Unit 6: Light years away

1 Have you ever: 2 Check your understanding of the words in the Vocabulary box. Which words can you find in the pictures? 3 6.01 Listen to a presentation at a planetarium and answer the questions.

1 Do you think astronomy is interesting? Why? / Why not? 2 6.04 Listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions: 3 Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of conditionals in the dialogue.

1 Do you think it’s a good idea to send people into space? Why? / Why not? 2 Look at the title of the article and the photo. What do you think the girl’s dream is? Then read the first paragraph of the text and check. 3 Look at the highlighted words in the article. Check your understanding. Use a dictionary if necessary.

1 Should we spend millions of pounds on space experiments? Why? / Why not? 2 Read the interview. Answer the questions. 3 Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of the Third Conditional in the interview. 4 Match 1–3 with a–c to make sentences.

1 Would you jump out of a plane or a hot air balloon? Why? / Why not? 2 6.06 Study the Vocabulary box. Choose the correct option. Listen and check. 3 Look at the pictures and read the information. What do you think happened? Explain your ideas.

1 Do you think people should be allowed to use drones? Why? / Why not? 2 Look at the photo. What are An and Bình doing? What problems might they have? 3 6.09 Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.

1 If you won a trip into space, would you rather go to the moon, to Mars or visit the International Space Station? 2 In pairs, make a list of the advantages and disadvantages of space travel. Compare your ideas with the class. 3 Work in pairs. Read Nina's essay. List the advantages and disadvantages Nina gives for space travel. Are they the same as your ideas in Exercise 2?

1 Write the correct word for each definition. 2 Complete the quiz with the nouns below. There is one extra noun. 3 6.12 Complete the Second Conditional sentences in the article with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Listen and check.

1 Use the glossary to find: 2 In pairs, write definitions for two words from the glossary. Give your definitions to another pair. Can they guess the words? 3 Work in pairs. Choose two words from the glossary each. Your partner must write a sentence including both words.