UNIT | GOING ONLINE 1.1. Personal information © Writing Complete this form with information about yourself. ‘SIGN UP NOW! Name: ..... Surname: eee E-mail address: .. Mobile number: .. Sex: Interests: .. @ Listening |, Listen to two people talking about themselves and fill in the missing information. A ‘SIGN UP NOW! Name: .... ‘Surname: Home town: E-mail address: Mobile number: Sex: Interests: Name: ‘Sumame:, Home town: E-mail address: Mobile number: .. Sex: .. Interests: Il. If you wanted to find out more information about these people, what questions would you ask? Make questions beginning with each of these words. Are ...? What ...? When ...? Do... ?Where ... ? How... ? Language booster: be keen on, be good at and be interested in‘These adjective + preposition phrases are also I'm not keen on computer games. Are you good at winter sports? I'm interested in acting. © Speaking followed by a noun or -ing form. |. Look at the activities in the box. Which of these activities are you good at? Order the activities from the most interesting (1) to the least interesting (12). Talk about why you like (1) and why you dislike (12). * watching sports» playing sports ‘+ computer games + watersports ‘+ collecting things» playing a musical instrument + dancing ‘+ leaming languages * making things © driving ‘© keop-fitexercises + surfing the Intemet Il. In the first part of the speaking test the examiner will ask you some questions about your daily life and your likes and Profile. likes. Ask your partner questions to complete the © Reading Look at the texts and notices in each question. What does it say? Circle the correct answer A, B or C. Jomes can't open my emails! I know youre going out, so when Mary gets home from work can you ask her to sort the problem out? Izzie ‘You enjoy keeping fit don’t you? My sister’s got two tickets for a free session at Green's Gym. I've joined already, are you interested in going with her? Luke 1. What should James do? ‘A. deal with Mum's emails before he goes out. B. ask Mary to come back from work to fix the computer. C. explain the situation to Mary when she arrives home. 2. This email tells you ‘A. Luke wants Izzie to go to Green's Gym with his sister. B. Luke's sister has free gym tickets for Luke and Izzie. C. Luke is thinking of becoming a member of Green's Gym,notice is telling you ‘A. which type of letters to use. B. what information to write. C. which type of pen to us 4, This notice is giving you A. some advice. B. an instruction C. a suggestion a 5. Anne wants to change ‘Thursday's half-price day at the cinema near | A: the film they see. my place. Let's go then instead of Sunday. | B. the cinema they go to. Ok? Anne C. the day they see the film. Please write in BLOCK CAPITALS ALL PACKAGES MUST BE SIGNED FOR © Writing |. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words. 1. Do you play football well? Are player? 2. Do watersports interest you? Aré___ in watersports? 3. Are you fond of listening to music? Do to music? | 4. Which is your favourite school subject? Which school subject, best? 5. How is your surname spelt? How your surname? Il, You have decided to join an English-language club on the Internet. Write a brief description of yourself for the database. You can write up to 100 words. Remember to include: «your personal details, for example, name and age © what you do/study © the things that you are interested in1.2. Keeping in touch © Vocabulary: Communication and technology |. How are these people keeping in touch? Match the words to the pictures. email __ landline __ mobile (phone)___postcard___text (message) _ aa a <—_ — I Ask and answer the questions with a partner. Give reasons for your answers. ‘Which is the best way to: 0 tell your friends a funny joke you've just heard?. 1 find your friends at a crowded concert? 2 tell all your friends about an interesting website? 3 warn your friends you're going to be late? 4 tell your friends you're having a great holiday? 5 find out all your friends’ news when you come back? I think text or email is best because it's easy to send the joke to several people © Reading |. Look at the following article. Read the title and the text quickly but don’t worry about the spaces. Who is Kimberley Brown and what is friendsforever.com? I. Read the article again and circle the correct word for each space. © A communicate B contact write D exchange 1 A Lot 8 Many © Much D More 2 A delete Bemail C surf D copy 3 Ais B was C has D are 4 A work B rent C employ —_D apply 5 A form B create C think D imagine 6 A prize B hit C success D win 7 A last Ball C least D first 8 B near C close D convenient ” 9 A need Bought —C must D may 10 A among 8 for C like D with FRIENDS FOREVER Today thousands of young people (0) communicate with each other on social websites Such as MySpace and Belo. (1) S\A/uj- of them have web pages with background designs by Kimberly Brown. Anyone: can- (2) i — these unusual and attractive 4designs from Kimberley’s website, friendsforever.com, which (3) 4 quickly becoming one of the most popular sites on the internet. 17-year-old Kimberley already earns enough to (4) £7 pe fi her mother as her financial manager, and she is also training three former clabsmatbs to (5) _ Cheat. designs for Cheat her. Kimberley's parents and teachers are found of her (6) Pood Saeeess although they were shocked at (7) 41 [&¢~ when she gave up high school T* to concentrate on friendsforver.com. Now however, Kimberley is studying for a degree at her (8) 4 local. college. She always refuses invitations to appear on radio or TV. ‘I (9) be a successful businesswoman.’ she says, ‘but at the moment I want to enjoy my free fine with my friends. (10) _Dj\ce any other teenager. © wri : 1. Match upatt to the sonjences they describe. 41, tu’ Geil nas Avremind B apologize C siidést D offer explain F invite 41 Sorry forgot to text you last night 2. You can borrow my old laptop untl yours is mended if you like. 3 can't talk with you now because I'm finishing an essay. 4. Don't forget to switch off the computer when you've finished. 5 Would you like to come to the internet cafe with me? 6 Why not join a social network like MySpace if you want o chat IIIf I. You have a new computer. Write an email to your English friend, Alex. In your email, you should — ‘+ explain why you like the new computer + invite Alex to come to your house * suggest what you can do together on the computer. Write 100 words. Language focus 2: Present tenses |. Read the examples. Are the underlined verbs in present simple or present continuous? 1 Kimberley already eams enough ... 2 She is training three former classmates to help her. 3. She always refuses invitations to appear on TV. 4 At the moment | want to enjoy my free time. Il, Match the verbs in Exercise I to the use of the present tense : ‘A present continuous for an activity happening now B present simple for something that is generally true C present simple for something that happens repeatedly © present simple for a verb nat usualy used in continuous form, e.g. hate, have (go), hear, know, like, see, understandGrammar Review: Present Tenses THE PRESENT SIMPLE The present simple is used to describe: + Present habits Marsha goes to dance lessons every Saturday. ‘+ Permanent situations Does Dan work at the cinema? © States | ike the new James Bond film. + General truths The sun rises in the east. NOTES: ‘+ The present simple is often used with the following words and phrases: © Adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never Remember that these adverbs usually go before the verb, but after the verb be and other auxiliary verbs. 1 often play football with my friends. 1 am often late for my piano lessons. © Phrases: Every Monday/ weel/ etc.// Each Monday/ week/ etc. Once/ twice a week/ month/ etc.// Three times a week/ month/ etc. ‘THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS. The present continuous is used to describe: ‘+ Actions happening now Jan is watching a DVD upstairs. ‘+ Temporary situations We are working at the museum until the end of the month. + Gradual changes It is getting hotter and hotter. ‘+ Annoying habits (usually with always) ‘My brother Is always borrowing my CDs without asking! The present continuous is often used with the following words and phrases: now, right now, at the moment, today, this week/ month/ etc. Stative verbs © Stative verbs do not usually describe actions. They describe states (feelings, thoughts, etc). They are not normally used in continuous tenses: like reading books in my free time. * | am liking reading books in my free time. ‘Some common stative verbs: appear be believe belongto hate have include know like love need prefer see seem taste think understand — want© Some of these verbs (such as be, have and think) are used in continuous tenses when they describe actions. What do you think about this new song? “I'm thinking about last night's match. ‘THE PRESENT PERFECT ‘The present perfect simple is used: * for actions which started in the past and continue up to present or have just finished, e.g.: | have leamed history for three years. © for past actions whose time is not stated and whose results are connected to the present, e.g.: He has travelled to many countries in the world. with adjectives in the superlative degree or expressions like: the only, the first, second...etc., e.g.: This is the most expensive suit I've ever bought. This is the third time Jack has visited the USA. THE PRESENT PERFES1 VON!INUOUS The present sitect progressive is used: ‘+ or activities which started in the past and continue up to present and are in progress , e.g.: They have been studying French for five years. ‘© for past activities with present effects , e.g.: Why is the road so slippery? It has been raining. PRACTICE I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence or that best suits the meaning of the underlined part. 1. Mary and Daisy have just started music courses. They. to play the violin. A leam B.leaming )are teaming D. learns 2. Her auntis stil ill but she. better gradually. A. gets: is getting C.aregot _D. are getting 3. George. the house. It looks very nice. = ‘A decorates B. decorate _C. have been decorating a) @) (©) has just decorated 4, Mercury. at 357.23 degrees centigrade. aes vig. Qa oh nays t D. boil » vi 6 boils B. is boiling —C. boiling % Laura the University of noe now. ‘A. has been attending _B. attend is attending D. attends Ahead 6. They have been waiting for you ts at dag hi a5 on nay @®since early moming _B. since the last week. C. for two hours ago. Allare correct 7. tt me that they can't sell their flat. ® surprises B. is surprising ¢ eel D. surprise 8, Peter's brother for you since 7 a.m. war Refer big Ara bd byte nS ‘A.is looking B.has been looked (Gi has been wo oc looks 9. ‘Where’s Jack?” He his girfriend at the station. She at 12 o'clock.” i@ meets — is coming B. is meeting - comes C. meets ~ comes D. is meeting — is coming 10. Tom and Mary. for Vienna tomorrow. A leave areleaving C leaving D. leaves pos 11. We. ox since last Saturday. "7B)' 10° D div HA doe vite Sr A don't see B.aren'tseen (6) haven't been seeing D.havent seen, 12. A decade, A period offen years. Mishel ig thy bmg iy & (0. A.describes Bisdescribing _C. describe describing 18. Don't bother her. She. her French lesson; she always the morning. A takes —is taking (Bis taking—takes —C. takes - takes. taking — is taking 14, Hurry up, Jane! We all for you. Await Q@ are waiting C. waiting D. are waited 15. Her brother in Canada at present A. working —_—B. works Q@iis working —_D. work Ul. Put the verbs in the brackets in the carract form: 214 ” (go) to the theatre this evening. 2 pack te’ ile. (the film/ begin) at 3.30 or 4.307 3. These workmen [fie -xewr __ (be/never) satisfied; they_glweyt twoplamn (arwave complain) 4. The art exhibition OpeWUe. (open) on 3 May and ¢ intibac. (finish) on 15 July. 5. Ife 7 wot quit (notigo) out this evening. |__S2ay~ (stay) at home. 6 _Hae you / ever / work) in a factory? "No, never" 7. You look tired. ve y (you / work) hard? 8. Excuse me. What time ts {his train get) to London? 9. My brother is an actor. He eed ™” (appear) in several films. 10. "Jane is away on holiday.” Oh, is she? Where = (she / go)? 11.- "Sorry I'm late" = "That's all right. 1 avin t fue ter bjnot J wait) long”. 12. 'm bored with this programme. When ‘loot erie. (itfinishy? 13. (anybody/isten) 3] ye vyto the radio‘or can | turn it off? 14.1 ain vis [sig (notluse) the car this evening, so you can have it. &)s& £nf oy 15. You a4 (do) any thing tonight? Yay dirty 16. 1 (lose) my address book (you / see) it anywhere? 17. We tte 4p % A (0) to,a,copcert tonight. bogie (begin) at 7.30. 18. He usuall i (drink) Coffee in the moming, but today he (drink) tea. 19. isi stil raining?” No, it tas Meypeol (stop) 20. L.... (read) the book you lent me but! buh 't Hii 1 __ (not / finish) it yet. Awe headUNIT 2 IT USED TO BE DIFFERENT @ Vocabulary: Daily life ay |. Match the verbs with the nouns by pitting Trouse | bed | dinner | dishes | foor Tabi] washing | washing | pid wp waar it z x a = = Tay x x nake x [x wash. x Fay | Rrony ) tho bf IL. Talk to your partner. Who usually does these jobs in your family? Who did these ings yesterday? © Reading (e |. What inventions of the fast 2,000 years have caused the most important chang people's dally lives? Il. Read this text and choose the correct word, A, B,C or D for each space. INVENTIONS OF THE LAST 2,000 YEARS Recently, hundreds of scientists and philosophers were asked to name the most important invention of the last 2,000 years. You might (1) people to say the Internet, penicilin or the internal combustion engine, but in (2) nobody did. ‘One scientist (3) for paper because, long before the Intemet, paper allowed ideas to be sent around the world. (4) scientists agreed that modem medicine has helped millions of people, but said (5) inventions, such as soap and pipes for clean and dirty water, have (6) more lives. One philosopher said hay was the most important because it's winter food for horses. Without (7) horses couldn't exist in cold climates, (8) meant that there couldn't be cities in places colder than Athens and Rome. So, thanks (9) hay, Vienna, Paris, London and Berlin were built! Someone else named the mirror because in (10) at our own faces we can Jeam about human beings in general 1.A expect B think believe D guess 2A all Biact C particular D detail 3.A suggested — B judged C answered Dvoted 4.A Other B Another © Others. Dany 5.A clearer B plainer simpler D purer 6.A rescued B delivered C saved D recovered 7.A them C these D many 8.A what Bthat C where D which 9A to Bof C by Difrom 10.A seeing Booking C watching D studying hal@ Listening ‘You will hear a conversation between a boy, Carl, and a girl, Jennie, talking about writing an essay on life a hundred years ago. Decide if each sentence is correct (A) or incorrect (B). A:YES B:NO 1. Carl found the essay writing difficult. 2, Jennie thinks that people had a healthier diet a hundred years ago. 3. Jennie is shocked to learn about the clothes young boys wore. 4, Jennie admires the way people entertained themselves. 5. Carle and Jennie agree that children were more respectful in the past. 6. Jennie is grateful to Carl for helping her with the essay. (em eee ooo000 we Writing: A story | Your English teacher has asked you to write a story in about 100 words. Your ‘story must begin with this sentenc Just as the film began, | received a text message on my mobile phone. Before you write, plan your story with a partner. Think about these questions: 1. Who were with you? 4. What happened? 2. What kind of film were you going to see? 5. What did you do? 3. Who sent you the message? Now write the story. When you have finished, work with a partner and read each other's story. Say two positive things and make one suggestion for improvement. © Speaking Talk to your partner about a life story. Take turns, ask questions and react to what your partner says. Language Focus: Past Tenses PAST SIMPLE AND USED TO Read the examples and complete the rules 1-6 about the past by underlining one of the two bold words or expressions in each rule. finished my essay last night. Did everybody use to eat like that? Little boys used to wear dresses. They didn’t have washing machines or vacuum cleaners. 1. We used past simple for single events that are finished / still going on. 2. We use used to for a past habit / single event that no longer exists. 3. Used f0 is followed by past simple / the infinitive. 4. To form past simple of regular verbs, add -{e}d /-ing to the infinitive. 5. We form negatives with not /did not and the infinitive. 6. We form questions with do /did plus the infinitive. 10Grammar Review: Past Tenses ‘THE PAST SIMPLE The past simple is used to describe: Completed actions that took place at a definite time in the past. The time is either mentioned or implied. E.g. Mary visited the British Museum when she was in London. Permanent situations in the past Eg. John lived in Ireland for 15 years. Completed actions that took place one after the other in the past (in story-telling or narratives) E.g. Sue woke up, washed her face and had breakfast. Past habits or repeated actions in the past; frequency adverbs (always, often, seldom, never, etc.) may also be used. E.g. When Paul was younger, he often went fishing with his father. How to form the regular past form of a verb We acd -eu to most regular verbs: wait - wawea Ifa verb ends in-6, add -d: use - used If a single vowel is followed by a single consonant double the final consonant: stop - ‘stopped We double the last consonant of two-syllable verbs when the second syllable is stressed: prefer - preferred If the verb ends in -y and -y is preceded by a vowel, keep the -y: enjoy - enjoyed If the verb ends in -y and y is preceded by a consonant, change -y to ~i and add -ed: study - studied, try - tried If the verbs end in -ic, change to ~ick: picnic - picnicked If the verb ends in -ie, add -d! dle - died Time expressions: yesterday, then, ago, last month/ night/ week/ year, etc ‘THE PAST CONTINUOUS: The past continuous is used to describe: ‘An action that was in progress at a definite time in the past. We emphasize its duration E.g. This time last Friday, | was flying to London. ‘Actions happening at the same time in the past E.g. While Helen was watching TV, Nick was studying. ‘A lengthy action that was in progress when a shorter or sudden one interrupted it. “The longer action is in the past continuous and tha shorter one is in the Past Simple. E.g. She was having dinner when the lights went out. Background scenes to a story E.g. It was early in the evening and it was beginning to get dark. She was having a cup of tea... ‘Temporary past states or actions E.g. He was writing a play in those days.* Repeated actions or annoying habits (with always, continually, etc) Eg. My brother was always getting into trouble with the past. Time expressions: while, as, when, etc ‘THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE The past perfect simple is used: + for a past event that was completed before another past event. With before, after, when, as soon as and until we can use the Past simple instead of the Past Perfect if the actions are in chronological order. Eg. By the time we arrived, the film had started, They had hung up before | answered the phone. * for a past event that was completed before a definite time in the past. Eg. Angela had finished cooking by 11.30. * with adjectives in the superlative degree and expressions such as the first/ second a» the only. E.g. That was the first fine ! had been to Paris. It was the worst time I had ever had. Time expression: by + a certain time, by the time, after, before, when, etc. ‘THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS The past perfect continuous is used: * to emphasize the duration of an action that had been in progress up to a moment in the past or before another past event. Eg. _ By 1987, he had been working in New York for 5 years. He had been teaching for 35 years when he retired. + for an action whose duration caused visible results later on in the past. E.g. When they came back from the beach, their skin was red. They had been lying in the sun for 5 hours. Time expressions: by, when, for, since, after, before, how long, etc. PRACTICE |. Choose the letter A, B, C or D next to the words or phrases which complete the following sentences. - ay i 1. They wish theyhal Gaor/_ the film on TV last night, Use (3 LA tue BR pb 4s iy, @hadseen B. saw C. seen D. would saw 2. Almost everyone hud jy 1° _ for home by the time we arrived. A leave B.left © C. leaves @ had left 3, Mr. Brown is our physical teacher. He fat tui physics since he London in 1990. @®bas taught /left B. has taught /leaving _C. have taught / leftD. has taught / has left 4. Christopher Columbus_Apscuered America more than 500 years ago. @ discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered _. had been discovering 5. Jose a book when I saw him A.is reading “Bread Owes reading. reading R6. Idon't goto the party. Iwish Levent thee @. I went there B.Igothere C.1would go there _D. | can go there 7. After she ypch, she looked for my bag. ‘A.was having had had Chas D. has had 8. Jack fel down when hewitzmnaiy towards the church, Arun B. runs was running D.hadrun ag iy |) beg HoT VPS Its an hour since Paul eo he mustbe at the office now. 1 hf; ay AS antly Ais leaving B. was leaving C.hasleft (O>left 40. He was living in France when his un clo died 7 @bis uncle died Bhs uncle dies. Chis uncle is dying D. his unclehas died = 4. ole RE 411. The fire out when they were having dinner. Ce A.breaks —B.was breaking, , C. broke —_D. has broken 12. They elthappy, and 80 dd Atoodid! B.neitherdid| (O)sodid! either did! 13. The little girl asked what tohher friend. @had happened — B.happened C. has happened _D. would have been happened 14, Henry. into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. —— ‘A.was going 6 went C.hasgone —_D. did go tart: lie wel 16 When I last saw Nick, he_waf livtiy in London. A. has lived B.istiving (©) was living _D. has been living 1. Complete the article with verbs from the box, using used fo or past simple. If both are possible, use used to. getup _‘faveto Ive Took play take watch wear Living in the Past Tonight the popular TV show Living in the Past retums to our screens with the Winlensdale family, who will be ‘living’ in the 16" century for a month. How will they survive life in the past? Perhaps the Hatters can give them some tips. In the last series, the Hatter family (0) lived for a month exactly like families used to do in 1900. This is what they said about their experience. Mrs. Hatter (aged 45): It was terribly hard work. All month, 1 (1) before ‘everyone else to light the fire and heat the water. In 1900 people (2) all their clothes by hand, which took at least a whole day. The first time | tried, it (3) me three days! Mr. Hatter (aged): | (4) wear old-fashioned clothes all the time like the ones they (5) = in 1900. 1 (6) really odd and people stared at me on the bus when | went to work! Mark Hatter (aged 14): Before | went on the program, | (7) Jost of TV but they didn’t even have electricity in 1900. People (8) card games or read by oil lamp, so that's what we did too. It was fun, actually! Il, Read the story. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past perfect. Astrange coincidence 13One evening when | was about 16, my younger sister Daniela and | (1) (decide) to go to the cinema. We wanted to see Grease, with Travella and Olivia Newton John. It was an incredibly popular film at that time and we were the only people in our school who (2) (not see) it. ‘About an hour after the film had started, the fire alarm (3) (g0 off) and we all had to live the cinema. | got separated from my sister. Of course mobile phones 4) (not exist) then so | couldn't just call her and ask her where she was When 1 (5) (get) home, the first thing my Dad said was “Where's Daniela?" | 6) (never see) my father get angry before, but that time he did, A short time later, my sister arrived home. She (7) (catch) the wrong bus and had got terribly lost. Luckily she had met a kind lady who (8) (bring) her home. Several years later we were invited to a wedding. The bride was a friend of my sister's and when we were introduced to her aunt, we (9) (recognise) her as IV. Rewrite the deena sentences using 1. last snowed ornight aga Er A typ sor mg Fal It 2. He could eam a living in a big city. He 3. It's over twenty years since we got married. We : 4. This is the most expensive furniture she has ever bought. This is 5. My friend's mother has been working with foreigners for a long time. My friend's mother started 6. It's years since we last traveled abroad. We haven't 7. [haven't been to London for two years. The last 8. Mr. Smith bought this car five months ago. Mr. Smith has 9. We have never met him before. Its the 10. It started to rain at 2 p.m. Ithas 4UNIT 3 WE WILL HAVE ROBOTS © Vocabulary: Computers and technology |. Complete the questions with the words in the below: chips digital interactive network program remote control software 1.Doyouhavea ‘camera? 2.Do you know how to write a computer 2 3. Have you got anti-virus, ‘on your computer? 4.Do you know how to connect two or more computers to make a 5, Do you know what all the in your computer do? 6. Who is usually in charge of the TV in your family? 7. Do you enjoy going to museums with exhibits? Ask and answer the questions with your partner. @ Reading |. Which things do you think we will all have in our homes in 20 years’ time? Read the text once to check. II. Read the sentences below about the house of the future. Read the text again to decide if each sentence is correct (A) or incorrect (B). A:YES B:NO 1. Experts believe that objects will have avery diferent appearance in the future, 2. Inthe house ofthe future the heating wil come on ata single instruction, 3, The pictures onthe walls might change as people goin and out of rooms. 4, One simple action willbe enough to prepare th living room for watching a fim. 5. Itmight be possible to use furniture to display photographs. 6. The fridge wl inform the home-owner when it’s ime to replace a broken part. 7. The fidge will suggest recipes based on whal ingredients are inside it. 8. The computer chips needed to make the system work are cheap. 9. The chip in your shit wil tll you when the shirt needs to be washed. 410. The bedroom rior wil tell you f the clothes you are wearing suit you. ‘THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE. ‘The future is coming, but, according to the experts, it probably won't look like the set of a science fiction film. Everyday items will look pretty much like those we see around us today. But under the surface, things are changing and in 20 years’ time the products we use will definitely be able to do a lot more than they can today. ‘One place where we are likely to see big changes is in the home. Developments in hardware and software will make everyday living simple and easy. When you walk into a room, the lights and heating will come on automatically and your favourite music will start to play without you having to do or say anything. It may even be possible to program the system to display artwork that suits individual family's members’ personal tastes as they go around the house. . In the living room, pressing a single button on the remote contro! will lower the lights , close the curtains, and switch off the music as the system realizes that a movie is about to Ooooooo0o0o0 Oooooooo0og0 1sstart. New touch-screen technology built into the furniture means that the dining room table could become a computer screen. You might be able to place a mobile phone on a table and see digital pictures in its glass surface that were taken with the phone at school or work. In the kitchen, the refrigerator could be connected to the internet. It would ‘talk’ to the supplier and order replacement parts without you ever knowing something was wrong. This fridge will be able to tell you what's inside it, making the job of creating a shopping list much easier. And, as you remove the food from the fridge, and place it on the counter top, another computer there will recognize what itis and begin to suggest recipes. This is all possible because tiny, inexpensive computer chips will be attached to every product in the house, including your clothes. So, the washing machine will know how to wash your favourite linen shirt and your wardrobe will be able to tell you which clothes are at the dry-cleaner’s and when they are due back. An interactive mirror in the bedroom may allow you to see how you look in different clothes without the need to try them on. Unfortunately, one thing we are unlikely to use in the next few years is a humandike household robot. We will have to wait a bit longer for that. Il Which of the ideas in the article will most improve our lives and which are a waste of time? Why? Can you think of any other things that would make your life easier? © Writing |. Discuss these questions with your partner ‘a. What is your favourite food? How often do you eat it? b. What kind of food do you usually have: ata birthday party? at apicnic? inarestaurant? —_on New Year's Eve? c. What do you often do to celebrate a special occasion? Ul, This is part of an email you receive from your friend Philip. 1 want to organize @ party for my parents’ 20” wedding anniversary. Would a surprise party be best, or is that a bad idea? Should | book a table at a restaurant or have the party at home? What would you do? ‘+ Write an email in about 100 words, answering your friend’s questions. ‘A. Read an answer email from Peter below. Does the answer email: a. have a suitable beginning and ending? . answer alll the questions in Philip's letter? . have enough words? «. include only important information? Hi Philip, Thanks for your email. | went to a great party last night. It was my friend Sam's 18" birthday. The food was fantastic and there was a band playing too. For your parents’ party, | think you should book a table at a restaurant. Invite lots of guests and make sure they are all there when you arrive with your parents. | dont think it is @ good idea to have the party at home. 16B. Write your own answer to Philip's email. Remember to answer all the questions, write the correct number of words and include a suitable beginning and ending. ‘© Begin with Dear or Hi and the person's name. ‘* End with a phrase like See you soon, Take care or Best wishes. Language focus: Agreeing, Disagreeing and Suggesting Read the phrases below. Do we use them to agree (A), to disagree (D) or to suggest sy? Let's .... ‘Yes, you're right. That's a good / the best idea. How / What about... ? Well, I'm not sure ... What a good idea! don't think that’s a good idea. Why don't we ... ? { think we should ... © Speaking |. A friend of yours is organizing an end of year party for her class. a. Discuss the different ideas with your partner, and decide which one if the best. going for picnic a fancy dress party going to a restaurant barbecue on the beach —_ having a party at someone's house b. Talk to a partner about the advantages and disadvantages of the different ideas in the pictures, and decide which one is the best. «. Talk about future arrangements. Grammar Review: Future tenses ‘THE FUTURE "WILL" (THE FUTURE SIMPLE) The future “will” is used to express: ‘+ adecision one makes at the moment of speaking. Eg. It's getting cold; I'l close the window. «predictions or personal opinions about the future. We can use verbs, expressions and adverbs of probability such as believe, expect, think, be sure, be afraid, perhaps, probably, etc. Eg. | think Arsenal will lose this match/ I'm sure John will be very happy to meet you. © requests and offers Eg. Will you do the ironing for me, please? ‘© promises, threats, wamings, hopes, fears, invitations, refusal, willingness, determination. Eg. Stop making so much noise or the neighbors will get angry. ‘© Shall is used only with “I* and "we" in formal English or for suggestions and offers. Eg. _ I shan't see Mr. Davidson this afternoon. ‘Shall we go to the beach party tonight? Time expressions: next week, next month, next year, tomorrow, in a week/ month/ year 7THE FUTURE "GOING TO" The future "going to" is used to express ‘+ predictions based on evidence E.g. The sun is shining. It's going to be a lovely day. ‘* plans or decisions that have already been made E.g. I'm going to study economics this year. * _was/ were going to is used for actions that had been planned in the past but did not eventually happen. E.g. They were going to play tennis this aftemoon but they cancelled it because of the heavy rain. Time expressions: next week, next month, next year, tomorrow, in a week/month/year ‘THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS ‘The future continuous is used to express: * actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future, E.g. At 10 o'clock tomorrow evening, I'll be watching a film on TV. + a polite request about someone's plan, especially if we want to ask for a favor. Eg. Will you be using your computer tomorrow? Time expressions: next week, next month, next year, tomorrow, in a week/ month’ year THE FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE ‘The future perfect simple is used: * for actions that will be completed by a certain time in the future or before another future action Eg. By dinner time | will have written all the letters. | guess John will have stopped working by the time we arrive. Time expressions: by, by the time, before THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS ‘The future perfect continuous is used: ‘+ to show the duration of an action up to a certain point of time in the future. The action may continue further Eg. By midnight we will have been flying for seven hours. Time expressions: by; by the time, before PRESENT AS FUTURE ‘+ The present simple is used for actions that will take place in the future according to a timetable or programme. E.g. The train for Edinburgh leaves at 8.00 am from platform 3. «The present continuous is used for things that we have already planned or arranged to do in the future. Future time expressions are often used. E.g. They are flying to Paris next Thursday. MAKING PREDICTIONS 18