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You've found an old trunk in your back yard. You
open it and understand it's a time capsule !
A time capsule is a container holding historical
records or objects representative of current
culture that is deposited for preservation until
future discovery.
You decide to figure out what was buried.
After looking at the items inside, you hesitate
between the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s ?
A. Speaking
1. Describe the
various items sticking
out of the trunk and
guess how old they
are.
I’m sure / positive that the computer was devised
in…
The first smiley badges must have been brought
out / put on the market /sold in…
Platform shoes may / could have been in fashion
in…
I think that this film was released in…
2. You have pulled out of the trunk a film poster
and a personal photo.
Describe the film poster
Do you know when this episode of the famous
saga was released ?
b. What event are the people on the photo
certainly attending ?
From the way they are dressed, can you guess
when the photo was taken ?
B. Reading
You've found some newspapers at the bottom of
the trunk.
Read these 3 articles and say what event they
refer to.
• London Times: Ulster’s Bloody Sunday.
Where? → Ulster / Northern Ireland – Londonderry.
Who? →Army paratroopers – marchers.
What? → Thirteen people were killed by the Army while
marching
●
Saint Louis Dispatch: Pact to end Vietnam war
reached. Cease fire begins today.
Where? → Paris.
Who? → President Nixon.
What? → The agreement to stop the Vietnam
war was signed.
●
The Tribune: Death captures crown of rock and
roll – Elvis dies apparently after heart attack.
Where ? → Graceland – Memphis, Tennessee.
Who ? → Elvis Presley / the “King” of rock and roll.
What? → He was found dead.
Do you know when the 3 events approximately
took place ?
C. Listening
Now you pull out the
Beatles' single Let it be
and a cassette.
C. Listening
Listen to the recording.
C. Listening
Listen again and find
out:
a. the Beatles'
nickname.
b. the problem they
had at the time.
c. who wrote the song
and which year the
record was issued.
D. Discussing
1. Compare the results of your investigation
with a schoolmate's and decide which decade
the trunk was buried.
2. You and your schoolmates have decided to
make your own time capsule.
Discuss the items representative of the 2010s that
you are going to put in the trunk.
E. Writing
You have decided to put a note in your time
capsule in which you explain why you have
chosen to bury these items.
Write the note.