Civilisation 3

Civilisation of English-speaking countries – Task sheet 3
1. Complete the crossword with the missing words. Write your solutions on the answer sheet. (10p)
2. Answer the quiz questions. (9p)
1. 20th July 1969. – it was an important day not only for the Americans but also for the human mankind.
Where did three brave men land for the first time in our history?
2. Who were these men?
3. Who said the following sentence? “This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
4. Last year a film was released about this mission and the life of one of the astronauts. What is the title
of the movie?
5. Who played the main role in this film?
6. There is another famous sentence, which was told by two astronauts – Jack Swigert and later Jim
Lovell – in the Apollo 13 mission. What was that?
7. Which actor played the role of Jim Lovell in the film about the mission?
3. Read the text about NASA and SpaceX, and complete it with the missing words. (10p)
space, planets, Administration, excited, Tesla Roadster, responsible, Elon Musk,

humans, engineers, research
NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space 1. ……………… It is a U.S.

government agency that is 2. …………….. for science and technology
related to air and 3. …………………… NASA started on 1st October 1958. The
agency does a lot of different work:
 scientific 4. …………………….
 working on programmes to send 5. …………………….. to the Moon
and the Mars
 help teachers prepare students who will be the 6.
……………………… or astronauts of the future
 involve students in NASA missions to make them 7.
…………………….. about learning
SpaceX was founded in 2002 by businessman 8. …………………………… It is a
private company with the goal to make it possible for people to live on
other 9. …………………………., especially on Mars. Its centre in Hawthorne,
California and it has 6,000 employees. More than a year ago the news,
that SpaceX launched a 10. ………………………. to space, went around.
In fact, SpaceX and NASA work together on some science projects.
4. Read the following pieces of information about famous scientists. Guess their names. (7p)
1. He is an elderly British scientist and broadcaster, whose documentary series – eg. Planet Earth - are
very popular all over the world. He is determined to do something against the climate change.
2. He was a British theoretical physicist and the author of the book A Brief History of Time. As a young
adult he was diagnosed with a serious disease and it was predicted that he would only live for a couple
of more years. However, he died at the age of 76 last year.
3. He was an English astronomer. A comet which appears in every 75-76 years was named after him.
4. He was an English mathematician and physicist and the first scientist who wrote down the laws of
gravity.
5. This man was one of the Founding Fathers of the USA. He never served as a president, but among
other things he was an inventor. The lightning rod is one of his inventions.
6. He was a Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist. One of his most important jobs
was to write down the working mechanisms of the digital computer. Among others he also worked on
the hydrogen bomb.
7. He was a Croatian-American scientist and inventor. He was extremely interested in electricity. A car
brand is named after him.
5.a Guess which inventions the anagrams stand for. (8p)
1. hash weirds
2. ceo trump
3. a Dior
4. enter tin
5. bight bull
6. elk var
7. gourmet camp mop err
8. Denis whip wilder
5.b How many of the previous things were invented by women? Who were these women? Match
them to their invention. (8p)
6. Which science channel logos can you see? Write their names on the answer sheet. (5p)
1. 2.
3. 4.
5.
7. Science also appears in pop culture in the form of sci-fi or fantasy-action movies. The two main
producer of these films is DC and Marvel. Put the superheroes in the correct group. (12p)
Ironman, Flash, Killer Frost, Spiderman, Thor, Colossus, Batman, Hulk, Superman, Green Lantern,
Aquaman, Hawkeye
8. Write a poem in the honour of the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission. You have to use all the
words below in your poem. Work on a separate sheet of paper. The design will also be evaluated.
(10p)
dark, cat, blanket, popcorn, toothbrush, pineapple, key, lazy

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Civilisation of English-speaking countries – Task sheet 3

2. Answer the quiz questions. (9p)

space, planets, Administration, excited, Tesla Roadster, responsible, Elon Musk,

NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space 1. ……………… It is a U.S.

dark, cat, blanket, popcorn, toothbrush, pineapple, key, lazy

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