Theme Concepts Technology and Identity
What is who you are, your personality, culture, and background?
What is identity?
The invention was very __________ for the environment. (benefit)
What is beneficial?
You don’t eat meat, __________? (tag question)
What is: "do you"?
Change to reported speech: “I’m reading a book right now,” she said.
What is: She said she was reading a book at that moment?
Who is the main character in The Giver and who is his best friend?
What is Jonas and Asher?
Name one visible and one hidden part of identity.
What are clothes (visible) and values (hidden)?
After moving to a new country, she struggled with her cultural __________. (identify)
What is identity?
When I got home, my sister __________ already __________ dinner. (cook)
It was ready and on the table.
What is had cooked?
Change to reported speech: “I will visit my grandma tomorrow,” he said.
What is: He said he would visit his grandma the next day?
What kind of society does Jonas live in?
What is a controlled or dystopian society?
What is one reason people create new inventions?
What is to solve a problem, make life easier, or for creativity/fun? (Other answers are possible.)
His childhood experiences helped him develop strong __________. (believe)
What is beliefs?
They __________ in London since 2021. (live)
They still live there.
What is: have been living?
Change to reported speech: “I’ve never been to Paris,” said Mark.
What is: Mark said he had never been to Paris?
What job is Jonas selected for?
What is the Receiver of Memory?
What is the name of the Dutch inventor who created a device to clean ocean plastic?
Who is Boyan Slat?
The __________ of the new device changed how people communicate. (invent)
What is invention?
I __________ to music when the phone rang. (listen)
What is was listening?
Change to reported speech: “I’m going to the mall today,” she said.
What is She said she was going to the mall that day?
What is the Giver’s job?
What is to hold and share memories with Jonas?
Why might people not take “useless” inventions seriously at first?
Name one from the lessons.
What is they seem silly or strange and don’t solve a clear problem?
Avocado on a stick...
She is a very __________ person who always considers other people’s feelings. (consider)
What is considerate?
While they __________, it suddenly started to rain. (walk)
What is were walking?
Change to reported speech: “I’ll be taking the test at 10 a.m. tomorrow,” she said.
What is She said she would be taking the test at 10 a.m. the next day?
What is one rule Jonas must follow in his new role?
What is he cannot talk about his training? (Other rules are possible.)