Video Transcript
Space is big business - 13th April 2022 View All
The first private astronauts are on the International Space Station. They're doing work for Axiom Space. Axiom's a private business. It has a contract with SpaceX and NASA.
The head of this mission is an ex-NASA astronaut. His name's Michael Lopez-Alegria. The other three people are rich businessmen. They paid to visit space. One is American investor Larry Connor. Mark Pathy is a Canadian investor. The third is Israeli investor Eytan Stibbe.
The 8 day trip cost each person $55 million. But they have 25 research projects to do. They're making space buildings with smart tiles. They're doing tests to stop diseases too.
Axiom's astronauts are working with 7 space station astronauts. Three are from the US. One's from Germany. And three are from Russia.
Axiom wants to build a private space station. This will replace the International Space Station.
Interactive Games
Comprehension
Answer questions about the news report. Select the correct answer from 4 options. There are 5 questions.
What's the word you hear?
Complete the sentences. Listen and write the missing word. There are up to 10 questions.
What's the phrase you hear?
Complete the sentences. Listen and write the missing phrase. There are up to 5 questions.
Sentence muddle
Read the sentences. Put them in the same order as the news report. There are 4 sentences.
No spaces in text
Read the sentences. Find the spaces between the words. There are up to 5 questions.
Put the sentence back together
Put the sentence parts in the correct order. Each sentence is in 4 pieces. There are up to 5 questions.
Construct sentences
Make sentences. Select each word in the correct order. There are up to 3 questions.
No capital letters
Read the sentences. Find the missing capital letters. There are 5 sentences.
Spelling jumble
The letters of one word are in the wrong order. Read the sentence. Spell the word correctly. There are up to 10 questions.
Missing vowels
Complete the sentences. Select the correct vowel for each space. There are up to 5 sentences.
Missing words
Complete the sentences. Select the correct word. There are up to 5 questions.
Adjectives
Read the sentence. Select the missing word. Check your answer.
Prepositions
Complete the sentences. Select the correct preposition. There are up to 5 questions.
Nouns
Complete the sentences. Select the correct noun. There are up to 5 questions.
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
France
Germany
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Nigeria
Poland
Spain
Turkey
United States
Uzbekistan
