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A glimpse of the future
In this film, Earth is coming to an end through disasters, famines and droughts. A team of astronauts board a spaceship, travelling through a newly discovered wormhole to find another planet that may have the right environment for humans to settle.
Interstellar
This film is set in the 22nd century. Earth is suffering a severe energy crisis. Scientists have found another planet called Pandora, which is inhabited by the Navi. It is rich in natural resources, yet its atmosphere is poisonous to humans. To explore Pandora and exploit its resources, scientists use a new technology, creating “avatars” operated by genetically matched humans.
Avatar
Ready Player One
This film is set in the year 2045, when the real world is a harsh place. Many people escape reality by spending their days in a virtual reality universe called OASIS, where one can go anywhere, do anything or be anyone.
Wall.E
In this film, humans abandon Earth because there is too much rubbish on it, leaving behind some robots to do the cleaning up. Over time, the robots break down one by one, until Wall.E is the only robot left working on Earth. One day, he meets another robot from space which has returned to Earth. In the end, they find a way to save the planet.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What predictions about the future were made Were they correct
2. What is your understanding of “the future has unlimited possibilities”
The world
of tomorrow
Time travel could result in a paradox – an event that contradicts itself. For example, if a person travelled back in time and prevented an event, that event would never have happened; there would therefore be no reason for the person to travel back in time to prevent it.
Did You Know
Listen to the conversation and choose its main idea.
1 Time travel is dangerous.
2 Talking to people in the past can change the future.
4 Time travel within your own lifetime should be avoided.
3 Anything you say or do in the past can affect the future.
RULE 1 1______________________________
A tourist wants to 2_____________________________________________
because3____________________________________.
The guide told her4________________.
RULE 2 5____________________________________
The guide said that 6_____________________________________________
________________________.
RULE7___________________________________________________
A tourist want to8____________________________________________.
The guide told him not to because 9 _________________________________
______________________________________________.
Listen again and complete the table.
Don’t talk to anybody.
tell her 8-year-old self to buy shares in companies that are profitable today
she wants to become rich
not to do that
Be careful not to break anything.
breaking something could also cause a paradox and change your path through life
Never give anything from our time to someone in the past.
give a present to his father
anything that doesn’t belong to that time
might have an impact on someone and cause a paradox
Complete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.
Amazing!
Wow!
I can’t wait to...
So, what you’re saying is that...
How about...
Imagine how excited...
Expressing excitement Asking for confirmation
That’s OK, isn’t it
Are you serious
Let me get this straight. You mean that...
It’ll be exciting enough to...
Amazing!
Wow!
I can’t wait to...
Imagine how excited...
It’ll be exciting enough to...
So, what you’re saying is that...
How about...
That’s OK, isn’t it
Are you serious
Let me get this straight. You mean that...
Read the passage and put the expressions in bold into the boxes.
Expressions about time Expressions about expectation
within our lifetimes
any time soon
on the horizon
around the corner
far ahead of their time
bank on
get our hopes up
bound to happen
Complete the passage with the expressions in Activity 8.
Who knows in what exciting ways transport will change 1_______________________ Trains that travel at the speed of today’s aeroplanes may sound 2________________________, but scientists are already developing “hyperloop” trains that travel at over 1,000 km per hour. And although we can’t 3_________________ flying cars being the norm 4_________________, there are plans to introduce flying taxis that will be stationed on rooftops around busy cities. Many cities already have elevated cycle paths and I’m sure that these are 5_________________ for many others around the world. As well as faster, safer and more comfortable transport being just 6________________________________, we can also 7________________ about shorter waiting times, with companies intending to provide on-demand services.
within our lifetimes
far ahead of their time
bank on
any time soon
bound to happen
on the horizon / around the corner
get our hopes up
besides time travel
thanks to advances in technology
change dramatically
within our lifetimes
bank on
any time soon
on the horizon
around the corner
get our hopes up
when it comes to
find cures for
far ahead of their time
be bound to happen
at the speed of
be stationed on rooftops
elevated cycle path
intend to provide on-demand service
除了时间穿越
多亏了技术上的进步
变化显著
在我们的有生之年
依赖,指望
近期内
将要发生
满怀希望
当谈论到
找到治愈...的方法
远远超出了他们的时代
一定会发生
以...的速度
被设在屋顶上
高架自行车道
打算提供即使按需服务
___ my arm 抓着某人的手
prohibit
considerately
blow away
put out
想出|提出一个想法
Australia has a pull to him.
Walkers should be at a level ____ they can walk 30 minutes per week....
wear变形
a person’s ____ (fit) level
人类n.
潜在地adv.
能力,才能n.
不道德的adj.
机械的adj.
仿制品n.
皱眉v.
紧紧地adv.
拼命的,绝望的adj.
有故障的adj. 一贯的,一致的adj.
人类n. humanity
潜在地adv. potentially
能力,才能n. capacity
不道德的adj. immoral
机械的adj. mechanical
仿制品n. imitation
皱眉v. frown
紧紧地adv. tightly
拼命的,绝望的adj. desperate
有故障的adj. faulty
一贯的,一致的adj. consistent
within our lifetimes
bank on
any time soon
on the horizon
around the corner
5. get our hopes up
6. far ahead of their time
7. be bound to happen
at the speed of
intend to provide on-demand service
在我们的有生之年
依赖,指望
近期内
将要发生
满怀希望
远远超出了他们的时代
一定会发生
以...的速度
打算提供即使按需服务