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THIS UNIT INCLUDES:
Vocabulary
Outer space
Pronunciation
Intonation for making lists
Grammar
Reported speech (questions)
Skills
• Reading about the possibility of life on other planets
• Talking about the conditions needed for planets to support human life
• Listening about an imaginary planet and its creatures
• Writing a paragraph to describe imaginary creatures living on another planet
Everyday English
Expressing uncertainty
👉GETTING STARTED
A thrilling science fiction novel
1. Listen and read. 🎧
Mai: What book are you reading, Nick?
Nick: A journey back to Soduka. I'm on the last page.
Mai: That's a science fiction book, isn't it? What's it about?
Nick: Yes, it is. It's about four creatures Titu, Kaku, Hub, and Barb. They're travelling back to Soduka, a planet like Earth. Along the way they have to land on Earth because their spaceship breaks down. They meet Tommy and become friends with him.
Mai: What happens next?
Nick: Tommy helps the four creatures repair their spaceship, so they can travel back to their home planet. But their commander forces them to return to Earth to destroy it. Tommy and the four creatures try to oppose the commander.
Mai: Sounds thrilling!
Nick: Tommy and the four creatures manage to stop the commander from destroying Earth.
Mai: So it has a happy ending! What do you think about the possibility of aliens attacking Earth?
Nick: I'm not sure about it. But I'm starting to think about it. I sometimes ask myself what we would do if aliens took over our planet.
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2. Read the conversation again and tick (✔) T (True) or F (False).
| T | F | |
| 1. Soduka is a planet that is very different from Earth. | ||
| 2. Titu, Kaku, Hub, and Barb have to land on Earth because their spaceship breaks down. | ||
| 3. Tommy helps the four creatures make a new spaceship so that they can return to Soduka. | ||
| 4. The four creatures travel to Earth again to visit Tommy. | ||
| 5. The novel makes Nick and Mai think about the possibility that Earth might be attacked by aliens. |
3. Match the words (1-5) with their definitions (a-e).
| 1. oppose | a. real or imaginary living things |
| 2. creatures | b. living things from another world or planet |
| 3. commander | c. to fight against |
| 4. aliens | d. the fact that something might exist or happen, but is not certain to |
| 5. possibility | e. an officer in charge of a particular group of soldiers |
4. Complete the sentences with the words in 3.
1. There is a ____ that we might visit Mars in the near future.
2. The main character in the film is a boy who makes friends with some _____ from a planet.
3. Dogs are more social _____ than cats.
4. These soldiers were punished because they didn't obey their _____.
5. Some people _____ sending spaceships to explore other planets.
5. Work in groups. Discuss the following questions. Then report your group's answers to the class.
Do you believe that there is life on other planets? Why/Why not?
