10th English : A day in 2889 of an American Journalist
Unit 5.3 > A day in 2889 of an American Journalist
GLOSSARY
| phonotelephote(n) | A means of transmitting and receiving both voice and picture for a personal conversation | เฎเฏเฎฐเฎฒเฏเฎฏเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎเฎฐเฏเฎตเฎคเฏเฎคเฏเฎฏเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎเฏเฎฐเฏเฎคเฏเฎคเฏ เฎคเฎฉเฎฟ เฎเฎฐเฏเฎฏเฎพเฎเฎฒเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎชเฏเฎฑเฏเฎคเฎฒเฏ |
| Champs-Elysees(n) | a prestigious avenue in Paris, famous for the Cafes, cinemas and shops | เฎชเฎพเฎฐเฎฟเฎเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎเฎณเฏเฎณ เฎชเฎฟเฎฐเฎชเฎฒเฎฎเฎพเฎฉ เฎเฎฟเฎฉเฎฟเฎฎเฎพ, เฎเฎเฏเฎเฎณเฏ เฎฎเฎฑเฏเฎฑเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎเฎฟเฎฑเฏเฎฑเฏเฎฃเฏเฎเฎฟ เฎตเฎณเฎพเฎเฎฎเฏ |
| phototelegrams (n) | ย A telegraphic transmission including images | เฎเฎฐเฏเฎตเฎคเฏเฎคเฏเฎเฎฉเฏ เฎคเฎจเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฏเฏ เฎชเฎฐเฎฟเฎฎเฎพเฎฑเฏเฎฑเฎฎเฏ เฎเฏเฎฏเฏเฎคเฎฒเฏ |
| jovians(n) | inhabitants of planet Jupiter | เฎเฏเฎชเฎฟเฎเฎฐเฏ เฎเฏเฎพเฎณเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎตเฎพเฎดเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎฎเฎเฏเฎเฎณเฏ |
| inhabitants(n) | a person or animal that lives in or occupies a place. | เฎเฎฐเฏ เฎเฏเฎฑเฎฟเฎชเฏเฎชเฎฟเฎเฏเฎ เฎเฎเฎคเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฒเฏ เฎตเฎพเฎดเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎฎเฎเฏเฎเฎณเฏ เฎ เฎฒเฏเฎฒเฎคเฏ เฎฎเฎฟเฎฐเฏเฎเฎเฏเฎเฎณเฏ |
| Centropolis (n) | (in this story) the new name of New York in 2889 | เฎเฎคเฏเฎฏเฎฟเฎฒเฏ 2889-เฎฎเฏ เฎเฎฃเฏเฎเฏ เฎจเฎฟเฎฏเฏเฎฏเฎพเฎฐเฏเฎเฏเฎเฎฟเฎฉเฏ เฎชเฏเฎคเฎฟเฎฏ เฎชเฏเฎฏเฎฐเฏ |
| valet(n) | a manโs personal male attendant, who is responsible for his clothes and appearance | เฎเฎเฏ เฎฎเฎฑเฏเฎฑเฏเฎฎเฏ เฎคเฏเฎพเฎฑเฏเฎฑเฎฎเฏ เฎเฎฎเฏเฎชเฎจเฏเฎคเฎฎเฎพเฎฉ เฎเฎฐเฏ เฎฎเฎฉเฎฟเฎคเฎฉเฎฟเฎฉเฏ เฎเฎฃเฏ เฎเฎคเฎตเฎฟเฎฏเฎพเฎณเฎฐเฏ |
A. Answer the following questions in one or few sentences:
1. Why did Francis Bennett wake up with a bad temper?
Francis Bennettโs wife was away in France and he felt a little lonely, So he woke up with a bad temper.
2. What was a mechanized dressing room?
The mechanized dressing room had machines for washing, shaving, shoding, dressing and buttoning from top to toe.
3. How was food served to him?
Food was served with dishes of a thousand types through a network of pneumatic tubes by the Society for Supplying Food to the Home on subscribing.
4. Why was Bennett curious about astronomy?
Bennett was the owner of a newspaper and had scientists working on satellites to receive photo telegram from other planets.
5. Why did he visit Niagara?
Niagara was his work place, so he visited Niagara.
6. How did Bennett travel?
Bennett travelled in an aerocar.
7. Give three instances of bow mechanization has changed life at home in 2889?
- All personal care is carried out in a mechanised dressing room.
- A phonotelephote helps to speak to near and dear ones with a feeling of nearness.
- Domestic cooking can be abandoned and travelling will be by aero car or tube.
8. How is advertising in this age different from what we have today?
A daily audience is conducted by the owner of the newspaper to collect proposals from petitioners then a choice is made and the bad ones are rejected. The good ones are welcomed.
B. Identify the character/speaker,
1. As soon as he woke up, he switched on his phonotelephote.
- Francis Bennett
2. Well, Cash, what have you got?
- Francis Bennett
3. โPhototelegrams from Mercury, Venus and Mars, Sir.โ
- Cash
4. โInteresting! And Jupiter?โ
- Francis Bennett
5. โNot yet, Mr. Bennett,โ
- Cash
6. โNo, itโs the inhabitants.โ
- Corley
7. โWhere are we going, Sir?โ
- Aero coachman
8. โThen, Sir, I shall really have discovered the absolute.โ
- A young man
9.โAre you saying youโre going to be able to construct a human being?โ
- Francis Bennett
10. โIโm going to start this moment.โ
- A young man
C. Choose the best answer.
1. Bennetteโs wife was in ________________.
- Germany
- Australia
- France
- Holland
Ans : France
2. The data from the stellar world was gathered by_________________.
- Bennette
- astronomical reporters
- the computer
- telephote
Ans : astronomical reporters
3. The food was being delivered through ____________ tubes.
- pneumatic
- shallow
- hollow
- virtual
Ans : pneumatic
4. The wayfarers were carried to one place to another by the _____________.
- bullet train
- jet
- moving pavement
- heli-taxi
Ans : heli-taxi
D. Fill in the story map given below.
Title:-
A Day in 2889 of an American Journalist
Setting:-
work place of the Earth Herald
Characters:-
Mr. Francis Bennett Astronomical Reporters
Mes. Francis Bennett Petitioners
Problems:-
cannot understand the signals of the Jovains
Your Views:-
Life cannot be wholly controlled by technology. Man, the creation of God should work individually and find new inventions which should not lead to his laziness but make him more active.
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