SPACE and SPACE TRAVEL
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Space Travel Video Quiz
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced 10 Questions about space travel Level: Intermediate to Advanced Time: 5:02 ACTIVITY SUGGESTION Consider introducing the topic of space and space travel to your learners by showing them this video to test their general knowledge. Pause the video after each question and give your learners a minute or two discuss before continuing the video so they can check their answers. |
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Listening Quiz Practice
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Advanced "Solar System" Page 1 Six multiple choice questions with six post-listening discussion questions Page 2 Complete Audio Script and Answer Key Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Pair Work Discussion
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced 20 different questions about solar eclipses - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts Pair work Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Find Someone Who' Activity
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Elementary to Intermediate Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Elementary to Intermediate Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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EMAIL to your learners!
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Reading Exercise
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Advanced "The Eight Planets of Our Solar System" Page 1 Reading: Short descriptions of our solar system's planets. Page 2 Vocabulary Practice, Comprehension Questions and Discussion Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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(1) First, play the video for a couple of seconds, and then pause it.
(2) Then, left click on the download icon in the bottom right corner of the video. Permission is granted to share with your learners, either by email or shown in-class (but not uploaded onto any video sharing platforms). No need to pay for a YouTube Premium account! video copyright: allthingstopics.com
Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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60-minute Lesson Plan
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate "Elon Musk Wants to Send You to Mars!" Multi-page lesson:
Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Pair Work Discussion
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced 20 questions about space - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts Pair work Time: Approx 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Discussion Practice
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced 16 Question strips adapted from the below Pair Work activity. These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Time: Approx 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced 15 vocabulary items about space and space travel Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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15 Essential Words About Space and Space Travel
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alien life
astronaut astronomer discover distance |
Earth
explore gravity Mars planet |
rocket
solar system spaceship telescope world |
Try the interactive version of the above worksheet!
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EMAIL to your learners!
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Word Bank - Writing Activity
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced Write an opinion essay to answer this question: "The government should spend more money to explore space. Do you agree or disagree?" Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left; 2 pages of lined writing paper. Time: Approx 25 - 30 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced 63 vocabulary items about space and space travel Question: Which 8 words below are names of planets? Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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63 Words About Space and Space Travel
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alien life
asteroid astronomer astronomy atmosphere Big Bang black hole comet countdown crater discover distance distant |
Earth
eclipse experiment explode explore exploration friction fuel galaxy gravity Jupiter launch light year |
lunar
manned Mars Martian Mercury meteor moon Neptune orbit oxygen physics planet Pluto |
radiation
revolve rocket rotate satellite Saturn science fiction scientist sky solar solar system space flight spaceship |
space suit
star sun sunlight surface telescope universe Uranus Venus vacuum world |
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60-minute Lesson Plan
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Beginning to Elementary "Daily Routine . . . in Space!" Multi-page lesson:
Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Rank & Discuss Opinions
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced 12 statements about space and space travel Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Time: Approx 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Reading and Grammar
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate 267-word article: 'SPACE: Apophis - Killer Asteroid?'
Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listening
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate 2 minutes 17 seconds (see above reading text and audio) Eight listening comprehension questions Notes, Grade Conversion chart and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Board Game
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced 30 questions about space and space travel For groups of two to three players Time: Approx 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Discussion & Writing Activity
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced Page 1 Discussion: The date is April 22nd 2038, and you and your classmate have just arrived at a planet that is similar to our Earth. You will live there for 20 years. Work together and make notes to describe the planet. Includes a discussion on what 10 things to bring. Page 2 Writing Practice: The date is now April 29th, one week after you and your classmate landed on the new planet. Write a short story (use the past tense) and write about what happened during the first week. Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Search
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced 14 vocabulary items about space and space travel Answer Key attached Time: Approx 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Worksheet
SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL Level: Intermediate to Advanced Brainstorming and dictionary practice Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Time: Approx 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |
Have your learners try these Advanced Level Listening exercises and learn about our universe on my Learner Listening site - just click on the image below!
