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Unit 4
Integrated skills
Make a time capsule
A Anna is listening to Professor Chen's talk on a
radio programme about time capsules.
Listen and finish the exercises on page 50.
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Listen
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A1 Listen to the talk and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle the incorrect information in the false statements and correct it in the blanks.
1 In a “letter to the future”, the writer might describe his or her hopes
and worries for future generations. T / F
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2 The time capsule associated with Steve Jobs was 15 feet long. T / F
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3 The 1983 time capsule was intended to be buried for 30 years. T / F
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4 The maker of the 2008 time capsule was worried that the Earth might
suffer a terrible disaster. T / F
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F
F
T
wishes
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Listen
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A2 Listen to the talk again and complete the notes below.
Time capsules
Purpose of a time capsule
To provide a picture of (1) _________________ at the time it was created
Things to be put in a time capsule
• Almost anything
• A “letter to the future”
Famous time capsules
• In 1983, Steve Jobs donated (2) _________________ from his computer to
be put in a time capsule, which was opened in (3) _________________.
• A time capsule was launched to (4) ____________________________ in 2008.
It contains a list of humanity’s most important achievements and personal
messages, as well as copies of the (5) _________________ of famous people
like Stephen Hawking.
what life was like
the mouse
2023
the International Space Station
DNA
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Read
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B Anna is reading an introduction to the time capsule at the 1939 World’s
Fair. Read the introduction below and answer the following questions.
1 What were the pur