A. Read the predictions below. Check the ones the characters in the segment previewed that will occur, according to the scientist.
( ) 1. The earth will expire on 2012.
( ) 2. The sun will emit an extreme amount of radiation that the core of the earth will melt.
( ) 3. Men will find ways to stop the destruction of the planet.
( ) 4. This incident will leave the crust of the earth free to shift.
( ) 5. There will be earth crust displacement.
( ) 6. The world will come to an end on December 21st, 2012.
( ) 7. Humankind will be terminated.
B. Now rewrite the sentences above using the future as seen from the past.
Ex:
1. Scientist predicted that the Earth would expire in 2012.
2. ...........................................
3 ...........................................
4 ............................................
5 ............................................
6 ............................................
7 ...........................................
Talk to a partner:
1.What do you think about these predictions?.Did you ever believe them? Why (not)?
2.Do you think the world will end one day? Why (not)?
3.What would you have done if you really knew the world would end in December 2012? Why would you have done it?
4.Why have men always foreseen the end of days throughout history?
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Answer Key:
A.
Incorrect items: 2 and 7.
B. By 12/21/2012,
2. The sun would emit ... and the core of the earth would melt
3. Men would find...
4. This incident would leave...
5. There would be ...
6. The world would come ...
7. Humankind would be terminated.
