Space Flights Can Be for the Rich or Lucky お金持ちや幸運な人のための宇宙旅行
掲載日: February 23, 2021
Words and Phrases
Directions: Let's learn some words and phrases used in the article.
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noun
billionaire
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noun
spacecraft
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noun
raffle
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verb
cost
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noun
weightlessness
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noun
vehicle
Comprehension
Directions: Listen to the article and answer the questions.
Listening Focus
Directions: First of all, let's check some questions that you need to focus on listening.
- 1. Why is Jared Isaacman hiring a spacecraft?
- 2. What is the goal of the raffle?
- 3. What is the name of the company that plans to test its New Shepard space vehicle in 2021?
Listen to the article
Directions: Listen carefully.
Space Flights Can Be for the Rich or Lucky
Spaceflight is now available for very rich people. Jared Isaacman, a 37-year-old billionaire, is hiring a spacecraft from Elon Musk's company, SpaceX, for a four-day trip to space. It will be the first spaceflight where everyone aboard is a regular citizen.
There are four seats, and Isaacman is looking for three travelers who are not super-rich. He is giving two seats to St. Jude Children's Hospital. There is a raffle for the other seat. The goal of the raffle is to raise $200 million for the hospital. The winner needs to be under six and a half feet tall, less than 250 pounds, and pass some physical and mental tests.
The SpaceX trip will not be the only one to take private passengers to orbit. A Houston space company will take three men to the International Space Station. It will cost the men $35,000 per night to stay there.
Those who don't have the money for a space trip may soon have another way to experience a few minutes of weightlessness. Blue Origin is a company that plans to test its New Shepard space vehicle with passengers in 2021.
Answer the Questions
Directions: Choose the correct answers
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- 1. Why is Jared Isaacman hiring a spacecraft?
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for space researchB.
to go to MarsC.
for a 4-day trip to space -
- 2. What is the goal of the raffle?
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- 3. What is the name of the company that plans to test its New Shepard space vehicle in 2021?
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B.
Blue OriginC.
International Space Station
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1. Do you think that a raffle is a good way to choose someone to go on a spaceflight?
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2. Would you take a flight into space if you had the opportunity? Why or why not?
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3. Do you think being in a weightless environment could affect a person's health?