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STUDENT’S NAME:_______José Antonio García Lara_____________________________________ DATE: ___28/08/15____________

1. COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE WORDS AND PHRASES IN THE BOX[pic 1]

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“This week, Extreme Travel takes a look at space tourism, which could be a very real possibility by 2020. At a cost of $4.4 million each, tourists will soon be able to enjoy a four night all-inclusive break in a floating space station. James  Hancock has been researching this exciting new type of “weekend break” and has more details.”

“In 2020, space tourism will take off! Tourists will spend four nights in a space station with an experienced (1) _____crew________________of astronauts. They will be transferred to space in a billion-dollar (2) _______docked_____________, which will then be (3)________in orbit____________________to the space station. While (4) ___shuttle________________________, the tourists will circle the world every 90 minutes and see 15 sunsets daily.                                                                  Although there is no (5) ________gravity_________________in space, the tourists won’t (6) ______float____________. They will wear Velcro®suits which stick to the walls of their pod rooms.” [pic 3]

1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES.

1. Space tourists __will be giving______________________ (will /give) a training course.
2. The course _______________will be holding__________ (will/ hold) on a tropical island. 
3. Tourists ______will be expected_______________ (will/ expect) to attend for eight weeks.
4. Critics say the launch date__         migth be charged ___________________ (might / change).
5. Trips _____________will may be offered_____________(may /offer) by competitors soon.
6. If this happens, the price _____could be brought down___ ___________(could / bring down).
7. Space travel _________may be mad___________(may /make) accessible to everyone in the future.
8. In 50 years, space travel ___________could be seen____________ (could/see) as standard.

1. CHECK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT. REWRITE THE INCORRECT SENTENCES USING THE FUTURE PASSIVE. (there are 4 incorrect and 2 correct!)

1. Tourists could be charge up to $4.4 million for a total of three nights in space!

1. The first guests might be taken to space as early as 2020, says Galactic Suite.

-Galactic Suite says might be taken the first guest to space as early as 2020

1. The speed of the orbiting hotel means they will be seen 15 sunsets a day.

1. Tourists will be made to undertake a training course before going to space.

Before going to space tourist will be made a training to undertake

1. If the four-day space trips become popular, the price could reduce eventually.

-The price could be reduce eventually, if the four-day space trips become popular

1. The Velcro® suits might replace by more sophisticated spacesuits someday.

-The Velcro suits might be replaced by more sophisticated spacesuits someday

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