There are times when fiction becomes reality and that is the case of the Dart mission. Here you've got an article for you to read to learn about what it really is:
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission (NASA)
and another one explaining the reasons why:
Dart mission: why is Nasa crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid? (The Guardian)
And here's "Armageddon", the film whose plot is similar to what it is really going to be done:
Armageddon - Official Trailer
Another video related to the film: Armageddon - Shuttle Crash
The original soundtrack of the film is my musical hint for today: I don't wanna miss a thing by Aerosmith and here are the lyrics, which I recommend you to have a look at.
Some activities for you to do:
6 Minute Vocabulary: Weather words and MODAL VERBS (BBC Learning English)
News Review: Omicron: New Covid strain, new travel restrictions (BBC Learning English)
International Law : Who are the actors in international law? (BBC Learning English)
A listening exercise about you borrowing a person you wouldn’t usually meet for a half-hour candid conversation and learn what it is like to be in their shoes: The Human Library: Life as an open book (BBC Learning English)
* "if I were in your shoes" means, according to Cambridge Dictionary: used when you want to tell someone what you would do in their situation. For example, "If I were in your shoes, I think I'd write to her rather than try to explain over the phone".
Omicron variant in Europe earlier than thought - BBC News
LINGOHACK >>>
Episode 211201 / 01 December 2021 >>> Dog rescue with a drone - Language related to 'seeing things'.Need-to-know language: thermal imaging, heat signatures, spot, the naked eye & jumps out.
TENNIS >>> Vintage Forest Hill
NASTASE-MC ENROE FOREST HILL 1978
