Space technology

1.

- space technology
- the SETI
programme
- newspapers and the
media
- disappearing
languages
- White Fanf by Jack
London
- a biography of Jack
London
- languages of Britain
- means of
communication
- ocean noise pollution

2.

Are you ready?

3.

Do you want to visit space one day?
stars
What can you see in the night sky?
What is it?
the solar system
What is it?
the moon
What is it?
a planet
the galaxy
What planet is
it?
the Earth
What is it?

4.

What can you see through it?
Who are they?
an alien
What can you use to explore the night sky?
How can you get to them?
anaastronaut
telescope

5.

an asteroid
(by rocket)
a rocket
AAA! What is it?

6.

What is it?
a UFO
What is it?
a satellite

7.

Let’s explore the solar system.
/mɑːz/
/ˈdʒuːpɪ.tər/
/ˈjʊə.rən.əs/
/ˈviː.nəs/
/ɜːθ/
/ˈnep.tjuːn/
/ˈmɜː.kjə.ri/
/ˈsæt.ən/

8.

Complete the sentences with: planets, moons, comet, galaxy, solar
system, satellite.
1. planets
2. solar system
3. moons
4. galaxy
5. comet
5. satellite

9.

Close your eyes and imagine you are in a spaceship. Listen to the
music. What can you see? How do you feel?
I can see planets and millions of
stars. I feel amazed.
I see blackness and stars. Occasionaly, I see a planet
with different colours. I feel strange and weightless. I
feel excited and thrilled to experience outer space.

10.

Before reading learn new words.
прочесывать,
to comb
тщательно проверять
intentionally
намеренно
обращать
to point
внимание
out
настраиваться (на
to tune in
радиоволну)
обескураживающий
discouraging
изучать небо через
to sweep the skies
телескоп
без
all the
разницы
same
satellite
спутник
клочок
shred
похищать
to abduct
бездельничать
to sit around
вспышка
flash
ограничивать
to confine
extraterrestrial
внеземной
крупинка
grain
луч;beam
светить
экранная заставка
screensaver
(на комп)
продвинутый
advanced
в какой-то
at some point
определенный
момент
смотреть фактам в
to face the fact
лицо
hypothesis
гипотеза

11.

Read the title of the text and the first sentence in each paragraph.
What is the text about? Read through and check.
I think the text is about searching for
extraterrestrial life and whether it exists.
Extraterrestrial
life

12.

Read the text and match each sentence part to a gap. There is one
extra sentence part yo do not need to use.
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
5
1
3
2
6
1extra-terrestrial; name given to alien being
2the distance light travels in a year
4

13.

Match the underlined words/phrases in the text to their meanings
below, then explain the words in bold.
at a particular time
намеренно,
intentionally
умышленно
on purpose
в какой-то определенный
at some point
момент
absolutely sure
клочок
shred
accept
обращать point
внимание
out
draw attention to the
fact
похищенный
abducted
small amount
смотреть фактам
face theвfact
лицо
wait doing nothing
убежденный
convinced
taken away
sitделать
around
ничего не

14.

Match the words to their meanings.
all the same
grains of sand
sweeping the skies
analyse
military broadcast
hunt
convincing
civilisations
the human race
Societies
in of
an the
advanced
stagethe
of
AllChecking
the people
all
we
canworld
see above
considered
Examine
in
detail
Even
Search
so
Having
the army/navy/air-force
ability to persuade
Signal
from
as
species substance
Tiny piecesdevelopment
ofaEarth
rock-like
usually found on beaches

15.

Complete the sentences with the words below. Are any of these words
similar to those in your language?
1. beam
1. laser
2. satellite
2. orbit
3. telescope
4. antenna
5. signals
6. Radio waves
7. cosmos

16.

Match the words to form collocations, then use the phrases in
sentences of your own. Then, complete the sentences.
establish contact
extraterrestrial life
sweep the skies
send communication signals
technologically advanced
human race
broadcast message

17.

Use the text to make notes under the headings below. Use your notes
to give a 2-minute talk about searching for aliens.
The SETI
programme
Problems of the
SETI programme
How you can take
part

18.

In pairs, discuss whether or not you believe there is any point to
I SETI’s
think theactivities.
SETI programme
is a
Give reasons.
Why do you think that?
waste of time!
Well, for a start, we have no proof
that there is any alien life out there.
True. But if there is, shouldn’t we be
trying to establish contact with them?
Yes, I understand why scientists
keep sweeping the skies, but it’s
such a huge task and they have
little chance of finding anything.
I agree. I wouldn’t have enough
patience to keep looking for signs of
alien life. I’d give up after a while.
So would I. I think the money would
be better spent on something else.
That’s true, iy could be sent on
improving the health or education
system.

19.

Imagine you are a scientist working for the SETI programme. Write a
description of the day that finally made contact with aliens. Write:
- how it happened;
- what happened next;
- how you felt;
(60-100 words).

20.

Do you agree with the statement? Discuss in groups.

21.

Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the list below. Then, circle
the correct answer.
Workbook

22.

Match the words in the columns. Then, complete the sentences.
e
d
a
f
b
c

23.

Choose the correct word.

24.

Complete the sentences with the correct word/phrase from the list.