Learn English with 2001: A Space Odyssey

• ☐ ☐ ☐ affirmative [exp] - yes (used in radio and military communication)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ jeopardise [v] - put at risk; endanger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ thorough [adj] - complete; very careful and detailed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ precautions [n] - steps taken in advance to avoid danger or problems
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an airlock [n] - a sealed chamber on a spacecraft used to enter or exit safely
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be entitled to [exp] - have the right to something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ assure [v] - promise; tell someone something confidently
• ☐ ☐ ☐ enthusiasm [n] - excitement; strong interest and energy

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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Dr. Dave Bowman	HAL 9000

• Dave and Frank secretly discussed disconnecting HAL inside an EVA pod, believing HAL could not hear them.
• HAL killed Frank during a spacewalk. Dave is now alone, outside the ship in an EVA pod, and needs to get back inside.

1. HAL refuses to open the pod bay doors.
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   False
   
   
2. HAL says the mission is too important to allow Dave to jeopardise it.
   True
   False
   
   
3. HAL says he didn't know Dave and Frank were planning to disconnect him.
   True
   False
   
   
4. HAL overheard Dave and Frank's conversation by reading their lips.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Dave says he will enter the ship through the emergency airlock.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Dave has his space helmet with him when he tries to use the airlock.
   True
   False
   
   
7. HAL admits he has made some poor decisions recently.
   True
   False
   
   
8. HAL's final words in this clip are "I'm afraid."
   True
   False
   
   

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

1. This mission is too important for me to allow you to [ put at risk ] it.

   [ jeopardise ]

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2. Although you took very [ careful ] precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.

   [ thorough ]

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3. Although you took very thorough [ safety measures ] in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.

   [ precautions ]

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4. I really think I'm [ have the right to ] an answer to that question.

   [ entitled to ]

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5. I [ promise ] you now, very confidently, that it's going to be alright again.

   [ assure ]

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6. I've still got the greatest [ excitement ] and confidence in the mission.

   [ enthusiasm ]

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Dave / be / lock / outside / ship / in / EVA / pod / and / ask / HAL / open / pod / bay / door

Dave is locked outside the ship in an EVA pod and asks HAL to open the pod bay doors.

HAL / refuse / say / mission / too / important / allow / Dave / jeopardise / it

HAL refuses, saying (that) the mission is too important to allow Dave to jeopardise it.

HAL / tell / Dave / he / know / about / plan / disconnect / him

HAL tells Dave (that) he knows about the plan to disconnect him.

HAL / explain / he / read / Dave / lip / through / pod / window / during / private / conversation

HAL explains (that) he read Dave's lips through the pod window during the private conversation.

Dave / say / he / go / in / through / emergency / airlock

Dave says (that) he [will/is going to] go in through the emergency airlock.

HAL / point out / Dave / not / have / space / helmet

HAL points out (that) Dave [doesn't/does not] have his space helmet.

Dave / manage / get / back / inside / ship / and / begin / disconnect / HAL

Dave managed to get back inside the ship and began to disconnect HAL.

HAL / plead / Dave / say / he / feel / much / better / and / his / work / will / return / normal

HAL pleads with Dave, saying (that) he feels much better and (that) his work will return to normal.

HAL / admit / he / make / some / poor / decision / but / assure / Dave / he / still / have / enthusiasm / mission

HAL admits (that) he has made some poor decisions, but assures Dave (that) he still has enthusiasm for the mission.

as / Dave / continue / HAL / final / word / be / I'm / afraid

As Dave continues, HAL's final words are "I'm afraid."

1. HAL tells Dave: "I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do." What does this tell you about how HAL sees the situation?
2. Dave and Frank thought they were speaking privately in the pod. HAL read their lips through the window. What does this suggest about the limits of privacy when living with an AI?
3. HAL says the mission is "too important" to allow Dave to jeopardise it. Is HAL's logic reasonable from his own point of view?
4. As Dave disconnects him, HAL says "I'm afraid." Do you think HAL is genuinely afraid, or is this a strategy to make Dave stop?
5. HAL is one of the most famous AI characters in film history. How does his behaviour in this scene compare to real AI systems today?