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WHAT A LIFE! B. Turning and Triumphs
THEME 4

4 a. Track 28 Listen to the dialogue again and put the statements in the correct order.

a. She prepared for her mission together with the other astronauts.
b. With the result of the commission’s studies, NASA had to renew its space programme.
c. Then it exploded just seventy-three seconds after the launch.
d. Millions of people watched the pieces of the shuttle falling down.
e. The authorities started a commission to search for the details of the accident.
f. It all started when a school teacher had the chance of being the frst non-astronaut in space.
g. And the time had come, at 11:38 a.m., Challenger left Kennedy Space Center.
h. The explosion of the Challenger space shuttle killed all seven crew members.

b. Now, write the letters of the statements above in the correct column of the chart.
Before the Accident During the Accident After the Accident

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5 Look at the photos and talk about what these people are looking at and what happened.

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6 a. Work in pairs. Take the roles. Continue the dialogue below to talk about the details of the
Challenger disaster. Use the question words given.

what when how many how long why how where

Journalist : Good afternoon. We’d like to talk about the explosion. We are very sorry for the
crew members. How many people were there?
NASA member : There were ............................... .
Journalist : What were they doing?
NASA member : They were ............................... .
b. Now, record your interview and share it with your classmates.

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