Workbook Solutions: Exploring Space | Year 5 English IGCSE (Cambridge) PDF Download

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2  Exploring space
2.1 What is out there?
1   1 Crew
  2 Astronautics
  3 T elescope
  4 Capsule
  5 Astronomy
  6 Astronaut
  7  Down: Orbit, Across: Observatory
  8 Spyglass
  9 Satellite
10 Astronomer
11 Eject
2 NASA National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration 
s/c spacecraft 
BCE before the common era 
ISS International Space Station 
ETA estimated time of arrival 
ESA European Space Agency 
USSR Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics
ELS Earth landing system
km/hr kilometres per hour
3 Learners’ own sentences.
2.2  A simple start
1 a and b Learners’ own answers.
2 a  The first telescope was useful, yet it was 
not as powerful as modern ones. 
 b  Copernicus discovered the Earth revolves 
around the sun, but nobody believed him.
 c  Galileo developed the telescope and 
proved Copernicus right.
 d  All astr onauts prepare well, yet not all go 
into space. 
 e  The engineers work hard for they must 
check that everything is safe. 
3 Learners’ own answers.
2.3 Building language
1 a  They landed the capsule  
on the moon. Place
 b  Before take-off the crew waved  
goodbye. Time
 c  The crew manned the spacecraft  
with  
great skill. Manner
 d  The mission was monitored  
from Earth. Place
 e  They completed the mission  
successfully. Manner
 f  Two months later they returned. Time
2 Example answers:
 a  The rocket blasted off at noon. At noon, 
the rocket blasted off.
 b  He captained the crew for a few days. For a 
few days, he captained the crew.
 c  They returned to Earth after the mission. 
After the mission, they returned to Earth.
 d  The capsule touched down right on 
schedule. Right on schedule, the capsule 
touched down.
 e  The crew celebrated the next day. The next 
day, the crew celebrated.
3 a  ultra beyond                 e.g. ultrasound 
 b  co with/together           e.g. coordinating
 c  dis absence of/            e.g. distasteful  
 without
 d  circum  round/around/         e.g. circumference 
surrounding
 e  mal bad/faulty            e.g. malfunction
 f  re  again/after/           e.g. recycle 
negative force
 g  trans  across/beyond/     e.g. transverse 
through (Latin)
 h  hemi half                       e.g. hemisphere
 i  de  down/remove/      e.g. deform 
from/after
 j  aero air                         e.g. aeronautical 
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2  Exploring space
2.1 What is out there?
1   1 Crew
  2 Astronautics
  3 T elescope
  4 Capsule
  5 Astronomy
  6 Astronaut
  7  Down: Orbit, Across: Observatory
  8 Spyglass
  9 Satellite
10 Astronomer
11 Eject
2 NASA National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration 
s/c spacecraft 
BCE before the common era 
ISS International Space Station 
ETA estimated time of arrival 
ESA European Space Agency 
USSR Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics
ELS Earth landing system
km/hr kilometres per hour
3 Learners’ own sentences.
2.2  A simple start
1 a and b Learners’ own answers.
2 a  The first telescope was useful, yet it was 
not as powerful as modern ones. 
 b  Copernicus discovered the Earth revolves 
around the sun, but nobody believed him.
 c  Galileo developed the telescope and 
proved Copernicus right.
 d  All astr onauts prepare well, yet not all go 
into space. 
 e  The engineers work hard for they must 
check that everything is safe. 
3 Learners’ own answers.
2.3 Building language
1 a  They landed the capsule  
on the moon. Place
 b  Before take-off the crew waved  
goodbye. Time
 c  The crew manned the spacecraft  
with  
great skill. Manner
 d  The mission was monitored  
from Earth. Place
 e  They completed the mission  
successfully. Manner
 f  Two months later they returned. Time
2 Example answers:
 a  The rocket blasted off at noon. At noon, 
the rocket blasted off.
 b  He captained the crew for a few days. For a 
few days, he captained the crew.
 c  They returned to Earth after the mission. 
After the mission, they returned to Earth.
 d  The capsule touched down right on 
schedule. Right on schedule, the capsule 
touched down.
 e  The crew celebrated the next day. The next 
day, the crew celebrated.
3 a  ultra beyond                 e.g. ultrasound 
 b  co with/together           e.g. coordinating
 c  dis absence of/            e.g. distasteful  
 without
 d  circum  round/around/         e.g. circumference 
surrounding
 e  mal bad/faulty            e.g. malfunction
 f  re  again/after/           e.g. recycle 
negative force
 g  trans  across/beyond/     e.g. transverse 
through (Latin)
 h  hemi half                       e.g. hemisphere
 i  de  down/remove/      e.g. deform 
from/after
 j  aero air                         e.g. aeronautical 
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2.4  Then and now
1  Examples of informal language: 
• Well, it has been a busy week on the ISS! 
• so worth it; cracked open the hatch
• exciting goodies
• FFF; lots of it!; (I just love that smell).
2  An y r easona b le answers.
3  Learners’ o wn answers.
2.5 and 2.6 Blogging
1–3   Learners’ own answers.
2.7 Interviews
1  a The questions are open.
  b Learners’ own questions.
2 Example answers:
  a How do you feel about your success?
  b What do you like about taking off?
  c How do you feel about your work?
  d  What are your plans for the future? or  
Where do you see yourself in the future?
  e  What type of meals do you eat in space?
 f  What advice would you give young people 
who want to become astronauts?
3 Learners’ own answers.
2.8 Biographies
1  Example answers:
 a Galileo Galilei, 1564–1642, first telescope
 b third person
 c past tense
 d non-fiction, formal
2  a Italian
 b Galileo lived over 400 years ago.
 c the spyglass
 d  It made faraway objects appear closer so 
he could view the moon and some planets.
 e  He was the first person to: record his 
astronomy observations using a telescope; 
see that the moon has craters; observe that 
Jupiter has four moons; observe that the 
Milky Way is made up of countless stars; 
prove that Earth revolves around the sun.
 f  that the moon was smooth; that the sun 
revolves around Earth
 g  unpopular with the authorities; he was 
placed under house arrest.
 h  astronomy, mathematics, physics and 
philosophy
3  An y r easona b le answers.
Remind learners that autobiography is covered 
later, but for now it is helpful to compare the 
two text types.
Autobiography Biography
Author writes about 
his own life
Written in first-
person narrative
Style is more 
informal
Sequenced
Mainly past tense
Ordered from 
earlier to later 
events
Author writes about 
someone else’s life
Written in third-
person narrative
Style is more formal
Chronological
Mainly past tense
Organised into 
sections or chapters
2.9 Add details
1  a   After the capsule landed safely, the crew 
disembarked.
 b  They began the countdown when everyone 
was ready.
 c  When she has finished her studies , she will 
become an astronaut.
 d  He failed the test although he studied the 
manual.
 e  He waved goodbye before he left.
2   Yuri Gagarin was the first person to enter 
space and orbit the Earth.
  Timothy Peake went into space once his 
training was complete.
  Copernicus claimed the Earth orbited the sun 
but people didn’t believe it.
  Astronauts are able to live in space since the 
development of space stations.
  Galileo proved Copernicus’s theory correct 
with the telescope he developed.
  The first artificial satellite was launched before 
the first human went into space.
  Neil Armstrong became a famous astronaut 
because he was the first person on the moon.
3 Learners’ own answers.
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2  Exploring space
2.1 What is out there?
1   1 Crew
  2 Astronautics
  3 T elescope
  4 Capsule
  5 Astronomy
  6 Astronaut
  7  Down: Orbit, Across: Observatory
  8 Spyglass
  9 Satellite
10 Astronomer
11 Eject
2 NASA National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration 
s/c spacecraft 
BCE before the common era 
ISS International Space Station 
ETA estimated time of arrival 
ESA European Space Agency 
USSR Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics
ELS Earth landing system
km/hr kilometres per hour
3 Learners’ own sentences.
2.2  A simple start
1 a and b Learners’ own answers.
2 a  The first telescope was useful, yet it was 
not as powerful as modern ones. 
 b  Copernicus discovered the Earth revolves 
around the sun, but nobody believed him.
 c  Galileo developed the telescope and 
proved Copernicus right.
 d  All astr onauts prepare well, yet not all go 
into space. 
 e  The engineers work hard for they must 
check that everything is safe. 
3 Learners’ own answers.
2.3 Building language
1 a  They landed the capsule  
on the moon. Place
 b  Before take-off the crew waved  
goodbye. Time
 c  The crew manned the spacecraft  
with  
great skill. Manner
 d  The mission was monitored  
from Earth. Place
 e  They completed the mission  
successfully. Manner
 f  Two months later they returned. Time
2 Example answers:
 a  The rocket blasted off at noon. At noon, 
the rocket blasted off.
 b  He captained the crew for a few days. For a 
few days, he captained the crew.
 c  They returned to Earth after the mission. 
After the mission, they returned to Earth.
 d  The capsule touched down right on 
schedule. Right on schedule, the capsule 
touched down.
 e  The crew celebrated the next day. The next 
day, the crew celebrated.
3 a  ultra beyond                 e.g. ultrasound 
 b  co with/together           e.g. coordinating
 c  dis absence of/            e.g. distasteful  
 without
 d  circum  round/around/         e.g. circumference 
surrounding
 e  mal bad/faulty            e.g. malfunction
 f  re  again/after/           e.g. recycle 
negative force
 g  trans  across/beyond/     e.g. transverse 
through (Latin)
 h  hemi half                       e.g. hemisphere
 i  de  down/remove/      e.g. deform 
from/after
 j  aero air                         e.g. aeronautical 
5
2.4  Then and now
1  Examples of informal language: 
• Well, it has been a busy week on the ISS! 
• so worth it; cracked open the hatch
• exciting goodies
• FFF; lots of it!; (I just love that smell).
2  An y r easona b le answers.
3  Learners’ o wn answers.
2.5 and 2.6 Blogging
1–3   Learners’ own answers.
2.7 Interviews
1  a The questions are open.
  b Learners’ own questions.
2 Example answers:
  a How do you feel about your success?
  b What do you like about taking off?
  c How do you feel about your work?
  d  What are your plans for the future? or  
Where do you see yourself in the future?
  e  What type of meals do you eat in space?
 f  What advice would you give young people 
who want to become astronauts?
3 Learners’ own answers.
2.8 Biographies
1  Example answers:
 a Galileo Galilei, 1564–1642, first telescope
 b third person
 c past tense
 d non-fiction, formal
2  a Italian
 b Galileo lived over 400 years ago.
 c the spyglass
 d  It made faraway objects appear closer so 
he could view the moon and some planets.
 e  He was the first person to: record his 
astronomy observations using a telescope; 
see that the moon has craters; observe that 
Jupiter has four moons; observe that the 
Milky Way is made up of countless stars; 
prove that Earth revolves around the sun.
 f  that the moon was smooth; that the sun 
revolves around Earth
 g  unpopular with the authorities; he was 
placed under house arrest.
 h  astronomy, mathematics, physics and 
philosophy
3  An y r easona b le answers.
Remind learners that autobiography is covered 
later, but for now it is helpful to compare the 
two text types.
Autobiography Biography
Author writes about 
his own life
Written in first-
person narrative
Style is more 
informal
Sequenced
Mainly past tense
Ordered from 
earlier to later 
events
Author writes about 
someone else’s life
Written in third-
person narrative
Style is more formal
Chronological
Mainly past tense
Organised into 
sections or chapters
2.9 Add details
1  a   After the capsule landed safely, the crew 
disembarked.
 b  They began the countdown when everyone 
was ready.
 c  When she has finished her studies , she will 
become an astronaut.
 d  He failed the test although he studied the 
manual.
 e  He waved goodbye before he left.
2   Yuri Gagarin was the first person to enter 
space and orbit the Earth.
  Timothy Peake went into space once his 
training was complete.
  Copernicus claimed the Earth orbited the sun 
but people didn’t believe it.
  Astronauts are able to live in space since the 
development of space stations.
  Galileo proved Copernicus’s theory correct 
with the telescope he developed.
  The first artificial satellite was launched before 
the first human went into space.
  Neil Armstrong became a famous astronaut 
because he was the first person on the moon.
3 Learners’ own answers.
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2.10 Tackle tenses
1 a  They were the first people in  
space.  past tense
 b  She is well-prepared for her  
first mission. present tense
 c  Ear l y astr onomers knew something was  
out there. past tense
 d  He will train in the Italian Air  
Force Academy. future tense
 e She became a fighter pilot. past tense
2 a gained 
 b travelled
 c loved
 d discovered
 e joined
3 
4 Learner’s own sentences.
2.11 and 2.12 Write a biography
Learners’ own answers.
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