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America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced where its fleet of space shuttles will retire. The Endeavour will be going to the California Science Center in Los Angeles after it finishes its final mission in late April. It was built to replace the Challenger shuttle, which blew up in the sky in 1986. Discovery is going to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Atlantis’ new home will be the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Enterprise is off to a museum in New York City.
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NASA's Charles Bolden said putting the shuttles in museums would get more young people interested in space travel. "People from across our nation and around the world will continue to learn from these amazing vehicles, and the stories of their crews and their missions," said Bolden. He added: "The shuttles will inspire many people who are now just in school to become the next generation of exploration leaders. Millions more…will also now have a chance to see a space shuttle in person.”
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Match the following phrases from the article.
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its fleet |
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the Challenger |
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after it finishes |
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of space shuttles |
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built to replace |
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blew up |
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museum in New York |
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its final mission |
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off to a |
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get more young people |
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generation |
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People from across |
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vehicles |
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learn from these amazing |
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interested |
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inspire |
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see a space shuttle |
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our nation |
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America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced ___________________ space shuttles will retire. The Endeavour will be going to the California Science Center in Los Angeles after it ___________________ mission in late April. It was ___________________ the Challenger shuttle, which ___________________ in 1986. Discovery is going to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Atlantis’ ___________________ the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Enterprise ___________________ in New York City.
NASA's Charles Bolden said ___________________ in museums would get more young people interested in space travel. "People from ___________________ and around the world will continue ___________________ amazing vehicles, and the stories of their crews and their missions," said Bolden. He added: "The shuttles ___________________ people who are now just in school to become the ___________________ exploration leaders. Millions more…will also now ___________________ see a space shuttle in person.”
America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced where its (1) ____ of space shuttles will retire. The Endeavour will be going to the California Science Center in Los Angeles (2) ____ it finishes its final mission in (3) ____ April. It was built to replace the Challenger shuttle, which blew (4) ____ in the sky in 1986. Discovery is going to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Atlantis’ new (5) ____ will be the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Enterprise is (6) ____ to a museum in New York City.
NASA's Charles Bolden said (7) ____ the shuttles in museums would get more young people interested (8) ____ space travel. "People from across our nation and around the world will continue to learn (9) ____ these amazing vehicles, and the stories of (10) ____ crews and their missions," said Bolden. He added: "The shuttles will (11) ____ many people who are now just in school to become the next generation of exploration leaders. Millions more…will also now have a chance to see a space shuttle in (12) ____.”
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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Number these lines in the correct order.
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people interested in space travel. "People from across our nation and around the world will continue to learn |
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"The shuttles will inspire many people who are now just in school to become |
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where its fleet of space shuttles will retire. The Endeavour will be going to the California Science Center |
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the next generation of exploration leaders. Millions more…will also |
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from these amazing vehicles, and the stories of their crews and their missions," said Bolden. He added: |
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to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Atlantis’ new home will |
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be the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Enterprise is off to a museum in New York City. |
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replace the Challenger shuttle, which blew up in the sky in 1986. Discovery is going |
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NASA's Charles Bolden said putting the shuttles in museums would get more young |
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America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced |
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in Los Angeles after it finishes its final mission in late April. It was built to |
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now have a chance to see a space shuttle in person.” |
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. SPACE SHUTTLES: Search the Internet and find more information about space shuttles. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about the retirement of the space shuttles. Include imaginary interviews with some astronauts who went up into space in them. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to a space shuttle astronaut. Ask him/her three questions about space shuttles. Give him/her three of your opinions on what should replace them. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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