Listening
1. Work in pairs. Describe the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What do the pictures show? Do you think they really exist?
2. What do you want to know about them?
3. What would you do if you saw one of them?
2. Listen to Tom’s imagined description of what an alien from another planet may be like. Fill each blank with no more than three words from the recording.
| Which planet are they from? What are they like? What do they look like? What are their senses like? What do they live on? | They are from (1) __________ They may be (2) __________ and (3) __________ than human beings They may have (4) __________, a lot of (5) __________, and (6) __________. Very good. They may be able to sense (7) __________, or (8) __________. (9) __________, from the (10) __________ |
3. Listen again and tick (✔) true (T), false (F) or not given (NG).
| T | F | NG | |
| 1. The inhabitants may be very similar to human beings. 2. They may be able to fly. 3. It is very cold there. 4. They may be far-sighted. 5. They may need air for their existence. 6. They may need lots of food and drink. |
Writing
4. Work in pairs. Imagine what an alien may be like. Use your imagination to fill the web below.
He/ She may/ might have _____ eye/eyes.
He/ She may/might be _____.
He/ She may/ might eat _____.
His/ Her skin may/ might be _____.
His/ Her hair may/ might be _____.
He/ She may/ might wear _____ clothing.
He/ She may/ might be similar to us in that _____.
He/ She may/ might be different from humans in that _____.
