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LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

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THREE PLANETS IN THE
SOLAR SYSTEM

LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2
WARM-UP

Discussion

EVERYDAY
ENGLISH

Task 1: Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the
highlighted sentences.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the
following situations.
Task 3: Read the information below and answer the questions
that follow.
Task 4: Work in pairs. Discuss and match the three planets in
3 with the pictures (1 - 3) below.
Task 5: Work in groups. Take turns to talk about one of the
three planets in 3.

THREE PLANETS IN
THE SOLAR SYSTEM

CONSOLIDATION

Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

Questions:

1. Do you think the Vietnamese football team may take
part in the World Cup?
 I don't know yet.
2. Do you think we can have anywhere-door in the
future?
 I don't think so.

→ If you aren't sure about it, you can
express uncertainty.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the highlighted sentences.
1.
Nick: Do you think Mars may support life?
Mark: I'm not sure about it. Scientists are trying to find life there.
2.
Mary: Do you think Ann will win tomorrow?
Tommy: I doubt it. She injured her arm in a match last week.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

2 Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following situations.
1. You are not sure about the possibility of water on Mars.
A: Do you think Mars may have water?
B: I'm not sure about it. We haven't seen water here
yet.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

2 Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following situations.
2. You doubt that one of your friends will get a good mark
on the English test.
A: Do you think … will get good marks on the English test?
B: I doubt it. She/ he is lazy.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

2 Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following situations.
3. You are not sure if the weather will be fine tomorrow.
A: Do you think the weather will be fine tomorrow?
B: It's very unlikely. It's raining today.

THREE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

3 Read the information below and answer the questions that follow.

THREE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

3 Read the information below and answer the questions that follow.
1. What planets have no moon?

Mercury and Venus.

2. What planet is similar in size to Earth?

Venus.

3. What planet is the smallest and closest to the sun?

Mercury.

4. What planet is called the morning star?

Venus.

5. What is the largest and stormiest planet?

Jupiter.

THREE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

4 Work in pairs. Discuss and match the three planets in 3with the pictures (1 - 3) below.

Venus
1. __________

2. __________
Mercury

3. __________
Jupiter

THREE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

5 Work in groups. Take turns to talk about one of the three planets in 3.
Example:
I would like to tell you about Mercury.
It is the smallest planet ...
You can begin with:
Today, I would like to tell you about …
In my talk, I'll tell you about …
Today I'm going to talk about …
What I'd like to present to you today is …

THREE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

5 Work in groups. Take turns to talk about one of the three planets in 3.
Suggested answers:
I would like to tell you about Mercury.
It is the smallest planet. It is the
closest planet to the sun, and it
doesn't have any moons. It is hot in
the daytime but very cold at night.
Mercury doesn't have an atmosphere
so there is no wind or weather.

In my talk I'll tell you about Jupiter.
It is the largest planet with about
63 moons. It is the stormiest
planet. Jupiter is the third
brightest object in the night sky.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Express uncertainty
 Planets in the solar system

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

Do the exercises in workbook.

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