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Listen for pronunciation.
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Example Sentences
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1. Is that an airplane in the sky, or is it a UFO - a flying saucer?
2. I like my pet fish, but it's not very smart. It's not intelligent. 3. Any life that people find on Mars will be called Martian. 4. Our planet is called Earth. 5. In the movie we watched, the alien killed people with a ray gun. 6. The sun is at the center of our solar system. 7. You can see things that are far away with a telescope. 8. The universe is very big. It means everything! |
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Listen to Tom and his father talking about aliens. Then answer the questions below.
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1. Where are Tom and his Dad, probably?
(A) at home (B) outside (C) in an airplane 2. Who does the telescope belong to? (A) Tom (B) Dad (C) both Tom and his Dad 3. Dad thinks Martians are . . . . (A) real (B) not real (C) He doesn't say. 4. What color is the second light? (A) green (B) blue (C) yellow 5. Dad feels . . . when he looks in the telescope a second time. (A) happy (B) bored (C) surprised |
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(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)
Now, listen again and follow along with the script below.
Tom: Dad! Dad! Come here. Hurry!
Dad: What is it? What’s wrong? Are you okay?
Tom: Yeah. Look out the window! Over there!
Dad: What? I don’t see anything.
Tom: There it is! I think it’s a UFO!
Dad: Do you mean that blue light over there?
Tom: Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s a flying saucer or something.
Dad: Well . . . I’m not so sure.
Tom: Why not?
Dad: Well, it’s flying over the airport. I think it’s just an airplane.
Tom: Really?
Dad: Yeah. Here, take a look with your telescope.
Tom: Oh, yeah . . . You’re right. It is just an airplane. Oh.
Dad: Well, don’t be too sad. I’m sure there are aliens . . . somewhere in the universe.
Tom: Really? Do you think that maybe they’re intelligent?
Dad: Well, maybe. And who knows, maybe they even live on a planet in our own solar system!
Tom: Really?.
Dad: Maybe they live on Mars!
Tom: You mean . . . Martians?
Dad: With small bodies and big heads. With ray guns!
Tom: Oh, I don’t believe you! You don’t really mean it!
Dad: (laughs) Well, no, I guess I don’t really mean it. Um. Sorry.
Tom: But, I wonder what they look like, . . . if there are aliens somewhere. Are they green? Do they have two arms
and two legs? Or do they look like fish?
Dad: Fish?
Tom: Or birds . . . .
Dad: Birds? Well, who knows . . . .
Tom: Hey, there’s another light in the sky. This time the light’s yellow.
Dad: Just an airplane I think.
Tom: Let me look in my telescope.
Dad: Yeah? And . . . ?
Tom: Oh, wow! And it looks like a flying saucer!
Dad: Ha! I don’t believe you.
Tom: No really! Here, take a look!
Dad: Okay. Okay. Oh . . . oh, WOW!
Dad: What is it? What’s wrong? Are you okay?
Tom: Yeah. Look out the window! Over there!
Dad: What? I don’t see anything.
Tom: There it is! I think it’s a UFO!
Dad: Do you mean that blue light over there?
Tom: Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s a flying saucer or something.
Dad: Well . . . I’m not so sure.
Tom: Why not?
Dad: Well, it’s flying over the airport. I think it’s just an airplane.
Tom: Really?
Dad: Yeah. Here, take a look with your telescope.
Tom: Oh, yeah . . . You’re right. It is just an airplane. Oh.
Dad: Well, don’t be too sad. I’m sure there are aliens . . . somewhere in the universe.
Tom: Really? Do you think that maybe they’re intelligent?
Dad: Well, maybe. And who knows, maybe they even live on a planet in our own solar system!
Tom: Really?.
Dad: Maybe they live on Mars!
Tom: You mean . . . Martians?
Dad: With small bodies and big heads. With ray guns!
Tom: Oh, I don’t believe you! You don’t really mean it!
Dad: (laughs) Well, no, I guess I don’t really mean it. Um. Sorry.
Tom: But, I wonder what they look like, . . . if there are aliens somewhere. Are they green? Do they have two arms
and two legs? Or do they look like fish?
Dad: Fish?
Tom: Or birds . . . .
Dad: Birds? Well, who knows . . . .
Tom: Hey, there’s another light in the sky. This time the light’s yellow.
Dad: Just an airplane I think.
Tom: Let me look in my telescope.
Dad: Yeah? And . . . ?
Tom: Oh, wow! And it looks like a flying saucer!
Dad: Ha! I don’t believe you.
Tom: No really! Here, take a look!
Dad: Okay. Okay. Oh . . . oh, WOW!
Listen again and fill in the missing words.
Tom: Dad! Dad! Come here. Hurry!
Dad: What is it? What’s wrong? Are you okay?
Tom: Yeah. Look out the (1) __________________! Over there!
Dad: What? I don’t see (2) __________________.
Tom: There it is! I think it’s a UFO!
Dad: Do you mean that blue light over there?
Tom: Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s a flying saucer or (3) __________________.
Dad: Well … I’m not so sure.
Tom: Why not?
Dad: Well, it’s (4) __________________ over the airport. I think it’s just an airplane.
Tom: Really?
Dad: Yeah. Here, take a look with your telescope.
Tom: Oh, yeah …. You’re right. It is just an airplane. Oh.
Dad: Well, don’t be too sad. I’m sure there are aliens … somewhere in the universe.
Tom: Really? Do you think that maybe they’re (5) __________________?
Dad: Well, maybe. And who knows, maybe they even live on a (6) __________________ in our own solar system!
Tom: Really?.
Dad: Maybe they live on Mars!
Tom: You mean … Martians?
Dad: With small bodies and big heads. With (7) __________________ __________________!
Tom: Oh, I don’t believe you! You don’t really mean it!
Dad: (laughs) Well, no, I guess I don’t really mean it. Um. (8) __________________.
Tom: But, I wonder what they look like, … if there are aliens somewhere. Are they (9) __________________? Do they have
two arms and two legs? Or do they look like fish?
Dad: Fish?
Tom: Or birds ….
Dad: Birds? Well, who knows ….
Tom: Hey, there’s (10) __________________ light in the sky. This time the light’s (11) __________________.
Dad: Just an airplane I think.
Tom: Let me look in my telescope.
Dad: Yeah? And …?
Tom: Oh, wow! And it looks like a flying saucer!
Dad: Ha! I don’t (12) __________________ you.
Tom: No really! Here, take a look!
Dad: Okay. Okay. Oh … oh, WOW!
Dad: What is it? What’s wrong? Are you okay?
Tom: Yeah. Look out the (1) __________________! Over there!
Dad: What? I don’t see (2) __________________.
Tom: There it is! I think it’s a UFO!
Dad: Do you mean that blue light over there?
Tom: Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s a flying saucer or (3) __________________.
Dad: Well … I’m not so sure.
Tom: Why not?
Dad: Well, it’s (4) __________________ over the airport. I think it’s just an airplane.
Tom: Really?
Dad: Yeah. Here, take a look with your telescope.
Tom: Oh, yeah …. You’re right. It is just an airplane. Oh.
Dad: Well, don’t be too sad. I’m sure there are aliens … somewhere in the universe.
Tom: Really? Do you think that maybe they’re (5) __________________?
Dad: Well, maybe. And who knows, maybe they even live on a (6) __________________ in our own solar system!
Tom: Really?.
Dad: Maybe they live on Mars!
Tom: You mean … Martians?
Dad: With small bodies and big heads. With (7) __________________ __________________!
Tom: Oh, I don’t believe you! You don’t really mean it!
Dad: (laughs) Well, no, I guess I don’t really mean it. Um. (8) __________________.
Tom: But, I wonder what they look like, … if there are aliens somewhere. Are they (9) __________________? Do they have
two arms and two legs? Or do they look like fish?
Dad: Fish?
Tom: Or birds ….
Dad: Birds? Well, who knows ….
Tom: Hey, there’s (10) __________________ light in the sky. This time the light’s (11) __________________.
Dad: Just an airplane I think.
Tom: Let me look in my telescope.
Dad: Yeah? And …?
Tom: Oh, wow! And it looks like a flying saucer!
Dad: Ha! I don’t (12) __________________ you.
Tom: No really! Here, take a look!
Dad: Okay. Okay. Oh … oh, WOW!
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Work with a partner and continue the conversation between Tom and his father. Act out the conversation for your other classmates.
Tom: Here, take a look!
Dad: Okay. Okay. Oh . . . oh, WOW!
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: Okay. Okay. Oh . . . oh, WOW!
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANSWERS How much do you understand?
1. A (at home) 2. A (Tom) 3. B (not real) 4. C (yellow) 5. C (surprised)
ANSWERS Listening Gap-Fill Activity
1. window 2. anything 3. something 4. flying 5. intelligent 6. planet 7. ray guns 8. Sorry 9. green 10. another
11. yellow 12. believe
1. A (at home) 2. A (Tom) 3. B (not real) 4. C (yellow) 5. C (surprised)
ANSWERS Listening Gap-Fill Activity
1. window 2. anything 3. something 4. flying 5. intelligent 6. planet 7. ray guns 8. Sorry 9. green 10. another
11. yellow 12. believe
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