UFOS
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FIRST PARAGRAPH--WORDS AND
PHRASES
• UFO: Uunidentified Flying Object
• Associate…with
• Pertain to: to have connection
• Atmosphere: air surrounding the earth ([atmos] "vapor ( a
gas-like form of a liquid)", [sphere] “a round shape in
space”)
MAIN IDEAS OF THE FIRST
PARAGRAPH
• 1. UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object
• 2. UFOs are connected with any unknown objects seen in
the air.
SECOND PARAGRAPH--WORDS
AND PHRASES (1)
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SECOND PARAGRAPH--WORDS AND
PHRASES (2)
• Foul (adj): unpleasant or dirty (From Middle English, from Old
English fūl“foul, unclean, impure, vile, corrupt, rotten, guilty”),
• Cylinder (n): a hollow or solid shape with a circular (From Latin
cylindrus)
• Sphere (n): ball-shaped mass
• Spinning (adj): to turn round and round fast
• Typify (v): to be a typical mark or sign of (type)
• Record (v): to write down so that it will be known in the future
• Various (adj): of different kinds
• Continent (n): any of the seven main large masses of land on the earth
MAIN IDEAS OF THE SECOND
PARAGRAPH
• 1. In modern times, people begin to believe UFO sightings;
however, the sightings of UFO have been recorded for
thousands of years.
• 2.The first sightings happened in the 15 th century BCE, in
Egypt.
• 3. In 1516 CE in Germany, more than 200 UFOs 0f
different shapes were observed. They were examples of
sightings of UFS being recorded over ages from different
cultures and different areas on Earth.
THIRD PARAGRAPH--WORDS AND
PHRASES (1)
• Luminescent (adj): growing with light
• Cylindrical (adj): in the shape of a cylinder
• Intelligence officials (n): a group of people who gather
information about an enemy country
• Ally (n): a country that is joined to another by political
agreement
• Recount (v): to tell, to count again
• Conclude (v): reach a decision or judgment that
THIRD PARAGRAPH--WORDS AND
PHRASES (2)
• Committees (n): a group formed to make decision
• Investigate (v): try to find out more information about
• Ultimately (adv): in the end
• Man-made (adj): produced by people
• Alternative (adj): instead of another
• Foo Fighters: UFOs
MAIN IDEAS OF THE THIRD
PARAGRAPH
• 1. During the latter half of the 20 th century (World War II),
UFO stories became so popular and interesting.
• 2. Both pilots and intelligence officials tell the stories of
UFOs.
• 3. UFOs first were considered as new weapons made by
enemies.
• 4. Both the British and Germans created committees to
investigate UFOs.
FOURTH PARAGRAPH--WORDS
AND PHRASES (1)
• WWII: The second world war
• Era (n): a set of years which is counted from a particular
point in time –e.g. The Christian era is counted from the
birth of Christ.
• Press (n): news papers and magazines, and usu. Also the
news-gathering services of radio and television
• Eventually (adv): at last, in the end
• Shape (v): to make or form to give a particular shape
• Release (v): to set free, to let go, to be printed, to be
known
FOURTH PARAGRAPH--WORDS
AND PHRASES (2)
• Release (v): to set free, to let go, to be printed, to be known
• Sighting (v): to get a view of, esp. after a time of looking
• Sighting (n): a case of someone or something being sighted
• Previously (adv): happening or existing before the one
mentioned
• Lunatic (n): an extremely foolish person
• Authorities (n): a group of people with power or right (the
government) in public affairs
• Countless (adj): too many to be counted
• Set up: to establish or arrange
MAIN IDEAS OF THE FOURTH
PARAGRAPH
• 1.In the late 1940, the “flying saucer” era began.
• 2. Kenneth Arnold saw 9 silvery circular objects in the sky
and he wrote a book about them.
• 3. In the book, UFOs were described as flying saucers
because they shaped like large dishes.
• 4. Many reports on UFOs made US government decide to
set up a committee called “ Project Blue Book” to
investigate UFO sightings.
FIFTH PARAGRAPH--WORDS AND
PHRASES (1)
• Crash (n): to have a sudden, violent and noisy accident
• Crash (v) onto-• Ranch (n): a very large farm where sheep, cattle, or horses
are bred
• Station (v): to put a person into certain place for esp.
military duty
• Commander: an officer in control of all armed forces of a
country are
• Remains (n, plural form): parts which are left
FIFTH PARAGRAPH--WORDS AND
PHRASES (2)
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Spread (v): to make or become widely known
a matter of: about
Issue (v): to produce
Counter (adj): opposite
Assert (v): to state or declare forcefully
Weather balloon: A weather or sounding balloon is a balloon
(specifically a type of high altitude balloon) which carries
instruments aloft (in the air) to send back information on
atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and wind speed by
means of a small, expendable measuring device called a
radiosonde. Weather balloons are sometimes cited as the cause
of UFO sightings, and are also used for cluster ballooning.
FIFTH PARAGRAPH--WORDS AND
PHRASES (3)
• Retraction (n): withdraw
• Controversy (n): a dispute
• Reputable (adj): having a good reputation for being honest
and dependable
• Air force (n):
• Origin (n): a starting point
• Claim (v): declare to be true
• Non-humanoid (adj): not human
MAIN IDEAS OF THE FIFTH
PARAGRAPH
• 1. In the 1947, the Roswell ( New Mexico State, USA)
Crash happened on a sheep ranch.
• 2. First, a commander of American Army claimed that all
the pieces of the fallen object were collected, but later on
the commander issued an opposite news saying that the
fallen object was just a common weather balloon.
• Many eye-witnesses claimed to have seen the bodies of
non-humanoid.
SIXTH PARAGRAPH--WORDS AND
PHRASES (1)
• Incident (n): an unusual event
• Disband (v): break up
• Due to: owing to
• Lack of: be short of
• Concrete (adj): real or solid
• Evidence: something that gives proof or reasons to believe
or agree with something
• Suppress (v): to destroy or bring to an end by force
SIXTH PARAGRAPH--WORDS AND
PHRASES (2)
• Estimate (v): calculate, judge
• every three minutes:
• On the planet:
• Research (n): serious or detailed study of a subject
• Phenomenon (n): a fact, event, type of behavior, esp. one
that is unusual
• Definitely (adv): without doubt
MAIN IDEAS OF THE SIXTH
PARAGRAPH
• 1. The US government broke up the “Project Blue Book”
committee in 1969 because there was no real evidence on
the existing of UFOs.
• 2. Many people consider that the US government is hiding
the truth of Roswell Crash.
• 3. It is estimated every three minutes, a sighting of UFO is
found somewhere on the planet.
• 4. More research on UFOs is necessary.