Unit 10. Life on other planets

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Welcome to English class.
Today’s date
Checking up:Use a suitable relative pronoun to join the two sentences:
1.The novel has been lost.You gave me the novel on my birthday.
->The novel which you gave me on my birthday has been lost..
2.Mrs Loan is my English teacher.She is talking to the principal.
->Mrs Loan ,who is talking to the principal ,is my English teacher.
3.I want to see the movie again.It was shown on TV last night..
-> I want to see the movie which was shown on TV last night again.
4.Where does the girl live? You lent her some books.
->Where does the girl whom you lent some books live?
*Play a game:Name the natural disasters
earthquake
typhoon
flood
Tidal wave
volcano
tornado
1
3
2
4
5
6
Unit 10
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Period 60:

GETTING STARTED & LISTEN AND READ
1. Getting Started:
UFOs:
Unidentified Flying Objects
: vật thể bay không xác định
UNIT 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Look at the pictures of UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects). Ask and answer with a partner.
Have you ever heard about UFOs ?
Do you think they really exist ?
c) Have you ever seen any films on UFOs ? What were they about ?
a) Find the words in the text having the following meanings.
1. proof, support
2. falling star, or shooting star
3. unknown / strange people or things
4. bringing together or gathering
5. caught as a prisoner
6. became impossible to see
UNIT 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
2.LISTEN AND READ:
UFOs are strange flying objects that some people report they have seen in the sky and believed to be spacecraft from other planet. Many scientists do not believe so. They say that if people see a UFO, it might be an aircraft , a weather balloon or a meteor .However ,there is still evidence for people to believe in the existence of UFOs.
In 1947.Kenneth Arnold, an experienced pilot in the USA, reported that he saw nine large round objects traveling at about 2,800 meters an hour to the left and north of Mount Rainier.
In 1952, there were more than 1,500 UFO sightings around the world.
In 1954,a woman and her children believed they saw a UFO above their house.The woman said she saw two aliens in the spacecraft.
In 1964, a farmer claimed he saw an egg-shaped object in one of his fields and also aliens collecting soil samples.
In 1971,two men claimed they were captured by aliens and taken aboard a spacecraft.After being examined by the aliens,the men were freed.
In 1978, a young pilot and his plane disappeared after sighting a UFO.
In 1981, Renato Nicolai, who was living in the south east of France,reported that he saw a plate-like device at a tree top 30 meters away from his garden.
* Vocabulary:
: tàu vũ trụ
: máy bay
: sao băng
: người hành tinh khác
: khinh khí cầu
: bằng chứng
: nhầm, ngộ nhận
: bắt giữ
2.LISTEN AND READ:
UFOs are strange flying objects that some people report they have seen in the sky and believed to be spacecraft from other planet. Many scientists do not believe so. They say that if people see a UFO, it might be an aircraft , a weather balloon or a meteor .However ,there is still evidence for people to believe in the existence of UFOs.
In 1947.Kenneth Arnold, an experienced pilot in the USA, reported that he saw nine large round objects traveling at about 2,800 meters an hour to the left and north of Mount Rainier.
In 1952, there were more than 1,500 UFO sightings around the world.
In 1954,a woman and her children believed they saw a UFO above their house.The woman said she saw two aliens in the spacecraft.
In 1964, a farmer claimed he saw an egg-shaped object in one of his fields and also aliens collecting soil samples.
In 1971,two men claimed they were captured by aliens and taken aboard a spacecraft.After being examined by the aliens,the men were freed.
In 1978, a young pilot and his plane disappeared after sighting a UFO.
In 1981, Renato Nicolai, who was living in the south east of France,reported that he saw a plate-like device at a tree top 30 meters away from his garden.
a) Find the words in the text having the following meanings.
1. proof, support
2. falling star, or shooting star
3. unknown / strange people or things
4. bringing together or gathering
5. caught as a prisoner
6. became impossible to see
evidence
meteor
aliens
collecting
captured
disappeared
b) Complete the notes:
a. .………………………………….or ………….......... can be mistaken for an alien spacecraft.
b. In 1947, a pilot saw ……………………….........................
............................
c.There were over …………………….. worldwide in 1952.
d. In 1954, a woman and her children saw ..............................
house.
e. A farmer saw……………………………………………………
…..........................................…… in 1964.
f. In 1971, two men..............................................................
..........................................
g. A pilot ………………………………………………… in 1978.
h. In 1981, a Frenchman reported ........................................
…………………………………………. from his garden.
An aircraft, a weather balloon
a meteor
nine large round objects traveling at about
2,800 meters an hour.
1,500 UFO sightings
a UFO above their
an egg-shaped object in one of his fields and
also aliens collecting soil samples
claimed they were captured by aliens and
taken aboard a spacecraft.
and his plane disappeared after sighting a UFO
that he saw a plate-like device
at a treetop 30 meters away
c) Discussion: Ask and answer about UFOs.
1.What do many scientists think about UFOs?

2. What kinds of UFOs did they see?


3. What do you want to know about UFOs?

4. What would you do if you saw a UFO?
+ I would take a photo if I saw it.
+ They don’t believe that UFOs are from other planets.
+ They saw large round objects, egg-shaped objects, a plate- like device.
+ I want to know where they are from .
The unreal present conditional sentence:
S + would + bare-infi……if S + V2/Ved……..
I would take a photo if I saw a UFO.
*Homework:
1. Learn the vocabulary.
2. Reread the text.
3. Do exercises (a, b) page 84.
4. Prepare: Speak – Listen (p.85, 86)
THANKS FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
a) Find the words in the text having the following meanings.
lucky number
lucky number
bringing together or gathering
collecting
became impossible to see
disappeared
You are lucky
proof, support
evidence
unknown/ strange people
or things
aliens
caught as a prisoner
captured
lucky number
falling star , or shooting star
meteor