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* Unit 3 Tomorrow’s world Project: Writing a science fiction story What elements make up a story? Time, place/setting, characters, plot/storyline Read the first story written by Jules Verne. Then answer the following questions. With whom did Professor Lindenbrock make the journey? Professor Lindenbrock made the journey with his nephew Axel and Hans, the guide he hired in Iceland. 2. What was the destination of the journey? How did they go there? They went to the centre of the Earth. They went there in the boat they built. 3. What did they see during their journey? They saw many strange things--- a large ocean in a vast room, huge mushrooms, two dinosaurs fighting each other, huge insects and many strange creatures, including a man, who was at least four metres tall. 4. Which do you think was the most thrilling experience during their journey? Why? The two dinosaurs rose to the surface of the ocean suddenly and fought each other. Because they didn’t expect that they would see dinosaurs there, since dinosaurs died out millions of years ago. Have you ever read about or seen a film about a time machine? What do you think a time machine can be used to do? Many people are interested in such a machine. Can you think of the reason(s)? Journey to the Centre of the Earth Where do the German professor and his nephew travel to? What do they see during their journey? How do they come back to the world above? They travel to the centre of the Earth They see a big underground ocean, a beautiful forest, ancient animals. A volcano in southern Italy brings them back to the Earth’s surface. The Time Machine What has the scientist invented? What does he find when he travels to year AD 802,701? What is the world thirty million years into the future like? He has invented a machine. He finds two kinds of creatures—the Eloi and the Morlocks. The sun no longer shines in that world, so i