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WHAT A LIFE! B. Turning and Triumphs
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3 & Read and complete the text with the sentences below.

a. By the time the crew understood something went wrong, the shuttle had caught fre.
b. She also met her future husband, Steven James McAuliffe before high school graduation.
c. She shared her experiences during the training process with public through media.
d. McAuliffe was teaching at Concord High School in November 1984 when “Teacher in Space
Project” was announced to the people.
e. Sharon Christa Corrigan was born on September 2, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts.

4 & Read the text again. Answer the questions.
1. What made Christa McAuliffe privileged?
2. When and where was she born?
3. What did her parents do?
4. How old was she when she married Steven McAuliffe?
5. How many children did she have?
6. How did she share her experience?

5 Match the highlighted sentences in the text with their similar ones given.
1. She was talented in music and she excelled in playing the piano. ................
2. She was likely to become very successful in the future. ................
3. She tried to do something very diffcult and she became unforgettable. ................
4. She looked forward to the results in a very excited mood. ................

3) .................................................................................................
...................................................................................................... .
(b) She waited for the result with bated breath until the president
declared that she was the winner from 11,500 other candidates.
She promised to share her space adventure by keeping a diary for
students from all over the country. After 120 days of training and
preparation for the fight, Christa McAuliffe became good enough
to be a member of the Challenger crew. (c) She had a promising
career and a bright future ahead. 4) .................................................
...........................................................................................................
.................................................................. .

When she learned how to take clear photos from space with a
her trip like tourists.
personal camera, she planned to return with souvenir pictures of

Then the time had come. At 11:38 a.m. on January 28, 1986,
the Challenger was ready to launch from Kennedy Space Centre
with a crew of six with McAuliffe. (Commander Francis Scobee,
Pilot Michael J. Smith, engineer Ellison S. Onizuka, and engineer
Gregory B. Jarvis.) The space shuttle Challenger exploded up in
the sky only 73 seconds after the launch. 5) .................................
.................................................................................. (d) McAuliffe
reached for the stars and became a memorable fgure in space
history. She was only 37.

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