Time Contrasts Here's an activity I used to revise past, present and future forms with A2+ students. Although I found the movie rather disappointing (perhaps due to my high expectations), I decided (in fact it was my wife's idea) to work with "Cloud Atlas". I really liked the concept they try to develop in the film, and in the trailer the interaction among past, present and future is clearly shown. I hope you find it useful. As a warm up: I showed them some pictures from the movie for them to spot the differences. Activity 1: Complete a short description using the correct verb form. He_________ (be) a doctor. He ________ (be) dishonest. He ________ (travel) by ship. Now he ______(be) a scientist. Nowadays he ____ (be) very correct. Now he _____ (travel) by car. In the future, he _______ (help) people in a different way. In the future, we don’t know how he _______(be). In the future, he _________
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