TS4 Alien Attack

INDEX
Alien Attack
03 ACTIVE LISTENING ACTIVE

LISTENING
08 ACTIVE SPEAKING
16 FUTURE
ACTIVE
18 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SPEAKING
20 PAST CONTINUOUS
22 PRESENT PERFECT
FOUR
24 FLUENCY BOOSTER – PART A TENSES
28 FLUENCY BOOSTER – PART B
33 FLUENCY BOOSTER – PART C FLUENCY

BOOSTERS
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ACTIVE LISTENING
roof: the very top of a house This is Adam Koch from Central Broadcasting News. I'm speaking from the roof of our
or building broadcasting office in mid-town New York City. The bells you hear are warning everyone to
leave the city. The aliens are coming. In the last hour, thousands of people have left New York
broadcasting: delivering City. If you are in New York City, stay away from the bridges. The trains are still running, but
information through TV or the street traffic has completely stopped.
radio airwaves
Our army has been defeated. I repeat, the army around New York City has been completely
destroyed: defeated; broken destroyed. This may be the last broadcast. We will continue reporting until the end.
apart; rendered useless
There is a church below us. Many people are running inside the church. Looking out to the
reporting: give a spoken ocean, I can see boats filled with people leaving the city. The streets are full of cars. It’s so
account of an event after
observing or investigating it
crowded, all the cars have stopped. There are people running everywhere. For our listeners
in mid-town, do not try to drive! I repeat, do not try to drive. The street traffic in mid-town
has completely stopped. Wait a minute. There are clouds of smoke coming from the north. It
look out: to see or view in a
particular direction may be a fire or this could be the alien poison gas.
crowded: full of people or

I see something in the south. It’s, it’s the...I believe it’s the alien ships. Yes, I can see the alien
objects to the point where ships coming. There are three, no four, no five alien ships. There are five alien ships flying
movement is limited over the river from the south. They are moving very fast. They are now above downtown.
Just a moment ladies and gentlemen. I have just received an emergency report from our Los
Angeles office. Alien ships are landing all over the country. There are two ships outside of Los
Angeles. Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC are also reporting alien ships. I repeat there
are ships landing all over the country. The whole country is being attacked. This may be the
end.
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ACTIVE LISTENING
Wait a minute. I’ve just received another report. This is a direct message from the President of
the United States.
Citizens of the United States, please remain calm. It is true, all the cities of our great nation
are being attacked. We ask all of you to leave the cities now. Do not pack your bags. There is
no time.
Leave the cities now and remain calm. Do not be afraid. We are in control. We have not been
defeated. We will fight these aliens with all our...
Does that sound like a true story? No, of course it’s not. No one would believe that right?
fictional: not real; made up
Actually, there was a very similar radio show and many people believed it. It was a
fictional story, but many people thought it was true. The panic was very real.
panic: sudden,
uncontrollable fear
Thousands of Americans believed that aliens were attacking the United States. Many of
these people were truly afraid.
The year was 1938. It was ten years before the introduction of television. At that time,
radio programs were very popular. News, music, weather reports, and dramas were just
some of the programs people enjoyed listening to on the radio. At that time, a young
man, named Orson Welles, had a regular weekly radio program performing dramas.
One week, Welles and his team of actors performed a story called The War of the Worlds.
The story was from a book, also called The War of the Worlds, that was written in 1898.
The original story was about an alien attack in England.

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ACTIVE LISTENING
Orson and his writers changed the story and made it about an alien attack in the United
States.
At the beginning of the radio program, Welles introduced The War of the Worlds as a
drama. The people who heard the beginning of the program knew it wasn’t real, but
many people who didn’t hear the beginning of the show were fooled. The War of the
Worlds show sounded like a real news report about aliens. Welles and his team of actors
mixed regular music and weather reports with the news reports of the alien attack. This
also made it sound very real.
fooled: tricked; deceived
No one is sure how many people thought the radio program was a real news program.
to panic: to experience Six million people listened to Welles’ War of the Worlds program. Some people say that
sudden, uncontrollable fear
one million thought it was real. Other people say that only thousands thought it was
real. Some people went to churches. Other people got in their cars and left cities to
escape the aliens. Many people called the police to ask for help. One police station
received 2,000 emergency calls in two hours. It was just a drama, but many people
panicked.
It’s hard to believe isn’t it? How could people really think that aliens were attacking? Well,
it wasn’t the only time. In 1949, a man named Leonardo Paez heard the story and loved
it. Paez worked for a radio station in Ecuador. He decided to copy the show. Paez
changed the story to include places and people in Ecuador. He wanted the story to fool
everyone so he did even more than Welles. His radio company also owned a newspaper
company. Paez asked the newspaper to write stories about strange UFOs in the days
before his radio show. Just like Welles’, his radio program told a story about a local alien
attack that sounded like radio news.

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ACTIVE LISTENING
Just like in the United States, people panicked. Many people ran into the streets, but
they didn’t know what to do. Even the army and police were fooled. Many trucks full of
soldiers and police went to the north to look for the aliens. When the people in the
streets saw the trucks full of real soldiers, they really believed the aliens were real. Many
run into: to enter by running people went to church to pray to God.
pray: worship; to speak with When people found it was just a fictional story, they were angry. Hundreds of people
God or another deity
went to the radio and newspaper company building. They threw stones at the building
and broke windows. Then they broke the door down. They went inside and broke the
break down: knock over
printing machines. They set fire to the building.
forcefully; destroy
There were 50 company employees in the building. They called the fire department and
set fire: to light on fire
the police, but no one answered. The police and firefighters all went to the north to fight
aliens, so no one could help them. Most of the company employees ran to the rooftop
and jumped to another building. Leonardo Paez also escaped but his nephew, his
girlfriend and 4 others died in the fire. Paez left the country and never returned to
Ecuador.
It was a terrible end for Paez. Orson Welles was much luckier. Many people were angry
at Orson Welles, but no one died and no one was hurt.
So, why did he do it? Why did he fool thousands into panicking? After Welles’ War of the
Worlds show, the police came and questioned everyone. Welles said he didn’t want to
fool anyone. He thought that everyone would know it was a fictional story. Sixteen years
later, Welles changed his story. He said he wanted people to be fooled. He wanted to
teach everyone a lesson.

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ACTIVE LISTENING
He thought people were too easily fooled.

He wanted people to think more. He
wanted everyone to know that they cannot
trust information only because it’s on the
radio. Many people think Welles has failed.
He hasn’t taught us anything. People are
still easily fooled. Nothing has changed.
Today, many people believe anything they
see on the TV.
Welles may have failed to make people

think more about what is real and what is
fiction, but he continued to be very
successful. The War of the Worlds was just
the beginning for Welles. Later, Welles
became one of the most famous movie
directors of all time.

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ACTIVE SPEAKING
This is Adam Koch from Central Broadcasting News. I repeat, the army around New York City has been
I'm speaking from the roof of our broadcasting office completely destroyed.
in mid-town New York City.
This may be the last broadcast. We will continue
Where is he speaking? He is speaking from the reporting until the end.
roof of the broadcasting office in mid-town New
York City. There is a church below us. Many people are running
inside the church.
The bells you hear are warning everyone to leave the
city. The aliens are coming. In the last hour, Where are the people running? They are running
thousands of people have left New York City. inside the church.
Why are people leaving the city? They are leaving Looking out to the ocean, I can see boats filled with
the city because the aliens are coming. people leaving the city. The streets are full of cars. It’s
so crowded, all the cars have stopped. There are
If you are in New York City, stay away from the people running everywhere. For our listeners in mid-
bridges. The trains are still running, but the street town, do not try to drive! I repeat, do not try to drive.
traffic has completely stopped. Our army has been The street traffic in mid-town has completely stopped.
defeated.
What has happened to the army? The army has

been defeated.

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ACTIVE SPEAKING
Why should people not drive? People shouldn’t Has he received an emergency report from the
drive because the street traffic in mid-town has New York office? No, he hasn’t received an
completely stopped. emergency report from the New York office. He
has received an emergency report from the Los
Wait a minute. There are clouds of smoke coming Angeles office.
from the North. It may be a fire or this could be the
alien poison gas. Alien ships are landing all over the country. There are
two ships outside of Los Angeles. Chicago, Seattle,
I see something in the south. It’s, it’s the... I believe and Washington DC are also reporting alien ships. I
it’s the alien ships. Yes, I can see the alien ships repeat there are ships landing all over the country.
coming. There are three, no four, no five alien ships.
Are the ships only landing in New York? No, the ships
How many alien ships are coming? There are five aren’t only landing in New York. The ships are landing
alien ships coming. all over the country.
There are five alien ships flying over the river from The whole country is being attacked. This may be the
the south. They are moving very fast. They are now end. Wait a minute. I’ve just received another report.
above downtown. This is a direct message from the President of the
United States.
Just a moment ladies and gentlemen. I have just
received an emergency report from our Los Angeles
office.

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ACTIVE SPEAKING
Is this a direct message from the President of the The panic was very real. Thousand of Americans
United States? Yes, this is a direct message from believed that aliens were attacking the United States.
the President of the United States. Many of these people were truly afraid.
Citizens of the United States, please remain calm. It is Were many people excited? No, many people
true, all the cities of our great nation are being weren’t excited. Many people were afraid.
attacked. We ask all of you to leave the cities now. Do
not pack your bags. There is no time. Leave the cities The year was 1938. It was ten years before the
now and remain calm. Do not be afraid. We are in introduction of television. At this time, radio
control. We have not been defeated. We will fight programs were very popular. News, music, weather
these aliens with all our power..... reports and dramas were just some of the programs
people enjoyed listening to on the radio.
Does that sound like a true story? No, of course, it’s
not. No one would believe that right? Actually, there What kind of radio programs did people enjoy?
was a very similar radio show and many people They enjoyed news, music, weather reports and
believed it. It was a fictional story, but many people dramas.
thought it was true.
Was it a true story? No, it wasn’t a true story. It

was a fictional story.

ALIEN ATTACK
ACTIVE SPEAKING
At that time a young man named Orson Welles had a Did Welles tell people that the show was a
regular weekly radio program performing dramas. One drama? Yes, at the beginning of the program,
week, Welles and his team of actors performed a story Welles told people that the show was a drama.
called The War of the Worlds. The story was from a
book also called The War of the Worlds that was The people who heard the beginning of the
written in 1898. program knew it wasn’t real but many people who
didn’t hear the beginning of the show were
When was the book written? The book was written fooled. The War of the Worlds show sounded like
in 1898. a real news report about aliens.
The original story was about an alien attack in England. Did the show sound like a drama? No, the
show didn’t sound like a drama. The show
What was the original story about? The original sounded like a real news report.
story was about an alien attack in England.
Welles and his team of actors mixed regular music
Orson and his writers changed the story and made it and weather reports with the news reports of the
about the United States. At the beginning of the radio alien attack. This also made it sound very real. No
program Welles introduced The War of the Worlds as a one is sure how many people thought the radio
drama. program was a real news program.

ALIEN ATTACK
ACTIVE SPEAKING
How many people thought the program was real? Where did Paez work? Paez worked for a radio
No one is sure how many people thought the station in Ecuador.
program was real.
He decided to copy the show. Paez changed the
Six million people listened to Welles’ War of the Worlds story to include places and people in Ecuador. He
program. Some people say that one million thought it wanted the story to fool everyone so he did even
was real. Other people say that only thousands thought more than Welles.
it was real. Some people went to churches. Other
people got in their cars and left cities to escape the His radio company also owned a newspaper
aliens. Many people called the police to ask for help. company. Paez asked the newspaper to write stories
about strange UFOs in the days before his radio
Why did people call the police? People called the show.
police to ask for help.
What did Paez ask the newspaper to write? Paez
One police station received 2,000 emergency calls in two asked the newspaper to write stories about
hours. It was just a drama, but many people panicked. strange UFOs.
It’s hard to believe isn’t it? How could people think that Just like Welles’, his radio program told a story about
aliens were attacking? Well, it wasn’t the only time. In a local alien attack that sounded like radio news.
1949, a man named Leonardo Paez heard the story and
loved it. Paez worked for a radio station in Ecuador.

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ACTIVE SPEAKING
Just like in the United States people panicked. How did everyone feel? They were angry.
Many people ran into the streets, but they didn’t
know what to do. Even the army and police were Hundreds of people went to the radio and
fooled. newspaper company building. They threw stones at
the building and broke windows. Then they broke the
Did the army and police know it was just a door down. They went inside and broke the printing
radio drama? No, the army and police didn’t machines.
know it was just a radio program. The army
and police were fooled. What did they break inside? They broke the
printing machines.
Many trucks full of soldiers and police went to the
north to look for the aliens. When the people in They set fire to the building. There were 50 company
the streets saw the trucks full of real soldiers, they employees in the building. They called the fire
really believed the aliens were real. department and the police, but no one answered.
The police and firefighters all went to the north to
Many people went to church and prayed to God. fight aliens, so no one could help them. Most of the
company employees ran to the rooftop and jumped
When people found it was just a fictional story, to another building. Leonardo Paez also escaped but
they were angry. his nephew, his girlfriend and 4 others died in the
fire.

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ACTIVE SPEAKING
Did Paez die? No, Paez didn’t die. He escaped. So, why did he do it? Why did he fool thousands into
panicking? After Welles’ War of the Worlds show, the
Paez left the country and never returned to Ecuador. police came and questioned everyone. Welles said he
didn’t want to fool anyone. He thought that everyone
What did he do after he escaped? He left the would know it was a fictional story.
country and never returned to Ecuador.
What did Welles say after the show? He said he
It was a terrible end for Paez. Orson Welles was didn’t want to fool anyone.
much luckier.
Sixteen years later, Welles changed his story. He said
Was it a terrible end for Welles? No, it wasn’t a he wanted people to be fooled.
terrible end for Welles. It was a terrible end for
Paez. What did he say sixteen years later? Sixteen years
later, he said he wanted people to be fooled.
Many people were angry with Orson Welles, but no
one died and no one was hurt. He wanted to teach everyone a lesson. He thought
people were too easily fooled. He wanted people to
Why was Welles luckier than Paez? Welles was luckier think more.
than Paez because no one died and no one was hurt.

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ACTIVE SPEAKING
Why did Welles fool everyone? He fooled Later, Welles became one of the most famous movie
everyone because he wanted them to think directors of all time.
more.
What happened to Welles? He became one of the
He wanted everyone to know that they cannot trust most famous movie directors of all time.
information only because it’s on the radio. Many
people think Welles has failed. He hasn’t taught us
anything. People are still easily fooled. Nothing has
changed.
Has anything changed? No, nothing has changed.

People are still easily fooled.
Today, many people believe anything they see on the

TV.
Welles may have failed to make people think more
about what is real and what is fiction but he
continued to be very successful. The War of the
Worlds was just the beginning for Welles.

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FUTURE
The year is 1938. It is ten years before the The story will be from a book also called The War of
introduction of television. At this time, radio the Worlds that was written in 1898. Orson and his
programs are going to be very popular. writers will change the story and make it about the
United States.
What is going to be popular? Radio programs are
going to be very popular. At the beginning of the radio program Welles will
introduce The War of the Worlds as a drama.
News, music, weather reports, and dramas are just
some of the programs people are going to enjoy What will Welles say at the beginning of the radio
listening to on the radio. A young man named Orson program? At the beginning of the radio program
Welles will have a regular weekly radio program Welles will introduce The War of the Worlds as a
performing dramas. Welles and his team of actors drama.
are going to perform a story called The War of the
Worlds. The people who hear the beginning of the program
are going to know it isn’t real, but many people who
What are Welles and his team of actors going to don’t hear the beginning of the show are going to be
do? Welles and his team of actors are going to fooled. The War of the Worlds show will sound like a
perform a story called The War of the Worlds. real news report about aliens.

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FUTURE
What will the show sound like? The show will

sound like a real news report about aliens.
Welles and his team of actors will mix regular music

and weather reports with the news reports of the
alien attack. This will also make it sound very real.
Will it sound like a drama? No, it won’t sound like

a drama. It will sound very real.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
This is Adam Koch from Central Broadcasting News. Is the army winning? No, the army isn’t winning.
I'm speaking from the roof of our broadcasting office The army is being defeated.
in mid-town New York City. The bells you are hearing
are warning everyone to leave the city. The aliens are I repeat the army around New York City is being
coming. completely destroyed.
Are the police coming? No, the police aren’t What is happening to the army? The army is
coming. The aliens are coming. being completely destroyed.
Thousands of people are leaving New York City. If you This may be the last broadcast. We are continuing to
are in New York City, stay away from the bridges. The report until the end.
trains are still running, but the street traffic is moving
very slowly. There is a church below us. Many people are running
inside the church. Looking out to the ocean, I can see
Are the trains moving very slowly? No, the trains boats filling with people leaving the city.
aren’t moving very slowly. The street traffic is
moving very slowly. What can he see? He can see boats filling with
people leaving the city.
Our army is being defeated.
The streets are full of cars. It’s so crowded, all the
cars are moving very slowly.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Are the cars moving slowly? Yes, the cars are

moving very slowly.
There are people running everywhere. For our

listeners in mid-town, do not try to drive! I repeat, do
not try to drive. The street traffic in mid-town is
moving very slowly. Wait a minute. There are clouds
of smoke coming from the north.
What is coming from the north? There are clouds

of smoke coming from the north.
It may be a fire or this could be the alien poison gas.

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PAST CONTINUOUS
I first saw something in the south. I was watching the As I was watching this, I also received an emergency
alien ships coming. report from our Los Angeles office.
What was he watching? He was watching the Who was he receiving the report from? He was
alien ships coming. receiving the report from the Los Angeles office.
There were three, no four, no five alien ships coming It said, alien ships were landing all over the country.
from the south. There were five alien ships flying
over the river from the south. They were moving very What was happening? Alien ships were landing all
fast. over the country.
Were they moving slowly? No, they weren’t There were two ships landing outside of Los Angeles.
moving slowly. They were moving very fast.
How many ships were landing outside of Los
They were moving towards downtown. Angeles? There were two ships landing outside of
Los Angeles.
Where were they going? They were moving
towards downtown. Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC were also
reporting alien ships. There were ships landing all
I was watching everything happen from the rooftop over the country. The whole country was being
of the news building. attacked. I was thinking it was the end of the world.

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PAST CONTINUOUS
What was he thinking? He was thinking it was the

end of the world.
As I was thinking about the end of the world, I also

received another report. It was a direct message
from the President of the United States.
Who was he receiving another report from? He

was receiving another report from the President
of the United States.
He was asking everyone to remain calm.
What was he asking everyone to do? He was

asking everyone to remain calm.
He said all the cities of our great nation are being

attacked. He was telling everyone to leave the cities,
but he was also telling everyone not to panic.
Was he telling everyone to panic? No, he wasn't

telling everyone to panic. He was telling everyone
not to panic.

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PRESENT PERFECT
It has been a terrible end for Paez. Six people have Has Welles continued to say he didn’t want to fool
died. anyone? No, he hasn’t continued to say he didn’t
want to fool anyone. He has changed his story.
How many people have died? Six people have died.
He has said that he wanted people to be fooled.
Paez has left the country and has never returned to
Ecuador. Orson Welles has been much luckier. He wanted to teach everyone a lesson. He thought
people have been too easily fooled. He wanted people
Has Welles left the country? No, Welles hasn’t left to think more. He wanted everyone to know that they
the country. Paez has left the country. cannot trust information only because it’s on the radio.
Many people think Welles has failed. He hasn’t taught
Many people have been angry with Orson Welles, but us anything.
no one has died and no one has been hurt.
Has Welles taught us something? No, he hasn’t
Has anyone died after listening to Welles’ show? taught us something. He hasn’t taught us anything.
No, no one has died and no one has been hurt.
People are still easily fooled. Nothing has changed.
So, why has he done such a terrible thing? Why has he Today, many people believe anything they see on the
fooled thousands into panicking? Welles has said he TV.
didn’t want to fool anyone. He thought that everyone
would know it was a fictional story. Sixteen years later,
Welles changed his story.

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PRESENT PERFECT

about what is real and what is fiction, but he has
been very successful.
Has Welles been successful? Yes, Welles has been

very successful.
The War of the Worlds has been just the beginning for
Welles. Welles has become one of the most famous
movie directors of all time.
Has Welles become the most famous radio actor

of all time? No, Welles hasn’t become the most
famous radio actor of all time. Welles has become
one of the most famous movie directors of all
time.

ALIEN ATTACK
FLUENCY BOOSTER PART A
This is Adam Koch from Central Broadcasting News. I'm Should people go to the bridges? No, people
speaking from the roof of our broadcasting office in mid- shouldn’t go to the bridges. People should stay
town New York City. away from the bridges. What happened to the
trains? The trains are still running. What
Who is speaking? Adam Koch is speaking. Where does happened to the street traffic? The street traffic
Adam work? He works at Central Broadcasting News. has completely stopped.
Where is he speaking? He is speaking from the roof of
the broadcasting office in mid-town New York City. Our army has been defeated.
The bells you hear are warning everyone to leave the What has happened to the army? The army has
city. The aliens are coming. In the last hour, thousands of been defeated.
people have left New York City.
I repeat, the army around New York City has been
Why are people leaving the city? They are leaving the completely destroyed. This may be the last broadcast.
city because the aliens are coming. Have hundreds of We will continue reporting until the end.
people left in the last hour? No, hundreds haven’t
left in the last hour. Thousands have left in the last When will they stop reporting? They will continue
hour. reporting until the end.
If you are in New York City, stay away from the bridges. There is a church below us. Many people are running
The trains are still running, but the street traffic has inside the church.
completely stopped.

ALIEN ATTACK
Where are the people running? They are running Wait a minute. There are clouds of smoke coming
inside the church. from the North. It may be a fire or this could be the
alien poison gas.
Looking out to the ocean, I can see boats filled with
people leaving the city. The streets are full of cars. It’s What’s coming from the North? There are clouds
so crowded, all the cars have stopped. There are of smoke coming from the North. What is the
people running everywhere. smoke? The smoke might be fire or it might be
alien poison gas.
What can he see out to the ocean? He can see
boats filled with people leaving the city. What I see something in the South. It’s, it’s the...I believe it’s
does he see on the streets? He sees streets full of the alien ships. Yes, I can see the alien ships coming.
cars. Have the cars stopped? Yes, the cars have There are three, no four, no five alien ships.
stopped. What are the people doing? The people
are running everywhere. Where are the ships coming from? The ships are
coming from the South. How many alien ships are
For our listeners in mid-town, do not try to drive! I coming? There are five alien ships coming.
repeat, do not try to drive. The street traffic in mid-
town has completely stopped. There are five alien ships flying over the river from the
south. They are moving very fast.
Why should people not drive? People shouldn’t
drive because the street traffic in mid-town has
completely stopped.

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Are the alien ships flying over the river? Yes, they Are the ships only landing in New York? No, the
are flying over the river. Are they moving fast or ships aren’t only landing in New York. The ships
slow? They are moving very fast. are landing all over the country.
They are now above downtown. The whole country is being attacked. This may be the
end.
Are they over uptown or downtown? They are over
downtown. Is this the beginning or the end? This may be the
end.
Just a moment ladies and gentlemen. I have just
received an emergency report from our Los Angeles Wait a minute. I’ve just received another report. This
office. is a direct message from the President of the United
States.
Has he received an emergency report from the New
York office? No, he hasn’t received an emergency What did he just receive? He just received
report from the New York office. He has received an another report. Is this a direct message from the
emergency report from the Los Angeles office. President of the United States? Yes, this is a
direct message from the President of the United
Alien ships are landing all over the country. There are States.
two ships outside of Los Angeles. Chicago, Seattle, and
Washington DC are also reporting alien ships. I repeat
there are ships landing all over the country.

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Citizens of the United States, please remain calm. It is

true, all of the cities of our great nation are being
attacked. We ask all of you to leave the cities now.
What does the President tell people to do? He

tells them to remain calm and to leave the cities
now.
Do not pack your bags. There is no time. Leave the

cities now and remain calm. Do not be afraid. We are
in control. We have not been defeated. We will fight
these aliens with all our power.
Is the President giving up? No, the President isn’t

giving up. The President says we have not been
defeated. We will fight these aliens with all our
power.

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FLUENCY BOOSTER PART B
Does that sound like a true story? No, of course, it’s Were many people excited? No, many people
not. No one would believe that right? Actually, there weren’t excited. Many people were afraid.
was a very similar radio show and many people
believed it. It was a fictional story, but many people The year was 1938. It was ten years before the
thought it was true. introduction of television.
Was it a true story? No, it wasn’t a true story. It When was this? The year was 1938. Was it before or
was a fictional story. Did anyone believe it? Yes, after the introduction of television? It was ten
many people believed it. years before the introduction of television.
The panic was very real. Thousands of Americans At this time, radio programs were very popular. News,
believed that aliens were attacking the United States. music, weather reports and dramas were just some of
the programs people enjoyed listening to on the radio.
Was the panic real? Yes, the panic was very real.
What did thousands believe? Thousands believed What kind of radio programs did people enjoy?
that aliens were attacking the United States. They enjoyed news, music, weather reports and
dramas.
Many of these people were truly afraid.
At that time a young man named Orson Welles had a
regular weekly radio program performing dramas.
One week, Welles and his team of actors performed a
story called The War of the Worlds.

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What kind of radio program did Orson Welles Orson and his writers changed the story and made it
have? Orson Welles had a regular weekly radio about the United States.
program performing dramas. Did Welles perform
the story alone? No, Welles didn’t perform the How did Orson change the story? Orson made it
story alone. Welles and a team of actors about the United States.
performed the story.
At the beginning of the radio program Welles
The story was from a book also called The War of the introduced The War of the Worlds as a drama.
Worlds that was written in 1898.
Did Welles tell people that the show was a drama?
Where was the story from? The story was from a Yes, at the beginning of the program, Welles told
book also called The War of the Worlds. When people the show was a drama.
was the book written? The book was written in
1898. The people who heard the beginning of the program
knew that it wasn’t real but many people who didn’t
The original story was about an alien attack in hear the beginning of the show were fooled.
England.
What was the original story about? The original

story was about an alien attack in England.

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Which people knew the show wasn’t real? The No one is sure how many people thought the radio
people who heard the beginning of the program program was a real news program.
knew it wasn’t real. Which people were fooled?
Many people, who didn’t hear the beginning of How many people thought the program was real?
the show, were fooled. No one is sure how many people thought the
program was real.
The War of the Worlds show sounded like a real news
report about aliens. Six million people listened to Welles’ War of the Worlds
program. Some people say that one million thought
Did the show sound like a drama? No, the show that it was real. Other people say that only thousands
didn’t sound like a drama. The show sounded like thought it was real.
a real news report.
How many people listened to Welles’ War of the
Welles and his team of actors mixed regular music Worlds? Six million people listened to Welles’ War of
and weather reports with the news reports of the the Worlds.
alien attack. This also made it sound very real.
Some people went to churches. Other people got in
How did Welles make the story sound real? They their cars and left cities to escape the aliens. Others
mixed regular music and weather reports with called the police to ask for help.
the news reports of the alien attack.

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Did people go to the hospitals? No, people didn’t When did Paez first hear the story? He heard
go to the hospitals. Some people went to the story in 1949. Did he like the story? Yes, he
churches. Other people got in their cars and left loved it. Where did Paez work? Paez worked
cities to escape the aliens. Why did people call for a radio station in Ecuador.
the police? People called the police to ask for
help. He decided to copy the show. Paez changed the
story to include places and people in Ecuador. He
One police station received 2,000 emergency calls in wanted the story to fool everyone, so he did even
two hours. It was just a drama, but many people more than Welles.
panicked.
What part of the story did Paez change? Paez
How many people called one police station? One changed the story to include places and
police station received 2,000 emergency calls in people in Ecuador.
two hours.
His radio company also owned a newspaper
It’s hard to believe isn’t it? How could people really company. Paez asked the newspaper to write
think that aliens were attacking? stories about strange UFOs in the days before his
radio show.
Well, it wasn’t the only time. In 1949, a man named
Leonardo Paez heard the story and loved it. Paez
worked for a radio station in Ecuador.

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What did Paez ask the newspaper to write? Paez

asked the newspaper to write stories about
strange UFOs.
Just like Welles’, his radio program told a story about

a local alien attack that sounded like radio news.

ALIEN ATTACK
FLUENCY BOOSTER PART C
Just like in the United States people panicked. Many How did everyone feel? They were angry.
people ran into the streets, but they didn’t know what
to do. Even the army and police were fooled. Hundreds of people went to the radio and newspaper
company building. They threw stones at the building
Did the army and police know it was just a radio and broke windows.
program? No, the army and police didn’t know it
was just a radio program. The army and police were How many people went to the radio and newspaper
fooled. company building? Hundreds of people went to the
radio and newspaper company building. What did
Many trucks full of soldiers and police went to the they throw stones at? They threw stones at the
north to look for the aliens. When the people in the building.
streets saw the trucks full of real soldiers, they really
believed the aliens were real. Many people went to Then they broke the door down. They went inside and
church to pray to God. broke the printing machines.
Where did the soldiers and police go? They went to What did they break? They broke the printing
the north to look for the aliens. Why did the people machines.
go to church? They went to church to pray to God.
They set fire to the building. There were 50 company
When people found it was just a fictional story, they employees in the building.
were angry.

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What did they do to the building? They set fire to Did most of the company employees die? No, most
the building. How many employees were there of the company employees didn’t die. They ran to
inside? There were 50 company employees inside. the rooftop and jumped to another building. Did
Paez die? No, Paez didn’t die. He escaped. How
They called the fire department and the police, but many people did die? Six people died.
no one answered.
Paez left the country and never returned to Ecuador.
The police and firefighters all went to the north to
fight aliens, so no one could help them. What did he do after he escaped? He left the
country and never returned to Ecuador.
Who did they call? They called the fire
department and the police. Where did the police It was a terrible end for Paez. Orson Welles was much
and firefighters go? They all went north to fight luckier.
the aliens.
Was it a terrible end for Welles? No, it wasn’t a
Most of the company employees ran to the rooftop terrible end for Welles. It was a terrible end for
and jumped to another building. Leonardo Paez also Paez.
escaped, but his nephew, his girlfriend, and 4 others
died in the fire. Many people were angry with Orson Welles, but no one
died and no one was hurt.

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Why was Welles luckier than Paez? Welles was What did he say sixteen years later? Sixteen years
luckier than Paez because no one died and no later, he said he wanted people to be fooled.
one was hurt.
He wanted to teach everyone a lesson. He thought
So, why did he do it? Why did he fool thousands into people are too easily fooled. He wanted people to think
panicking? After Welles’ War of the Worlds show, the more.
police came and questioned everyone.
Why did Welles fool everyone? He fooled everyone
Did the police run away after the War of the because he wanted them to think more.
Worlds show? No, the police didn’t run away after
the War of the Worlds show. The police came and He wanted everyone to know that they cannot trust
questioned everyone. information only because it’s on the radio. Many people
think Welles has failed. He hasn’t taught us anything.
Welles said he didn’t want to fool anyone. He thought People are still easily fooled. Nothing has changed.
that everyone would know it was a fictional story.
Did Welles think that people should trust everything
What did Welles say after the show? He said he on the radio? No, Welles didn’t think people should
didn’t want to fool anyone. trust everything on the radio.
Sixteen years later, Welles changed his story. He said

he wanted people to be fooled.

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Did Welles succeed in teaching people not to Did Welles stop directing after The War of the
trust so much? No, Welles didn’t succeed. Welles Worlds? No, he didn’t stop directing after The War of
failed. Has anything changed? No, nothing has the Worlds. The War of the Worlds was just the
changed. People are still easily fooled. beginning.
Today, many people believe anything they see on the Later, Welles became one of the most famous directors
TV. of all time.
What about today? Are people fooled by the TV? What happened to Welles? He became one of the
Yes, today, many people believe anything they most famous movie directors of all time.
see on the TV.

about what is real and what is fiction, but he
continued to be very successful. The War of the
Worlds was just the beginning for Welles. Later,
Welles became one of the most famous movie
directors of all time.

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PHOTO CREDITS
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INDEX

03 ACTIVE LISTENING ACTIVE

28 FLUENCY BOOSTER – PART B

33 FLUENCY BOOSTER – PART C FLUENCY

crowded: full of people or

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He thought people were too easily fooled.

Welles may have failed to make people

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What has happened to the army? The army has

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Was it a true story? No, it wasn’t a true story. It

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Has anything changed? No, nothing has changed.

Today, many people believe anything they see on the

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What will the show sound like? The show will

Welles and his team of actors will mix regular music

Will it sound like a drama? No, it won’t sound like

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Are the cars moving slowly? Yes, the cars are

There are people running everywhere. For our

What is coming from the north? There are clouds

It may be a fire or this could be the alien poison gas.

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What was he thinking? He was thinking it was the

As I was thinking about the end of the world, I also

Who was he receiving another report from? He

He was asking everyone to remain calm.

What was he asking everyone to do? He was

He said all the cities of our great nation are being

Was he telling everyone to panic? No, he wasn't

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Welles may have failed to make people think more

Has Welles been successful? Yes, Welles has been

Has Welles become the most famous radio actor

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Citizens of the United States, please remain calm. It is

What does the President tell people to do? He

Do not pack your bags. There is no time. Leave the

Is the President giving up? No, the President isn’t

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What was the original story about? The original

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What did Paez ask the newspaper to write? Paez