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Warming up Science fiction (or “sci-fi”) is a popular kind of story found in many books, comics and films. The War of the Worlds is a famous science fiction story. It is about aliens from Mars (called “Martians”) attacking the Earth. It was written by the English writer, H.G. Wells, who is called the “Father of Science Fiction”. Many people in America thought it was real when they heard the story on the radio in 1938! Culture corner What do you know about …? A1 Do you believe in aliens? Do you agree with the following sentences? Discuss them with your classmates. 1 We received some messages from aliens about ten years ago. Aliens came to the Earth thousands of years ago, and made some building. 2 Aliens sometimes take people from the Earth into their spaceships. 3 There are many planets in space. Aliens live on some of them. 4 Before you read Look at the pictures, the title and the first paragraph of the story on page 99.Then answer the questions below. You may need to guess some of the answers. 1 When did Tina wake up? Tina woke up at midnight. 2 What was the yellow light in the sky? Spaceship. 3 What happened to the light? It suddenly dived towards the ground. 4 What did Tina probably do the next day? Tina probably explore. Vocabulary C1 Reading the following sentences from the story on page 99.Circle the correct meanings for the words in italics below. 1 ... they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. a did not make any noise b stayed in a place without any people 2 It discovered them and made a terrible noise! a soft b not pleasant 3 The children ran away in fear. a feeling tired b feeling afraid 4 The children spread their wings and flew to school together. a opened ... outwards b put… together 5 Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it. a grades b symbols or writing a b b a b C2 Complete the following newspaper article with the wor