Lifted by Pixar
1) Watch the video and put the actions in order.
___ A light appears through the window.
___ The man hits his head against the wall.
___ The man is sleeping.
___ The big alien intervenes.
___ The spaceship falls.
___ The small alien gets angry and presses all the buttons.
___ The man falls.
___ The UFO leaves.
___ The man goes into the spaceship.
2) Place the five most important actions in the time line.
<-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|------------->
Try to explain what happened using the past.
4) Think about these questions:
a. Do we see the exact moment when the UFO appears? Did it happen before or after the light appears through the
window?
b. Do you think that the small alien studied for his test? Did he have to study before, during or after the test?
Complete the text using Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.
The man _____________________ (sleep) when a light _____________________ (appear) through the window. A
UFO _____________________ (come) to take the man. The man started levitating but he _____________________
(hit) his head against the wall. The alien didn’t know what to do because he obviously _____________________
(study) for his test. He _____________________ (get) so angry, he _____________________ (press) all the buttons.
Finally, the man _____________________ (go) into the spaceship, but then he _____________________ (fall). The
man _____________________ (fall) when the big alien _____________________ (intervene). He put the man back
into his bed and then he let the small alien drive away. While the small alien _____________________ (drive), the
spaceship _____________________ (fall).