Unit 04 

: Fiction or Reality
Theme: Technology and the arts. Task03: Look to these pictures then answer the following questions?

Vocabulary

Task 01: Match each word with its definition

Reality Type of literature, it represents stories, novels which describe

events and people that do not really exist ( imaginary ) 1.These pictures represent: ...................................................................................
Fiction The way life and events really are ; it is something that really ..................................................................................................................................
exists and it is not imagined. (stories, novels and films or 2.We call this type of imaginary films : ...............................................................
movies) 3.Their general theme is : ......................................................................................
Task Two: Match each type of fiction with its definition: .................................................................................................................................
4.They ........................., . ...................................., ...................................................
Genre Themes tackled 5. All science fiction films are based on the following hypothesis: ....................

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1. Drama a- It is a genre based on imaginative concepts such as 6. They are different because ...............................................................................
future technology, space travel, time travel and ..................................................................................................................................
extraterrestrial life 7- Sci-fi takes its ideas from ...................................................................
2. Comedy b- It revolves around a series of events and energetic
action. Grammar desk
3. Romance c- It is a type of narrative fiction or semi fiction
intended to be more serious in tone Lesson One: Expressing Condition
4. Adventure d- It is a genre in which the hero (protagonist) faces a 1-If Conditional type two(2):
lot of violent challenges, fighting and frantic chases.
5. Action e- is based on humour and makes us laugh Form: If + past simple , Would +stem Or Would + stem + if + past simple
6. Science Fiction f- It is a genre that focuses on love relationship
( SCI-FI) between two people and usually have an emotionally Use: We use conditional type two to imagine something different from the real
and optimistic ending situation. (imaginary situation)
7. Horror g- It aims to make the audience react through the use
of fear and shocks note: in conditional type two, we use “ if I were you ”, not if I was you

eg ; If I were you , I would travel by foot to go back to my country.

If clause , result clause

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Exercise 01: Link the pairs of each sentence with (if) and make the necessary Exercise 01: Link the pairs of each sentence with (if) and make the necessary
changes changes
1. Aliens (to invade) earth. We (to be slaves) for them. 1. Your parents ( to be) very pleased if you (to be) promoted.
.............................................................................................................................................. 2. If I (to finish) the History project, I (to go) out.
2. I (to help) the poor people. I (to win) million dollars.
Exercise 02: Give the correct form of the verbs between brackets :
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1. If I had gone to England, I ......................................... Rachel's visit. (to travel )
3. I (to turn) young. I (to have) a time machine
............................................................................................................................................. 2. If I'd gone to University, I .......................... to have studied Economics.(to like )
Exercise 02: Put the verbs between brackets into the right tense. 3. I .......................... to the cocktail party if I hadn't had too much work on. (to go )
1. If animals (can speak), they (to complain) about our ingratitude to them. 4. We would have invited him if we ............................... he would come. (to think)
............................................................................................................................................. 5. He would have applied for the job if he ...................... the advertisement. (to see
2. I (to change) my destiny if time travel (to be) possible. Lesson Two: Expressing Blame, Regret, Advice
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3. If I (to be) in your position, I (do not) that.
Exercise 03: Using the following words, say what does each sentence function.
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4. If he (be not) so shy, he (to go) to parties. Blame, regret, advice
.............................................................................................................................................. a. If I were you, I would study English at University. ...................................
5. If I (to be) you, I (not use) that soap. b. If I had done my homework, I would have got a better mark. .....................
.............................................................................................................................................. c. If you had started earlier, you would have arrived at school on time. ............
6. What (to happen) if Martians (to land) on earth? Lesson Three: Expressing wish (if only)
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1-wish/ desire about the present:
7. If I (to have) a million dollar, I (to build) a mosque.
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Form: If only + subj + past simple
2-If Conditional type three(3): Note: When we use the verb to be, we can use “were” for all the persons.

Form: If + past perfect , Would have + past participle Example: 1-a- I don’t have flying saucer (verb in the present)
b- If only I had flying saucer. (verb in the past)
Or Would have + past participle + if + past perfect 2- a- I am sad (verb in the present “to be”)
b- If only I were not sad (verb in the past “ were”)
Use: it refers to something impossible, something which did not happen. The
speaker is dreaming of or imagining a different past. But the past cannot be
1-wish/ desire about the past:
changed!
Form: If only + subj + past perfect
Ex: If you had learnt English, you wouldn’t have needed an interpreter. Ex: 1-a- I bought this counterfeit mobile. (verb in the past)
b- If only I hadn’t bought this counterfeit mobile. (in the past. Perfect)

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1-wish/ desire about the Future:
Form: If only + subj + would+ vstem Write it right (142)
Could+v.stem 1- Write a short newspapers article speculating about how things would have
been different if the events below had not happened
Ex: 1-a- I will not go to the sea this summer. (verb in the future) -Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the new world
b- If only I/we could go to the sea this summer. (could+vstem) - The Industrial Revolution
b- If only he would go to the sea this summer (would+v.stem) - Karl Marx’s writing of the Communist Manifesto
Exercise 1: Rewrite sentence (b) so that means sentence (a) -The anti-colonist struggle
1. a- Cathy: I spent all my money on clothes yesterday - The development of Computer
I consider that there are five important events that have really marked modern history.
b- If Only.................................................................................................
If these events hadn’t taken place, our world might/could/would have been totally
2. a- Karim: I didn’t know the answers and I failed the exam.
different.
b-If Only……………………………………………………………….…
1- If Christopher Columbus had not discovered the new world, the entire world would not
3. a- I can’t buy a new car. have had many conflicts that disturbed a lot of countries and generations of victims
b- If Only................................................................................................ wouldn't have been suffering. (the entire world would have been different/ None of the
4. a- My aunt calls me every day at 7 in the morning. current countries in the Western hemisphere would not have existed ).

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b- If Only............................................................................................... 2-Moreover, if the Industrial Revolution had not happened (occurred), we would have
5.a- I have a strong desire my little brother will succeed in his BAC exam. used traditional tools and machines. / We would not have climate change./We would not
b- If only …………………………………………………………….. be overpopulated/ It would not have led to tremendous advances in science and
technology; to better health care, transportation, housing, clothing, educating.
Stress 3-In addition to this, if Karl Marx’s had not written the Communist Manifesto, we would
not have known about conflicts between social classes. (class struggles
1- In compound words: Stress is put on the first part if the compound words
capitalism/communism)
are: nouns (noun+noun / adj+ noun)
4-Besides, if anti-colonist struggle had not existed, people and colonies would never have
Space-suit ; sound effects; fantasy films; space-craft; space- taken their independence (fought for their independence)
rocket; space-vehicle; space-time; space-helmet; science fiction; 5- Finally, if computers had not been developed, we would have faced problems/obstacles
finger prints; eye witness ; Space ship; flying causer; third kind to undertake our researches. / If computers had not been developed, many different
natural sciences; social sciences; applied sciences; outer space; technologies' advancements from medicine to agriculture would have been disappeared.
In conclusion, I suppose we should be thankful to these events that made radical
2-words ending with: - ic – ics- tion-sion , the stress falls on the penultimate(2nd changes in man’s life.
from last) Except for exceptions=Arabic-Politics -Arsenic..)

3- words ending in ical -ty- phy -gy the stress falls on the antepenultimate (3rd
fom last)
1-Decision 4-Condition 7- Economics 10- Revelation
2- Information 5- Election 8-Identical 11- Geology
3-Question 6 -Geographic 9- Mechanical 12- Criminology

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2- writing a film /game review So, the character ‘’Neo ‘’, who is a computer programmer and hacker, fights the
Pre-reading machine with other rebels to free the other people from the Matrix.
Activity 1: Listen to the teacher introduction and choose the right answer I think that the plot is a bit complicated for ordinary people to understand. But
1-A film review is written for: overall, I highly recommend it for Sci-Fi addicts .Fans who love non-stop action,
a- the genre fans b- general public c- cinema owners stunts and imagination will have the treat of their life!
2- The review is written for readers who: 1- Select the right answer
a- saw the movie b-didn’t see it c- want a re-watch The text is a – story b – review c - extract of the movie
3- The purpose of the review is to : 2- the questions according to the text
a- lie to readers b-inform readers c- impress readers a-Why did the author want to know more about the movie?
4- The review recommendation can be ....................................................................................................................................
a- neutral b- positive c -negative ...............
Activity 02: Consider the movie picture and choose the best answer b-Was “the Matrix” an ordinary movie ? justify
1-The matrix belongs to : ....................................................................................................................................
a-war genre b- adventure genre c- sci fi genre .............
2-The war is between c- What is the purpose of a film review (inference)?
a-human and aliens b- human and ghosts c-human and machines ....................................................................................................................................
3-The Matrix is .........
a- dream b- virtual reality c nightmare 3- Match each word with its definition
1-Choreograpgh a- Performance of a dangerous-looking act for a scene in a
Text movie
Read the text and and do the activities that follow 2- Stunt b- The creation of any on-screen imagery that does not
Last week I wen to the cinema to watch “The Matrix”. exist in real life.
I must say that I was blown out by everything in the movie. My unexplained 3- Visual effects c- An artificial environment created by computer softwares
enthusiasm pushed me to explore “the identity” of the movie.
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The film belongs to the Sci -Fi genre .It was first released in 31 march 1999 .It
was produced by Lilly and Lana Wachowski .The main actors were Keanu
4- Virtual reality d-The arrangement or manipulation of actions leading up to
an event
4-consider the underlined words and put a stress on the right syllable
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Reeves, Larry Fishburne and Carrie Ann Moss. The Matrix was welcomed
positively by critics. It raised the bar for technical achievement in filmmaking ................................................................................................................................................
5- Use the information in the fact file to write a short review of the famous
thanks to its groundbreaking visual effects, editing, and stunt choreography
(Chad Stahelski ) . video game “Fortnite “
The music is fantastic .It is composed and produced by Lauren Christy, Scott Game genre : Survival, battle royale, sandbox
Spock and Graham Edwards .The idea of the film is about humanity being -Developpers : Epic Games - Publishers Epic Games
trapped inside a virtual reality .The Matrix was created by intelligent machines to -Plateform Windows, macOS ,Nintendo , PlayStation ,Xbox One, Xbox Series X
distract humans while using their bodies as energy source. -First release: Fortnite: Save the World July 25, 2017 .
-The plot: -up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing.

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- players fight off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with traps and
fortifications they can build.
Opinion :
*Addictive : because it is free. Players are confident to win next time for sure,
and when they win, they want to crack the next level.
*Money loss: players spend huge sums of money to buy things
*Health issues : eyes -neck-back -sleep problems... *School work: neglect of
homework etc..
*Advice : bad / children / use /adult monitoring / control
The review :
This review is about the famous video game “Fortnite “ which belongs to
2- Readers like sci-fi books because they are generally …………………………….
3- Star Wars is a science fiction film. It is …………………………… by people who like
special effects.
4- Science fiction writers and film makers know a lot about science. They are also
…………………….. about the ethical problems it creates.
5- Actors can afford expensive houses and cars. They are………………
Writing Short commentary
Practice 04 p150:
This text is about scientific discoveries. The author believes that some famous
discoveries were made by accidents. He gave us two examples to convince us. I don’t
really agree with him. It is true that some of the greatest discoveries happen by accident;
but it is also true that it takes a genius to understand the meaning of the accident. It also

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survival, battle royale, sandbox genre. It was first released in 25 July 2017 by Epic takes a lifetime of toil and perspiration to make an invention.
Games. The game can be played on Windows, macOS, Nintendo ,
TO MAKE A COMMENRATY
PlayStation ,Xbox One, Xbox Series X. In which up to 100 players fight to be the
last person standing fighting off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with
traps and fortifications they can build. The game is addictive because players are
confident to win next time for sure, and when they win, they want to crack the next level.
Besides, it is a free video game. I think that the plot is not that complicated but rather General idea Response:
simple. Overall, this game is really bad and addictive as it causes money loss where Topic :A topic
or the opinion The author
players spend huge sums of money to buy things, many health issues like : eyes - is the most
of the author defends
general idea.,
neck-back -sleep problems and school ) etc. . I recommend /don’t recommend it
(read the firs : the opinion his/her
especially for children unless they are monitored by adults.
tand last
This review was written by......................................... from 2nd year FL in 20...... . that the opinion and
sentences of
author has you may not
the text paying
Rating:
attention to formed about agree with

Adjective formation key words) the topic. him/ her.

Form Well+ past participle ( of the verb)

Ex: The scenario is well-established among sci-fi writers and film makers.
Practice (p.143): Complete the following sentences with well+ the past participle
form of the following verbs: The text is about/ The The author thinks I agree with.../I don't
Write – appreciate – inform - pay- know that/believes
text deals mainly with/ really agree with.../
1- Many people have heard of Steven Spielberg. He is very ………………….. among sci- that/claims that...
fi fans.

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 Write it right: Short autobiography

The greatest name in the history of electrical research in the first half of the nineteenth
century is that of Michael Faraday. His career furnishes a classical example of a poor
boy who made good as a scientist.
He was born in Newington, Surrey, England in 1791. Faraday was the third son of a
poor blacksmith who moved to London to mend his fortunes. Faraday never went beyond

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elementary grades in school. He dropped out and was apprenticed to London bookbinder
at an early age.
Endowed with the curiosity that is the characteristic of the true scientist, young
Michael started to read some of the books he was binding. He saved money to attend
lectures on science. Later, he worked as a laboratory assistant to Sir Humphry Davy, one
of the famous scientists at the time. His duties included bottle washing and other
disagreeable chores. Sir Humphry Davy was jealous, so Michael quitted his job and spent
the rest of his time doing research and teaching.
Faraday married Sarah Barnard, a Silversmith daughter who was a devoted wife. He
became a professor of chemistry in 1833. He discovered the principle of the dynamo, and
then the radio waves in 1845. He studied electrolysis and introduced scientific terms such
as “anode” and “cathode”.
Though Faraday’s electrical discoveries represent his chief contributions to science, he
also did important work in chemistry.