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Jules Verne

Jules Verne. Prime 8 Unit 9 Grammar. Jules Verne. What do you know about him? What was he famous for? What inventions did he predict? How do you think people reacted to his predictions? Books page 100. Reading Comprehension. What is Jules Verne known for?

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Jules Verne

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  1. Jules Verne Prime 8 Unit 9 Grammar

  2. Jules Verne • What do you know about him? • What was he famous for? • What inventions did he predict? • How do you think people reacted to his predictions? • Books page 100.

  3. Reading Comprehension • What is Jules Verne known for? He was known for his science fiction and adventure stories. 2. What were some of his popular topics? Some of his topics were exploration of the sea, the interior of the Earth, and outer space. 3. What did he explore in his fiction? How people would be affected by technology in the future.

  4. 4. What message was expressed in the three early novels? Optimism that nature would be understood and controlled by humans through new technologies. 5. In which book was he less optimistic about the future? The Eternal Adam. 6. How does Verne Portray scientists in this book? Scientists are unscrupulous and willing to allow others to use their scientific discoveries for war and destruction.

  5. Grammar SnapshotPassive voice The future Will be or be going to be + a past participle • Make predictions and statements about the future in the passive voice. Ex: In the future, kids will be taught at home. In the future, kids are going to be taught at home. -Find an example in the text

  6. Grammar SnapshotPassive Voice The future as seen from the past Would be orwas/were going to be +past participle. • Make statements about the future as seen from the past in the passive voice. Ex: Verne predicted that spaceships would be taken into outer space. My mom said the house was going to be cleaned on Saturday. -Find an example in the text.

  7. Grammar SnapshotPassive voice Future Perfect Remember that the future perfect is used to talk about an event that will happen before another one in the future. Will have been +past participle Ex: By 2050, new buildings will have been built inthe city.

  8. Grammar Exchange Verne thought… Verne believed… Verne claimed… He was sure that… • Restate Jules Verne’s quotation using the future as seen from the past. • “Ordinary people will one day purchase picture telephones.” Verne thought ordinary people would one day purchase picture telephones. b) “People are going to take trips to outer space.” Verne believed people were going to take trips to outer space.

  9. Verne thought… Verne believed… Verne claimed… He was sure that… Grammar Exchange c) “The military will use tanks in the future.” Verne claimed that the military would use tanks in the future. d) “Scuba- diving gear will protect divers searching for undersea treasures.” Verne was sure that scuba-diving gear would protect divers searching for undersea treasures.

  10. Grammar Exchange 2. Now, rewrite the sentences using the passive voice. • “Ordinary people will one day purchase picture telephones.” Verne thought picture telephones would be purchased by ordinary people. b) “People are going to take trips to outer space.” Verne believed trips to outer space were going to be taken some day.

  11. Grammar exchange c) “The military will use tanks in the future.” Verne claimed that tanks would be used by the military in the future. d) “Scuba- diving gear will protect divers searching for undersea treasures.” Verne was sure that divers searching for undersea treasures would be protected by scuba-diving gear.

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