Apply some reading strategies to improve reading comprehension, through different exercises.

Check this video and take notes about the aspects that you like it. Revise este video y tome nota de los aspectos que le gusten.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGdcmupG7aA

Here you can find some vocabulary that could be useful for you. Aquí encuentra un vocabulario que puede ser de utilidad para usted.

VOCABULARY ABOUT SCIENCE FICTION

Science Fiction Vocabulary

Artificial Intelligence

the study and design of intelligent agents, like robots or software

alien

Imaginary creature from outer space.

alternate universe

A world other than our own. Similar to parallel universe.

android

A human-looking robot

asteroid

Rocky object orbiting the sun

atmosphere

Air or climate in a given place

bionic

Having electronically powered organs

Black Hole

Object in space with strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape.

clones

Genetically identical organism

close encounter

event where a person witnesses an unidentified flying object

cosmos

The whole universe

cryonics

Freezing of a corpse with the hope of restoring it later.

cryogenics

Study of extremely low temperatures

cybernetics

Study of communication in organisms, organic processes, and mechanical or electronic systems…When accompanied with implants, the concept of bionics is created.

cyborgs

A fictional being that is part-human, part-robot

cyberpunk

fusion between man and machine set in an urban society that is usually anarchic

deep space

space beyond the Earth's gravitational influence or beyond the orbit of the Moon

dystopia

an ideal society that becomes intolerable

extraterrestrial

Existing or coming from somewhere outside Earth and its atmosphere

flying saucer

a disk-shaped flying object believed to be an extraterrestrial spacecraft

force field

a shield (in some cases large enough to cover an entire planet) to protect something from damage by natural forces or enemy attack

galaxy

Assembly of stars, gas and dust

gravity

The attraction of bodies toward the center of the earth.

anti-gravity

the idea of creating a place or object that is free from the force of gravity.

hostile

Very unfriendly, strongly opposed to somebody or something

humanoid

describes a being from another planet that has the appearance or characteristics of a human

hyperspace

A fictional space in which laws of physics may be circumvented allowing faster-than-light travel or time travel.

hyperdrive

propulsion systems that allow starships to enter hyperspace to traverse the vast distances of space at faster-than-light speeds

interstellar

Occurring among/ between stars

Mortal

Relating to human beings, Eventually dying

mutation

Change in genetic material

nebula

an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas and plasma

nova

a star that suddenly increases dramatically in brightness and then fades to its original luminosity over a short period of months or years

super nova

a stellar explosion that creates an extremely luminous object

positronic brain

A computer CPU with the capacity to rival a human brain.

relativity

refers to Einstein’s theory on the gravitational pull on objects

robot

a mechanical device that can be programmed to carry out instructions and perform complicated tasks usually done by people

satellite

Device that orbits a planet

sentient

capable of feeling and perception

speed of light

186,000 miles per second, a speed impossible to exceed according to Einstein’s theories of relativity

starship

a spaceship designed to travel between stars or star systems, as yet existing only in

science fiction technology

the study, development, and application of devices, machines, and techniques for manufacturing and productive processes

teleportation

to move something using mental power or without traveling

terraforming

Modifying a planet, moon, or other body so its atmosphere, temperature, or ecology is similar to those of Earth in order to make it habitable by humans.

time paradox

an impossible situation created by traveling back through time, for example, when a man travels back and kills his father, so that he himself could never exist

time travel

moving backward or forward in time

time warp

a hypothetical distortion in the continuum of space-time, allowing time to stand still or people to travel from one time to another

time/space continuum

the theory that space and time are interconnected. Theory that allows for time travel.

UFO (unidentified flying object)

a flying object that cannot be identified and is thought by some to be an alien spacecraft

utopia

an ideal and perfect place or state where everyone lives in harmony and everything is for the best

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Here you can find some exercises, do it in the time that is assigned for tem. Aqui encuentra unos ejercicios, por favor hágalos en el tiempo asignado para ellos.

1.BEFORE READING. ANTES DE LEER

a.Imagine you can travel to future and that you have arrived to 2.155…

b.Draw the world you imagine.

c.How do people learn? Do they have teachers?

2.READ THE STORY “THE FUN THEY HAD” BY ISAAC ASIMOV.

ASIMOV

Lee la historia “The fun they had” de Isaac Asimov”.

3. CHECK THE UNKNOWN WORDS IN TOUR DICTIONARY. BUSQUE EL VOCABULARIO DESCONOCIDO EN EL DICCIONARIO.

4.AFTER READING. DESPUÉS DE LEER

a.Why do you think the text is called “The fun they had”?

b.How old are Margie and Tommy?

c.What did Margie write in her diary? Why did she consider this an important event?

d.Had Margie ever seen a book before? How do you know?

e.What things about the book did they find strange?

f.Where was Margie's school? Did she have any classmates?

g.What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have?

IN A PARAGRAPH, EXPLAIN WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT HAVING VIRTUAL CLASSES.

EN UN PÁRRAFO, EXPLICA QUÉ PIENSAS ACERCA DE LAS CLASES VIRTUALES.

You can check this link and broaden information about Asimov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-p8LZCuOTw

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