Uni 12 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
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LESSON 4:
COMMUNICATION

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EVERYDAY
ENGLISH
THREE PLANETS IN
THE SOLAR
SYSTEM.

WARM-UP

Questions:

1.Do you think Vietnam 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

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.
A: Do you think Mars may have water?
B: I'm not sure about it. We haven't seen water
here yet.
A: Do you think…………….will get good marks on
the English test?
B: I doubt it. She/he is lazy.
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

3Read the information below and answer the questions that follow.
Mercury
– smallest and closest to the sun with
no moon
– very hot in the daytime but very
cold
at night
– no atmosphere → no wind or
Jupiter
weather on it
– largest planet with about 63 moons
– stormiest planet
– third brightest object in the night
sky

Venus
– hottest planet with no
moon
– nearly as big as Earth
– often very bright in the
early morning
→ people call it the
morning star

THREE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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

(They are) Mercury and Venus.

2. What planet is similar in size to Earth?

(It is) Venus.

3. What planet is the smallest and closest
to(It
the
is)sun?
Mercury.

is) Venus.
4.(It
What
planet is called the morning star?
is) Jupiter
5.(ItWhat
is the

largest

and

stormiest

THREE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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

Venus
.

Mercury

Jupiter

THREE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

5 Work in groups. Take turns to talk about one of the three planets in 3
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…..
Example:
I would like to tell you about Mercury.
It is the smallest planet ...

THREE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

5 Model 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
atmosphere so there is no

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 third brightest
object in the night sky.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Express uncertainty
 Talk about the planet.

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

Do exercise in workbook

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