Today memes are one of the greatest sources of online humour. In fact, we are now used to consuming quick, bite-sized pieces of humour. Btw, do you use memes in your everyday life? In what situations? Do you think memes have an important role in communication? And in your culture? In the future (2045), will memes be as popular as they are nowadays?

Hold on a minute! What do you know about MEMES? What would you like to know about MEMES? Read the following text to find out the other side of the story.

Complete the other side of the coin using the information read on the text.

Write 5 new vocabulary words on the coin you have learnt while doing the reading. Give a synonym for each term on the other side of the coin.

Memes are constantly evolving, mutating and dying out, just like life. And they make us laugh, think and opine. Do you dare to analyse these memes and classify them according to their subject?

Hint: They all belong to the same broad category.

You have become meme experts! Now you are ready to make your own memes. In fact, the beauty of memes is that all of us can create them. So take 3 different scenes of Ready Player One and make your own memes about THE WORLD TODAY and THE WORLD IN THE FUTURE. Be creative and write funny and smart captions for your memes!

Remember to accompany each meme by its analysis card, in which you briefly explain its meaning.

• Tool: You may use the Meme Generator.

Finally, post your memes on the following Padlet to share them with your class.