US GOVERNMENT RELEASES UFO VIDEOS

US GOVERNMENT RELEASES UFO VIDEOS

by ​Linguahouse

Sofia Guerra

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​Look at the picture and answer the questions below.

• ​1. What do you think the picture shows?

• ​2. Who do you think took this picture?

• ​3. What did this person think they saw?

Vocabulary​

Match the words or phrases with their meanings.​

Multiple Choice

somebody who flies a type of military plane

• declassified

• leak (something)

• a fighter pilot

• footage

• unidentified

Multiple Choice

to privately give out information that the government doesn’t want people to know

• declassified

• leak (something)

• a fighter pilot

• footage

• unidentified

Multiple Choice

film or video that shows an event

• declassified

• leak (something)

• a fighter pilot

• footage

• unidentified

Multiple Choice

officially no longer secre

• declassified

• leak (something)

• a fighter pilot

• footage

• unidentified

Multiple Choice

not known

• declassified

• leak (something)

• a fighter pilot

• footage

• unidentified

Multiple Choice

not from this planet

• alien (adj.)

• leak (something)

• a fighter pilot

• footage

• unidentified

Multiple Choice

stories that might be true or not, which spread from person to person

• alien (adj.)

• leak (something)

• a fighter pilot

• rumours

• unidentified

Multiple Choice

moments when people see something that is rare or secret

• alien (adj.)

• leak (something)

• sightings

• rumours

• unidentified

​Before you watch

​The US government has officially released three declassified videos which were previously leaked to the press. The videos show unidentified flying objects. Before you watch a news report about this, choose the best answers to complete the sentences below.

Multiple Choice

1. The videos were leaked in ___________ .

• a. 2007 and 2017

• b. 1990 and 1995

• c. 1986 and 1989

Multiple Choice

2. Two of the videos were first published in the ............ newspaper.

• a. Washington Post

• b. New York Times

• c. The Guardian

Multiple Choice

3. The UFOs were seen flying above ......... .

• a. Antarctica

• b. Florida

• c. the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

4. The first modern UFO sighting was in ........

• a. 1947

• b. 1957

• c. 1977

Multiple Choice

5. The place in Nevada, USA, where the US government has been studying UFOs (according to rumours) is known as ........ .

• a. Area 51

• b. Studio 54

• c. Lab 47

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1. ​ What did many people think when they watched the original leaked videos?

2. ​​What was the main difference between the first video and the two videos that were filmed later?

3. ​Why did the US government officially release the videos?

4. ​What happened at Roswell in 1947?

5. ​What did the US Department of Defence finally admit in 2017?

​Past simple vs. present perfect simple

​1. The US government has released three declassified videos of unexplained objects flying in the air.

2. People around the world have been fascinated with the idea of UFOs since 1947 ...

3. 10 years later, a place known as Area 51 in Nevada became the centre for UFO research.

4. There have been a lot of theories about the place, ..

​a. We often use the present perfect simple with the word ‘since’ to talk about a situation that started at a specific time in the past and continues to now.

b. We use the past simple to refer to a completed event in the past.

c. We use the present perfect simple in news reports to introduce new events.

d. We use the present perfect simple to talk about something that happened at multiple, unspecified times in the past, and it is not impossible that the event will happen again in the future.

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​1. Do you believe the UFOs in the videos are alien spaceships?

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2. Do you think the US government has access to alien technology?

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3. Are UFO theories popular in your country?

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4. Do you believe we are alone in the universe? Why/why not?

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5. Do you think we should search for signs of alien life?

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