Unit 12 grade 8: Life On Other Planets – Skills 2
1. Listening
Aliens (Alien)
1.1. Task 1 Unit 12 grade 8
Work in pairs. Describe the pictures and answer the questions. (Work in pairs. Describe the pictures and answer the questions.)
Guide to answer
1. They show the aliens in other planets. I don’t think they really exist.
2. No I don’t.
3. I will hide.
Translated:
1. What do the pictures show? Do you think they really exist?
They show aliens on another planet. I don’t think they really exist.
2. Would you like to know about them?
Are not.
3. What would you do if you saw one of them?
I will hide.
1.2. Task 2 Unit 12 grade 8
Listen to Tom’s imagined descrption of what an alien from another planet may be like. Fill each blank with no more than three words from the recording. (Listen to Tom’s imaginary description of what an alien from another planet might look like. Fill in each blank with no more than 3 words, from the listening passage.)
Click to listen
(1) Jupiter
(2) Much bigger
(3) more powerful
(4) Lots of hair
(5) thick skin
(6) four eyes
(7) Happiness
(8) fear
(9) energy
(10) rocks
Audio scripts:
I think the inhabitants of Jupiter may be very different to human beings. This is how imagine them: They may be much bigger and more powerful than humans. Jupiterians may have eight legs and be able to move very fast. They may have a lot of hair all over their bodies and their skin might be very thick so they can live in temperatures of around -145 degrees Celsius. They may have four eyes and be able to see very far. They may also have a very good sense of smell and they may even be able to sense others’ feelings like happiness or fear. And I don’t think they eat and drink like us. Instead, they get all their energy from the rocks. They may charge their bodies by plugging their feet into the rock, just like charging a battery. That way, they don’t even need to breathe air. The only way they may be similar to us is they live in family units of parents and children. They may also use language to communicate with each other.
Translation
I think the inhabitants of Jupiter can be very different from those of humans. Here are the fantasies that they would look like: They could be much bigger and stronger than humans. The inhabitants of Jupiter may have eight legs and can move very quickly. They probably have a lot of hair all over their body and have very thick skin to live at about -145 degrees Celsius. They can have four eyes and can see very far. They may also have a keen sense of smell and can even sense other people’s emotions such as happiness or fear. And I think they don’t eat and drink like we do. Instead, they get their energy from eating rocks. Maybe they charge their bodies by plugging their feet into a rock, like charging a battery. This way, they don’t even need to breathe air. The only way they can be like us is to live in families with parents and children. It is also possible that learners will use language to communicate with each other.
1.3. Task 3 Unit 12 grade 8
Listen again and tick (v) true (T) , false (F) or not given (NG). (Listen again and choose true (T), false (F) or do not give (NG).)
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Guide to answer
1. F 2. NG 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F
Translated:
1. Inhabitants can be very similar to humans.
2. They can probably fly
3. It’s very cold there.
4. They can see far.
5. They probably need air for their survival.
6. They probably need a lot of food and drink.
2. Writing
2.1. Task 4 Unit 12 grade 8
Work in pairs. Imagine what an alien may be like. Use your imagination to fill the web below.(Work in pairs. Imagine what an alien looks like. Use your imagination to fill in the blanks.)
Guide to answer
He might have 2 eyes. (He may have 2 eyes.)
Good luck eat rock. (He can eat ice.)
His skin may be green and thick. (His skin may be green and thick.)
His hair may be a lot. (His hair may be heavy.)
He’s lucky wear spacesuit. (He can wear a space suit.)
He may be similar to us in that he can feel happy and angry. (He is like us in that he can feel both fun and scary.)
He may be different from humans in that he can’t speak. (He may be so different from humans that he can’t speak.)
2.2. Task 5 Unit 12 grade 8
Now use the notes to write a description of your alien. (Now use these notes to write a description of the aliens.)
Guide to answer
I think that the alien also may have 2 eyes. His skin may be green and thick and he may have a lot of hair. He may eat rocks. He may wear spacesuits regularly. He may be different to us that he can feel happy and animals humans and he may be different from in that he can’t speak.
Translated:
I think aliens also have 2 eyes. His skin is probably green, thick, and he also has a lot of hair. He can eat rocks. He wears a regular space suit. He is probably like us in that he feels joy and fear. He is probably different from humans that he cannot talk.
2.3. Task 6 Unit 12 grade 8
Swap your work with your partner. How different is your description from your partner’s?(Exchange your work with your neighbor. How are your descriptions and yours next to you?)
3. Practice Task 1
Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning
Question 1: The universe is so interesting that human wants to know more about it.
A. Although the universe is interesting, human wants to know more about it.
B. Because the universe is interesting, human don’t want to know more about it.
C. Although the universe is interesting, human don’t want to know more about it.
D. Because the universe is interesting, human wants to know more about it.
Question 2: “Will aliens become good friends with humans?” Nick asked his teacher.
A. Nick asked his teacher if alien will become good friends with humans.
B. Nick asked his teacher if alien become good friends with humans.
C. Nick asked his teacher if alien would become good friends with humans.
D. Nick asked his teacher if alien does become good friends with humans.
Question 3: “Close the door, please! It’s very noisy.” She said.
A. She said me to close the door.
B. She told me to close the door.
C. She advised me to close the door.
D. She thanked me to close the door.
Question 4: I asked Ms. Gray if she could speak Martian language.
“________________________________?” I asked Ms. Gray.
A. Could you spoke Martian language?
B. Can you speak Martian language?
C. Could you speak Martian language?
D. Can you speak Martian language?
Question 5: If I saw an alien, I would ask it to take some pictures.
A. I haven’t seen an alien before.
B. I have an alien friend.
C. I often take pictures of aliens.
D. I love playing with aliens.
4. Practice Task 2
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words
Question 1: The reporter/ wanted/ know/ why/ I/ not/ taken/ a picture/ when/ I/ had seen. the UFOs.
A. The reporter wanted know why I hadn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
B. The reporter wanted know why I didn’t take a picture when I had seen the UFO.
C. The reporter wanted to know why I hadn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
D. The reporter wanted to know why I didn’t take a picture when I had seen the UFO.
Question 2: Do/ you/ think/ astronauts/ feel/ great sense/ loneliness/ when/ travel/ alone/ space?
A. Do you think astronauts feel great sense of loneliness when traveling alone in space?
B. Do you think astronauts feel great sense of loneliness when travel alone in space?
C. Do you think astronauts feel a great sense of loneliness when travel alone in space?
D. Do you think astronauts feel a great sense of loneliness when traveling alone in space?
Question 3: About 95%/ the atmosphere/ on Mars/ be/ carbon dioxide, which/ be/ poisonous/ breath
A. About 95% of the atmosphere on Mars is carbon dioxide, which is poisonous to breath.
B. About 95% on the atmosphere on Mars is carbon dioxide, which is poisonous breath.
C. About 95% on the atmosphere on Mars is carbon dioxide, which is poisonous to breath.
D. About 95% of the atmosphere on Mars is carbon dioxide, which is poisonous breath.
Question 4: In the film, John Harrison/ be/ space terrorist/ who/ want/ destroy/ the Earth.
A. In the film, John Harrison is a space terrorist who wants to destroy the Earth.
B. In the film, John Harrison is space terrorist who wants to destroy the Earth.
C. In the film, John Harrison is a space terrorist who wants to destroy the Earth.
D. In the film, John Harrison is space terrorist who wants to destroy the Earth.
Question 5: The/ biggest problem/ for/ humans/ live/ other planets/ be/ lack/ atmosphere and water.
A. The biggest problem for humans to live in other planets is lack of atmosphere and water.
B. The biggest problem for humans living on other planets is lack of atmosphere and water.
C. The biggest problem for humans to living in other planets is lack of atmosphere and water.
D. The biggest problem for humans to live on other planets is lack of atmosphere and water.
5. Conclusion
At the end of this lesson, the children should practice listening to Tom’s imaginary description of the aliens on Jupiter and practice writing a short paragraph describing the aliens; At the same time, memorize the words in the following lesson:
- powerful (n): a lot of energy
- sense of smell: sense of smell
- fear (n): fear
- charging a battery: charging battery
- inhabitant (n): inhabitant
- human beings: human beings
- imagine (v): imagine
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