Book-I-15-Flying-Objects

Unit5FlyingObjectsBackgroundInformationUFOistheshortformofunidentifiedflyingobject,referringtosomethingstrangeseenlandingonearthorflyinginthesky.Itspopularnameif“flyingsaucer”.UFOshavebeenreportedformanyyears,butonlycaughtthepublicimaginationinthe1950s’“saucerscare”.SightingsofUFOsarereportedregularlyinnearlyallcountries.InGreatBritainalone,thereareover100sightingseveryyear,butmostofthemaremistaken.ManyUFOsareonlyordinaryoccurrences.Someareweatherballoonssentupbyscientistsorplanesflyingveryhighorbirdswiththesunlightonthem;othersareshootingstarsorreflectedlights.OnemoderntheoryisthatUFOsarereallyspacecraftsfromotherplanets.Thespacevisitorscouldcomefromplanetsnexttodistantstars.Onsomeoftheseplanetsintelligentlifeissupposedtoexist.ButscientistsusuallyanswerthatUFOsarenotnecessarilyspacecrafts.Theysaythatpeoplebelieveinspacevisitorsbecausetheyliketheideathatawiseadvancedcivilizationfarawayisinterestedintheplanetofearth.Somedaythiscivilizationwillmakecontactwiththepeopleontheearthandhelpthemsolvetheirproblems.Usefulproverbs1.Seeingisbelieving.2.Menhavegreaterfaithinthosethingswhichtheydonotunderstand.3.Hewhobelievesall,misses;hewhobelievesnothing,misses.4.Believenothingofwhatyouhear,andonlyhalfofwhatyousee.5.Doubtisthekeytoknowledge.ReadingComprehension1.Whatwasthebiggestobjectlikeinthe1954report?(Within7words)Itwascontinuallychangingitsshape.2.WhydidpeoplebelieveDennisBarden’sdescriptionaboutUFO?(Within10words)Becausehewasamanofsenseandexperience.3.Whatdidpeopledowiththe“littlemen”inthelandingatKelly?(Within5words)Theyshotatthem.4.Whatcouldbethebestwaytokeepthe“littlemen”away?(Within6words)Turningonallthelights.5.Howdoesthewriterreacttoallthereports?(Within10words)Weshouldwaitfortimetounveilthemystery.6.WhatsimilarityallthereportsabouttheUFOshare?(Within10words)Theymovedfast.ReadingComprehensionI.Page106:TrueorFalsequestionsTFTTFTFFTTII.Page106:MultiplequestionsACDCASentencesearching1)TheseUnidentifiedFlyingObjects(UFOs)havecausedalotofinterest.(L.2)2)Itbecameclearthatitwasnotonebutseveral.(L.13)3)Insomewaysitlookedlikesmokewithalightonit;butitwasnotsmokebecauseitdidnotchangeitsshape.(L.56)4)Alotofreportsandbookshavebeenwrittenonthissubject,anditseemsimpossibletotakenonoticeofit.(L.73)5)ItwasalsogenerallyagreedthattheSuttons,whentheyreachedthepolicestation,wereverymuchafraidofsomething.(L.121)6)Thestoodaboutfourfeethighandhadpointedears.Theyworesomekindofmetalclothes.(L.138)PracticePage108:Exercise11)Pointed2)scientific3)continually4)unbelievable5)naturally6)mysteriously7)unusual8)truthfully9)unidentified10)sightThanks!