Task 1. For each gap 1-7, choose from the sentences A-M the one that best fits each gap. One sentence is extra. Compare with your partner. Justify your answers. A. Humans would need to be self-sufficient to survive in space long-term.
B. The only question is whether this happens in years, centuries or millennia.
C. Exploring space, however, is not without risk.
D. This costs a lot of money.
E. Nevertheless, Professor Hawking believes that we can afford to give 0.25% of the world's financial resources to colonise space.
F. He believes that sooner or later we will be wiped out by a catastrophe such as a meteor or nuclear war.
G. That way, we could reach the next star to Earth in just 6 years.
H. However, even if we found the perfect planet, we might not be able to get there at the moment.

Task 2. Fill in: self-sufficient, overcome, warm up, afford, release.
1. Eventually, they managed to… their problems.
2. The ISS isn't… because it can't produce or make everything that it needs.
3. Climate change could… the Earth by 3°C by 2100.
4. Power stations… carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
5. Only the world's richest can… a space tourist, it costs about $20 million!

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the end of the year is just that time for favorites lists – and i’ve written about the best travel books many times over! i love talking about travel books. why? because part of the tool belt of any traveler is a good book. long bus, train, or plane rides can get pretty boring and can give you a lot of “dead” time if you haven’t mastered the art of the 10-hour blank stare. additionally, reading travel books helps you learn about the destinations you are visiting. the more you know about a place, the more you can understand a place.

i am a voracious reader and have even started a book club on this website to share all the books i read. today is another one of those days where i share some of the books i’ve read recently! if you’re looking for some great reads, here are my current list of the best travel books to inspire you to travel far-off lands: