A2 Level – “Are UFOs Real? A Big Question!”

Introduction

Many people say they have seen strange objects in the sky 🌌. Some think these objects are aliens 👽 visiting Earth 🌍. But is this really true? Scientists 🔬 say there is no real proof 📜.

Some people believe in UFOs 🛸 because of famous cases, while others think they are just mistakes or lies 🤥. The human mind 🧠 can sometimes create images that are not real, and the excitement of discovering something new makes people want to believe in the unknown 🤔✨.

Famous Cases

🛸 Roswell Incident (1947)
One of the most famous UFO cases happened in Roswell, USA 🇺🇸. A farmer 🚜 found metal pieces 🔩 in his field. The army first said it was a UFO 🛸, but later they said it was a weather balloon 🎈. Many people believe this was a cover-up 🤐, and they think the government 🤵‍♂️ is hiding something!

👀 Betty and Barney Hill (1961)
In 1961, a couple was driving home 🚗 when they saw a bright light 🌟 in the sky. Later, they claimed that aliens 👽 had taken them into a spaceship 🛸! But doctors 🩺 said their memories were not clear. Some think they were dreaming 💭, while others believe their story is real.

💡 Phoenix Lights (1997)
In Phoenix, Arizona 🌵, thousands of people saw mysterious lights 🔥 in the sky. Some thought they were UFOs 🛸, but the army later said they were military flares 🎆. Even today, some believe the lights were not from Earth 🌍.

🔥 The Falcon Lake Incident (1967)
A man named Stefan Michalak went into the woods 🌲 and saw a metallic flying object 🛸. When he got close, a strong heat 🔥 burned his clothes! He later developed strange burns 😨, but scientists say they could have been caused by something else. The mystery remains unsolved.

What Do Scientists Say?

Scientists 🔬 say that many UFO sightings can be explained. People see planes ✈️, balloons 🎈, or bright stars ✨ and think they are aliens 👽. Sometimes, the brain 🧠 plays tricks, and people really believe they saw something strange 👀.

Some UFO sightings may actually be secret military aircraft 🚀. In the 1950s, the U-2 spy plane ✈️ was often mistaken for a UFO 🛸 because it could fly higher than normal planes.

Conclusion

So, are UFOs real? 🤔 Scientists say most stories have logical explanations, but some cases remain a mystery 🤯. Maybe one day, we will know the truth! Until then, UFO stories will continue to excite people 🌟.

Fun Fact

Did you know that in 2019, the US government confirmed that some pilots ✈️ had seen unidentified flying objects 🛸? But they did not say they were aliens 👽!

🛸 A2 Level – Glossary & Exercises

📖 Glossary (30 words)

• Aliens 👽 – creatures from another planet
• UFO 🛸 – unidentified flying object
• Proof 📜 – something that shows something is true
• Spaceship 🚀 – a vehicle that travels in space
• Government 🏛 – the people who run a country
• Conspiracy 🤐 – a secret plan or theory
• Witness 👀 – a person who sees something happen
• Memory 🧠 – something you remember
• Light 💡 – something that makes things visible
• Scientists 🔬 – people who study science
• Investigation 🔍 – research into something unknown
• Weather balloon 🎈 – a balloon used to check the weather
• Optical illusion 👀 – when the eyes trick the brain
• Secret 🤫 – something not known by many people
• Reports 📑 – written information about an event
• Doubt 🤔 – not sure if something is true
• Metal 🔩 – a hard material
• Burn 🔥 – damage caused by heat
• Pilot ✈️ – a person who flies a plane
• Military 🎖 – related to the army
• Strange 😯 – something unusual
• Famous ⭐ – something well known
• Abduction 🚀 – when someone is taken away
• Explanation 🗣 – a reason why something happens
• Truth ✅ – what is real
• Lie ❌ – something that is not true
• Dream 😴 – images in your head while sleeping
• Satellite 🛰 – an object that moves around a planet
• Hysteria 😵‍💫 – when many people panic over something
• Evidence 🔎 – facts that show something is real

✍️ Exercises (Without Solutions)

1️⃣ True or False?

• The Roswell crash happened in 1997. ( )
• Scientists say they have real proof of aliens. ( )
• Optical illusions can make people see UFOs. ( )
• Betty and Barney Hill were taken into a spaceship. ( )
• The Phoenix Lights were military flares. ( )

2️⃣ Match the word with its definition:

• Proof 📜 → (a) Something that flies in the sky
• Aliens 👽 → (b) Information that shows something is true
• Spaceship 🚀 → (c) Creatures from another planet
• Optical illusion 👀 → (d) A trick played by the eyes
• Military flares 🎆 → (e) Lights used by the army

3️⃣ Writing Task:
Write five sentences using these words: UFO, scientist, report, weather balloon, believe.

✅ Solutions

A2 Level – Solutions

1️⃣ True or False?

• False (Roswell happened in 1947)
• False (There is no real proof)
• True
• True
• True

2️⃣ Match the word with its definition:

• Proof 📜 → (b) Information that shows something is true
• Aliens 👽 → (c) Creatures from another planet
• Spaceship 🚀 → (a) Something that flies in the sky
• Optical illusion 👀 → (d) A trick played by the eyes
• Military flares 🎆 → (e) Lights used by the army

Change the sentences to indirect speech

Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech (indirect speech). The first one is done as an example:

🔹 Example:
Direct: “I saw a UFO last night,” said Tom.
✅ Indirect: Tom said that he had seen a UFO last night.

Now complete these:

1️⃣ “Aliens visited Earth,” said Betty.
➡ Betty said that…

2️⃣ “I saw a bright light in the sky,” Barney said.
➡ Barney said that…

3️⃣ “The military flares were very bright,” explained the scientist.
➡ The scientist explained that…

4️⃣ “We don’t have proof of aliens,” said the government.
➡ The government said that…

5️⃣ “I think UFOs are real,” my friend told me.
➡ My friend told me that…

2️⃣ Choose the correct option

Select the correct transformation from direct to indirect speech.

1️⃣ “The spaceship landed in the desert,” the reporter said.
a) The reporter said that the spaceship lands in the desert.
b) The reporter said that the spaceship had landed in the desert.
c) The reporter said that the spaceship was landing in the desert.

2️⃣ “I saw something strange in the sky,” Maria told her friend.
a) Maria told her friend that she saw something strange in the sky.
b) Maria told her friend that she had seen something strange in the sky.
c) Maria told her friend that she sees something strange in the sky.

3️⃣ “We don’t believe in aliens,” the scientists said.
a) The scientists said that they didn’t believe in aliens.
b) The scientists said that they don’t believe in aliens.
c) The scientists said that they hadn’t believed in aliens.

3️⃣ Fill in the blanks with the correct indirect speech form

1️⃣ Tom said, “I am studying UFOs.”
➡ Tom said that he ______ studying UFOs.

2️⃣ The officer reported, “We found something unusual.”
➡ The officer reported that they ______ something unusual.

3️⃣ “Aliens exist,” my friend told me.
➡ My friend told me that aliens ______.

4️⃣ “I will visit the UFO museum,” said Lucy.
➡ Lucy said that she ______ visit the UFO museum.

4️⃣ Correct the mistakes

Find and correct the mistakes in the following indirect speech sentences:

1️⃣ The scientist said that UFOs is real.
➡ ____________________________

2️⃣ The pilot said he see a flying object.
➡ ____________________________

3️⃣ They told that they believe in aliens.
➡ ____________________________

4️⃣ She said that the spaceship was landing tomorrow.
➡ ____________________________

✅ Solutions (Separate)

1️⃣ Change the sentences to indirect speech

1. Betty said that aliens had visited Earth.
2. Barney said that he had seen a bright light in the sky.
3. The scientist explained that the military flares had been very bright.
4. The government said that they didn’t have proof of aliens.
5. My friend told me that he/she thought UFOs were real.

2️⃣ Choose the correct option

1. b) The reporter said that the spaceship had landed in the desert.
2. b) Maria told her friend that she had seen something strange in the sky.
3. a) The scientists said that they didn’t believe in aliens.

3️⃣ Fill in the blanks

1. was
2. had found
3. existed
4. would

4️⃣ Correct the mistakes

1. The scientist said that UFOs were real.
2. The pilot said he had seen a flying object.
3. They told me that they believed in aliens.
4. She said that the spaceship was landing the next day.