This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is talking about space exploration!
Humans have always had a fascination with what lies far above our heads and beyond our world. The night sky is filled with planets and stars that seem so far away.
But what if we could get there? What if we had the technology to travel to the other side of the galaxy and explore new places? What, or who, would we find there?
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about space exploration!
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Conversation Questions: Space Exploration!
- 1. Is space exploration important, or is it a waste of money?
- 2. Will humans ever live on other planets?
- 3. Should space be explored by private companies?
- 4. Would you like to travel in space? Why or why not?
- 5. Should Mars be the priority for space exploration?
- 6. How has exploring space changed life on Earth?
- 7. Do you think intelligent life exists outside of Earth?
- 8. Is space tourism a good thing or not?
- 9. Should countries cooperate more when it comes to space travel and exploration?
- 10. “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong. What do you think of this quote?
Vocabulary
- Exploration
- the act of traveling to a place or searching a place in order to learn about it
- Planet
- an extremely large, round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the sun or another star
- Priority
- something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things
- Intelligent life
- beings that can learn and understand things, like humans can
- Tourism
- the business of providing services such as transport, places to stay, or entertainment for people who are on holiday
- Cooperate
- to act or work together for a particular purpose
- Leap
- a large jump or sudden movement
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Model Answers & Vocabulary
To help you prepare for the Thinking in English conversation club this week, the wonderful English tutor Thomas Brock has created vocabulary lists and some model answers.
The model answers are split into intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level responses. Hopefully this will give you an idea on the differences in quality between intermediate and advanced response, and perhaps inspire your own answers to these questions!
B1 (Intermediate)
Vocabulary
Model Answers
B2 (Upper Intermediate)
Vocabulary
Model Answers
C1 (Advanced Level)
Vocabulary
Model Answers
See you all at this week’s conversation club!
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