Describing Past

Hi Guys!

This week, we have been studying different tenses to describe the past. This is the task I want you to do. Below, you will find a story starter. I need you to continue narrating the story in a short post (around 50 words). Make sure you provide enough details so the next person can continue narrating it. Don't lead it to an abrupt end! Remember many of your classmates might still want to comment. We are all going to narrate ONE nice story. Try to use the correct tenses to narrate it in past. Good luck! JMC.

 

*Paul was bored. It was halfway through the summer holidays and he was fed up, so he decided to go exploring. He climbed up to the top of the stairs, when he saw a door which had never been there before. He went in and in the middle of the room was a strange purple box. It had a picture of a magic wand on the front. He slowly lifted the lid, peeked underneath and saw something which would change his life forever... 

*Taken from http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/more/timefiller/magicpenss.htm

I, Robot

Which of these statements do you agree with, and which do you disagree with? Choose one item and discuss your answers. Explain why you think this.

1. A human being is an inefficient piece of equipment; a robot is a perfect and efficient machine.
2. Robots are the only real hope for the future of human beings.
3. Many jobs - such as driving buses or trains, rubbish collection, cleaning the streets, looking after children, doing housework - could be done better by robots than by human beings.
4. "I like robots better than I like human beings. I'd like to see a robot governing the world."
5. Robots will never be able to do everything that human beings can do.