Valentina Franco

Stefania Valencia

Exercise 1-Match the words from the left column with the corresponding meaning from the right
column. Put the same color to the words and its match.
1 alone A started
2 To scan B Could see
3 launched C To discover, To encounter
4 Stands for D Is surrounded by
5 Is among E solitary
6 To find out F To examine
7 Could spot G The initials for

Exercise 2- Listen to the audio and fill out the gaps with the words that you hear.
Is there life on other planets? Are we alone? These are two (1) ___ __of the__biggest ________
questions humans have been asking for centuries. Now, scientists have launched a new search to find
out if there is... anybody... out there. The researchers (2) ___are from the _____ SETI Institute in
California. SETI stands for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. (3) __the mission_____ of SETI is, "to
explore, understand and explain the origin and nature of life (4) ____in the universe____ and the
evolution of intelligence". SETI scientists will use new technologies to scan the heavens for signs of alien
life. They will share their data with the public. SETI hopes that by sharing data, "citizen scientists" could
spot things missed (5) __by scientists__ _.
SETI's astronomers will use 28 giant radio telescopes in their search (6) __ for alien life__. The
telescopes are located all around the world. It will be (7) _____ the first time_______ that a project will
search the entire sky for signs of alien life. The signs they are looking for are called "techno-signatures".
These include things like alien chemicals, large amounts of oxygen, non-natural structures, and light from
lasers. Astronomer Dr. Tony Beasley said: "Determining whether (8) ___we are alone ____ in the
universe as technologically capable life is among the most compelling questions (9) _ in science_."
Another scientist, Jill Tarter, said we are getting closer to finding out if alien life exists. She said this
science is now (10) ____no longer_____ fiction, but "almost mainstream".
Exercise 3- Read the headline. Guess if 1-10 below are true (T) false (F) or Not Mentioned (NM).

1. The article asked whether or not we were alone.     T / F / NM

2. The scientists are from an institute located in Hawaii.  T / F / NM
3. The mission SETI has a telescope in South America. T / F / NM
4. The scientists say they will go to heaven for doing their work.      T / F / NM
5. Citizen scientists can help real scientists to spot signs of aliens.     T / F / NM
6. Scientists will use 28 radio telescopes to look for alien life.     T / F / NM
7. Astronomer Dr. Tony Beasley should listen to the public. T / F / NM
8. Sharing data with the public is a proposal from the researchers.      T / F / NM
9. A scientist said we are getting no closer to finding alien life.     T / F / NM
10. A scientist said science fiction is like a movie for them.      T / F / NM
Exercise 4- make an audio asking and responding the following questions. Send it to the teacher’s
email.
1- What do you think are aliens like?
2- If you saw an alien, what would you ask him?
3- What would you do if you saw a U.F.O.?
4- Where would you take an alien if you wanted to protect him from the government?
5- What would you respond if an alien invited you to go with him to his planet?