Expressions connected to space
ways of seeing
word formation: science adjectives and jobs
word formation science nouns and adjectives
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Many moons ago,when I was young, I used to be a dancer.

Many days ago

a long time ago

a long time


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I took a close---- at the night sky.

glance

view

glimpse

look

look

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What is the adjective of chemistry?

chemical

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What is the noun for discover?

discovery

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The pilot flew around the space station like a bull

in a London market

in a China shop

in a China shop

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I only ever go to a restaurant once in a blue moon, when I´m celebrating.

once a year

very rarely

very rarely

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I sat for a while-----the scenery from the space station.

scanning 

observing

spotting

regarding

observing

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What is your job if you study engineering?

engineer

200

What is the adjective for invention?

inventive

200

At the party I felt like a fish

 in the pool

out of water

out of water

300

Sorry, I forgot- I´ve just got back from South America and still feel spaced out.

I feel very tired.

I am unaware of what is going on.

I´m unaware of what is going on.

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I didn´t----- him until he spoke to me.

witness

regard

notice

watch

notice

300

What is the adjective for zoology

zoological

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What is the adjective and the verb for analysis.

analystic

analyse

300

What Tom said to me was like a red rag

 to a bull

to a lion

to a bull

400

She´s not worried about money. It´s as if she´s living in another planet.

different from the rest of us

very rich

different from the rest of us

400

You get an excellent----of the earth from here.

sight

glance

oversight

view

view

400

What is the adjective for astronomy? 

What is the job for astronomy?

astronomical

astronomer

400

What is the adjective of atmosphere?

What is the adjective of experiment?

atmospheric

experimental

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When he argues, Conor is like a dog 

with a stick

with a bone

I told them off but it was like water

off a duck´s back

off a chicken´s leg

with a bone

off a duck´s back

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Come on concentrate!It isn´t rocket science.

It isn´t very easy

It isn´t very difficult


It isn´t very difficult

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Space walkers only manage to...whole continents as they rush in.

note

glimpse

gaze at

look at

glimpse

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What is the adjective for the word genetics? 

And what is the job?

genetic

geneticist


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What is the verb and the adjective for exploration?

explore

explorative/exploratory

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They look exactly the same,like two peas

in a pod

in a tree

in a pod

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