UNIT 3: Homes

 Describe the area where you live: I live in “El tintal” in this Neghbourhoud, there
are many building complex, and I live in building comple too, its very quiet and
very green
 Do you feel safe in your area/ in your home? Yeah, el tintal is very quiet and secure
neighborhood,
 I think bogota will be a city

Reading: Separate Lives

What kind of homes will we live in 20 or
30 years from now? Some people think
that many of us will live in “gated
communities”. There will be high walls
and fences around our houses and flats.
Security guards will control the entrances.
Inside, there will be parks and play areas
for children, supermarkets, business
centres and travel agencies, restaurants,
gyms and golf courses.
These gated communities already exist in
many countries. Some of them are like
small towns, and in Brazil some even
have their own schools. Of course, they
aren’t cheap places to live in: at Beverly
Park, in Los Angeles, houses cost
between 12 and 32 billion dollars.
It’s clear why people want to live in them.
In Johannesburg, South Africa, 65% of
residents feel unsafe in their homes at
night. In many cities, public places like
parks are sometimes dangerous. A gated
community gives people a feeling of
security and, after 9/11, people want to
feel safe, Especially in the USA.
But not everyone is happy about a future rich and the poor will increase, and
of gated communities, including some top society will become more dangerous.
police officers. They say that the people
in the communities won’t mix with
people outside. Also, the gap between the

1. Answer the following questions about the article

 The article tells us about gated communities:
a) In the future
b) Now
c) Now and in the future
d) In the future, now and in the past
 Do we usually use will and won’t (will not) to talk about:
a) What is generally true in the present
b) What happened in the past
c) What we think or know about the future

- In 2050 I’ll be 77 years old We use will (‘ll) for what we know about
the future
- I think China will produce the most We use will (‘ll) for what we think about
food in the future the future

- It won’t be dark at 5 pm in October

Will + not= won’t
- People won’t watch TV in the
future. I think they will use the
internet

- Will the climate become warmer?

- Won’t grey whales completely Use will/won’t + subject to ask questions
disappear?

2. Complete the sentences with will or won’t and a verb from the box

be change have have to live meet

 Gated communities ________________ high walls

 There ___________________ safe places where children can play
 People outside ___________________ people inside
 Poor people __________________ in these communities
  People in these places ___________________ leave the community very
often
 The communities ________________ society some ways

3. Put the words in the right order to make questions. Then ask and answer the
questions with a partner.
In the year 2100,
 families be will smaller than now bigger or ?
_____________________________________________________________
 any fish there will in the sea be ?
_____________________________________________________________
 the internet use people will ?
_____________________________________________________________
 people all their life will keep all their teeth ?
_____________________________________________________________
 India will be the most important country ?
_____________________________________________________________
 will love in relationships be important ?
_____________________________________________________________

4. Speaking practice: Ask a partner Will you…when you’re older? questions with the
words below.
 Children: example: will you have children when you’re older?
 Another country
 Excellent English
 New car
 Mars or the Moon
 Get married
 New house
 5. Fill in the gaps to complete the sentences
 I ________________ meet my friends after class. Would you like to join us?
 A: _______ your brother ________________ travel next week? B: Yes, he _______.
 Alex ________________ go to work today because he is sick.
 Bob and Cathy ________________ see a movie tonight. It starts at seven o’clock.
 A: _______ you ________________ do your homework? B: Yes, I _______.
 We’re too busy, so we ________________ have lunch.
 A: _______ you ________________ watch TV tonight B: No, I _______.
 Where _______ they _______________ stay when they visit Paris?
 My classmates and I ________________ have a test next Monday. We have to study!
 What _______ you _______________ buy for your sister’s birthday present?
 We ________________ go to the beach today because the weather is bad.
 I’m tired, so I ________________ take a short nap.
 My cousin doesn’t like her boss. She ________________ look for a new job.
 It’s almost three o’clock. _______ we ________________ leave for the airport soon?
 Look at those dark clouds! I think it ________________ rain soon.
6. Put the words in the correct order.
 you / to / tell / him / going / are / ?
___________________________________________________________________
 going / him / I’m / tell / no, / not / to
___________________________________________________________________
 later / are / what / do / you / going / to / ?
___________________________________________________________________
 watch / I’m / a / to / DVD / going
___________________________________________________________________
 Steve / going / is / to / be / the / barbecue / at / ?
___________________________________________________________________
 going / to / what / wear / you / are / ?
___________________________________________________________________
 wear / I’m / jeans / going / a / T-shirt / to / and
___________________________________________________________________
 late / we / are / going / be / to
___________________________________________________________________

7. Homework: Write one paragraph describing what your plans are for the weekend.
Submit it on the platform.