B1 – Intermediate
We have heard many stories and have watched a number of films about time travel. But is time travel really possible?
Read the article below about a mummy wearing a specific footwear that has made many people think about time travelling.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1604/160415-time-travel.html
Discussion Questions:
- Do you think this story is believable? Why or why not?
- If given a chance, would you time travel? Why or why not?
- Which period of time would you like to go back to? Why?
14 replies on “Ancient Mummy Wearing Adidas Boots”
1. Do you think this story is believable? Why or why not?
I don’t think this story is true. It’s not possible for a mummy who is 1500 years old have ADIDAS shoes. The logical thing is that someone has put to the mummy those boots to make a joke
2. If given a chance, would you time travel? Why or why not?
If I could time travel, I wouldn’t because it would be too dangerous. They would be different cultures and ways of living, and surely it would be very dangerous
3. Which period of time would you like to go back to? Why?
I wouldn’t want to travel back in time. In past centuries life was harder, there were many wars, it was very difficult to travel. I am happy living in the 20th and 21st century
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1. Do you think the article is credible?
Well, I think it wouldn’t be possible, I think there is something similar to sportswear boots but not that. I think it is not a credible article beyond what you want to see.
2. If given a chance, would you time travel? Why or why not?
Yes, I would time travel only for curiosity for a bit of time and then come back today with my family.
3. Which period of time would you like to go back to? Why?
I would like to go back to Roman age to see how they put their knowledge for buildings, water conductions, driveways, …
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1. Do you think the article is credible?
No, I don’t think the article is credible. I think the mummy was wearing boots similar to Adidas boots.
2. If given a chance, would you time travel? Why or why not?
Yes, I would time travel because I would like to see how they lived in other times.
3. Which period of time would you like to go back to? Why?
I would like to go back to Middle Agges because I would like to konw how they could live without electricity abs with so many disseases.
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1. Do you think the article is credible?
The article is perfectly credible, there are some ancient objects in archeologists works that could be confused with modern things in not expert view. there are a name for that, its “Oopart” out of context artifact and are the perfect excuse to lovers of ufo and other weird theories.
2. If given a chance, would you time travel? Why or why not?
No, I prefer to stay in my time with no changes. my love of reading sci-fi stories leads me to think that minor changes in the past could have important consequences in the present, imagine to travel back in time and ran over Ghandi or accidentally avoid the Normandy landings at WWII
3. Which period of time would you like to go back to? Why?
The problem with travelling to the past, under my point of view, is mainly the hygiene and medical advances. Visiting the past without running water, antibiotics and hospitals might be a bad idea. not to mention the lack of human rights and social class differences. if can solve these issues i would like to visit Spain in their Golden Century and the construction of a gothic cathedral.
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I’ve looked for images about the ancient mummy wearing Adidas boots and the truth is that the article seems a little bit exaggerated to me. The ancient mummy’s shoes look like Adidas boots because they have a stripe-based design, but it’s not true that they have three stripes, but more than three: the thing is that only three can be completely seen, perhaps because of the wear and tear.
In my opinion, this article is not credible. I don’t believe that time travel will ever be possible because the time is something that humans have invented and does not really exist. But if it were possible, I would like to travel to the past. I would be afraid of knowing the future.
If I could travel to the past, I suppose I would visit Roman period, prehistory, or even ancient Egypt as I would like to be a witness of an exotic time. Also, I would love to visit XX Century because most of the artists and singers I admire are from this time.
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1. Do you think the article is credible?
No, I think that is a Adidas marketing campaign, but it would be nice to be able travel time
2. If given a chance, would you time travel? Why or why not?
To the past yes and could change some things of my life now that know what happened, but the future of course that not
3. Which period of time would you like to go back to? Why?
To the past ancient I would like to go to the time of the Romans or the Egyptians. To the past more recient I would like to go the time in the 20th century to the 20s
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1- Do you think the article is credible?
Hahaha, no, I think it’s a good story for an Adidas marketing campaign. Anyway I’d like to think it’s true not because of the time travel but because of the mummy in the Adidas boots, can you imagine?
2- If given a chance, would you time travel? Yes, sure
Why or why not?
Because it is very interesting to know how people lived in other times, how they worked, ate, dressed, the streets, etc.
3- Which period of time would you like to go back to? Why?
I would like to see how the Egyptians lived, the construction of the pyramids, to meet Cleopatra and Tutankhamun; to be in Pompeii, Venice and Florence with the Romans: to see the dirty streets in the medieval times but also the construction of cathedrals and finally to be in the 19th century for the classical music and the painting. To meet Van Gogh even if it was only to see him paint, also Monet, Cezanne, Gauguin.
And in the 20th century, the 1920s with the Charleston, the first cars.
A kind of history lesson, but always being within a high social class, not being a poor or working person
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