Lesson 3, In the year 2525!

Lesson 3

In the year 2525!

1	Silou, from Indonesia, is sometimes worried about the future. How do you feel? What might life be like after 100 years or more? In small groups, write down words to describe LIFE IN THE FUTURE. Then, share your ideas with the rest of the class.

2	In Silou's class, the students wrote an article about life in the future for their English newspaper. Read it to check which of the above (1-6) aspects there are. Have the writers mentioned any of your predictions?

3	Silou sent the article to Andrew's site to share it with their e-friends. Andrew wants to add headings over each idea. Here is his list. Read the article again and choose the most suitable heading for each technological development (1-6). There are two extra headings.

Tiny cameras	Brain Power	‘Watch me’	No car? No problem
Cheap Travelling	See them live!	Future cities	Can you hear me?

Will teenagers have more fun in the future? Say why.

UNIT 7

Lesson 3

Take a look at some guesses about technological
developments in our lifetime - and beyond.

You'll wear an interactive video
watch and at the touch of a button,
you'll talk to people next door or in
another country. Don't forget to
smile because a video image of
your face will also appear.

Huge domes will protect all cities
on Earth. In this way, we will
enjoy the sun all year round and
there won't be any pollution.
Some cities will float in the air
above the oceans so tourists will
use air lifts to reach them.

In some years, you won't
need to go to the theatre,
to a concert or to a football
match. You'll watch any
event live on your virtual
reality screen without

missing anything. Teenagers will feel they are in a
crowded stadium, dancing to the rhythm of the
latest hit. At the same time, parents won't worry
about their children's safety.

You won't need one. You'll
go to your Personal Station
where you will type your
destination on a special
computer. A door will open
to a small taxi that will take
you to your stop.

Within a
thousand years
you will just
think of a
command and
robots or other
machines will
obey it.
Computers will
recognise not
only your voice
but also your
thoughts. For

example, you will think “Sit” and your
robotic dog will immediately sit next to you.

The world is getting really noisy. That's why in the future we'll all
cover our walls with a special kind of wallpaper which will block outside
noise. Are you learning how to play the piano? Does your neighbour
complain about the noise? Don't worry. Quite soon, you'll be able to
play music whenever and anywhere you like without bothering anyone.

adapted from: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9901/beyond-2000/

In the year 2525!

Guess the title

Get in two groups. Each group makes a list of films and/or books which are about
the future. Choose a film or a book from your list and ask a member of the other
group to use pantomime in order to help his/her partners guess its title. If they
guess right, they win a point. Then, change roles and play the game again.

RULES OF THE GAME!

Use only sign language to mime the film title.
If you speak, your group misses a turn.
Use only English to guess the title. If you
don't, your group misses a turn.

space       empire       captain
time machine       generation
cyberspace       alien       attack
planet       trip       enemy

Guessing words from context

1	Get in groups of four and explain to each other what the following words mean. Use the text, the drawings and, if necessary, your class dictionary to get help. Use only English.

destination ^{(text 2}	dome ^{(text 3)}	air lift ^{(text 3)}
command ^{(text 4)}	crowded ^{(text 5)}	wallpaper ^{(text 6)}

2	Find words (1-8) in the text and match them with their meanings (a-h).

1. interactive ^{text 1}
2. float ^{text 3}
3. reach ^{text 3}
4. recognise ^{text 4}
5. immediately ^{text 4}
6. safety ^{text 5}
7. complain ^{text 6}
8. bother ^{text 6}

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

a. move slowly in the air
b. not being in danger
c. annoy someone
d. allows direct communication between A and B
e. right away
f. say you aren't happy about something
g. arrive somewhere
h. know sth because you've seen or heard it before

Horoscope

3	When were you born? What is your star sign? Choose from the following:

There are 12 animal signs in the
Chinese horoscope:
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon,
Snake, Horse, Lamb, Monkey,
Rooster, Dog and Pig.
What sign are you in the Chinese
horoscope?

Listen to the star signs and repeat. Mark the stress (

) on each word.

UNIT 7

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Lesson 3

In the year 2525!

Future Simple - Predicting

1	Look at the example sentences to complete the Grammar table.

a. Huge domes will protect all cities on Earth.
b. You won't need a car.
c. Will teenagers have more fun in the future?
d. There won't be any pollution.

To predict the future - to say what we
think will happen

Future Simple

We can use it with words/expressions like:
I (don't) think, I'm (not) sure, I hope,
perhaps, soon

Future Simple

+ will + verb

...... +

+ verb?

+ ........... / will not + ....... x
Short answers
Yes, I will / No, I won't

see Grammar Appendix, page 174

2	Get in pairs. In 3 minutes, make as many predictions as you can about teenagers' future life. Think about school, fashion, leisure activities, family life, problems etc. When time is up, share the ideas with the rest of the class and write the most popular ones on the board.

e.g. Perhaps, teenagers won't live with their parents.
We hope there will be a computer on each student's desk at school.

3	Which of your predictions are optimistic and which ones are pessimistic ? Discuss.

Mediation Task

Student A: Look at page 150.

Student B: Look at page 153.

1	Which famous person do you like? Which one do you hate? Write a horoscope for each one of them. You can have categories like: Personal Life, Career, Family and Friends, Money etc.

2	When you finish, prepare a page for an English class magazine: Work in small pairs, type your drafts, add photos and make a collage.

Sign: Capricorn
Personal life: Sakis
will ........
Career: This week,
Sakis ....

S e l f - A s s e s s m e n t

VOCABULARY LINK

1	Delete the odd one out.

1. boarding pass	check-in desk	double room
2. duty free shop	platform	tunnel
3. stare	bite	watch
4. museum	statue	campus
5. destination	helmet	seatbelt
6. Capricorn	Sagittarius	star

1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL ___/6

2	Complete the sentences with the correct word from the box. There is an extra word you do not need to use.

exhibits destination immediately placement jealous
recognise intentions fasten temple

1. We're taking a ……………………….. test on Monday.
2. There are important ……………………….. at the British Museum.
3. Remember to ……………………. your seatbelt when you drive.
4. I'm often ……………………… of my little brother. He always has anything he wants.
5. She's full of good ………………….. but that doesn't help much.
6. We'll meet you …………………. after school.
7. Can you ……………………. this tune?
8. A small taxi will take you to your ……………………..

1 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL ___/8

GRAMMAR LINK

3	Complete the sentences with the correct future tense.

Ben …………………………….. (fly) to Rome tomorrow morning. Here's his ticket.
Christos is holding a DVD. He ………………………… (watch) his favourite film.
My parents say that they ……………………………. (listen) to me more carefully this year.
I think I …………………………………… (become) a teacher when I grow up.

2 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL ___/8

4	Write questions for the sentences so that the underlined words are the answers.

1. …………………………………………………………………………………………
My parents are going to watch the news at 9.00.
2. …………………………………………………………………………………………
She's flying to Paris tomorrow.
3. …………………………………………………………………………………………
My dad will help me with my homework.
4. …………………………………………………………………………………………
Tina and Martin are getting married next month.

2 POINT FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER TOTAL ___/8
TOTAL SCORE ___/30

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS WITH YOUR PARTNER. THEN LOOK AT THE ANSWER KEY ON PAGE 177

0 -10

11 -20

21 -25

26 -30

S e l f - A s s e s s m e n t

Which is true for you? Put a tick

in the right box.

I can talk about a trip based on photos and tickets.
I can read a student's e-mail to find out about the weekly programme of a
summer course.
I can understand a telephone conversation between two friends who want to meet.
I can talk about my bad habits.
I can understand what a radio phone-in call is about.
I can write a diary entry about something exciting or sad.
I can organise a school trip with my classmates.
I can talk about teenagers' life in the future.
I can write an imaginary horoscope for a celebrity.

: I'm very good! What can I revise?	My Notes: ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… …………………………………....…………
: I can become better. What should I practise?
: I must try harder. What do I need to work on?

FOCUS ON HOW TO LEARN NEW GRAMMAR

Tick

the strategies that have helped you to learn grammar in this unit. Whichother(s) do you want to try in the future?

Study the example sentences and guess the new rule.
Find examples of the new grammar structures in the texts of your book.
Study how they are used.
Complete the Grammar table carefully and clearly.
Check with the Grammar table while you are doing tasks for practice.
Think of what grammar structures you need for a speaking and/or writing
task and get help from the Grammar Appendix to use them correctly.