Part C
Use of language
1
Find words or expressions in the text that mean more or less the same.
| a) | manually | (lines 11 - 18) |
| b) | to become very successful | (lines 19 - 26 ) |
| c) | help | (lines 19 - 26) |
(1,5)
2
Find the opposites.
| a) | bigger | (line 19) |
| b) | minorities | (line 36) |
| c) | to pass | (line 38) |
(1,5)
3
Explain one of the following words in complete sentences.
| a) | equality | (line 7) |
| b) | curious | (line 30) |
| c) | to encourage | (line 35) |
(2)
4
Vocabulary – Grammar
Complete the text by using suitable forms of the words.
Write them down. Future astronauts on Mars
Write them down. Future astronauts on Mars
Since the 1960s, Mars missions 1 an important part in NASA's space programs. What would NASA scientists do if they 2 to build a Mars base? Like any human 3 , it would be best located near accessible water. Water would be essential for everything from producing 4 goods to producing the rocket fuel 5 would be needed in order to return to Earth. However, by 6 all that water to Mars, missions would become enormously costly and risky. In 2015, NASA 7 to try to find water sources on Mars that could be easily reached. Although scientists already have a profound 8 about the Red Planet, further efforts will be needed before human missions to Mars might be possible at all.
1 to play
2 to want
3 settle
4 agriculture
5 ?
6 to transport
7 to begin
8 to know
(8)
5
Paraphrasing
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use between two and five words including the word in brackets.
Example:
Kamala Harris is the first female and first Black US Vice President of Asian origin.
Kamala Harris is the first female and first Black US Vice President of Asian origin.
| x) | (never) There ... Black US Vice President of Asian origin before. There has never been a female Black US Vice President of Asian origin before. |
| a) | (as) Rosa Parks ... Martin Luther King. |
| b) | (suggest) Annie Easley ... for your rights. |
(2)
6
Asking questions
Ask four questions.
Use different question forms and/or different tenses. You are interviewing Mark Vande Hei, an American astronaut staying on the
International Space Station (ISS) travelling through space.
Ask him about life in space.
Use different question forms and/or different tenses. You are interviewing Mark Vande Hei, an American astronaut staying on the
International Space Station (ISS) travelling through space.
Ask him about life in space.
(4)
(19)
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1
Find words or expressions in the text that mean more or less the same.
a)
by hand
b)
(to) reach the top
c)
aid
2
Find the opposites.
a)
smaller
b)
majorities
c)
to fail
3
Explain one of the following words in complete sentences.
a)
Equality means not to be treated different due to gender, race or religion.
b)
The will to learn or know new things.
c)
To motivate and support someone.
4
Vocabulary – Grammar
Complete the text by using suitable forms of the words.
Write them down. Future astronauts on Mars Since the 1960s, Mars missions have played an important part in NASA's space programs. What would NASA scientists do if they wanted to build a Mars base? Like any human settlement, it would be best located near accessible water. Water would be essential for everything from producing agriculturalgoods to producing the rocket fuel that would be needed in order to return to Earth. However, by transporting all that water to Mars, missions would become enormously costly and risky. In 2015, NASA began to try to find water sources on Mars that could be easily reached. Although scientists already have a profound knowledge about the Red Planet, further efforts will be needed before human missions to Mars might be possible at all.
Write them down. Future astronauts on Mars Since the 1960s, Mars missions have played an important part in NASA's space programs. What would NASA scientists do if they wanted to build a Mars base? Like any human settlement, it would be best located near accessible water. Water would be essential for everything from producing agriculturalgoods to producing the rocket fuel that would be needed in order to return to Earth. However, by transporting all that water to Mars, missions would become enormously costly and risky. In 2015, NASA began to try to find water sources on Mars that could be easily reached. Although scientists already have a profound knowledge about the Red Planet, further efforts will be needed before human missions to Mars might be possible at all.
5
Paraphrasing
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use between two and five words including the word in brackets.
Example:
Kamala Harris is the first female and first Black US Vice President of Asian origin.
Kamala Harris is the first female and first Black US Vice President of Asian origin.
| x) | (never) There ... Black US Vice President of Asian origin before. There has never been a female Black US Vice President of Asian origin before. |
| a) | Rosa Parks is not as famous as Martin Luther King. |
| b) | Annie Easley suggested that you should fight for your rights. |
6
Asking questions
Ask four questions.
Use different question forms and/or different tenses. You are interviewing Mark Vande Hei, an American astronaut staying on the
International Space Station (ISS) travelling through space.
Ask him about life in space. 1. What is your job on the Station? 2. Is life more difficult in space compared to life on Earth? 3. What was your impression the first time you were in space? 4. How do you eat and sleep on the station?
Use different question forms and/or different tenses. You are interviewing Mark Vande Hei, an American astronaut staying on the
International Space Station (ISS) travelling through space.
Ask him about life in space. 1. What is your job on the Station? 2. Is life more difficult in space compared to life on Earth? 3. What was your impression the first time you were in space? 4. How do you eat and sleep on the station?