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4 UFO story
11 Postman Joe Green spends every night in a field waiting for another
visit ‘from outer space’. Look at the pictures and tell the story.

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Here are some words to help you
UFO (2) to land (3) to take off (5) control panels (6) to laugh at (10)

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2 Join the two halves to make full sentences and retell the story.

1 Joe Green is a in a field near his house.

2 One evening he saw b took off.

3 It landed c around the earth.

4 He climbed d a postman.

5 The UFO e in the same field.

6 Joe looked at f told his wife.

7 The UFO flew g police station and told the duty officer.

8 It landed h a UFO in the sky.

9 He went home and i his friends laughed at his story.

10 He went to the j inside the UFO.

11 At the pub k he goes to the field and waits there.

12 Every night l the control panels.

3 7 Listen to the story and check your answers to Exercise 2.

4 Match these words to their definitions.

1 alien a to go around
2 glowing b a creature from another planet
3 flight deck c to come back
4 to orbit d shining with light
5 to reappear e interested
6 to land f to fly up into the sky
7 curious g to touch down on the ground
8 to take off h the room where the flying controls are

5 8 Listen to the interview with Joe’s wife.

a Answer the questions:

1 Does Joe’s wife believe in UFOs?
2 What does she think happened that night?

b Work in pairs and prepare an interview with an alien on the UFO.

Student A is the interviewer and Student B is the alien. Extra activity
– The visitor
Ask questions like …
‘Where do you come from?’ Draw your own creature from
another planet.
‘How long did your trip take?’
Do not let your partner see
your creature! Now describe
Extension activities it to your partner who must
a To talk about draw it. Compare
There have been many reports of UFOs. Do you think there are your pictures.
visitors from space?
b Write ‘UFO story’ in your own words.

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