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US GOVERNMENT
RELEASES UFO
VIDEOS

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1 Warm-up

Look at the picture and answer the questions below.

1. What do you think the 2. Who do you think took 3. What did this person
picture shows? this picture? think they saw?

2 Key vocabulary

Match these words or phrases with their meanings.

1. declassified a. film or video that shows an event

2. leak (something) b. moments when people see something that is rare or secret

3. a fighter pilot c. not from this planet

4. footage d. not known

5. unidentified e. officially no longer secret

6. alien (adj.) f. somebody who flies a type of military plane

7. rumours g. stories that might be true or not, which spread from person to person

8. sightings h. to privately give out information that the government doesn’t want
people to know

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3 Before you watch

The US government has officially released three declassified videos which were previously leaked to
the press. The videos show unidentified flying objects. Before you watch a news report about this,
choose the best answers to complete the sentences below.

1. The videos were leaked in .

a. 2007 and 2017 b. 1990 and 1995 c. 1986 and 1989

2. Two of the videos were first published in the newspaper.

a. Washington Post b. New York Times c. The Guardian

3. The UFOs were seen flying above .

a. Antarctica b. Florida c. the Pacific Ocean

4. The first modern UFO sighting was in .

a. 1947 b. 1957 c. 1977

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5. The place in Nevada, USA, where the US government has been studying UFOs (according to
rumours) is known as .

a. Area 51 b. Studio 54 c. Lab 47

Now watch the report to check your answers.

4 Checking understanding

Answer the questions below. Then watch the news report again to check your answers.

1. What did many people think when they watched the original leaked videos?
2. What was the main difference between the first video and the two videos that were filmed later?
3. Why did the US government officially release the videos?
4. What happened at Roswell in 1947?
5. What did the US Department of Defence finally admit in 2017?

5 Grammar review: past simple vs. present perfect simple

Study the sentences from the report and match the underline structures to their uses.

1. The US government has released three declassified videos of unexplained objects flying in the air.
2. People around the world have been fascinated with the idea of UFOs since 1947 ...
3. 10 years later, a place known as Area 51 in Nevada became the centre for UFO research.
4. There have been a lot of theories about the place, ...

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a. We often use the present perfect simple with the word ‘since’ to talk about a situation that started
at a specific time in the past and continues to now.
b. We use the past simple to refer to a completed event in the past.
c. We use the present perfect simple in news reports to introduce new events.
d. We use the present perfect simple to talk about something that happened at multiple, unspecified
times in the past, and it is not impossible that the event will happen again in the future.

Now complete the sentences below with the verbs in their correct form:

1. Breaking news: the US government (admit) its role in the financial scandal!
2. Joey (not/have) a decent meal since he lost his job last month.
3. Last month, Britain’s Captain Moore (raise) over £13 million for his country’s
National Health Service.
4. There (be) lots of UFO sightings, but very few of them (be) confirmed.
5. What (the government/know) in 1947?
6. The organisation that (leak) the videos is called ‘To the Stars Academy of Arts and
Sciences’.
7. Scientists (discover) a cure for cancer! It’s on the news.
8. (your lifestyle/change) much since the start of the coronavirus pandemic?

6 Talking point

Discuss any of the questions below.

1. Do you believe the UFOs in the videos are alien spaceships?

2. Do you think the US government has access to alien technology?
3. Are UFO theories popular in your country?
4. Do you believe we are alone in the universe? Why/why not?
5. Do you think we should search for signs of alien life?

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