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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Astronaut Training

Astronaut training article for English learners, followed by written comprehension questions, a true/false statement to argue from the text, a synonym exercise and a choice of essay prompts.
Grades
Grades 7–12, Middle School, High School
Pages
3
File type
PDF
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, ESL, Vocabulary, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Creative Writing, Formal Writing
Topic
ESL, English Second Language
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Writing Prompts, Worksheets
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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets - Astronaut Training - STEM

This ESL EFL Teaching Resource on "Astronaut Training - STEM" (3 PDF Worksheets Slides; Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity) can be ideal to improve Language skills in English. Ideal students for this ESL EFL TESOL Reading + Writing Activity are Foreign Students at middle and High School (7th - 12th Grade; teens). Newcomers or any ESL Learner is also more than suitable for this ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL (English as a Second or Foreign Language) Activity on "Astronaut Training - STEM" (origins, background and history + what it usually consists of + astronaut training with different Space agencies + new technologies). This Teaching Educational Resource Product can also be ideal for ESL EFL TESOL Centers worldwide or any English second language tutor.

Intermediate Advanced English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL) learners are suitable for this ESL EFL TESOL Teaching Resource on "Astronaut Training - STEM" (Worksheet; 3 PDF Printable slides)

In this English Second or Foreign Language (ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL) Reading Comprehension + Essay Writing Activity Worksheet on "Astronaut Training - STEM" (origins, background and history + what it usually consists of + astronaut training with different Space agencies + new technologies), the following ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL (English Second or Foreign Language) activities are included:

  • 1 text on "Astronaut Training - STEM" (origins, background and history + what it usually consists of + astronaut training with different Space agencies + new technologies)

  • 25 Comprehension Questions related to the previous text on "Astronaut Training - STEM" (with related space where students can answer to this text's comprehension questions)

  • 2 essay prompts for a writing activity on "Astronaut Training - STEM" (writing an essay on another professional training which is know to be demanding; describing it and comparing it to Astronaut Training + pretending to undergo an astronaut training; writing 3 pages of diary on your imaginary experience)

This ESL - EFL - TESOL - TEFL (English Second or Foreign Language) Teaching Resource Reading + Writing Activity (essay prompts) on "Astronaut Training - STEM" (origins, background and history + what it usually consists of + astronaut training with different Space agencies + new technologies) is great for Intermediate Advanced English as a second or foreign language learners (ESL- EFL - TESOL - TEFL). This English Second Language Worksheet on "Astronaut Training - STEM" (origins, background and history + what it usually consists of + astronaut training with different Space agencies + new technologies) aims to train and Reading Comprehension + Writing Skills.

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Learning objectives

  • Explain how astronauts prepare for spaceflight using an informational text
  • Write a full essay about space careers

Skills covered

  • Word study — giving synonyms for vocabulary from the astronaut training article
  • Arguing from the text — showing whether a statement about astronaut training is true or false

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