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[D] NASA Says Extraterrestrial Life Is Possible But They Haven't Found It Yet

LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐

commission

[ kuh-'mish-uhn ]

verb

- to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone

She has commissioned an artist to paint her portrait.

expertise

[ ek-sper-'teez ]

noun

- a high level of knowledge or skill

She has considerable expertise in French history.

replicate

[ 'rep-li-keyt ]

verb

- to make or do something again in exactly the same way

Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.

takeaway

[ 'teyk-uh-wey ]

noun

- a main message or piece of information that you learn from something you hear or read

The takeaway from the conference was how competitive the tourism industry has become.

discourse

[ 'dis-kohrs ]

noun

- spoken or written discussion

The play is a wonderful discourse on love.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK! [ FULL CLIP ]

What is the video all about? Choose two statements that refer to the main ideas of the video.


1. NASA's Examination of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)

2. Addressing Concerns About Classified Information

3. NASA's Commitment to Openness and Transparency

4. Shift from Sensationalism to Science

LET'S TRY IT! - FIRST CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the first cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing words or phrases. Write or type down your answers while listening.

⏱ 00:00 - 02:16

  1. "In June of last year, NASA commissioned an study team to examine unidentified anomalous phenomena."

  2. "First to examine how NASA can use our and instruments to study UAP from a scientific perspective."

  3. "What is the mathematical that there is life out there in the universe?"

  4. "The top from the study is that there is a lot more to learn."

  5. "I'm announcing that NASA has a NASA director of UAP research."

LET'S PRACTICE - SECOND CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the second cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing phrases.

⏱ 02:16 - 03:42

  1. "Based on our current and that we find no evidence to suggest that UAP or extraterrestrial in origin."

  2. "We NASA, deal openly and we will be on this."

  3. "Well, we are the and we are open and we're going to be open about this."

  4. "And in so doing we're aiming again to the discourse from sensationalism to Sciences."

  5. "The purpose of this study was to tell us what open data we could use in with the power of science to move our understanding forward."

LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE - FULL CLIP

Direction: Answer the following questions based on the video and let's check your comprehension.

⏱ 00:00 - 03:41

  1. What did NASA do in June of last year?

  2. What question did the Washington Post editorial board ask NASA?

  3. What is the main takeaway from NASA's study on UAP?

  4. What is NASA's approach to addressing concerns about classified information related to UAP?

  5. What do you feel while watching this video? Why?