1. One Way Ticket to Mars, pp 14, 15
Drive, June 2015
Find synonyms in the article for:
a person who applies for something
a team
to find new things
not from the Earth
to concentrate on
physical exercise in a gym
terribly
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2. One Way Ticket to Mars, pp 14, 15
Drive, June 2015
Choose the right verb and put it in the sentence in the correct form.
How has your life changed since you _________________ (listen, hear, think) you were
among the successful applicants?
I ___________ (create, make, do) lots of interviews since the Mars 100 team was announced.
What is your daily life like now?
I _________ (work, do, practise) as an au pair in the UK. Every day, I __________ (work, do,
practise) math, work out at the gym and _____________ (drink, buy, eat) really healthy food.
What will you miss on Mars? What about food?
I'll miss eggs and steak. But I' ______________ (must, can, have to) switch to peas and beans.
What advice would you give our readers who would like to be part of a Mars team?
_______________ (follow, keep, go) dreaming. _______________ (orient, do, focus) on science
and math, don't be lazy and ________________ (not to be, not to think, not to have) a big ego.
3. One Way Ticket to Mars, pp 14, 15
Drive, June 2015
A. Write about Mars colonists using the first conditional. Look at the example.
condition
result
Lucie goes to Mars.
She never comes back home.
If Lucie goes to Mars, she will never come back home.
Colonists stay on Mars.
They live in pods.
Colonists go to Mars.
They start a fish farm.
Lucie goes to Mars.
What does she miss?
Lucie lives on Mars.
She misses eggs and steaks.
B. Write about you and your friends using the second conditional. Look at the
example.
condition
result
You go to Mars.
You die there.
If you went to Mars, you would die there.
You go to Mars.
You never come back.
I’m on Mars.
I miss my friends and family.
You are on Mars.
What do you miss?
My friend is on Mars.
She misses lakes and rivers.
SOLUTIONS
1. One Way Ticket to Mars, pp 14, 15
Drive, June 2015
Find synonyms in the article for:
a person who applies for something
an applicant
a team
a crew
to find new things
to discover
not from the Earth
alien
to concentrate on
to focus on
physical exercise in a gym
work out
terribly
horribly
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2. One Way Ticket to Mars, pp 14, 15
Drive, June 2015
Choose the right verb and put it in the sentence in the correct form.
How has your life changed since you heard (listen, hear, think) you were among the
successful applicants?
I’ve done (create, make, do) lots of interviews since the Mars 100 team was announced.
What is your daily life like now?
I work (work, do, practise) as an au pair in the UK. Every day, I practise (work, do, practise)
math, work out at the gym and eat (drink, buy, eat) really healthy food.
What will you miss on Mars? What about food?
I’ll miss eggs and steak. But I’ll have to (must, can, have to) switch to peas and beans.
What advice would you give our readers who would like to be part of a Mars team?
Keep (follow, keep, go) dreaming. Focus (orient, do, focus) on science and math, don’t be
lazy and don’t have (not to be, not to think, not to have) a big ego.
3. One Way Ticket to Mars, pp 14, 15
Drive, June 2015
B. Write about Mars colonists using the first conditional. Look at the example.
condition
result
Lucie goes to Mars.
She never comes back home.
If Lucie goes to Mars, she will never come back home.
Colonists stay on Mars.
They live in pods.
If the colonists stay on Mars, they will live in pods.
Colonists go to Mars.
They start a fish farm.
If the colonists go to Mars, they will start a fish farm.
Lucie goes to Mars.
What does she miss?
If Lucie goes to Mars, what will she miss? / What will Lucie miss if she goes to Mars?
Lucie is on Mars.
She misses eggs and steaks.
If Lucie lives on Mars, she will miss eggs and steaks.
B. Write about you and your friends using the second conditional. Look at the
example.
condition
result
You go to Mars.
You die there.
If you went to Mars, you would die there.
You go to Mars.
You never come back.
If you went to Mars, you would never come back.
I’m on Mars.
I miss my friends and family.
If I were on Mars, I would miss my friends and family.
You are on Mars.
What do you miss?
If you were on Mars, what would you miss? / What would you miss if you were on Mars?
My friend is on Mars.
She misses lakes and rivers.
If my friend was on Mars, she would miss lakes and rivers.