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   Vocabulary 1  Collocations

Match the verbs with the nouns.

1.  make  

a. a bell

2.  feel   

b. a photograph

3.  do 

 

c. addresses

4.  ring   

d. a trip

5.  exchange 

e. training

f.   take   

f. anger

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  Vocabulary 2  Prepositions

Fill the gaps using prepositions.

1. full 

 tears 

 

2. 

 board the plane

3. 

 the first time   

4. 

 a hurry

5.

 contrast 

 

6. recover 

7. refer 

 

 

8. smile 

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Vocabulary 3  Word building

Complete the table.

Verb  

Noun

1.  receive 

2.  greet   

3.  disappear 

4.  hesitate 

5.  threaten 

6.  arrive  

7.  discover 

8.  recover 

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Discussion

What things do you remember from your childhood and adolescent years? Do you find it an emotional 

experience to visit the house where you were born or to go back to your first school?

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1  Key Words

1. h; 2. j; 3. d; 4. a; 5. e; 6. i; 7. f; 8. b; 9. g; 10. c

2  Find the information

1. Algiers (Algeria)

2. 1962

3. To visit the place where they were born (their old house, their street, school, childhood friends)

4. They were indifferent or hostile

5. 1870

6. He thought it was dirty (but the people were very hospitable)

3  Comprehension Check

1. F; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F; 6. F; 7. T; 8. F

4  Vocabulary 1 

Collocations

1. d; 2. f; 3. e; 4. a; 5. c; 6. b

5  Vocabulary 2 

Prepositions

1. of; 2. on; 3. for; 4. in; 5. in; 6. from; 7. to; 8. at

6  Vocabulary 3 

Word building

1. reception

2. greeting

3. disappearance

4. hesitation

5. threat

6. arrival

7. discovery

8. recovery

 

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 Is Stephen Hawking right about aliens?

Level 2    

Intermediate

Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. The paragraph numbers are given to 

help you.

An _______________________ is someone who studies the stars and planets using scientific equipment, 

1. 

including telescopes. (para 1)

An _______________________ is a person or creature from a planet other than Earth. (para 1)

2. 

The _______________________ is a term meaning 

3. 

the whole universe. (para 2)

A _______________________ is an extremely large group of stars and planets. (para 3)

4. 

The planets of our solar system _______________________ the sun. (para 3)

5. 

_______________________ communication is communication between different stars. (para 3)

6. 

A _______________________ is a system that uses radio signals to find the exact position of something. (para 5)

7. 

A _______________________ is the distance that light travels in a year. (para 5)

8. 

A _______________________ is a period of one thousand years. (para 6)

9. 

A _______________________ is the reason you do something. (para 9)

10. 

   

motive                     astronomer                     orbit                     alien                     light year

galaxy                     millennium                     cosmos                     interstellar                     radar