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PAST TENSE - YESTERDAY ON THE MOON
Level: Intermediate
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Watch the video and then answer the questions.
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John and Chester Discuss What Happened
Yesterday on the Moon
vocabulary preview
attack = to hurt someone or some place - "The army attacked another country."
blast off =  (for a rocket) to fly into space - "When did the rocket blast off?"
business as usual [idiom] = to do things as you would usually do them - "After the
storm was over, it was business as usual. Nothing changed much."
collect = to get or gather things - "I like to collect rocks. It's my hobby."
experiment = to do things to learn something new - "We do experiments in our
​science class."
observe = to watch carefully - "I like to observe the birds in the trees."
start off = to begin - "I start off each morning by brushing my teeth."
VIDEO A
John and Chester are talking about what happened on the moon yesterday. Watch the video (3 minutes 17 seconds) and then answer the questions.
VIDEO B
After you answer the questions, watch the same video again - with the words!
Discuss these questions with a friend or classmate.
1. Would you like to travel to the moon on holiday? Why? / Why not? 
2. Would you like to live on the moon, or maybe another planet? Why? / Why not?
3. When did humans first land on the moon?
4. Do you think there may be aliens on the moon or Mars? Why? / Why not?
5. Do you think aliens might sometimes visit our planet? Why? / Why not?

​6. What do you think aliens might look like?
Note: For more ESL materials about aliens and the moon, visit my All Things Topics site.
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