General English Level 6 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV6 Unit 04 Topic 02.doc he Alien abduction? Aliens are also known as extraterrestrials (ETs). Science predicts that aliens exist, and we know that travel between stars is possible. Most space scientists are now convinced that ETs are out there, although they are not necessarily visiting us. But there are some people who think that we have already been contacted and even visited by extraterrestrial beings. They say t government is deliberately keeping this information from the public. There are ancient sacred written records in some civilisations which possibly describe these visits. Ancient Sumerian texts, the Bible, the Koran and the Torah often speak of visitations from heavenly messengers. And there are people who are convinced they have been taken from their beds or cars by aliens, who took them into their craft for medical tests. It's a strange fact that often the abductee has forgotten all about the experience, and that these memories can only be recovered by hypnosis. Perhaps these are not real memories after all! What should we do now? Just how common are other civilisations in the universe? The galaxy should be full of living things, but if ETs are in fact plentiful, where are they? There is no real evidence that they have ever visited Earth. Although there are no answers yet, the only way to find out is to keep exploring our universe. Dictionary alien to abduct civilisation to confirm elsewhere extraterrestrial hypnosis sacred Vocabulary intelligent life life forms similar to humans or more advanced 108