What could happen to Earth?
1. Listen and read.
Duong: Do you know, Trang and I saw a very interesting film yesterday!
Nhi: What was it?
Duong: Star Trek Into Darkness.
Nhi: Oh, I like this series, but I've only seen Star Trek 2009. What's Into Darkness about?
Duong: Well, after their adventures on the journey to Nibiru planet in Star Trek 2009, Captain James Kirk and his crew return to Earth on the Enterprise in 2259. However, they then have to fight a dangerous terrorist John Harrison, who wants to destroy Earth.
Nhi: Sounds thrilling!
Duong: Yes, it was! Actually, Kirk dies trying to stop him, but fortunately, he comes back to life. It's just a film, after all!
Nhi: A happy ending! But it does make me think about the real world… Could Earth ever be in that kind of danger?
Duong: That's funny, Trang also asked me what I thought would happen to Earth in the future.
Nhi: And how did you answer?
Duong: I said I didn't know but that Earth might be run by aliens!
Nhi: Ha! That's true; nobody knows.
a. Tick (✔) true (T) or false (F).
| T | F | |
| 1. Duong and Trang saw a boring film yesterday. 2. Nhi has seen Star Trek 2009. 3. Star Trek is a non-fiction film. 4. Nhi and Trang sometimes think about the future of the world. 5. Duong sounds sure about the future of the Earth. |
b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. Who is the captain of the spaceship?
2. Where did the crew go in Star Trek 2009?
3. When does the story in Star Trek Into Darkness happen?
4. What do you think is the Enterprise?
5. What does John Harrison want to do?
c. Can you find the sentences in reported speech in the conversation? Underline them.
2. Use the words/ phrases in the box to label the pictures. Then listen and repeat.
aliens space buggy galaxy planet
weightless solar system spaceship UFO
3. Use the words/ phrases in 2 to fill the blanks.
1. The __________were green and they had huge heads and big eyes.
2. The aliens came out of a __________which looked like a disk.
3. A __________ is a vehicle used for travelling on the surface of the moon.
4. A moon moves round a __________ and a __________ moves round a star.
5. In a __________ environment, everything floats uncontrollably.
6. There are eight planets that move round the Sun in our __________.
7. We don't know how many solar systems there are in each __________.
8. Vostok 1 is the name of the __________ in which Yuri Gagarin flew into outer space.
4. GAME: WHAT AND WHERE
Listen and follow the teacher's instructions to play the game.
