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2 Match to complete the sentences.
1 Listen and read. TR: 6.9
1. Jake turn purple when they are angry.
Attack of the Extraterrestrial Plants! 2. Maya doesn’t listen to Maya.

(
SCENE 1 MAYA: examining it more closely) The 3. The plants in the sample room is working on some data.
FADE IN: SPACE-LIKE MUSIC roots might be coming from the 4. At first, Jake finds a strange blue plant.
FADE TO: INTERIOR OF SPACECRAFT space sample room. Let’s look.
CONTROL ROOM—DAY
[FADE OUT: JAKE AND MAYA EXIT] 3 Read. Work with a partner to write stage directions.
MAYA looks at a strange plant in the [FADE IN: SOFT STRANGE PLANT-
corner of the control room while JAKE LIKE SOUNDS THEN AUTOMATIC 1. MAYA: “I don’t know. It’s growing out of the corner. It’s blue.”
works on his tablet. DOOR OPENING] Maya is scared and shaking as she points to the plant

MAYA: Have you seen this? Maya and Jake walk into a room. It’s and slowly walks toward it.

full of strange moving plants—most of
JAKE: What is it? 2. JAKE: “That’s interesting, but I’m busy.”
them are blue. They are all making loud
MAYA: I don’t know. It’s growing out of humming noises.
the corner. It’s blue.
(
MAYA: surprised and worried) Look at
(
JAKE: ignoring her) That’s interesting, the plants! Who put them here?
but I’m busy. www.english0905.com 3. JAKE: “Is that some new music that you’re listening to?”
(
JAKE: examining a plant closely and
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MAYA: t has leaves and a stem . . . pulling off a leaf) They may be
more intelligent than they look.
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JAKE: f I don’t finish with this data, I’ll just pull off this leaf—
the captain will be angry— 4. MAYA: “Oh no! They’re turning purple!
The room explodes in angry plant
MAYA: puzzled) It might be a plant, noises and the plants turn purple and
(
but how can anything grow start to move toward Jake.

here?
MAYA: Oh no! They’re turning purple. 5. MAYA: “Watch out! They’re coming for you!”
Suddenly, a high-pitched sound comes
(
from the plant. JAKE: still examining the plants)
Are they plants . . . . or are
I
JAKE: s that some new music that they extraterrestrials?
you’re listening to?
The plants move toward Jake.
(
MAYA: irritated) No. It’s the plant. It 4 Express yourself. Choose an activity.
might be trying to communicate MAYA: (shouting at Jake as the plants 1. What happens next? Write the next scene.
with us. start to attack him) Watch out!
They’re coming for you! Run! 2. Act out your own space invasion. Write the scene and perform it.
(
JAKE: now paying attention) In plant
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language? Oh . . . . It’s turning FADE OUT: AGGRESSIVE PLANT 3. n a group, act out scene 1. You’ll need a director, two actors, and a plant.
orange. It might be upset? SOUNDS PLUS SPACE-LIKE MUSIC

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