Life on Other Planets

Listen and read.

2. Read the conversation again and tick (✓) T (True) or F (False).

3. Match the words (1 - 5) with their definitions (a - e).

4. Complete the sentences with the words in 3.

5. Work in groups. Discuss the following questions. Then report your group's answers to the class.

Pronunciation drill

Vocabulary walk

1. The following are the eight planets that go around the sun. Put them in order from the closest to the farthest from the sun. This sentence will help you learn the order of the planets: My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles. Name these planets in Vietnamese.

2. Match the words (1 - 5) with the pictures (a - e).

3. Complete the following sentences with the words from the box.

4. Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the tones of the underlined words in each sentence.

5. Listen to the conversations. Do you think the voice goes up or down on the underlined words in each second sentence? Draw a suitable arrow (↗ or ↘) on each underlined word.

Grammar · Reported speech (questions)

1. Underline the correct word or phrase for each sentence.

2. Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make reported questions.

3. Change the following questions into reported questions.

4. Report the conversation between An and Mai.

5. Work in pairs. Ask your partner five questions about his / her daily routine and make notes of his / her answers. Then report your questions and your partner's answers to the class.

1. Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.

2. Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following situations.

3. Read the information below and answer the questions that follow.

4. Work in pairs. Discuss and match the three planets in 3 with the pictures (1 - 3) below.

5. Work in groups. Take turns to talk about one of the three planets in 3.

Reading passage

1. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

2. Read the text and match the highlighted words in the text with their meanings.

3. Read the text again and answer the following questions.

4. Work in pairs. Tick (✓) the boxes to show what conditions a planet needs to support human life.

5. Work in groups. Take turns to talk about the conditions you think are required for a planet to support human life. Use the information in 4 and your own ideas.

Listening summary

1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

2. You will hear a student talking about an imaginary planet that supports life. Listen and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

3. Read the following information about Hopeans. Listen again and fill in each blank with ONE word or number that you hear.

4. Work in pairs. Use your imagination to make notes in the table below about what aliens living on another planet would be like.

5. Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) describing aliens living on another planet. Use your notes in 4.

Writing

1. Write a word under each picture.

2. Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

3. Rewrite each sentence so that it is closest in meaning to the original one.

4. Which of the underlined parts in each question is incorrect? Find and correct it.

Project plan

1. Do you think the voice should go up or down on the underlined words in each sentence? Draw a suitable arrow (or) on each underlined word. Then practise reading out the sentences.

2. Practise the following dialogues with your friends, paying attention to the rise-fall intonation.

1. Rearrange the letters to name the following pictures.

2. Use the words in 1 to complete the following sentences.

3. Choose the correct words to complete the following sentences.

4. Underline the correct words or phrases to complete the following sentences.

5. Change the following questions into reported questions.

6. Write the exact questions the policeman asked a woman. The first question has been done as an example.

1. Choose the most suitable response A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges.

2. Lan and Hai are talking about a novel about aliens. Choose A - E to complete their conversation. Then practise it with a friend.

3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the possibility of aliens visiting our planet. You can ask each other the following questions.

1. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to fill in each blank in the following passage.

2. Read the passage about life on other planets and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions.

3. Read the passage about UFOs and tick (✓) T (True) or F (False) for each sentence.

1. Write sentences using the suggested words and phrases below. You can make changes to the words and phrases, and add more words if necessary.

2. Choose a planet in our solar system that interests you and search for information about it. Then answer the following questions.

3. Write a short paragraph (80 - 100 words) to describe your chosen planet in 2.