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TARTING OFF

There are, of course, no correct answers here. The goal of the activity is to generate interest and get the learners

talking so allow time for any anecdotes they may have.

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OCABULARY

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V

OCABULARY

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Key:

Planets:

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Other

flying saucers, the sun, asteroids, comets, sightings, a supernova, a moon, the Milky Way,

the solar system

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OCABULARY

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Key:

1. the sun

2. a moon

3. a sighting

4. a flying saucer

5. a galaxy

6. a comet

7. asteroids

8. a supernova

9. the Milky Way

10. the solar system

B

EFORE YOU READ

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F

IRST READING

Key:

1. True

2. True

3. False

4. True

5. False

6. True

S

ECOND READING

Key:

1. H. G. Wells

2. Almost certainly not

3. From the end of May to September

4. According to some, a crashed UFO and its pilots.

5. Install the SETI screensaver on your computer.

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OCABULARY

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Key:

1. a hoax

2. according to

3. claim

4. a screensaver

5. an incident

6. countless

7. so far

8. last

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OCABULARY

5

Key:

1. a hoax

2. countless

3. incident

4. according to

5. screensaver

6. lasted

7. claims

8. so far

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W

RITING

The key here is to provide adequate preparation time and guidance before learners actually start to write. The

questions will help, but you should monitor closely to ensure they are on the right track.

E

XTENSION

As usual with writing tasks, it would lead naturally on to an oral presentation, perhaps in the form of a television or radio

news report. If facilities allow, this could be recorded for the learners to listen to later.