3 Complete the email using the correct tense, present simple or present continuous. Use
short forms where possible.
4.
1
send
write
reply
2
3
Hi Dora,
Thanks for saying you'll feed the dog while
(1) -
(I/be) on the space station
next week. (2)
(I/only/stay) in
space for three days now, not four, so I'll
be back on Monday. I think (3)
(we/land) back on Earth at about six o'clock
in the morning, so I should be home by
lunchtime. If (4)
(you/not/be)
there, I'll call you to get the keys.
Let me know when (5)
(you/get)
this. I check my email all the time in space.
There's not much else to do up here!​

Объяснение:

The final frontier

There was a time, not so long ago, when space exploration

was a battleground where nations fought to be the first to

make new breakthroughs in space. Once, countries such as the

Soviet Union and the US kept all their space research secrets to

themselves to prevent the ‘other side’ from winning the space

race. But now all that has changed.

It all changed because the countries involved in space

research and exploration realised that working alone is just too

expensive. Working together and cooperating means they can

all make progress, so some of the countries involved in leading

space research decided to set up a space station together.

The International Space Station is run by space agencies from

Russia, the US, Europe, Japan and Canada.

The aim of the ISS is for the astronauts on the station to

carry out experiments in such fields as physics, astronomy

and meteorology. Work on board the station involves testing

space equipment and it will help to prepare for space missions

to the Moon and Mars. In addition, the station is involved in

educational programmes and encourages young people to

become interested in science and space.

So what is life like aboard a huge floating space laboratory?

What do the crew of six do every day while the space station

hurtles round the Earth’s orbit 15 times a day at 17,227 mph?

Well, the one thing the crew know for certain is that every day

is going to be a busy one. Firstly, as the crew is responsible

for all the maintenance on the station the day begins with

an inspection of the whole station. As well as carrying out

their duties and conducting experiments, each crew member

has to exercise several hours a day to counter the effects of

weightlessness, and have regular medical checks, too. By the

time their working day is over, the crew don’t have much time

to themselves before they have to sleep.

It’s not easy living in a weightless environment. Food is

sealed in individual vacuum-packed plastic bags and only has

to be heated to be ready for crew member to eat. When eating,

the astronauts have to be very careful not to create crumbs that

would float off into equipment and damage it. Drinks come

in powdered form and are then mixed with water and sipped

from a plastic bag with a straw. Even one drop of water floating

around could cause damage to systems. There are no showers

on the station, so the crew use a little water and wet wipes. They

also have shampoo that doesn’t need rinsing off and edible

toothpaste, so water is not wasted.

All in all, it can be quite stressful living on the space station,

but fascinating and exciting, too. If you think it is likely that you

would enjoy a trip to the ISS, then it is possible to arrange it.

The only drawback is that tickets cost $40 million. So far, seven

people have dug deep into their pockets to travel into outer

space to visit the ISS and see for themselves the work of the

astronauts and experience life outside Earth.

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DICTIONARY CORNER

1 Choose the correct word or phrase.

1 Millions of years ago, a huge asteroid hit the Earth and was ultimately responsible of / for the

dinosaurs becoming extinct.

2 In the film Armageddon, the heroes didn’t have much time to save / for savi

1) I'll be

2) I will only stay

3)We will land

4)You will not be there

5) you'll get