Key: Astronaut Tim Peake's live TES #CosmicClassroom thrills hundreds of thousands of school pupils

Question 1

a.  False. British astronaut Tim Peake inspired hundreds of thousands of school pupils today as he spoke to them live from the International Space Station.

b.  True.    … without gravity it is much harder to stop moving

c.  False.   At the World Museum in Liverpool, pupils from 12 schools around Britain took part in workshops…

d.  True. no registration was required to watch the broadcast, which was open to all.

Question 2   

a.  He said that his heart pumps less quickly because it does not have to make such an effort and that he really enjoyed drinking water bubbles.

b.   Dr Fong is a famous person who appears on TV and is also an expert in space medicine.

 

Question 3    a.  spin/spun   b.  spot/spotted   c. move/moved course   d.  giant   e.  broadcast

Question 4

a.  Kevin Fong said that Space was about their future. It gave them a sense that anything was/is possible, which was really what you wanted to encourage children to think.

b. Hundreds of thousands of school pupils were inspired today by British astronaut Tim Peake.

c.  An estimated 300,000 students, in more than 10,000 schools watched The Cosmic Classroom.