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What is paraphrasing? How to do it? For information about this theme, go to page 114. 114
1 Read quickly the interview in Activity 2 and circle unknown words. Define them with your class. 2 Listen and read.Work in pairs to underline key ideas and explain them using your own words. 16 107 114 —“Visiting outer space seems a bit crazy; that only happens in sci-fi lms,” my mother told me when I dreamt about it. But that’s no longer dream; the day has come. Dr. Sue Jones will explain to us why. Welcome, Dr. Jones. —Thank you. It’s a pleasure to be here. —Dr. Jones, is it true that very soon we will be able to travel in a spacecraft to explore other planets?
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—Yes, it is. In fact, some private companies, which have the purpose of taking common people into space, are already making trials sending objects such as cars to outer space. —Can you describe the spacecra that will be used? —Trips will be made in a winged spacecra . Since 2012, these spacecra are being used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. But they were initially designed to carry people. —How much will the trip cost? —Well, that is a problem right now; very few people could a ord to buy their tickets because the cost is very high. But there is hope that the price will come down as the technology becomes more advanced. Who knows? Maybe in a few years, instead of taking your kids to the zoo, you will take them to the Moon! —Could anyone go space traveling? —To become a space tourist, you must have excellent health and an ideal weight. Those who research the e ects of zero gravity say that it a ects the human body in di erent ways. On long journeys, there can be muscle and bone loss, for example. However, nothing can beat the feeling of oating in zero gravity! —Personally, I can’t wait to do it! Thanks for sharing this interesting information with us, Dr. Jones. —Thank you for inviting me.
3 Work with a partner to find a sentence that repeats the exact words that somebody says.Then, find another one that reports what somebody says. Compare them and share with your class the differences you find.
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