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partner the points that the authors make. Next they 
discuss the two authors’ opinions, which of the two they 
think presents the most convincing argument and how 
they do this – paying particular attention to the authors’ 
choice of vocabulary. At this point, they could also talk 
about the key words from both articles and look again at 
how they were used in context.
Discussion
Students talk in pairs or small groups about how they 
feel about space exploration and also about where, 
in particular, they think money should be invested in 
exploration and research, for example discovering more 
about our oceans or searching for distant habitable planets.
Is space exploration a waste of money?
Research and presentation
Students research and present their findings on Velcro 
and non-stick pans and the connection these have with 
space exploration. Alternatively (or additionally), they 
could research and talk about NASA’s recent missions.
Related topics on onestopenglish 
The following set of news lessons is about the iconic 
image ‘Earthrise’, taken aboard Apollo 8.
www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/weekly-
topical-news-lessons/2019-weekly-news-lessons-
archive/14th-february-2019-earthrise-how-the-iconic-
image-changed-the-world/557143.article

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Answer the questions.
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What is the name of the first space mission that landed on the moon in 1969?