Learning sheet
B5U4 Living with technology
Integrated skills Making a time capsule
Listening
(
Listening tip: scan
the table to
predict answers
)
Purpose To provide a picture of (1) _______________________at the time it was created
Contents Almost anything (2)______________ to the future: describe what life was like contain (3)___________________for future generations
Famous time capsules In 1983, Steve Jobs donated (4)_______________ from his computer to be put in a time capsule. A time capsule was launched to the International Space Station in 2008. It contains a list of humanity’s most important achievements and personal messages, as well as copies of the (5)__________ of famous people like Stephen Hawking.
Reading
1. What were the purpose and contents of the 1939 time capsule
2. What was Einstein’s message to the future generations about How did he feel when he wrote the message
Speaking
Choose a technological product to be put in your time capsule (typical of our time);
Discuss the benefits and social problems brought by it;
Express your hopes for 2061.
(
Speaking tip: use tone and stress properly
)
Writing
Structure:
A letter to 2061
Para 1: Greetings;
Para 2: Describe what life is like in your time;
Focus on one technological product and the benefits and social problems brought by it;
Para 3: Conclude your letter with your hopes and wishes for 2061.
(
Writing tip: be specific
)
Dear friends in 2061,
Greetings from the past! I’m glad to share the life in my time with you.
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I hope you will enjoy more advanced technology and also have a more balanced relationship with it in 2061.
Yours,
________________
Homework:
1. Read the article on P51 again and gather some useful expressions;
2. Polish your letter and submit it to the website below for your time capsule:
http://www./time.php#container
