Jurassic
Park
Dinosaurs are brought
back to life in this amazing film. English Campus has
a dedicated website which helps you remember the main
characters and think about the dangers of cloning.
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Dead
Eric Gets A Virus ¡V Nury Vittachi
Nury Vittachi lives
in Hong Kong and has written many books for adults and
younger readers. In this sci fi story, Eric Watts downloads
his brain onto a computer. This kills him but his brain
still lives, and goes to school! Click on ¡¥Read an Excerpt¡¦
to see the first 16 pages.
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The
Truth Machine ¡V Norman Whitney
Professor Verity
builds a machine which makes everyone tell the truth.
That should be a good thing. There can be no crime.
However, do you always want to tell people what you
think? And the professor looks a little mad!
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Read
science fiction free online
Many great science
fiction books are free to read online because they are
too old to have copyright. This website has links to
10 of the best, including ¡¥The War of the Worlds¡¦ by
H.G. Wells and ¡¥A Journey to the Centre of the Earth¡¦
by Jules Verne. ¡¥Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde¡¦ is about a
scientist who becomes a monster when he takes a special
potion.
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The
Sound of Thunder ¡V Ray Bradbury
What would happen
if you travelled back in time and changed the past?
Eckels does exactly that in this thrilling short story.
He goes back in time to hunts dinosaurs. However, he
carelessly kills an insect. How will that change the
future? Read to find out.
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Listening
practice
This site has hundreds
of audio clips of people talking about a variety of
topics. Two are related to science fiction. Todd talks
about his favourite movies here.
What is his top sci fi movie? In another clip - Car
and the Future, six people guess what cars will
be like in 100 years.
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How
to write a science fiction short story
Writing stories is
always hard but science fiction can be fun because you
can make everything up! Who really knows what will happen
in the future? This website will help you plan, find
real characters, predict the future and develop a story.
This
website gives good advice on improving your language.
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BBC
Space
You have to know
about space to write about it. This excellent site explains
our solar system and how planets are formed, also taking
you on a tour of Mars. Click on "Life" to see how humans
are looking for friends on other planets.
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Time
travel video
Scientist Dr. Rob
Mallet tries to build a time machine so that he can
visit his dead father. He finds that it may be possible
to travel to the future but not the past. Watch the
clip if you don¡¦t believe us. The "How
Stuff Works" website explains more.
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