Some people are a little telepathic, just a little. They know what another person, perhaps a brother or a

story? Tick one box for each sentence.
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NO
Harl plans to travel to the moon.
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Ellen and Harl work in a park.
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Ellen wants to stay on Earth.
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Love comes first for Harl and Ellen.
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Ellen is a scientist.
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Ellen listens to the radio all the time.
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HarPs journey into space will be for several
weeks.
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HarPs journey will be dangerous.
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2 What is going to happen in this story? Choose Y (yes) or N 
(no) for each ending to this sentence.
When Harl returns to Earth, . . .
1 he will marry Ellen. Y/N
2 Ellen will be dead. Y/N
3 the human mind will be different. Y/N
4 he will be a very old man. Y/N
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a c t i v i t i e s
: Before Reading
3 This story ends in the year 2129. What do you think the
world will be like then?
Tick one box for each sentence.
YES
NO
PERHAPS
1 
People will live longer.
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2 
People will be happier.
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3 People will have more free time.
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People will travel to the moon.
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5 
There will be no fighting between
countries.
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6 
Cities will be cleaner, and nicer.
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7
Computers will do all the boring
jobs.
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8 People will never be ill, unhappy or
bored.
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Is telepathy possible? Can you ‘hear’ other people’s
thoughts in their minds? Which of these sentences about