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LEAD-IN

• What changes would you like to see in the future? • Do you think we shall travel to the Moon just the way we travel to some other places? • Shall we have enough water and energy in the future? • • What can we do to protect the environment? In what way do people destroy nature? KEY WORDS • Why are big cities so polluted nowadays? • to go to space • • • Why are plants and animals so important? Why is recycling important and useful? How can we save energy? • • • • to experience zero-gravity to come true to do a project endangered species • to protect animals

A

1 Look it up!

n. space /speɪs/ v. to pull /pʊl/ adj. ordinary /’ɔ:dɪnəri/ adj. possible /’pɒsɪbəl/ n. gravity /’grævɪti/

Will It Really Happen?

n. spaceship /’speɪs,ʃɪp/ v. to claim /kleɪm/ v. to climb /klaɪm/ n. dream /dri:m/ v. to come true /kʌm tru:/

2 |TRACK 6| Listen and read. Space Tourism Frank: I watched an interesting programme about space tourism on TV last night. Greg: Oh, come on! Travelling to space? You’re pulling my leg. Kate: Well, I read about it too at www.spaceadventure.com. They already organized such a trip in 2001. American businessman Dennis Tito was the world’s first space tourist. Frank: That’s right. And they want to make it possible for ordinary people to go to space too. Greg: I don’t think it will be possible. I’m afraid it will be too expensive.

Frank: Well, they say it’ll be very expensive in the beginning. A minute in space will cost about £ 10,000. But the price will come down after the first five years. The passengers will be able to experience lots of space activities such as zero-gravity, space walks and great views from the windows of their spaceships.

Kate: Yes! They also claim that it may seem a lot of money, but it costs the same to climb Everest.

Greg: Well, it may seem possible, but I don’t believe that dream will come true.

Frank: Well, in 1969 it was probably hard to believe that a man was able to travel to the Moon….. and what happened? Neil Armstrong did it.

3 Check.

1. What are the three boys discussing? 2. What did Frank watch on TV last night? 3. Where did Kate read about space tourism? 4. Does Greg believe in these stories? 5. What’s his first reaction? 6. How much will a space trip cost in the beginning? 7. What will people be able to do in space? 8. Does Greg think this dream will come true?

Try to find some interesting facts about space tourism on the Internet. Go to www.virgingalactic.com.

Will It Really Happen?

1 |TRACK 6| Listen to the text once again.

2 Compare.

PAST

There was no space tourism in the past.

Ordinary people couldn’t travel to space in the past.

People didn’t have information about space tourism.

There were no plans to build hotels in space.

People believed space trips weren’t possible.

FUTURE

There will be

B

3 Check your vocabulary.

1. Do you think that will come true? 2. Oh, you’re pulling my . I don’t think it will happen. 3. It’s strange to walk in space because there’s no . 4. Maybe it will be to go on holiday in space in a few years. Who knows? 5. Oh, yes, rich people can pay for that. What about people? 6. Well, it costs the same to Everest.

4 Write the missing part.

1. What think about travelling to space? 2. Will possible for us to pay for the space trip ticket? 3. What the passengers to do in space? 4. Who knows! Maybe the dream true one day. 5. They claim seem a lot of money. 6. It very expensive in the beginning.

5 Language in use: THE or zero article?

1. Neil Armstrong was first man to walk on Moon. 2. It happened in July, 1969. 3. Travelling to space is one of greatest dreams. 4. world’s first space tourist was an American businessman in 2001. 5. They claim that it costs same to climb Everest. 6. In beginning the passengers will have to pay a lot of money.