Words to explain:

extraterrestrial - from another planet

alien - life from another planet

life forms - beings which are living

electro-magnetic field - this surrounds the Earth and protects us from harmful rays from space

orbit - going around the sun etc.

meteorite - an object that may crash into the Earth

evolve / evolution - life that grows and changes over long periods of time

cosmic - from the universe

comet - a huge ball of us that flies through space

B2 phrases to listen for. What is the context of each phrase?

1) Nevertheless

2) no expense spared

3) you've got another thing coming!

4) evidently

5) up to one's eyes

6) in the middle of nowhere

The vowels (a, e, i, o, u) have been taken out (unless the word begins with a vowel). Read the definition and guess the word in bold.

B1-level

1) knwldg - what is known

2) ancnt - very old

3) dstntn - the end of your journey

4) plnt - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars etc.

5) elmntry - easy

B2-level

6) wsdm

7) uncnvncd

8) figr ot - find a solution

9) ovrxctd - too nervous

10) hbtbl - a place where life can exist

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