Unit 12 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
LESSON 1: GETTING
STARTED

A Thrilling Science Fiction Novel

1

WARM-UP

Science and
Technology

OPTION 1

Write on the board the list of future
technology you expect to see in the
future in 2 minutes.

WARM-UP

OPTION 1
Answer the questions:

Science
and
LIFE
ON OTHER
Technology
PLANETS

1. Where and How fast do you think we
can travel with those new technologies?
2. Can we travel to other planets with
those technologies?

WARM-UP

OPTION 2
Answer the questions with only one word:

1. What one word would you to

The one-word
game

describe the Earth?

Love, round, colorful,
living, blue, beautiful....

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

2. What one word would you to

The one-word
game

describe the Space?

Enchanted,
limitless,
magical, immense, vast,
dangerous...

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

3. What one word would you to

The one-word
LIFE
ON OTHER
game
PLANETS

describe the alien?

Unreal,
mysterious,
exotic,
friendly,
threatening.

PRESENTATION

alien (n)
/ˈeɪliən/
người ngoài hành
tinh

PRESENTATION

commander (n)
/kəˈmɑːndə/
người chỉ huy/ sĩ quan
chỉ huy/ trung tá

PRESENTATION

creature (n)
/ˈkriːtʃə/
sinh vật.

PRESENTATION

destroy (v)
/dɪˈstrɔɪ/
hủy diệt/ tàn phá

PRESENTATION

oppose (v)
/əˈpəʊz/
chiến đấu, đánh lại ai.

PRESENTATION

spaceship (n)
/ˈspeɪsʃɪp/
phi thuyền

PRESENTATION

thrilling (adj)
/ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
Kịch tính

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈeɪliən/

người ngoài hành tinh

/kəˈmɑːndə/

người chỉ huy/ sĩ quan
chỉ huy/ trung tá

3. creature (n)

/ˈkriːtʃə/

sinh vật

4. destroy (v)

/dɪˈstrɔɪ/

hủy diệt/ tàn phá

5. oppose (v)

/əˈpəʊz/

chiến đấu, đánh lại ai.

6. spaceship (n)

/ˈspeɪsʃɪp/

phi thuyền

7. thrilling (adj)

/ˈθrɪlɪŋ/

kịch tính

1. alien (n)
2. commander (n)

PRACTICE

1

Look at the conversation and answer questions:

PRACTICE

1 Look at the conversation and answer questions:
What are Nick and Mai talking about?
Who do you think the men in black are?
What are Nick and Mai talking about?
Who do you think the men in black are?

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

PRACTICE

What are Nick and Mai talking about?
They are talking about aliens creatures from another
planet.
Who do you think the men in black are?
They are aliens / creatures from another planet.

PRACTICE

Where do you think the men in black are from?
He is from Earth.
What do you think the object above the men is?
It is a spaceship / flying saucer / UFO.

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again and tick (√) T (True) or F (False)

like

1. Soduka is a planet that is very different from Earth.
2. Titu, Kaku, Hub, and Barb have to land on Earth
because their spaceship breaks down.

repair
3. Tommy helps the four creatures make
a new
spaceship so that they can return to Soduka.

T

√
√
√

4. The four creatures travel to Earth again to visit
Tommy.

protect the Earth/oppose the commander

5. The novel makes Nick and Mai think about the
possibility that Earth might be attacked by aliens.

F

√

√

PRACTICE

3 Match the words (1 - 5) with their definitions (a - e).
1. c
2. a
3. e
4. b
5. d

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences with the words in task 3

1. There is a possibility
______ that we might visit Mars in
the near future.
2. The main character in the film is a boy who
makes friends with some aliens
_______from a
planet.

creatures
3. Dogs are more social ______ than cats.

4. These soldiers were punished because they
didn't obey their ________.
commander
5. Some people oppose
______ sending spaceships to
explore other planets.

oppose
creatures
commander
aliens
possibility

PRODUCTION

5

Work in groups. Discuss the following questions. Then report your
group's answers to the class.

Do you believe that there is life on other planets? Why / Why not?

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 identify the topic of the unit
 use lexical items related to outer space
 identify the language features that are covered in the unit

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
Can you tell me some words in this lesson?

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

- Learn the new words by heart.
- Make sentences with new words.

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