Office of the Future

Answer these questions with your partners:
1. How long do you think we'll have to wait to see an office that looks like this one?
2. Can you think of any technology that exists today that might lead to the type of things you see in the picture?

Young Harrison

1.Rachel: Do you like our __________________?

2.Deckard: It’s _____________________?

3.Rachel: Of course, it is.

4.Deckard: It must be ___________________________.

5.Rachel: ____________. I’m Rachel.

6.Deckard: Deckard.

7.Rachel: It seems you feel our work is not a _________________________________

8.Deckard: Replicants are like any other machine. They’re either a benefit or a ________________. If they’re a benefit, __________________________________________.

9.Rachel: May I ask you a personal question?

10.Deckard: ______________.

11.Rachel: Have you ever ______________ a human ______________________?

12.Deckard: No.

13.Rachel: But in your position that is _________________________.

Questions:
1.What does Deckard mean in line 4?
2.In line 11, what is Rachel referring to? What is Deckard’s job?
3.What do you think Rachel’s job is? Who does she work for?
4.Can you envision a future in which androids are indistinguishable (at first glance) from human beings?
5.Are we machines, in any sense of the word?
6.How old is Harrison Ford in this film? Is this one of his more well-known roles?
7.Are you intrigued about this film? Would you like to see the rest? Why or why not? (If you’ve already seen the film discuss your impressions with your classmates).