3/31/2025
1. Make sure you know this vocabulary.
to take off = vzlétnout
to lose control = ztratit kontrolu
launch = start
to belong = patřit
startup firm = startupová firma
diameter = průměr
up to = až do
several = několik
to develop = vyvíjet
to reach = dosáhnout
2. Practice the vocabulary here.
3. Listen and click the words that you hear in the listening. They are in chronological order.
| Not in the listening | In the listening |
|---|---|
| Sunday | |
| took off | |
| fly | |
| flight | |
| seconds | |
| fall | |
| was | |
| which | |
| long | |
| diameter | |
| kilometer | |
| carry | |
| orbital | |
| orbit | |
| several | |
| development | |
| developing | |
| none | |
| reached |
4. Read the questions in the quiz. Then listen and choose correct answers.
Otázky:
1. Where did the Spectrum rocket take off from?
2. How long did the rocket stay in flight before losing control?
3. What was interesting about the launch?
4. Which company built the Spectrum rocket?
5. How long is the Spectrum rocket?
6. What is the diameter of the Spectrum rocket?
7. How much weight can the Spectrum rocket carry into Earth orbit?
8. How many European companies developing small rockets reached orbit?
5. Read the text and drag missing words into the gaps. Then listen and correct the words.
European Rocket Test Flight
6. Read the text and type in missing words. Then listen and correct the words.
European Rocket Test Flight
Transcript
European Rocket Test Flight
On Sunday, A rocket called Spectrum, took off from the Andöya Spaceport in northern Norway. The flight took only a few seconds. The rocket lost control after about 25 seconds and then fell back to earth. Still, it was the first launch of an orbital rocket from continental Europe outside Russia. The rocket belongs to German startup firm Isar Aerospace, which streamed the launch on YouTube. The Spectrum rocket is 28 meters long and two meters in diameter. It is a two-stage rocket that can carry up to 1,000 kg into Earth orbit. Munich-based Isar is one of several European companies developing small rockets. None of these companies' rockets has yet reached orbit.
Translation
Zkušební let evropské rakety
V neděli odstartovala z kosmodromu Andöya v severním Norsku raketa nazvaná Spectrum. Let trval jen několik sekund. Raketa ztratila kontrolu asi po 25 sekundách a poté spadla zpět na zem. Přesto se jednalo o první start orbitální rakety z evropského kontinentu mimo Rusko. Raketa patří německé začínající firmě Isar Aerospace, která start přenášela na YouTube. Raketa Spectrum je 28 metrů dlouhá a má dva metry v průměru. Jedná se o dvoustupňovou raketu, která může na oběžnou dráhu Země vynést až 1 000 kg. Mnichovská společnost Isar je jednou z několika evropských firem, které vyvíjejí malé rakety. Žádná z raket těchto společností zatím nedosáhla oběžné dráhy.