T E A C H E R ’ S N O T E S A N D K E Y
June 2009
© Pearson Longman 2009
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TARTING OFF
There are, of course, no correct answers here. The goal of the activity is to generate interest and get the learners
talking so allow time for any anecdotes they may have.
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Key:
Planets:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Other
flying saucers, the sun, asteroids, comets, sightings, a supernova, a moon, the Milky Way,
the solar system
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Key:
1. the sun
2. a moon
3. a sighting
4. a flying saucer
5. a galaxy
6. a comet
7. asteroids
8. a supernova
9. the Milky Way
10. the solar system
B
EFORE YOU READ
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F
IRST READING
Key:
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. True
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ECOND READING
Key:
1. H. G. Wells
2. Almost certainly not
3. From the end of May to September
4. According to some, a crashed UFO and its pilots.
5. Install the SETI screensaver on your computer.
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Key:
1. a hoax
2. according to
3. claim
4. a screensaver
5. an incident
6. countless
7. so far
8. last
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Key:
1. a hoax
2. countless
3. incident
4. according to
5. screensaver
6. lasted
7. claims
8. so far
