"Hello... Is anyone out there?"

11 th Grade

Module 6A

In the darkness of the night,

We gaze upon the starry sky,

And wonder at the distant light,

That twinkles in the velvet eye.

Beyond our earthly bounds,

A vast and endless realm unfolds,

Where galaxies and solar systems,

In cosmic harmony, uphold.

In space

planets

solar system

moons

galaxy

comet

satellite

похищены

abducted

at some point

в какой-то момент

указывают

point out

convinced

убеждены

intentionally

намеренно

столкнуться с фактом

face the fact

sit around

сидеть

shred

клочок

Match the words to their meanings

1.abducted

2.at some point

3.point out

4.convinced

5.intentionally

6.face the fact

7.sit around

8.shred

9.go on

a)accept

b)taken away

c)small amount

d)draw attention to the fact

e)continue

f)on purpose

g)at a particular time

h)absolutely sure

i)wait doing nothing

b

g

d

h

f

a

i

c

e

Read and match each sentence (A-H) to a gap (1-7) .

There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.

Compare with your partner.

A They also comb the skies looking for flashes of laser light

that alien civilisations might be beaming across space.

B Well, simply because it's just not that interesting for us.

C It was directed to a group of stars in our galaxy 25,000 light years away.

D The fact that we have found nothing after decades of looking

is pretty discouraging.

E We want to talk to the aliens all right, but do the aliens

want to talk to us?

F But for some people, wondering is just not enough.

G Millions of people in over 200 countries have already taken part.

H If they don't have radio, SETI won't find them!

2

4

5

3

7

1

6

Explain the words

1. tiny pieces of rock-like substance usually

found on beaches

1. grains of sand

2. hunt

3. sweeping the skies

4. Military broadcast

5. civilizations

6. all the same

7. the human race

8. analyze

9. convincing

2. search

3. moving across all the area above

the Earth searching for something

4. signal from army/navy/air-force

5. societies in an advanced stage of development

6. But, Nevertheless, Even so

7. people of the world considered as a species

8. examine in detail

9. persuasive

beam

laser

satellite

orbit

telescope

antenna

signals

Radio waves

cosmos

H/w

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