Intermediate Listening Power

Activity 1.

Listen to the file.

Space Radio Theater

Activity 2.

Listening Comprehension. Answer the following questions.

1. Where does the action first open in this radio theater ?
A. on a lunar space colony
B. on board a starship
C. at a space training center

2. What happens to Commander Crdovi?
A. He is transported off the ship.
B. He encounters aliens in the transporter room.
C. He runs off the bridge.

3. Which officers run to the transporter room?
A. Crdovi and Adams
B. Adams and Suzuki
C. Suzuki and Duroset

4. What does Mortia tell the rest of the crew in cargo bay 3?
A. how the aliens have boarded the ship
B. why the transporter system is no longer working
C. that crew members are being removed from the ship

5. How does Mr. Greenfield know that alien vessels are approaching their ship?
A. They appear on their scanners.
B. They establish long-range visual contact.
C. They make radio contact with the aliens.

Activity 3.

Listening to Details. Listen to the file for the last time and fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

Narrator: Welcome to Space Radio Theater, your passport to the future. In this ⁽¹⁾, the crew is under attack by an unknown source until it is too late. This episode opens with the crew members on board the Starship Quest.

Captain: Status, Commander Crdovi.

Crdovi:. Course looks clear, Capt . . .

Captain: Yes, Commander?

Narrator: : The Captain suddenly realizes that Mr. Crdovi has disappeared from the ⁽²⁾.

Captain: : Commander? Computer . . . Locate Commander Crdovi.

Computer: Mr. Crdovi is not aboard this ship.

Captain: : Computer . . . (BEEP BEEP). What was the status of the ship from one minute prior to his leaving the ship to one minute after he left?

Computer: Unknown aliens connected with ships systems. The aliens sent an ⁽³⁾ charge through transporter system.

Captain: : Bridge to transporter room . . . Lieutenant, please respond. Security, report to the transporter room immediately and ⁽⁴⁾.

Narrator: : Security officers, Lieutenant Mortia Adams and Ensign Greg Suzuki, ran down the ⁽⁵⁾ to the transporter room. Now, we take you to the transporter room.

Greg: Mortia? Look at this!

Mortia: Uh-oh. The Captain is not going to like this.

Narrator: : Now, back on the bridge . . .

Mortia: Captain? Computer . . . (BEEP BEEP). Locate Captain Duroset.

Computer: Captain Melony Duroset is not aboard this ship.

Mortia: : Mr. Greenfield, Mr. Ruto, you have the bridge and ⁽⁶⁾ me if anything happens. Mortia to all decks. Please report to the cargo bay 3.

Narrator: : A few minutes later, Commander Mortia has taken charge and is briefing crew members in cargo bay 3.

Mortia: As many of you are aware, twenty crew members have disappeared from the ship. Our ⁽⁷⁾ have detected a spatial flux. We're not sure if our members are being ⁽⁸⁾transported off the ship or if they are being targeted.

Narrator: : Suddenly, five alien ships appear on long range scanners heading ⁽⁹⁾ for them. Mr. Greenfield, on the bridge, reports to Commander Mortia . . .

Mr. Greenfield: Commander, come in.

Mortia: Mortia here.

Mr. Greenfield: We've detected five alien vessels approaching at warp 8. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Narrator: : Well, that's the end of this exciting episode. What has happened to the ship? Who are the aliens? Will the ship find its lost crewmen? Tune in next week for the ⁽¹⁰⁾ of this exciting story.

Activity 4

Vocabulary. Read and study the following words.

• episode (noun): one single section of a story which is part of a longer series 
  - You don't want miss the next episode of the show.

• crew (noun): an organized group of people working on a ship
  - The crew met together to review the situation.

• bridge (noun): the main control center of a spaceship 
  - The captain was called to the bridge when the aliens were sighted.

• locate (verb): find 
  - The crew were able to locate a planet where they could land.

• status (noun): the condition at a particular time 
  - The commander of the starship asked about the status of the engines.

• respond (verb): answer 
  - The crew sent numerous messages to the moon's surface, but no one responded.

• corridor (noun): hallway 
  - The captain encounter alien in the corridor outside of the transporter room.

• inform (verb): give information 
  - Please inform me of any changes.

• deck (noun): a level or floor in a ship 
  - Some of the crew reported unusual activity on deck five.

• brief (verb): give a summary of information 
  - The captain briefed the officers about the status of the ship.

Activity 5.

Discussion. Answer the following questions related to the conversation.

• What are common themes or storylines in science fiction movies?
  
• Man has often pondered the mysteries of the universe, and the question of whether or not we are alone in space has gone unanswered. Do you believe in the existence of life beyond our own world? Why or why not?