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CBE 2.09 | Canadian spaceman: Chris Hadfield | Languages focus: past tenses

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Oct 26, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Early Obsession With Space

  • Ryan tells how young Hadfield watched the 1969 moon landing and became obsessed with flight and space travel.
  • He joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, trained, and earned a glider pilot licence while still training.
INSIGHT

How Past Continuous Shows Interrupted Actions

  • The podcast highlights past continuous + past simple to show longer actions interrupted by shorter events.
  • Examples like "while he was training, he got his glider pilot licence" clarify simultaneous past actions.
ANECDOTE

Career Steps To Astronaut Status

  • Ryan recounts Hadfield's career steps: joining Armed Forces, graduating in engineering, and becoming a test pilot.
  • These career moves led to his acceptance into the Canadian Astronaut Program in 1992.
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