Is it a brave new world?
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Unit 11
6 • Scientific innovations and responsibility
Is it a brave new world?
➜How does dystopian fiction warn us about the dangers of technology?
Retrouvez une banque d'audios et de vidéos authentiques en lien avec cette thématique.
Get ready!
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a. Find another word to complete each category.
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b. Select 10 words from the mind map to present dystopian fiction.
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b. Is this a happy place?
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PAIR WORK
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PAIR WORK
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IDIOM
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
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
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A possibly dark future
A possibly dark future
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- 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.)
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- barren /ˈbærən/ / sterile (adj.)
- bleak / dismal /ˈdɪzməl/ / gloomy (adj.)
- brutal /ˈbruːtl/ (adj.)
- depressing /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/ (adj.)
- doomed (adj.)
- pessimistic /ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk/ (adj.)
- twisted (adj.)
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- 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.)
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- exuberant /ɪgˈzjuːbərənt/ (adj.)
- thought-provoking (adj.)
- inconceivable /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl/ (adj.)
- innovative /ˈɪnəvətɪv/ (adj.)
- larger-than-life (adj.)
- state-of-the-art (adj.)
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- advance (n.)
- enhancement /ɪnˈhɑːnsmənt/ (n.)
- humankind /ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/ (n.)
- transhumanism /ˌtrænzˈhjuːmənɪzm/ (n.)
- unstoppable march (n.)
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- cautionary /ˈkɔːʃənərɪ/ tale (n.)
- countdown /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/ (n.)
- food for thought /ˈθɔːt/ (n.)
- outcome (n.)
- role-model (n.)
- scope / perspective (n.)
- warning (n.)
