Unit 5 Check-in + Step 1: You mean the world to me

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Unit 5: #backtothefuture

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CHECK IN

Inventions of and for the future

Does the name Marty McFly ring a bell?

No, it doesn't.

It does (vaguely).

Absolutely.

Have you already watched the films
Back to the Future?

No I haven't.

Yes, I have.

p. 252

In Back to the future II a number of inventions are predicted. Look at these photos.

a Link a word to a picture. Choose from the words below.

changing headlines – flying cars – hoverboard – self-lacing sneakers –technological glasses – thumbprints

changing headlines

flying cars

hoverboard

self-lacing sneakers

technological glasses

thumbprints

b Discuss with a partner which inventions came true. Tick those boxes in exercise a.

Ex. 2

c Watch the news report about the predictions from the film and check your answers.

Which of these inventions came true (more or less)

1. hoverboard, thumbprints and changing headlines
2. self-lacing sneakers and technological glasses
3. hoverboard, self-lacing sneakers, technological glasses and changing headlines
4. all of them except for the flying cars

Nike's self-lacing sneakers were actually invented! Watch this.

STEP 1: You mean the world to me

 

Expressing reason and purpose

1/ Things you would save in a fire

Ex. 1

1 Imagine your house burned down.

a Write down the 3 items that you would definitely save (sorry, no pets or people allowed).

b Discuss your 3 items with your eye partner and explain why you would save them. Use the following structure:

If my house burned down I would definitely save (+ item), because (+ reason). Talk for 30 seconds straight.

Ex. 2

Watch Tamzin Lena’s video about the 10 things she would save and answer the questions below.

a) Tamzin Lena cheated a bit in her video.

1 Explain why.

2 List the cheats.

b) Why does she say that her phone doesn’t really count?

c) Why does she keep the glass pot?

a) Tamzin Lena cheated a bit in her video.

1 Explain why.

a) Tamzin Lena cheated a bit in her video.

1 Explain why.

She was supposed to narrow it down to 10 items, but she couldn’t, so she brought 12.

2 List the cheats.

2 List the cheats.

• The glass jar contains her nan’s jewellery.
• The photo frame contains a photo and a postcard.
• The 2 teddy bears are linked (magnetic arm).
• The memory box is full of things she would save in a fire.

b) Why does she say that her phone doesn’t really count?

b) Why does she say that her phone doesn’t really count?

It is always on her body or in her pocket, so she wouldn’t have to save it in case of fire.

c) Why does she keep the glass pot?

c Why does she keep the glass pot?

It used to belong to her great nanny (great-grandmother) and she gave it to her before she died. Now she keeps all her jewellery in it. That’s also cheating.

Ex. 3

a Tamzin talks about her Q&A book.  What do you think a Q&A book is?

a Tamzin talks about her Q&A book.  What do you think a Q&A book is?

It’s a kind of diary that allows you to answer questions over a period of five years to

see how your answers change.

b Think of five questions that you would write in your Q&A book.

Afterwards, add a couple of them to the word web.

Questions

2/ For old time's sake

Imagine you had to make a time capsule that really represented your life and the world around you.

Which items would you put in there?

Remember: these are items that have certain meaning, but they would have to buried for decades to come! (so your phone is a 'no go' :-))

Add these items to the word cloud.

Things I would put
in a time capsule

WHY did you pick these items?

Write a full sentence!

Why did you add that item to your time capsule?

Ex. 4, p. 255

E.g. Why did Laura include comics in her time capsule?

She included them because she thought they would become valuable later.

She included them because of the value they might have later.

She included them so (that) she could sell them later.

She included them to sell them later.

Ex. 5, p. 255

Use the examples in exercise 4 and your own answers to fill in the grammar grid below.

Ex. 6-7 p. 256-7

 Ex; 6

Link a clause on the left with the most logical ending on the right.

Ex. 7

Fill in a correct linking word in the sentences below.

1 I am donating any clean and usable items to a local church or shelter 

2 I’m keeping my report cards

3 I’m keeping only a few really important pieces of my artwork

4 I got rid of all the stuff my mum saved for me, and I’ve never regretted it

5 I’m going to keep a few things that prompted a forgotten story when I unboxed them 

A because I really hate clutter!

B mainly because of all the hard work I put into it.

C because I enjoy looking back at them and I think my son will too when he gets older.

D  because a thing is just a thing unless there’s a story behind it.

E so they can go to those who would truly love to have them.

It is a bizarre thing going through old photos of my past self...it is like looking through a window into a past memory.

1. because
2. because of
3. so (that)
4. (in order) to

Store your memorabilia collected over the years in one box ... you can access it when you want to and enjoy it.

1. because
2. because of
3. so (that)
4. (in order) to

My nan kept her old teddy bear for all those years ... give it to me when I was little.

1. because
2. because of
3. so (that)
4. (in order) to

This is another reason I think it is so important to keep a family album; just ... the family can look back and remember things in their lives.

1. because
2. because of
3. so (that)
4. (in order) to

The headline said: ‘Man loses all of his childhood memories ... a rare condition’.

1. because
2. because of
3. so (that)
4. (in order) to

Ex. 10, p. 259

There must be items in your life that you can’t live without and would keep for posterity.

Sum up 6 items and briefy explain the reason and purpose. Use different correct linking words: 

because

so (that)

because of

(in order) to

Take notes on a piece of paper. Afterwards, take turns

in your team and explain what you would keep and why. 

Use the different linking words.