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Unit 11
Shoot for the stars Listening; Vocabulary

8 Put a copy of the two photos up
on the board and do the exercise SHOOT FOR THE STARS UNIT 11
as a class before students open LISTENING 11 SPEAKING Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
SPEAKING
their books. Write a few of their 8 Look at the photos. What do you think is special 1 Do you think space holidays to the moon will be
commonplace one day? Why/why not?
ideas on the board, but do not about this vehicle? 2 If you had the money, would you like to go on
comment at this stage. a trip like this? Why/why not?
3 What else could you better spend this money on?
9 11.04
It’s a special plane that takes a VOCABULARY
smaller plane to the edge of the Space idioms
Earth’s atmosphere. The smaller plane 12 Match sentences 1–6 with follow-up sentences a–f.
then flies above the Earth in space at 1 Jen’s been accepted by Cambridge University.
2 You’ll like Mike.
very fast speeds before landing back 3 The special effects in the new Star Wars film
on Earth like a normal plane. are amazing.
4 Anyone can boil an egg.
10 11.04 Ask students to answer 5 We very rarely go to the cinema.
6 He thinks every city he visits is the most
as many of the questions as they perfect place in the world.
can before they listen again. a They’re out of this world.
1 C 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 C 6 C 9 11.04 Listen to the podcast to check your ideas. b It’s not rocket science.
c Maybe once in a blue moon.
10 11.04 Listen again and choose the correct
11 Invite students to share their answer, A, B or C. d He’s very starry-eyed.
e She’s over the moon.
answers with the rest of the class 1 What happened in the years after Denis Tito f He’s very down to earth and easy to get on with.
during feedback. became the first space tourist?
A Flights were stopped altogether. 13 Match the expressions from Exercise 12 with
B There was a mad rush of people going into space. the definitions.
C Not as many people as expected followed 1 really happy
12 Encourage students to use the his example. 2 normal (not at all pretentious)
context provided by each 2 How many people can the VSS Unity take into 3 incredible
space at one time?
sentence to help them to deduce A two B six C eight 4 It’s very simple.
5 hardly ever
the meaning and to guess 3 How long will space tourists on the VSS Unity 6 overly romantic / overly optimistic
answers if they are not sure, by spend in space? workbook page 102
elimination. A around two hours
1 e 2 f 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 d B less than two hours
C six days
4 Why is the White Knight Two aircraft needed?
13 Before students do the exercise, A to take the VSS Unity on its 14,000m journey
write the italicised phrases a–f into space and back
on the board. Ask: Is there a B to help land the VSS Unity
similar phrase in (your L1)? During C to get the VSS Unity off the Earth’s surface
feedback, clarify that we use over 5 Which of these things can tourists do on board
the VSS Unity?
the moon to describe somebody’s A take photos of the wonderful views
reaction to a certain situation. It B help land the plane
C enjoy being weightless for a while
does not describe somebody’s
happiness over a long period of 6 How many people have already paid for flights
into space?
time. A 20 B 200 C 700
1 over the moon 2 down to earth 105
3 out of this world 4 It’s not rocket
science. 5 once in a blue moon
6 starry-eyed Activity idea Extension
Workbook p102
Put students into small groups to discuss the following questions:
Homework 1 When did you last see or hear something out of this world?
2 Give an example of a time when you might use the phrase ‘It’s not rocket science’.
Ask students to research and write 3 Name something you do once in a blue moon.
three questions for a quiz on the 4 Do you know anybody who is starry-eyed? How do they behave?
topic of space, each with A/B/C 5 When did you last feel over the moon about something?
answer options. They can bring them 6 Do you know anybody who is down to earth?
to the next lesson for partners to
read and respond to them.
Language note A Blue Moon
According to modern folklore, a Blue more
Moon is the second full moon in a
calendar month. Usually, months only
have one full moon, but because they Workbook
are separated by 29 days, it is possible Listening p106, Ex.1–3
to fit two full moons in a single month. Vocabulary p102, Ex.1–2
This happens every two and a half Vocabulary Extra p103, Ex.1–3
years, on average, so the phrase once Worksheets
in a blue moon means only occasionally. Vocabulary Worksheets 11

Unit 11 | Shoot for the stars T105