LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERSAN ASTRONAUT
Mar. 12, 2024
Level: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of language: English for Teenagers
Tags: The Future and Space; Travel and Leisure; Jobs; Explaining and Speculating; Speaking; Useful Vocabulary; Grammar; Possession; Video; 10-12 Years Old; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old
Publication date: 03/12/2024
In this lesson, students learn about the training and work of astronauts through a mixture of listening and reading tasks. There is some more vocabulary related to space and a task with a focus on collocations. The grammar point is the verb ‘have to’, which is introduced in the listening and then practiced in a guessing game. (by I. Rybak)
- CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
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- CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in American English.
- CLICK HERE to download/watch the video in American English.
- CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
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- CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.
- CLICK HERE to download/watch the video in British English.
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT (TASK 3)
Boy: That video is great. I totally want to go into space.
Girl: You’re going to need to pack some things. Have you got a list?
Boy: No, but I have some ideas. I’ll need food, water... what else?
Girl: You might want to take along some oxygen.
Boy: Oxygen! I always forget about oxygen.
Girl: Most people forget about oxygen until they don’t have it. Without oxygen, there’d be no way to breathe in space, but you’d also need a way to create more oxygen to take with you.
Boy: Astronauts today bring their own oxygen or create it from water, using a process called water electrolysis.
Girl: You’ll also need protection from solar radiation, extreme high and low temperatures, and a lack of pressure in space.
Boy: That’s what spacesuits and spaceships are for. Okay, so maybe I’m not quite ready to go to space.
Girl: Are you ready to check out another awesome video?
Boy: Definitely.
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT (TASK 4)
Astronauts are people who travel and work in space. Going to space is a big adventure, that’s certain, but astronauts do it for other reasons. They go to space so that they can learn more about other planets and galaxies and to do experiments. They spend months away from their friends and family. Then, they come back and share their knowledge with us!
Would you like to go to space? Perhaps first you should know what you have to do before you can become an astronaut. Let’s find out! First of all, you have to (1) be an adult and (2) have a Master’s degree in science. Then, you either need to (3) have some experience actually working in the field you studied or at least (4) 1,000 hours’ experience of being a pilot of a jet plane. Finally, to be an astronaut, you have to (5) be really healthy and in shape. That’s because living in space can be really hard on your body. Thousands of people sign up to be astronauts, but only a very few will go on a mission. And before they go, they have to (6) do years of training to prepare for the important jobs they will do in space. Most of the time astronauts do their jobs inside the space station or their spacecraft.
But for some jobs astronauts have to go on a spacewalk! A spacewalk is when an astronaut leaves the spacecraft to fix or build something on the outside of the spacecraft. It’s one of the most difficult jobs that astronauts do. They have to wear special spacesuits because there’s no air in space, and it’s either very cold or very hot outside. The temperature can be as high as 250 degrees Fahrenheit on the sunny side and as low as -250 degrees Fahrenheit on the dark side. So these special suits protect the astronauts from the cold or heat and give them air to breathe. They are also tied to the spacecraft by long cables so that they don’t float away.
So what do you think? Do you want to be an astronaut?
AUDIO TRANSCRIPT (TASK 8)
Student A: Do you have to wear special clothes?
Student B: No, I don’t.
Student A: Do you have to work on the weekends?
Student B: No.
Student A: Do you have to work at night?
Student B: No, never.
Student A: So you work during the week only. OK. Do you have to work with other people?
Student B: Yes, I do.
Student A: Do you have to work outside?
Student B: No, I don’t.
Student A: Do you have to travel?
Student B: No.
Student A: Do you have to study for the job?
Student B: Yes, I do.
Student A: Do you have to speak?
Student B: Yes.
Student A: Do you have to speak a lot?
Student B: Yes.
Student A: Do you have to stand?
Student B: Yes, sometimes.
Student A: Do you have to write?
Student B: Yes, a little.
Student A: Do you have to repair things?
Student B: No, I don’t.
Student A: Do you have to make things?
Student B: No.
Student A: Do you have to explain things?
Student B: Yes.
Student A: Do you have to work with children?
Student B: Yes.
Student A: I know!
Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-teenagers/an-astronaut. Accessed on November 9, 2026. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2026. All rights reserved.
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