This video quiz is a vocab booster for B1-B2 level with vocabulary from the video. Students need to select the matching definition for each phrase.

Of those mentioned in the video, which new evolutionary trait would you be happy to have?

Do you think natural evolution will still be possible in the era of gene editing?

Does evolution always produce organisms that are "superior" (=better)? If birds on an isolated island become "flightless" (=lose their ability to fly), is that progress or reverse progress?

If an animal is fit to survive, but doesn't have offspring, does it contribute to the evolution of its species?

Are human beings the pinnacle of evolution? Are we the "most evolved" species on earth?

A number of schools in the US teach Young Earth creationism as an alternative theory to evolution. It involves the idea that God put humans on Earth in their current form about 7,000 years ago. What is your opinion of this?

Are religion and evolution mutually incompatible? (Either one or the other is right.)

Advocates of the concept of "Intelligent Design" claim that if something seems designed then it was designed. What's your views about this?

Have you heard about Graham, the imaginary human who has evolved to survive car crashes? Do you think that human evolution could go this way?

DISCUSSION: After doing the video quiz, you can go on to discussing the supposed new physiological traits mentioned in the video, then to discussing more general questions related to the concept of evolution.

CREATE FURTHER ACTIVITES: You can exploit the transcript to create further activities: There will eventually be a day where prosthetics are no longer just for the disabled.  However, it’s not just our outside appearance that will change – our genes will also evolve on microscopic levels to aid our survival. For example, an Oxford-led study discovered a group of HIV-infected children in South Africa living healthy lives. It turns out, they have a built-in defense against HIV that prevents the virus from advancing to AIDS.  And with gene-editing tools like CRISPR, we may eventually control our genes and DNA to the point where we make ourselves immune to disease and even reverse the effects of aging.  Another way to jump-start the human evolution on a different path is to move some of us to Mars. Mars receives 66% less sunlight than Earth. Which could mean humans on Mars will evolve larger pupils that can absorb more light in order to see. And since Mars’ gravitational pull is only 38% of Earth’s, people born on Mars might actually be taller than anyone on Earth. In space, the fluid that separates our vertebrae expands, which led American aerospace engineer, Robert Zubrin to suggest that Mars’ low gravity could allow the human spine to elongate enough to add a few extra inches to our height.  However, not even a move to Mars could spark the biggest change in human evolution that we may have coming in the next 1,000 years: immortality. The path to immortality will likely require humans to download their consciousness into a machine. Right now, scientists in Italy and China are performing head transplants on animals to determine if you can transfer consciousness from one body to another. They claim their next big step is to transplant human heads.  Whatever happens in the next 1,000 years — whether we merge with machines or become them — one thing is certain: The human race is always changing — and the faster we change and branch out from Earth, the better chance we have of outrunning extinction.

DO A RELATED VIDEO QUIZ: About Graham, who has evolved to survive car crashes: https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/graham-car-proof-man-deep-comprehension-practice

Check if students are familiar with the concept of evolution. Ask them if they think humans are still evolving.

Tell students that they are going to watch a 3-minute video about human evolution in the next 1000 years. They will be asked questions about some of the more difficult vocabulary heard in the video.

A 3-minute video that hypothesizes about the direction of human evolution in the next 1000 years.

Humans 1,000 years from Now (Vocab Booster)

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Let's do English ESL general vocabulary practice. This video quiz is a vocab booster for B1-B2 level with vocabulary from the video. Students need to select the…

Humans 1,000 years from Now (Vocab B…: English ESL video lessons

an increase in the amount, frequency, or success of something

being successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly.

a period in which things stop changing or progressing

combine or come together to make one whole thing

use something  to achieve a particular result or effect.

more evolved, superior in an evolutionary sense

having certain physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic equipment

artificial body parts, e.g. prosthetic legs

do something that will make it start working quickly or effectively

make something change its course (=direction)

replace a part of a person's body with that of another person