Unit 1
2

LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

A thrilling science fiction novel

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LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Brainstorming
Option 2: The one-word game

WARM-UP

PRESENTATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and tick T or F.
Task 3: Match the words (1 - 5) with their definitions (a - e).
Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words in 3.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

Task 5: Work in groups. Discuss the following questions.
Then report your group's answers to the class.
Wrap-up
Homework

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:

LIFE ON
OTHER
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:

1. What one word would you
use to describe the Earth?

The one-word
game
Love, round, colourful,

living, blue, beautiful....

WARM-UP

OPTION 2
Answer the questions:

2. What one word would you
use to describe the space?

The one-word
Enchanted, limitless,
game
magical, immense,
vast, dangerous...

WARM-UP

OPTION 2
Answer the questions:

3. What one word would you
use to describe the alien?

The one-word
Unreal, mysterious,
game
exotic, friendly,
threatening.

PRESENTATION

alien (n)
/ˈeɪliən/
người ngoài
hành tinh

PRESENTATION

commander (n)
/kəˈmɑːndə/
người chỉ huy,
người cầm đầu

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, người cầm
đầu

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. What are Nick and Mai talking about?
2. Who do you think the men in black are?
3. Where do you think the men in black are from?
4. Where do you think the boy standing between
the four men is from?
5. What do you think the object above the men is?

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

Mai: What book are you reading, Nick?
Nick: A journey back to Soduka. I'm on the last page.
Mai: That's a science fiction book, isn't it? What's it about?
Nick: Yes, it is. It's about four creatures Titu, Kaku, Hub, and Barb. They're travelling back to Soduka,
a planet like Earth. Along the way they have to land on Earth because their spaceship breaks down.
They meet Tommy and become friends with him.
Mai: What happens next?
Nick: Tommy helps the four creatures repair their spaceship, so they can travel back to their home
planet. But their commander forces them to return to Earth to destroy it. Tommy and the four
creatures try to oppose the commander.
Mai: Sounds thrilling!
Nick: Tommy and the four creatures manage to stop the commander from destroying Earth.
Mai: So it has a happy ending! What do you think about the possibility of aliens attacking Earth?
Nick: I'm not sure about it. But I'm starting to think about it. I sometimes ask myself what we would
do if aliens took over our planet.

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

PRACTICE
4. Where do you think the boy standing
between the four men is from?
He is from Earth.
5. 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).
Statements

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.
3. Tommy helps the four creatures make a new spaceship
so that they can return to Soduka.
4. The four creatures travel to Earth again to visit Tommy.
5. The novel makes Nick and Mai think about the possibility
that Earth might be attacked by aliens.

T

F

PRACTICE

3 Match the words (1 - 5) with their definitions (a - e).

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.
3. Dogs are more social ________
creatures than cats.
4. These soldiers were punished because they didn't obey
their commander
__________.
5. Some people _______
oppose sending spaceships to explore other
planets.

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.
- Start preparing for the Project of the unit.

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