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b. …there are colourful rings around it
c. …spacesraft landed on Mars a number of times
d. …of the temperature on the surface of the planet.
5. The furthest planet from the Sun is …
a. Neptune
b. Saturn
c. Uranus
d. Pluto
V. Discuss with your groupmates what you know about our
planet, the Earth?
Text 5
The UFO story
I. Read the text and fill the gaps using the sentences
given below it.
The letters UFO stand for Unidentified Flying Object.
UFOs are mysterious flying things. If we knew what they were,
they would be IFOs -Identified Flying Objects. An aeroplane is an
IFO. So are satellites, kites, balloons, and meteors, all commonly
mistaken for UFOs. Many people think that every case of seeing
UFO must have an ordinary explanation. (56).............The
popular idea is that UFOs, if they exist, come from space.
Through the centuries, people have observed unusual objects in
the sky. From about 1950 these stories were given much
publicity in newspapers. The number of reports grew and grew.
Many were tricks (57)..............But there were always a few
unsolved mysteries. Throughout the world, organizations
appeared to investigate UFOs. (58).....................All kinds of
different people are interested in UFOs. and the methods of
searching for them vary widely. They are usually unlucky.
(59)..................
Some places are particularly favoured by UFO searchers. In
Britain, Warminster is UFO country, and in America most
UFOs have been seen in the south-eastern states. Because we
do not know for certain what UFOs are, it is difficul^ to know
how to obtain scientific? facts about them. (60)........................
a. But there are an increasing number of scientists who are
interested in UFOs and may help provide new knowledge
about these phenomena.
b. But despite their research we are still unsure whether to be
excited, or afraid or whether we should just laugh about UFOs.
c. Others believe that UFOs do exist and cannot readily be
explained away.
d. Many turned out to be distant stars or planets.
e. UFOs do not seem to appear when one is looking for them.
II. Read the text and arrange the following questions
according to the logic of the text:
1. Have people observed unusual objects in the sky through
the centuries?
2. Are all kinds of different people interested in UFOs?
3. What is the popular idea of the origin of UFOs?
4. What are UFOs?
5. Are satellites or meteors IFOs or UFOs?
6. Is it easy to obtain scientific facts about them?
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