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UFOs &
Aliens
Pre-Reading
A. Warm-Up Questions
B. Vocabulary Preview
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Reading
UFOS & ALIENS
Are we alone?
1. Did you know that humans only make up 0.01% of life on earth? Plants “The universe is a
make up about 80%. Fungi, bacteria, animals, insects, microorganisms,
and viruses are other life forms that we share our planet with. Does
pretty big place. If it
knowing this statistic change your belief about whether or not we’re is just us, seems like
alone in this universe? an awful waste
2. In a 2017 survey of people in 27 countries, at least 60% of people of space.”
admitted to believing in some form of life on other planets. Just under —Carl Sagan
50% of those believers also believe in the existence of intelligent alien
life forms. More than half of these people think it’s a good idea to try
to communicate with extraterrestrials. But how can we find them?
4. Following the admission by the Navy about the UAP footage, there
was a renewed interest in Area 51. Area 51 is a highly classified US Note
Air Force facility in Nevada. Many conspiracy theorists believe this is
When used as a verb,
where the US government hides evidence of aliens and UFOs. Some the word “storm” means to
also believe that this is where the government researches time travel. move forcefully.
In 2019, a US poll suggested that 54% of Americans think the US
government knows more about UFOs than it lets on. A plan by
UFO enthusiasts to storm Area 51 in the summer of 2019 did
not come to fruition.
5. Though interest in UFOs spiked after the Navy admitted the UAP
footage was not a hoax, reports of UFO sightings in the US have
dropped significantly since 2014. What do you think is causing this
rapid decline?
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Comprehension
Discuss these questions in pairs and write the answers in your notebook.
4. Why does the US Navy use the term UAP rather than UFO?
Vocabulary Review
A. Collocations
Create six expressions by pairing the words that are commonly found
together in English. Write a sentence for each example.
Word List:
• put in • place • come to • interest
• fruition • renewed • whether • or not
• video • new • footage • policy
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2. The UFO report was a by a local media outlet for April Fool’s Day.
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6.
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A. Introduction
Words that are borrowed from other languages sometimes have irregular
plural endings. Depending on which dictionary you use, more than one
ending may be listed as acceptable.
B. Reference Work
• nucleus • media
• fungi • crises
• phenomena • criteria
• syllabus • dice
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Discussion
1. What’s the difference between a UFO enthusiast and
a conspiracy theorist?
3. What beliefs do people have about UFOs and aliens in other countries?
4. Are you interested in science fiction books or films? Why or why not?
If extraterrestrials do exist, what do you think they look like, and why?
What intellectual or behavioural traits do they have, and how do they
communicate? Work in a small group and create a description of
an extraterrestrial. Use a dictionary to find at least three new
adjectives to use to describe your alien to the class. Teach these
words to your classmates. After everyone has presented, vote on
the most likely extraterrestrial.
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Listening
Fill in the blanks as you listen to the recording.
1. Did you know that humans only make up 0.01% of life on earth? Plants
make up about 80%. , bacteria, animals,
insects, microorganisms, and viruses are other life forms that we share
our planet with. Does knowing this change
your belief about whether or not we’re alone in this universe?
5. Though interest in UFOs spiked after the Navy admitted the UAP footage
was not a , reports of UFO sightings in the US
have dropped significantly since 2014. What do you think is causing this
rapid ?
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Answer Key
LESSON DESCRIPTION: TEACHING TIPS: LEVEL: High Int – Adv
Students read about and discuss UFOs See Discussion Starters Teaching Guide TIME: 1.5–2 hours
and aliens. This lesson includes a review of (https://esllibrary.com/courses/72/lessons/)
TAGS: discussion, alien, UFO, aliens and
irregular plural nouns. A group challenge is for a variety of ways to use the reading.
UFOs, US Navy, UAP, mystery,
also included.
extraterrestrial, acronyms,
irregular plural nouns
Pre-Reading Comprehension
A. COLLOCATIONS
1. classified 4. poll
2. hoax 5. let on
3. aerial 6. come to fruition
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C. LISTEN & SPELL Answers will vary. Can be done in small groups or as a class.
Play the recording or read the sentences out for your students.
Out of This World
1. What type of test is it if every student in grade 3 has to do the
same one? (standardized) Optional activity. Place students in small groups for this
2. What might you call a person who thinks that the US lunar challenge. Encourage your students to use a dictionary to come
landing was all a hoax? (conspiracy theorist) up with some useful and interesting adjectives to teach each
3. What is a double rainbow? (phenomenon) other. Your students may also want to include a drawing with their
4. How can you describe a library book that you borrowed twice presentation. If you want to hold a vote after the presentations, you
in a row? (renewed) can use (and personalize) this Voting Ballot:
5. What unedited thing do people consult for visual evidence? https://esllibrary.com/resource_categories/104/resources/2312
(footage or video footage)
6. In 2014, there were twice as many UFO reports in the US than
Listening
in 2018. What type of information is this? (statistic)
1. Fungi, statistic
Irregular Plural Nouns 2. admitted, extraterrestrials
3. aerial, phenomena, standardized
Give your students some time to work with dictionaries. You can
4. renewed, conspiracy, fruition
also assign this task for homework. Note that answers will vary
5. hoax, decline
depending on the reference source they use. These answers are
based on The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. You may want to ask
students to star the word that is more commonly used in English.
crisis* crises
die dice*
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