E N G L I SH 9
Teacher: Dong Thi Huyen

UNIT 10: SPACE TRAVEL

Unit 10:

SPACE TRAVEL
Lesson 7: LOOKING BACK

2

1. Complete the sentences using the prompts provided. 
1. Vinasat-1 is Viet Nam's first telecommunication  Satellite
sa…………, 
which was launched in
,
2008.
2. Experiencing microgravity on a

 p……………
fl………………
parabolic flight

is part of astronaut

training programmes.
3. In 2015 NASA discovered an Earth-like planet which might be  habitable
ha ……….… 
because it has 'just the right' conditions to support liquid water and possibly even life.
4. On the ISS astronauts have to  at……………… themselves so they don't float around.
attach
5. It is cheaper to build an unmanned  sp………………  than the one that is manned.
spacecraft
6. One of the largest  me……………… found on Earth is the Hoba from southwest
meteorites
Africa, which weighs about 54,000 kg.

2. Which verbs go with which phrases? 

3. a. These are the things that Jack had done before his birthday party last week.
Report them to your partner.

1. clean the house: ___________
2. make a cake: ___________
3. hang up balloons:  ___________
4. buy candles: ___________
5. select a nice music playlist: ___________
6. choose a funny movie: ___________

3. a. These are the things that Jack had done before his birthday party last week.
Report them to your partner.

V2

V3

1. clean the house: ___________
→cleaned

→cleaned

2. make a cake: ___________ → made

→ made

3. hang up balloons:  ___________
→ hung

→ hung

4. buy candles: ___________ →bought

→bought

5. select a nice music playlist: ___________→ selected
→ selected
6. choose a funny movie: ___________
→chose

→chosen

3. a. These are the things that Jack had done before his birthday party last week.
Report them to your partner.

→ Jack had
cleaned the house.
1. clean the house: ___________
cleaned
→ He had made
a cake.
2. make a cake: ___________
made
→ He hadhung
hung up balloons.
3. hang up balloons:  ___________
→ He had bought
candles
4. buy candles: ___________
bought
→ He had selected a nice music playlist
5. select a nice music playlist: ___________
selected
→ Hechosen
had chosen a funny movie
6. choose a funny movie: ___________

3b. Look at the following training tasks that Mai had completed before
she became a professional astronaut. Report them to your partner.

V2

V3

1. pass a swimming test: ____________
→passed

→passed

2. learn about the ISS: ____________
→ learnt

→ learnt

3. take parabolic flights: ____________
→ took

→ taken

4. study spacecraft systems: ____________
→studied

→studied

5. experience microgravity: ____________
→ experienced → experienced
6. try crew activities: ____________
→tried

→tried

3b. Look at the following training tasks that Mai had completed before
she became a professional astronaut. Report them to your partner.

V2

V3

1. pass a swimming test: ____________
→passed

→passed

2. learn about the ISS: ____________
→ learnt

→ learnt

3. take parabolic flights: ____________
→ took

→ taken

4. study spacecraft systems: ____________
→studied

→studied

5. experience microgravity: ____________
→ experienced → experienced
6. try crew activities: ____________
→tried

→tried

3b. Look at the following training tasks that Mai had completed before
she became a professional astronaut. Report them to your partner.

V3
→ Mai had passed a swimming test.
1. pass a swimming test: ____________
→passed
→ She had learnt about the ISS
2. learn about the ISS: ____________
→ learnt
→ She →
had
taken parabolic flights
3. take parabolic flights: ____________
taken
→ She
had studied spacecraft systems
4. study spacecraft systems: ____________
→studied
→ She
had experienced microgravity
5. experience microgravity: ____________
→ experienced
→ She had tried crew activities
6. try crew activities: ____________
→tried

4. Circle the best answer.
1. A visit to the ISS will be a life-changing experience  whose / when / X  you'll
never forget.
2. Have you talked to the student  which / who / X  has won this year's karate
championship? He's over there.
3. Have you heard of Kepler-186f? It's a planet  which / who / X  is similar in size
to Earth.
4. 'The Martian? That's exactly the film  whose / when / X  I've been reading
about!' Phuc said.
5. Could we meet in the café  who / when / where  we saw each other last time?
6. Becoming an astronaut is one profession  who / X / that needs a lot of training.