Aliens and UFOs

An alien can be an extraterrestrial and also extranjero/a, an illegal alien’.
“Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.”
You can also alienate someone by making them feel separate, strange or hostile. “Be careful that you don’t alienate your girlfriend’s parents.”
A creature from outer space
Crop circles – circulos en las cosechas – Crop Circles are geometric patterns that appear mysteriously in crop fields. Modern crop circles didn’t appear until the 1970s in the English countryside. There are many theories about how crop circles are made, but the only known, proven cause of crop circles is humans.
Alien abduction – abducciones de aliens – to abduct (raptar, secuestrar)
UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) – OVNI ) objeto volador no identificado
Flying saucer – platillo volante
A light year – the distance that light can travel in one year.
Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers (km) each second. In one year, it can travel about 10 trillion km. So, one light-year is equal to about 9.5 trillion kilometers.
Discussion

What’s your favourite Alien movie?

2001: A Space Odyssey
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Men In Black
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
District 9
Independance Day
Preditor
The Fifth Element
Star Wars
Star Trek

How many North Americans believe that aliens exist?

According to a study from National Geographic Channel, 36% believe aliens exist (80 million Americans) and over 10% say they have seen an alien spaceship in the sky.
From those who believe in aliens, if an alien knocked on their door, 22% would try to make friends with it, 15% would run away, 13% would lock their doors. 2% would attack the alien.

Do you want to know what Stephen Hawking says about aliens?

“Planet Gliese 832c potentially has alien life but humans need to be wary. (wary – receloso/a, precavido/a).
“One day, we might receive a signal from a planet like this, but we should be wary of answering back,” Whhhaaaaat!!!! WTF!

Planet Gliese 832c has five times the mass of earth and a similar temperature.
It’s 16 light-years from earth. A light-year is about 9.5 trillion kilometres.

What do you think? Do you believe in aliens or crop circles? Have we been visited yet? What would you say to an alien if you saw one? What’s your favourite alien film?

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