What may our future be like?

We are going to focus on the future of our planet...

 (WWF ad)

 (iPhone ad)

                                TV ADS                           

               VISIONS OF THE FUTURE             

       POSSIBLE? PROBABLE? CERTAIN?     

A lot of things might happen in the future. Just like science-fiction, let's try to imagine what the world will be like in hundreds or thousands of years...

POSSIBILITY: "possibly", "probably", "it may..." or "maybe". 

CERTAINTY: "surely", "without a doubt", "it will..." or "it won't".

Screenshot from the "Angry boy"Greenpeace ad

 Describe the way the boy looks and make assumptions 

When you're done...

...continue on and imagine things which will/won't/may happen in the future...

GLOBAL WARMING

LIFE IN SPACE

MARS COLONISATION

ROBOTS

TOXIC WASTE / POLLUTION

ENDANGERED SPECIES

                         GREENPEACE                       

Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity" and focuses its campaigning on world wide issues such as global warming, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling and anti-nuclear issues. 

If you'd like to visit the website: click HERE.

        A SONG ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE     

        CREATE A FUTURISTIC DIALOGUE     

In this video Korben is having breakfast. He is talking with his friend the caterer about something you will have to imagine yourself. Think of all the things we talked about in class (global warming, robots, endangered species, space colonies...) and create the dialogue.

           A NOVEL ABOUT THE FUTURE         

We read an extract from this novel in class. This was the beginning of chapter 2.

                              EXTRA                              

Given the fact that we talked a lot about TV ads, campaigns and posters, here is a link to a 16-minute animation movie called "LOGORAMA". It was directed by three french men, François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy et Ludovic Houplain.

LOGORAMA

"Welcome to the future class."

Back to the Middle Ages!

DISCOVER TIME TRAVEL!

KEEP THAT IN MIND!

There are two ways you can travel through time. 

You can travel back in time and go to the past 

or 

travel forward in time and go to the future!

QUESTIONS

PRESENT:

Where does the hero go in the movie?

In the movie, the hero goes to the future.

PAST:

Where did the hero go in the movie?

In the movie, the hero went to the future.  

A SONG ABOUT TIME TRAVEL

LYRICS

 

Tell me, doctor, where are we going this time
Is this the 50's, or 1999
All I wanted to do - was play my guitar and sing

So take me away, I don't mind
But you'd better promise me, I'll be back in time
Gotta get back in time

Don't bet your future, on one roll of the dice
Better remember, lightning never strikes twice
Please don't drive eighty eight, don't wanna be late again

So take me away, I don't mind
But you better promise me, I'll be back in time
Gotta get back in time!

HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - BACK IN TIME(1985)

LET'S TRAVEL BACK IN TIME!

Find the name of these eras and tell how long ago these eras took place.

 

The Middle Ages took place from 400 to 1400. It started 1600 years ago and ended 600 years ago.

 

The future will take place in thousands of years. 

 

The Renaissance took place from 1300 to 1600. It started 700 years ago and ended 400 years ago. 

 

Prehistory took place 2.5 million years ago. 

DECADES

From 1921 to 1929 - The twenties

From 1930 to 1939 - The thirties

From 1940 to 1949 - The forties

From 1950 to 1959 - The fifties

From 1960 to 1969 - The sixties

From 1970 to 1979 - The seventies

From 1980 to 1989 - The eighties

From 1990 to 1999 - The nineties

DIFFERENT ERAS

TODAY WE...

 

WHEREAS IN THE MIDDLE AGES...

TODAY WE...

(use "drive")

WHEREAS IN THE MIDDLE AGES...

 (use "drive" again)

NOWADAYS WE...

WHILE IN THE PAST...

MOVIE TRAILER

MEDIEVAL CHARACTERS

THE KING

THE QUEEN

NOBLEMEN

A KNIGHT

A SOLDIER

ARCHERS

A JOKER

A MINSTREL

 A MERCHANT

A SERF or A PEASANT

A BISHOP (in the middle)

A MONK

THE FEUDAL SYSTEM

Back in the middle ages society was not the same as today. Social relationships were quite different...this was called the "feudal system"...  

 

MEDIEVAL ACTIVITIES

Here is a series of medieval activities:

HUNTING

 BAKING (or COOKING)

DANCING

 FEASTING (or EATING)

 HORSE-RIDING and HAWKING

 JOUSTING

 PLAYING CHESS

 SPINNING

WEAVING

WRITE YOUR ARTICLE!

Write your own article about time travel! Describe your trip!

"Let's ride the time machine!"