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

Complete the table. 

 

 Verb 

Noun 

1.   collide 

 

2.   explode 

 

3.   destroy 

 

4.   analyse 

 

5.   erupt 

 

6.   investigate   

7.   develop 

 

8. compose   

 

 

 

 

Look at this example from the text: The comet is getting bigger and bigger. 

Make similar sentences from the prompts. 

 

1. Space research/expensive 

2. Scientists/excited 

3. The temperature of the Earth/hot 

4. The weather/unpredictable 

5. Information about comets/detailed 

6. Space missions/audacious 

 

 

 

 

Should money be spent on space research or should the money be spent on 

projects on Earth? 

 

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KEY 

 

1 Key 

words 

 

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

 

2 

Find the information 

 

1. $335m 

2. 37,000km/h 

3. 1/10,000

th

 of a millimetre a second 

4. 480km 

5. About 50 

6. 4.6bn years 

 

3 Comprehension 

check 

 

1. F; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T; 6. T 

 

4 

Vocabulary 1 – Collocations 

 

1.  on 

2.  for 

3.  of 

4.  to 

5.  into 

6.  of 

 

5 

Vocabulary 2 – Word-building 

 

1.  collision 

2.  explosion 

3.  destruction 

4.  analysis 

5.  eruption 

6.  investigation 

7.  development 

8.  composition 

 

 

6 

Grammar Focus – Comparatives with get 

 

1.  Space research is getting more and more expensive. 

2.  Scientists are getting more and more excited. 

3.  The temperature of the Earth is getting hotter and hotter. 

4.  The weather is getting more and more unpredictable. 

5.  Information about comets is getting more and more detailed. 

6.  Space missions are getting more and more audacious. 

 

 

 

 

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Taken from the 

Magazine 

section in 

www.onestopenglish.com

  

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What do you know about the following?

       Easy Rider             Apocalypse Now             Blue Velvet 

       Speed 

Cool Hand Luke

    Warmer

1

    Key words

2

Match the words from the article with the definitions. The paragraph numbers are given to help you.

   

         sober up       heart-throb        binge         frail          restraining order          hung out        era 

   psychotic villains        portrayal        flowered        bedridden       acclaimed        brute        nomination

1.   talked and written about in an admiring way ______________________ (para 1)

2.   became more successful and completely developed ______________________ (para 3)

3.   a period of time that has a particular quality or character ______________________ (para 3)

4.   dangerous and violent characters in stories, plays, films, etc. ______________________ (para 3)

5.   a legal document from a judge that stops someone from doing something ______________________ (para 6)

6.   unable to get out of bed because you are too weak or ill ______________________ (para 6)

7.   to become less drunk ______________________ (para 7)

8.   to drink too much (especially in a short period of time) ______________________ (para 7)

9.   the way an actor plays the part of a particular person in a film, play, etc. ______________________ (para 8)

10.  a strong man who acts in a cruel or violent way ______________________ (para 8)

11.   spent time with particular people ______________________ (para 10)

12.  a man who is very attractive, especially a young film actor or pop singer ______________________ (para 10)

13.  an official suggestion that someone should get an award or a prize ______________________ (para 11)

14.  physically weak and not very healthy ______________________ (para 11)

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