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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all the space explorations being done these days, is it crazy to think that one day, humans would eventually populate space? Could this be the answer to our growing problem with overpopulation on this planet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Billionaires such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk want to turn this into reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about Jeff Bezos\u2019 vision to have a trillion people live in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2312\/231225-a-trillion-humans-4.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cat any given time<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cHe said if that happened, “we would have <\/em>at any given time<\/em><\/strong> 1,000 Mozarts and 1,000 Einsteins.<\/em>\u201d Use this expression in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201dcollapse<\/strong>\u201d mean in this context, \u201dPopulation <\/em>collapse<\/em><\/strong> due to low birth rates is a bigger risk to civilization than global warming.<\/em>\u201d?Use this word in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cresource<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cHe said they could get <\/em>resources<\/em><\/strong> from asteroids instead of from Earth.<\/em>\u201d Give two synonyms or similar expressions and make a sentence using \u2018resource\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What are your thoughts on Jeff Bezos\u2019 ambition?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What do you think about living in giant space stations? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What could be the good and bad things about it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Will it be possible for humans to live in space? Explain your thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B1 – Intermediate With all the space explorations being done these days, is it crazy to think that one day, humans would eventually populate space? Could this be the answer to our growing problem with overpopulation on this planet? Billionaires such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk want to turn this into reality. 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