Module 4 Discovery
Unit 7 The unknown world
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Reading
ALIENS ARRIVE!
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Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. It suddenly dived towards the ground. She heard a noise and saw a red light.
The next morning, Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom. "I'm sure something landed in the forest near the hills as I heard a loud noise last night," she said.
"Let's explore after school."
At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship. The spaceship was damaged because of a crash.
The children were frightened. Suddenly, another alien appeared from the bushes in front of them. It discovered them and made a terrible noise! The children ran away in fear.
The next morning, Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange creatures. "They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn't have any feathers," said Tina.
"There was something written on the spaceship," said Tom. "It looked like this. I wonder what it means." He drew some lines on a piece of paper.
But Dad said, "Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you. Now go to school!"
The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it. "It looks strange," he said, as he looked at the word "EARTH".
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Listening
Rescuing the lost astronauts
Two astronauts, Liz and Gus, are lost on Planet X. Their captain Troy is talking to them from the mother ship.
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A Listen to the captain's instructions and help Liz and Gus label the map with the words from the box.
Listening
Captain Troy: Hello, Liz and Gus. Listen carefully. This is very important. We can't land the mother ship in the forest because of the trees. Now look at your map. Can you see square B4? Your spaceship is there. There's a river near you, in square C4. The river goes into a lake in B2, C2 and D2. There are some mountains next to the lake in E1, E2 and E3. We're going to land the mother ship in square D1. Remember that square D1 is our landing site. We can't land in A1, B1, C1 or A2, because there's a desert there. And don't go to D5 or E5 since a town is there.
We're going to land the day after tomorrow. You must get to the landing site in two days. Then we must take off and leave.
You must leave most things behind. You can only carry five things. I hope you make it! Oh, one more thing. Remember that you mustn't hurt or kill anyone on this planet. Good luck!
desert |
landing site |
spaceship |
lake |
mountains |
town |
B Listen to the recording again and complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank.
Listening
Captain Troy: Hello, Liz and Gus. Listen carefully. This is very important. We can't land the mother ship in the forest because of the trees. Now look at your map. Can you see square B4? Your spaceship is there. There's a river near you, in square C4. The river goes into a lake in B2, C2 and D2. There are some mountains next to the lake in E1, E2 and E3. We're going to land the mother ship in square D1. Remember that square D1 is our landing site. We can't land in A1, B1, C1 or A2, because there's a desert there. And don't go to D5 or E5 since a town is there.
We're going to land the day after tomorrow. You must get to the landing site in two days. Then we must take off and leave.
You must leave most things behind. You can only carry five things. I hope you make it! Oh, one more thing. Remember that you mustn't hurt or kill anyone on this planet. Good luck!
Captain Troy:
• We cannot land the mother ship in the forest because of the (1) _____.
• Your spaceship is in B4. We are going to (2) _____ in D1.
• You must get to D1 (3) _____ _____ _____.
• You must (4) _____ _____ _____ behind.
• You can only carry (5) _____ _____.
• You mustn't hurt or (6) _____ anyone on this planet.
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Speaking
A Talk time
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