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Space tourism : un luxe ou un rêve ? (Première)

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space tourism / a space touristle tourisme spatial / un touriste de l'espace
a suborbital flightun vol suborbital (quelques minutes en apesanteur)
a private companyune entreprise privée
a billionaireun milliardaire
If I could go to space, I would...Si je pouvais aller dans l'espace, je...
It would be better to spend the money on...Il vaudrait mieux dépenser l'argent pour...

Depuis 2021, des entreprises privées emmènent des passagers payants dans l'espace, le plus souvent pour quelques minutes d'apesanteur lors de vols suborbitaux. Les billets coûtent des centaines de milliers de dollars. Pour certains, c'est le début d'une nouvelle ère de l'exploration, comme les premiers vols commerciaux en avion ; pour d'autres, c'est un loisir de milliardaires, polluant, alors que la planète fait face à l'urgence climatique.

Mise en situation : le débat

Teacher : Would you go to space as a tourist if you could?
Iriez-vous dans l'espace comme touriste si vous le pouviez ?
Hugo : Definitely! If I could go to space, I would look at the Earth through the window for hours. It must be breathtaking.
Absolument ! Si je pouvais aller dans l'espace, je regarderais la Terre par le hublot pendant des heures. Ça doit être à couper le souffle.
Jade : Even if I had the money, I wouldn't go. A few minutes of weightlessness for hundreds of thousands of dollars? It's a luxury for billionaires.
Même si j'avais l'argent, je n'irais pas. Quelques minutes d'apesanteur pour des centaines de milliers de dollars ? C'est un luxe de milliardaires.
Teacher : What about the environment?
Et l'environnement ?
Jade : Each launch produces carbon emissions. It would be better to spend the money on fighting climate change.
Chaque lancement produit des émissions de carbone. Il vaudrait mieux dépenser cet argent pour lutter contre le changement climatique.
Hugo : But the first plane tickets were expensive too. Space tourism might fund new technologies that help everyone.
Mais les premiers billets d'avion étaient chers aussi. Le tourisme spatial pourrait financer de nouvelles technologies utiles à tous.

À retenir

  • space tourism, a suborbital flight, a private company, a billionaire, carbon emissions, a luxury.
  • If I could..., I would... ; Even if I had..., I wouldn't... ; It would be better to... ; might fund.

Exercice 1 : Le tourisme spatial : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « un vol suborbital »
    1. a suborbital flying of
    2. a sub orbit fly
    3. a suborbital flight
  2. « un milliardaire »
    1. a billionaire
    2. a billion
    3. a millionaire
  3. « Si je pouvais..., je... »
    1. If I could..., I will...
    2. If I can..., I would...
    3. If I could..., I would...
  4. « Même si j'avais l'argent, je n'irais pas. »
    1. Even if I have the money, I wouldn't go.
    2. Even if I had the money, I won't go.
    3. Even if I had the money, I wouldn't go.
  5. « Il vaudrait mieux dépenser l'argent pour... »
    1. It would be best spend the money for...
    2. It would be better to spend the money on...
    3. It will be better to spend the money on...
  6. Les vols touristiques ont commencé vers...
    1. 2021
    2. 1991
    3. 1961
  7. « à couper le souffle »
    1. breathtaking
    2. breathtaken
    3. breath-taker
  8. « des émissions de carbone »
    1. carbon emissions
    2. carbone emission
    3. carbon missions
  9. « une entreprise privée »
    1. a private compagny
    2. a private company
    3. a privacy company
  10. « pourrait financer »
    1. might fund
    2. might funds
    3. might found

Exercice 2 : Le tourisme spatial : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. If I .......................... go to space, I would look at the Earth.
  2. If I could go, I .......................... look at the Earth for hours.
  3. Even if I .......................... the money, I wouldn't go.
  4. It's a luxury for .......................... .
  5. Each launch produces carbon .......................... .
  6. It would be .......................... to spend the money on fighting climate change.
  7. It must be .......................... .
  8. The first plane tickets were .......................... too.
  9. Space tourism .......................... fund new technologies.
  10. Would you go to space as a .......................... ?

Exercice 3 : Le tourisme spatial : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande s'ils iraient dans l'espace.
    1. Would you go to space as a tourist if you could?
    2. Will you go to space as a tourist if you could?
    3. Would you go to space as tourist if you can?
  2. Si Hugo pouvait, il regarderait la Terre.
    1. If I could go to space, I would look at the Earth.
    2. If I can go to space, I would look at the Earth.
    3. If I could go to space, I will look at the Earth.
  3. Ça doit être à couper le souffle.
    1. It must be breathtaken.
    2. It must to be breathtaking.
    3. It must be breathtaking.
  4. Même si Jade avait l'argent, elle n'irait pas.
    1. Even if I have the money, I wouldn't go.
    2. Even if I had the money, I wouldn't go.
    3. Even I had the money, I won't go.
  5. C'est un luxe de milliardaires.
    1. It's a luxury for billionaires.
    2. It's a luxury of billionaire.
    3. It's a luxurious for billionaires.
  6. Le prof demande pour l'environnement.
    1. How about of the environment?
    2. What about the environnement?
    3. What about the environment?
  7. Il vaudrait mieux lutter contre le changement climatique.
    1. It will be better to spend the money on fighting climate change.
    2. It would be better spending the money to fight climate change of.
    3. It would be better to spend the money on fighting climate change.
  8. Les premiers billets d'avion étaient chers aussi.
    1. The first plane tickets were expensive too.
    2. The first plane tickets was expensive too.
    3. The first plane tickets were expensive either.
  9. Le tourisme spatial pourrait financer des technologies.
    1. Space tourism might found new technologies.
    2. Space tourism might funds new technologies.
    3. Space tourism might fund new technologies.
  10. Tu conclus.
    1. All thing considered, I think it should regulated.
    2. All things considering, I think it should be regulated.
    3. All things considered, I think it should be regulated.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) a suborbital flight · 2. a) a billionaire · 3. c) If I could..., I would... · 4. c) Even if I had the money, I wouldn't go. · 5. b) It would be better to spend the money on... · 6. a) 2021 · 7. a) breathtaking · 8. a) carbon emissions · 9. b) a private company · 10. a) might fund

Exercice 2

1. could · 2. would · 3. had · 4. billionaires · 5. emissions · 6. better · 7. breathtaking · 8. expensive · 9. might · 10. tourist

Exercice 3

1. a) Would you go to space as a tourist if you could? · 2. a) If I could go to space, I would look at the Earth. · 3. c) It must be breathtaking. · 4. b) Even if I had the money, I wouldn't go. · 5. a) It's a luxury for billionaires. · 6. c) What about the environment? · 7. c) It would be better to spend the money on fighting climate change. · 8. a) The first plane tickets were expensive too. · 9. c) Space tourism might fund new technologies. · 10. c) All things considered, I think it should be regulated.