Cover of Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Workbook

Answer — Exercise 1

4.2·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Workbook

Question

  1. Read the article quickly and write the paragraph number next to topics a)-e).
  2. Read the article again and write true (T), false (F) or not given (NG) next to sentences 1-8. Underline the part of the article that helped you.
  3. Find words and phrases in the article that match definitions 1-8.

Answer

a)

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 5
  5. 4

b)

  1. F → even sceptics have had to regard space tourism as an area with real commercial potential
  2. T → a trip which included a week-long stay on the International Space Station
  3. F → sub-orbital flights; Space tourists experience a few minutes of weightlessness and a view of the stars before heading back to earth and gliding in for a landing
  4. NG → this isn’t mentioned as the writer's opinion anywhere
  5. T → to develop space hotels that can offer more luxurious surroundings than the International Space Station, which was designed for research purposes, not for tourists
  6. NG → we know the Space Island Group's hotel rotates, but we don’t know about the Galactic Suite space hotel
  7. T → Space enthusiasts are optimistic ... and expect prices to keep coming down as competition gets more vicious
  8. F → there's always the prospect, however unlikely, of getting a job in one of the space hotels

c)

  1. the stuff of
  2. sceptics
  3. got on the case
  4. sub-orbital
  5. come up with
  6. targeting
  7. the going price
  8. vicious
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More exercises in 4.2

Ex. 2
Ex. 3
Ex. 4
Ex. 5