Стр.61 Unit 7 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс
In pairs, discuss what changes new technology will bring to people’s lives. Use a dictionary if you need to. More than one answer is possible.
New technology Changes to people’s lives The Internet will monitor our health. New drugs Will replace petrol in cars. Tiny robots Will make education more exciting. Solar energy May help to reduce crime. Mobile phones Will change the way we do our shopping. Will replace personal diaries. Read the website quickly. Are any of the predictions in the text similar to yours?
Read the website again as you listen to the text. Are the statements true or false?
- Paper will disappear from classrooms in the future.
- Students will fly to the Arctic for a day.
- The Internet will be useful for learning languages.
- It will be unusual to use nanorobots after 2020.
- Not everybody supports drugs which can stop violent behaviour.
- It is possible that cars will be smaller in the future.
- Petrol will become less popular as a fuel for cars.
Work in pairs and answer the questions.
Which of the ideas from the text do you find the most exciting? Why?
Which ideas in the text do you find worrying? Why?
Study Speak Out. Find examples of each expression on the website.
Talking about probability
VERY CERTAIN
Computers will definitely/certainly be cheaper.QUITE CERTAIN
Mobile phones will probably be cheaper in the future.POSSIBLE
Perhaps air travel will be cheaper in the future.
It is possible that air travel will be cheaper in the future.
Air travel may/might be cheaper in the future.UNLIKELY
Cars probably won’t be cheaper in the future.VERY UNLIKELY
Petrol definitely/certainly won’t be cheaper in the future.Listen and complete the predictions. Then listen again and match predictions 1–4 with explanations a–d. Which prediction is most certain?
- People will probably stop wearing glasses in the future.
- Perhaps people will be more interested in religion in 2025.
- It will probably be more common for retired people to study something new.
- People will definitely travel more in the future.
a) People will live longer and have more free time.
b) Laser technology will be cheap.
c) People will be bored with technology.
d) Air travel will be cheaper.
In pairs, decide if the predictions below will happen in our country in the next thirty years.
- People will stop using their cars.
- Record shops will disappear – everyone will buy their music on the Internet.
- Most people will work from home.
- People will watch TV on their mobile phones.
Work in groups. What are the chances that you will do these things before your thirtieth birthday?
- Have children
- Have a good job
- Own a car
- Get married
- Start your own company
1. The Internet will change the way we do our shopping. It will also make education more exciting.
2. Possible answers: Yes, some predictions are similar, for example the Internet making education more exciting and changing the way we shop.
3. True / False:
- False
- False
- True
- False
- True
- True
- True
4. Possible answers:
I find the idea of talking to other students in a foreign language on the Internet the most exciting because it is a very good way to learn.
I find the idea of using drugs to control violent behaviour worrying because it may be dangerous and unfair.
5. Examples from the website:
- Definitely / certainly: Computers will definitely/certainly be cheaper.
- Probably: Mobile phones will probably be cheaper in the future.
- Perhaps / possible / may / might: Perhaps air travel will be cheaper in the future. It is possible that air travel will be cheaper in the future. Air travel may/might be cheaper in the future.
- Probably won’t: Cars probably won’t be cheaper in the future.
- Definitely / certainly won’t: Petrol definitely/certainly won’t be cheaper in the future.
6. Completed predictions and matching:
- People will probably stop wearing glasses in the future. — b
- Perhaps people will be more interested in religion in 2025. — c
- It will probably be more common for retired people to study something new. — a
- People will definitely travel more in the future. — d
Most certain prediction: People will definitely travel more in the future.
7. Possible answers:
- People definitely won’t stop using their cars.
- Record shops will probably disappear, and everyone will buy their music on the Internet.
- Most people will probably not work from home.
- People will probably watch TV on their mobile phones.
8. Possible answers:
- I think I’ll definitely have children before I’m thirty.
- I think I’ll probably have a good job before I’m thirty.
- I may own a car before I’m thirty.
- I might get married before I’m thirty.
- I probably won’t start my own company before I’m thirty.
