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The Weekend - Aliens! #D0091

A: Oh honey, this is so romantic! I have never seen so many stars before! It’s beautiful!

B: See that constellation there? That’s Orion! And the very bright star? Well, it’s not a star since it doesn’t blink. That’s actually Venus.

A: What’s that big flashy one?

B: I don’t know... I think it’s a UFO!

C: Greetings earthlings. I come from afar, from a distant galaxy known only to a few.

A: Why are you here? Where did you come from?

C: We have been observing you for the last three thousand years. We have seen the amazing capacity that humans have to create such wonders as the Taj Mahal or masterpieces such as the Haffner symphony. Unfortunately, your intelligence and creativity does not come without consequence. Your ambition and desire for more will be your downfall, and we are here to save your planet from you.

B: You think you have us figured out? What gives you the right to come and judge us? Who are you to play God with our fate?

C: Silence human! It is that belligerent attitude that has caused years of pain and anguish among yourselves! Now you will pay the price!

Key Vocabulary

constellation - a particular shape formed by a group of stars

blink - produce light every several seconds

UFO - unidentified flying object

earthlings - human beings that live on earth

from afar - from a long distance

galaxy - any of numerous large scale collections of stars, gas, and dust that make up the visible universe

capacity - the ability to do something

wonder - a monumental human creation that is amazing

masterpiece - wonderful pieces of work

consequence - a logical result or effect of an action

ambition - the desire to achieve more

downfall - something that brings failure

figure out - completely understand, comprehend

play God - decide the fate of someone or something

belligerent - angry, aggressive, wanting to fight

anguish - very strong and terrible physical or mental pain; torment

Supplementary Vocabulary

spacecraft - a vehicle that travels in space

hoax - an event when people do something to play a joke on or fool others

astronomy - the study of the stars and space

supernatural - unable to be explained by science

flying saucer - a name for a UFO