School in the 21st century
you will get to know the iconic visionsvisions of the future from the beginning of the twentieth century
you will gather a vocabulary for discussion about the future
you will create your own vision of the future
At the beginning of the last century, colourful pictures appeared in Europe, propagating a vision of the future. Between 1899 and 1910, several series of instructions were released on different types of packaging. Some of them were used later as postcardspostcards. All of the cards depicted a vision of the world in the year 2000. The first of them were displayed in 1900 at the World's Fair in Paris.

Fill in the text, by choosing the correct word.
technology, armaments, ethics, regression, moral, computer, development, plane, telephone, electric motor, technological, transport
The turn of the 19th and 20th centuries was a time of ............................ revolution – the rapid development of industry and ............................. Railway networks were expanded, the ............................ and the car were constructed. A number of inventions appeared, such as electricity, the ............................ and film. The world was becoming more dynamic and transforming at a rate hitherto unseen. The cult of science and ............................ emerged, full of optimism at man's great possibilities as well as an idealistic faith in human ............................ and their amazing future.
Match the fragments so that they make sentences. Then, read them aloud in such a way that they take on a playful quality. Do any of them reflect your opinion of the picture? Justify your choice.
taken that seriously?!, heartstrings!, to meet that teacher!, this picture!, like a hyena!, to tears!, find myself in such a classroom!, to come up with something like that?!, wasn't there censorship?!
| I would never want to | |
| I don't get | |
| This illustration tugged at my | |
| I laughed | |
| The drawing moved me | |
| Has anyone ever | |
| It would be great | |
| At the beginning of the 19th century | |
| How was it possible |
Suggest an order for this topic's keywords. You can base your decision on what interested, moved, shocked you, etc. Prepare a short justification for your suggestion.
- a school
- science fiction
- the future
- a vision
- a postcard
- an invention
Keywords
future, schoolschool, science fictionscience fiction
Glossary
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