Look at the vocabulary boxes below. a. Find another word to complete each category.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
b. Select 10 words from the mind map to present dystopian fiction.
2
a. Look at the picture. What strikes you? What words or
expressions come to your mind?
b. Is this a happy place?
c.
PAIR WORK
Imagine what could have happened to the city
in the picture. Imagine what the child is thinking.
3
Watch the video. How does this video clip warn us about the
dangers of new technologies?
4
PAIR WORK
Discuss the brainstorming questions. Do you like
science fiction and / or dystopian literature?
5
IDIOM
Read the idiom of the week below.With the
photo and the note, rephrase it and find examples.
Toolbox
Toolbox
at a loss / hopeless (adj.)
desolate /ˈdɛsələt/ (adj.)
ruins /ˈruːɪnz/ (n.)
peek through /ˈθruː/ (v.)
Let's learn!
The periphrasis king!
You are in groups of three.
In turn, one of you says one word
or expression from the toolbox. The
other two give a definition for it
(not just a synonym!).
The best definition wins one point.
IDIOM of the week!
What goes around
comes around
What goes around
comes around
Although today the phrase usually has a negative
connotation, close to “you reap what you sow”, it
would seem that its first occurrence was in The
Pittsburgh Courier in 1952 and that it suggested
something more positive.
Brainstorming questions
1
Is science fiction a
reflection of our societies?
2
What are the dangers of
technology and why is
dystopia a great way to
warn us against them?
A possibly dark future
A possibly dark future
1
be blind to /ˈblaɪnd/ (v.)
dismiss (v.)
evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ (v.)
forge ahead /əˈhɛd/ (v.)
push back the limits (v.)
put at risk (v.)
start over (v.)
2
barren /ˈbærən/ / sterile (adj.)
bleak / dismal /ˈdɪzməl/ / gloomy (adj.)
brutal /ˈbruːtl/ (adj.)
depressing /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/ (adj.)
doomed (adj.)
pessimistic /ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk/ (adj.)
twisted (adj.)
3
approach (v.)
be fully aware (v.)
disturb /dɪsˈtɜːb/ / disrupt (v.)
open people’s eyes to (v.)
put up a fight (v.)
reflect (v.)
subvert /səbˈvɜːt/ (v.)
threaten /ˈθrɛtən/ (v.)
4
exuberant /ɪgˈzjuːbərənt/
(adj.)
thought-provoking (adj.)
inconceivable
/ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl/ (adj.)
innovative /ˈɪnəvətɪv/ (adj.)
larger-than-life (adj.)
state-of-the-art (adj.)
5
advance (n.)
enhancement /ɪnˈhɑːnsmənt/ (n.)
humankind /ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/ (n.)
transhumanism /ˌtrænzˈhjuːmənɪzm/ (n.)
unstoppable march (n.)
6
cautionary /ˈkɔːʃənərɪ/ tale (n.)
countdown /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/ (n.)
food for thought /ˈθɔːt/ (n.)
outcome (n.)
role-model (n.)
scope / perspective (n.)
warning (n.)
On your way to the task - Step 1
Prepare the pitch of an
adapted scene.
Step 2
Convince your friend to
watch a TV series.
Step 3
Debate on the dangers
of new technologies.
Your final project
You are a writer for
Channel 4 and you pitch your new
dystopian TV series.
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