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A) Imagine… (Either 1 or 2)

1) After a school day you go home and your dad is waiting for you at the door. He tells you to come inside and sit down. He gives you a glass of water and says the following: "I’m sorry love, but I am afraid you have to stop coming here. It has been days now. Your mom is really freaking out! You know you have been in a terrible accident and you know you did not make it. The funeral is next week. This is your last chance to let us know what arrangements you would like to make concerning your body and what sort of funeral or mourning procedures or rites you would like carried out. Why? Be as specific as possible". Write your own funeral instructions, obituary and eulogy.

2) If you were reasonably certain that you had only one more year to live, how would you try to spend it? Be as specific as you can: people (names and relation to you); books, places to visit; activities; type of things to write or make; way of handling your death with those you meet, family, friends and strangers; decisions about hospitals and drugs etc. What if you had only one month? What if you had one day? Why aren't you doing some of these things now? Write your Bucketlist!

 

B) What if….?

 Martha and Ash are a young couple who move to a remote house in the countryside. Ash is a social media addict and compulsively checks his phone for updates on his social network pages. The day after moving into the house, Ash is killed returning the hire van. At the funeral, Martha's friend Sarah tells her about a new online service that lets people stay in touch with the deceased….

 While watching make notes of the plot twists. A plot twist is a radical change in the expected direction or outcome of the plot. It is a common practice in narration used to keep the interest of an audience, usually surprising them with a revelation. Some "twists" are foreshadowed. When a plot twist happens near the end of a story, especially if it changes one's view of the preceding events, it is known as a surprise ending. Sometimes people use a plot twist to describe a sudden change of a situation in real life.

 After watching write a summary, but…replace the plot twists with your own twists!

 

C) Discuss in pairs : cloning.

 What is cloning?

 What are the advantages of cloning?

 What are the disadvantages of cloning?

 Do you think animals should be cloned?

 Do you think vegetables should be modified?

 What are the ethical concerns about cloning?

 Are you against or in favor of cloning? Why?

 How does cloning affect our lives?

 Can you name some animals that have been cloned?

 What do you think about eating the meat from cloned animals?

 What is your opinion on the episode you have just watched?

 

D) Formal Letter

Situation:

 Martha and Ash were a young couple who moved to a remote house in the countryside. Ash was a social media addict and compulsively checked his phone for updates on his social network pages. The day after moving into the house, Ash was killed returning the hire van. At the funeral, Martha's friend Sarah told her about a new online service that lets people stay in touch with the deceased….

Assignment:

 Martha used the services but isn’t quite happy with the end result. Imagine you’re Martha. You decide to write a letter to the company expressing your dissatisfaction.

A) Write a paragraph explaining how you came to use the services.

B) Write a paragraph explaining the events while using the services.

C) Write a paragraph explaining why you are not satisfied with the services provided.

 Use the formal letter conventions

 Address:

AI Company

41 Woodbury Drive

Sutton

SM2 5RA

United Kingdom