🕰️ The Time Machine – Chapter IV: Into the Future (Adapted for B2 Readers)

“I told you last Thursday that I was going to take a journey,” the Time Traveller said, “and I did.”

We were all silent, listening closely. The fire crackled as he leaned forward in his chair.

“It was early in the afternoon when I stepped into the Time Machine. I checked everything twice. Then I pressed the forward lever.”

“At first, it felt strange. The lab around me began to blur. The clock on the wall seemed to spin quickly. I could see day turning into night and back into day again, faster and faster. The sun became a bright line moving across the sky, and the moon flew by like a ghost.”

“I was going into the future.”

“I stopped once or twice to check the date. Hundreds of years passed in just moments. The world around me kept changing. Trees grew and fell. Cities appeared and disappeared.”

“Eventually, I slowed down and stopped. I was in the year 802,701.”

“I stepped out of the machine and found myself on a hill, in a bright green garden. Strange buildings stood nearby, made of stone and decorated with beautiful carvings. The air was warm and clean, and everything seemed peaceful.”

“I saw people too. They were small, childlike adults with soft hair and pretty faces. They all looked alike and wore the same simple clothes. They moved slowly and seemed very gentle.”

“One of them came up to me and touched my hand. Then more of them gathered around, curious but not afraid.”

“I tried to speak, but they didn’t understand me. I soon realized they spoke a different language. But they were kind and brought me fruit and flowers.”

“I thought I had arrived in a perfect world—no war, no work, no suffering. But I would soon learn things were not as perfect as they seemed.”

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📖 Glossary

Word/Phrase	Meaning
Blur	To become unclear or hard to see
Carvings	Designs cut into a surface
Gentle	Kind and soft in behavior
Childlike	Like a child, especially in appearance
Curious	Wanting to know or learn something
Perfect	Without problems or mistakes
Suffering	Pain or sadness

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❓ Comprehension Questions

1. What does the Time Traveller do at the beginning of this chapter?

2. What happens to the world around him as he begins to travel?

3. What does the sun look like while he's moving through time?

4. What year does the Time Traveller arrive in?

5. What is the new world like when he stops the machine?

6. How does he describe the people he meets?

7. What is his first impression of the future society?

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✅ Answers

1. He starts his journey in the Time Machine by pressing the forward lever.

2. Everything begins to blur, and time moves faster—day and night pass quickly.

3. The sun appears as a bright line moving across the sky.

4. He arrives in the year 802,701.

5. It is peaceful, with green gardens and beautiful stone buildings.

6. They are small, kind, and all look similar—like childlike adults.

7. He thinks it is a perfect world with no problems.