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Unit 8: Space & technology | Vocabulary | A2
EXERCISE 1
Do you know the names of the nine planets? Unscramble the anagrams below to find their names and try to match them with the names of the Greek gods.
EXERCISE 2
Find 10 words connected with space and technology in the wordsearch square below:
galaxy UFO sun robot laser planet space Venus stars alien
EXERCISE 3
Space Quiz
Do you know the names of the following?
1. What do you call someone whose job it is to go up into space in a rocket or spaceship? An a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
2. If you have seen a creature or a spacecraft which you think is from another planet, you are said to have had a close e __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
3. We call power from the sun power s __ __ __ __ power.
4. A gas that we need in order to live is o __ __ __ __ __.
5. U.F.O. stands for unidentified f __ __ __ __ __ object.
EXERCISE 4
When Jules Verne wrote ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ in 1865, it hardly seemed possible that one day man might actually go to the moon. In 1969, the first astronauts to land on the moon went for a ‘spacewalk’ and placed their flag there for all to see. Pictures of this historical event were shown back on Earth. Since then, there have been several other journeys onto space and scientists have been increasing their knowledge and developing new technology all the time.
Match the following verbs and nouns to form expressions used in the text:
| 1. to increase | A. pictures |
| 2. to land | B. technology |
| 3. to show | C. knowledge |
| 4. to develop | D. on the moon |
EXERCISE 5
Word formation
Somebody who studies science is called a scientist. The adjective is scientific.
Below you are provided with the names of the people who do or study something. Fill the gaps with the correct noun and adjective; the first one is done for you.
| NOUN | ADJECTIVE | |
| scientist | science | scientific |
| inventor | ||
| mathematician | ||
| chemist | ||
| electrician |
EXERCISE 6
Using this information, complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The ___________ of the television was John Logie Baird, (INVENT)
2. ___________ experiments have shown that there could be life on other planets, (SCIENCE)
3. A ___________ could solve that equation without a calculator, (MATHS)
4. He performs ___________ experiments in his laboratory, (CHEMISTRY)
5. Thanks to ___________, we can turn on a light with the touch of a switch. (ELECTRIC)
EXERCISE 7
Many machines have been invented to make life easier or to improve communications. Write down the names of three of the most important inventions in the last 100 years or so. Can you describe them?
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EXERCISE 8
We use a lot of machines in our homes to help us with the jobs that need doing around the house: washing machines, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners and food mixers are just some examples.
Think of something you don't like doing and imagine you could invent a machine to do it for you. Give your machine a name and explain what it can do.
| NAME OF THE MACHINE | |
| WHAT THE MACHINE CAN DO | |
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DRAW YOUR MACHINE HERE → |