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COMMUNICATION Extra vocabulary
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4. The astronauts eat various foods such as fruits,
nuts, chicken, beef, seafood, brownies, salt and
pepper (in liquid form), etc. Drinks include co ee,
tea, and fruit juice (all packaged). Foods can be
heated up or kept cool with special machines.

5. A popular pastime while orbiting Earth is simply
looking out of the windows to admire its beauty.
In their free time, astronauts exercise, watch
movies, play music, read books, play cards, and
talk to their families. The International Space Station (ISS). Credit: NASA.
(Source: America’s National Aeronautics and Space
Administration - NASA)

2 Life on the ISS. Match the subheadings with
the paragraphs of the text in 1.

A. Time off in space

B. Working in space

C. Eating in space

D. Sleeping in space
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren replaces items inside
E. Morning routine in space
the ISS, Sept. 2015. Credit: NASA.

Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti enjoys her rst drink
from the new ISSpresso machine which can make hot Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo taken from
beverages, Mar. 2015. Credit: NASA. the ISS to Twitter on 5 Sept. 2015. Credit: NASA.

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3 Work in groups. Imagine that you are going Work in groups. Imagine that you are going
4 Now work individually and write on a piece of Now work individually and write on a piece of
to spend one month aboard the ISS. Discuss paper one thing that you will take with you to
and agree on three things that your team the ISS as a personal item because you can’t
will bring to the ISS to meet each need in 2. live without it. Then tell your partner what
Then share your list with other groups and you have written.
explain your decisions.

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