Speaking

Ex. 4. Debate these fun arguments for just two minutes each. Student A agrees with the first argument, Student B, with the second. Use the following expressions:

In my opinion,….. From my point of view….. I believe…… In the future, I think….

I don`t agree with you… I don`t really think… I`m afraid I can`t agree with that idea…

1. Living in space would be crazy. vs. Living in space would be awesome.

2. Weightlessness would be wonderful. vs. Weightlessness would be boring.

3. Being on Earth is more beautiful. vs. Looking at the earth is more beautiful.

4. An astronaut is the best job in the world. vs. There are better jobs.

5. Living in space is bad for your health. vs. Living on Earth is bad for your health.

6. A holiday in space would be exciting. vs. A holiday in space would be stressful.

7. We will have to live in space one day. vs. We will always be able to live on Earth.

8. China will be the leader in space exploration. vs. Russia will always be first.

9. Space research is a waste of money. vs. Space research is money well spent.

Ex. 5. With your partner, take turns to ask each other questions.

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1) What springs to mind when you hear the word 'space'?

2) How interested are you in space?

3) What do you think about what you read about gravitational waves?

4) What do you know about Einstein?

5) What do you know about Einstein's General Theory of Relativity?

6) What do you want to know about space?

7) Do you think there is life on other planets?

8) Would you like to research in space?

9)	Did you like reading articles of this Module? Why/not?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

10)	What is the most important discovery ever?
11)	What is the most important invention ever?
12)	What questions are there about our universe?
13)	Will everything in science fiction movies come true?
14)	Would you be a good scientist?
15)	Do you think we will find something in space we won't like?
16)	What did you like about science at school?
17)	What will space research be like in 100 years from now?
18)	What questions would you like to ask the scientists?

Ex. 6 Make presentations in Power Point on the topic “Advances in Space Research”. (Use the texts “Creating Materials in a Weightless Environment” and “Gravitational Waves Detected, Einstein Is Right”, and your own findings). The following websites might be helpful:

http://www.nasa.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration

http://www.esa.int - European Space Agency

http://www.federalspace.ru/ Russian Space Agency

http://space.skyrocket.de/

http://www.planet4589.org/space/

http://www.spacefacts.de

http://www.space.com

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov

http://www.spacelist.org

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/

Ex. 7¹⁰ Translate into English using grammar and vocabulary of the Module.

1. Изменение физических свойств материалов можно изучать на борту космической станции.

2. В результате экспериментов в условиях невесомости ученые должны найти способы устранения примесей в материалах

3. Громоздкие (bulky) конструкции не нужно доставлять с Земли, так как их следует изготавливать на борту станции.

4. Компания “ Made in Space” смогла создать технологию 3Д печати, которая может быть использована для замены поврежденных деталей непосредственно на МКС

5. Иногда космонавты вынуждены изготовлять деталь вне МКС в вакууме космоса.

6. Новая технология позволила производить инструменты на борту, что необходимо для длительных (long term) космических полетов.

7. Тестирование, которое пришлось проводить в вакуумной камере (chamber), подтвердило, что механические свойства полученного материала отличаются от свойств материала, произведенного в земной атмосфере.

8. В соответствии с международной научно-образовательной программой специалисты российского сектора МКС смогли использовать отслуживший (retired) космический скафандр Орлан-М для создания мини-спутника.

1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLmwRKlcuv8 (file 1.1)

2 http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/kelly-and-kornienko-land-on-solid-ground/3215118.html (file 1.2)

3 http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/universe/questions_and_ideas/gravity

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/universe/questions_and_ideas/general_relativity#default

4 This activity could either be as a class activity or as a home assignment

5 http://learningenglish.voanews.com/media/video/everyday-grammar-tv/3137097.html?z=0&zp=1 (file 2)

6 По материалам  http://www.scienceclarified.com/scitech/Space-Stations/Research-and-Experiments.html#ixzz40M3Pi5Z7

7 http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/everyday-grammar-may-might-must-modals-certainty/2887387.html (file 3)

8 http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/eistein-is-proven-right/3188629.html (file 4.1 or 4.2)

9 http://learningenglish.voanews.com/media/video/2673596.html

10 This exercise can be set as homework after the test for a strong group.

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