moon. Another mystery is that, although we can see the astronauts’ footprints on the surface, we can’t see any traces of the landing module. If the module ⁵  (land) on the surface of the moon, it ⁶  (leave) some traces!

Name: Felix Baumgartner

Dat of jump: ¹ 2012

Location: ² , USA

Nationality: ³

Age: 42

Height of jump: about ⁴  kilometres

Speed: ⁵ kilometres per hour

Time in free fall: ⁶ minutes and seconds

Cost: ⁷ of US dollars

They are trying to fly a .

They have to be careful not to fly it too high, to get in the way of .

1 What are they using the drone for? They’re making a film for their .

2 Was Jay’s drone expensive? , it .

3 What does Skye think of the drone? She thinks it’s and she wants to have a go.

4 Was the crash Skye’s fault? , it . Jay pushed the button.

To add ideas: ¹ , in addition, too, for example, another reason, Moreover, Furthermore,

To contrast ideas: ² , however, on the other hand

To give reasons: ³ , due to, as, because (of)

To order ideas: Firstly, ⁴ , Finally

1 A place where you can learn about planets.

2 The measurement of how fast something travels. 

3 The part of a vehicle that makes it move. 

4 How long an object is from one end to the other. 

5 A moving space object with a long bright ‘tail’. 

6 The written word for the multiplication sign ‘x’. 

7 Something that helps people fall slowly and safely. 

8 A curved path followed by a planet around another planet, star, moon, etc. 

1 What you (do) tomorrow if the weather is good?

2 What do you eat if you (be) really hungry?

3 If a friend (text) you in class, do you reply?

4 you (help) me if the teacher gives us lots of homework today?

Life in space

Life as an astronaut is very strange. First of all, it’s very quiet. Radio waves can travel in space, but sound waves can’t. So astronauts ¹  (not hear) the other astronauts if they ² (not wear) radio headphones! Then, of course, there’s no gravity. What ³ (happen) if an astronaut cried in space? Or if he ⁴ (drop) his sandwich? Well, the tears and the sandwich ⁵ (stay) in the air! And at bedtime, they ⁶ (not fall) asleep unless they fixed themselves to the ‘bed’.

1 We (not see) the stars if the sky (not be) clear.

2 She (not become) an astronaut if she (not be) to space camp.

3 If somebody (tell) me about the space documentary, I (watch) it.

4 If he (not read) that book about space, he (not study) Physics.

Cyclist: ¹  out! You ²  do that when you are cycling. Put that phone away. If you’re not ³ , you’ll have an accident. Make ⁴  you look at the road and ⁵  off the pavement!

1 Why did Tim Peake run the London Marathon in space?
He ran the London Marathon in space .

2 What are the American astronauts’ favourite sports?
They are baseball, and  .

3 What is necessary in order to do sport in space?
To take into account the absence of .

4 Why isn’t skydiving very popular with many people?
Because it seems too .

5 What do you need for zorbing?
A giant, transparent, plastic and a lot of .

6 Where do fans of parkour like to go in the city?
They like to go to parks, anywhere where there are or they can jump off.

Aaron Fotheringham is an ¹  wheelchair athlete from Las Vegas. He usually practises his sport in ²  . His ³ loved skating and he encouraged Aaron to do the sport for the first time. Now Aaron ⁴  internationally – he travels to many different countries to ⁵   his skills. He helps other people in ⁶ to do the same. He is very experienced, but he still gets nervous before big ⁷ and stunts.

1 What colour is Aaron’s wheelchair? It's .

2 What is the name of the special event? It's .

3 Where do you see Aaron doing his wheelchair tricks? At indoor and outdoor , Venice Beach skate park.