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G8. UNIT 6. LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

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  • unusual or surprising in a way that is hard to explain
    strange (a) /streɪndʒ/ stranger (n)
  • an object in the sky that people think is a spaceship from another world
    UFO (n) /ˌjuː ef ˈəʊ/ unidentified flying object
  • very small
    tiny (a) /ˈtaɪni/
  • an occasion when somebody sees sb or sth unsusual very quickly
    asighting (n) sight (v)
  • a short section or part of a book, poem, speech or other pieces of writing
    passage (n)
  • very scared or frightened
    terrified (a)/ˈterɪfaɪd/ terrifying (a) terrifyingly (adv) terrify (v)
  • the degree scale used to express how hot or cold something is
    temperature (n) /ˈtemprətʃər/
  • a person that acts in a book, play or movie
    character (n) characteristic (n)
  • in the shape of a triangle
    triangular (a) /traɪˈæŋɡjələr/ triangle (n)
  • the fourth planet from the sun in the solar system in terms of distance
    Mars (n) /mɑːrz/
  • to begin to exist or arrive in a place
    appear (v) /əˈpɪr/ disappear (v) appearance (n)
  • in the shape of a disk that is flat, thin and round
    disk-shaped (a) /dɪsk-ʃeɪpt/
  • the planet on which humans and animals live
    Earth (n) /ɜːθ/
  • a creature that doesn't come from Earth
    alien (n) /ˈeɪliən/
  • the force that makes things fall to the ground
    gravity (n) /ˈɡrævəti/
  • the second planet from the sun in terms of distance
    Venus (n) /ˈviː.nəs/
  • an object in the sky that has the shape of a disk
    flying saucer (n) /ˌflaɪɪŋ ˈsɔːsər/
  • extremely large
    huge (a) /hjuːdʒ/
  • a vehicle that researchers send into space and stays above the Earth as a base for astronauts
    space station (n) /ˈspeɪs ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
  • to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly
    hover (v)
  • in the shape of a circle
    circular (a) /ˈsɜːrkjələr/ circle (n)
  • an essential gas for people, animals and plants to survive
    oxygen (n) /ˈɑːksɪdʒən/
  • telling a story or describing an event
    narrative (a) narrator (n)
  • a person who comes to see a location or someone
    visitor (n) visit (v)