Comprehension task

I. Read the word combinations and translate them into Russian

Satellite exploration, to resolve mysteries, to demonstrate techniques, to pursue the answer, solar system, solar environment, Earth’s environment, satellite date, Earth’s climate, gaps in knowledge, enhancing quality, sustainable development, growing contribution, information revolution, high-speed, large-scale data links, the range of services, rapidly expanding market, satellite navigation, control and guidance systems, tomorrow’s standard, major commercial opportunity, the eventual prospect, wide international collaboration, wide international collaboration, space-based observations, pioneer era, today’s challenges.

II. Make up the word combinations

1. space	a) prospect
2. solar	b) development
3. sustainable	c) structure
4. communication	d) telephone
5. information	e) services
6. mobile	f) industry
7. satellite	g) exploration
8. commercial	h) opportunity
9. eventual	i) system
10. international	j) revolution
11. affordable	k) broadcasting
12. scientific	l) collaboration
13. institutional	m) researchers

III. Fill in the missing words (space, frontier, navigation, pioneer, exploration)

1. Space has been a new … in the 20^th century.

2. Space … has resolved the mysteries impenetrable from the ground.

3. The opening up of … has created a whole new branch of the communications industry.

4. Satellite … has developed to the point where the control and guidance systems are about to become tomorrow’s standard.

5. The space sector is now out of the … era and is being driven by its growing commercial markets.

IV. Find synonyms in the list of words

Frontier, exploration, possibility, enhance, challenge, possible, boarder, perfect, enlarge, problem, date, unravel, offer, discover, chance, improve, research, opportunity, affordable, information, hold out, prospect.

V. Find antonyms in the list of words

Impenetrable, initial, unravel, harm, large-scale, failure, occasional, penetrable, high-speed, close, low-speed, small-scale, exclude, eventual, benefit, success, include, planned.

VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements

1. Satellite exploration has resolved mysteries impenetrable from the ground.

2. Satellite data don’t make any contribution to unraveling the complex systems governing the Earth’s own climate.

3. The opening up of space has created a whole new branch of the communications industry.

4. Space-based observations haven’t moved beyond their established use in meteorology.

5. The space sector is now out of the pioneer era.