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FUNCTIONS: English 12
• Talking about wishes and regrets
Manners 30
• Apologizing Theme 10
• Giving explanations
L3
1. Listen to the interview with the director, Christopher Nolan, talking about his film Interstellar
and find out what the film is basically about. Tapescript 10.3.1
a The survival story of the astronauts in space.
b The extinction of humankind due to a virus in the dystopian future.
c The search for a new habitable planet.

2. Listen to the interview again and write true (T), false (F) or not stated (NS).

1 Cooper leaves his children behind and starts a journey to another galaxy.
2 When Murph learns that her father has accepted the mission, she cries and wishes her
father stayed with them.

3 When it is compared to the Earth, the planet Miller has a weaker gravity.
4 The film successfully attracts the attention of the audience by giving the possible answers to
the questions about the black holes.
5 Cooper and his crew wish they hadn’t landed on the planet Miller after they had trouble due
to the massive tidal waves.
6 He regrets not being with his children while they are growing up.
7 He sends some radio signals from space to warn his daughter.

3. Cooper had to make a decision between his logic and his heart. What would you do if you were
Cooper? Would you take action that might save humanity or stay with your family? Give your
reasons.

4. Read the situation below and prepare a dialog
to express your regret and apology about it.
Then act it out in class.

Imagine you are Cooper. You’ve completed your
mission and returned home, as a result of the
time difference in space, you’re still at the same
age, but your daughter is older than you. You
visit her and express your regret and apology
for the lost time.

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