Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2a - Reading for the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

Answer the questions in your own words.

Answer

  1. They used the lunar module to save oxygen and made an adaptor to reduce the carbon dioxide levels. They survived inside the lunar module and then switched to the command module for the splash down.
  2. NASA believes the mission was a success because the astronauts handled the situation well thanks to their training.
  3. The astronauts were unlucky because they had a short circuit which caused them a lot of problems and they didn't get to land on the moon. / The astronauts were lucky because they avoided a disaster and made it back safely to Earth.