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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

UNIT 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS (English 9)

2. LISEN AND READ
UFOs are strange flying objects that some people report they have seen the sky and believed to be spacecraft from another planet. Many scientists do not believe so. They say that if people see the UFO, it might be an aircraft, a weather ballon or a meteor. However, there is still evidence for people to believe in the existence of UFOs.

In 1947, Kenneth Arnold, an experienced pilot in the USA, reported that he saw nine large round objects traveling at about 2,800 meters an hour to the left and north of Mount Rainier.

In 1952, there were more than 1,500 UFO sightings around the world.

In 1954, a woman and her children believed they saw a UFO above their house. The woman said she saw two aliens in the spacecraft.

In 1964, a farmer claimed he saw an egg-shaped object in one of his fields and also aliens collecting soil samples.

In 1971, two men claimed they were captured by aliens and taken abroad a spacecraft. After being examined by the aliens, the men were freed.

In 1978, a young pilot and his plane disappeared after sighting a UFO. In 1981, Renato Nicolai, who was living in the south east of France, reported that he saw a plate-like device at a treetop 30 meters away from his garden.

5. READ

Do you want to plan for some kind of exciting trip? Do you have a million dollars? Are you very healthy? Are you a good traveler? Do you want to go to nowhere? Then you can have a trip to space.

If you decide to take the trip, you will have to get ready a few months before the flight. You must be in excellent physical condition. You should run a lot, swim every day, and do aerobics and push-ups. You must get a letter from the doctor that shows you are in perfect health.

Once you get on the trip, you will be in the different world. You will see pictures of the Earth. You may also find your country and other interesting places. you will be able to see the oceans, the big rivers, the tall mountains. You will be able to see them many times because you will orbit the Earth 16 times a day! You will also be able to see stars that you couldn't see from the Earth.

When you are in orbit, you will be able to get out off your seat and walk in the cabin. You will be able to walk on the walls or on the ceiling like in the circus. You will not weight anything! You will feel totally free and enjoy the wonderful feeling you have never had before. If you were on board now, you would experience those marvelous things.

So do you think you will be able to take a space trip? Start to dream now and your dream may come true some day.

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