Space junk: why a fleck of paint can damage a spacecraft
A guest scientist explains space debris: how much there is, why it's dangerous and how engineers plan to clean it up.
B2Teens45 minLecture
About this lesson
A B2 listening lesson (lecture). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Lecture
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Space
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order
- Key words
- orbit, debris, satellite, collide, chain reaction, track, burn up, harpoon
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Take notes on numbers, dates and causes in a short lecture
- Understand how a speaker organizes a problem–solution talk
- Suggest and present solutions to a scientific problem