Listening Practice Mars & Earth

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Which of these words are talking about things that are the same?


- To have in common - but - similar - whereas - both - to share - while -

Earth & Mars

Discussion time

You will listen to two students having a discussion about Mars & Earth.

Take a good listen, afterwards there will be questions to answer.

After that, we will have our own English discussion!

Most people think Mars can (...) human life.

1. frozen
2. same
3. nitrogen
4. support

We measure distances in space using (...) units.

1. gravity
2. same
3. astronomical
4. support

The two planets aren't the (...) colour.

1. frozen
2. same
3. support
4. real

Most of the water on Mars is probably (...).

1. frozen
2. nitrogen
3. gravity
4. undrinkable

The earth is mostly made up of (...)

1. gravity
2. support
3. dirt
4. nitrogen

(...) on Mars is just over one third as strong as on Earth.

1. oxygen
2. gravity
3. nitrogen
4. astronomical

Do you think people will live on Mars one day?

The picker

I will spin the wheel. The wheel will show a name. The person who gets picked by the Gods of the Internet Wheel will have to explain their answer.

If you could make a one-way trip to Mars right now, to establish a colony there, would you? Why or why not?

The picker

I will spin the wheel. The wheel will show a name. The person who gets picked by the Gods of the Internet Wheel will have to explain their answer.