Vocabulary Practice A. Definitions. Use the words inthe box to complete he defintons. electricity future grocery laboratory | micror program surroundings treatment 1. Ifyou look into a(n) _, you see yourself. 2. A(a)__ store sells different kinds of food. 3. Your are the places, conditions, and things around you, 4, A(n)___ is a room full of equipment where scientists work. 5. After you receive for an illness, you usually look or feel better. 6. You ‘a machine by giving it instructions so it performs an action, 7. The is the period of time that will happen after the present time. 8, js energy that travels through wires and is used to operate machines. B, Completion. Complete the information using words from the box in A. Science fiction writers have long dreamed of cyborgs—people who have machines as body parts. Now that dream is a realy. Scientists have discovered ways to 1. machines to pick up signals mand from the brain, so people can operate them just by thirking, : kits with her robotic arm After she lost her arm in a car accident, it was difficult for ‘Amanda Kitts to do the 2. shopping and other everyday activities. Now Amanda has a robotic arm. This technology is stil very new. Though it has been tested many times in a 3. .itneeds to be tested with real people. It may not work for everyone. However, many believe it won't be too far into the 4. before scientists succeed in fully joining humans and machines. =, ‘Word Partnership Use future with: (ad) near future, distant future, bright future: (x) predict the future, shape the future, face the future. 172 teUnderstanding Prefixes and Suffixes Prefixes (e.g, un, dis, mis-) are found atthe beginning of words, and suffixes (..,-a,-y, istic) atthe end of words. Knowing the meaning of prefixes and suffixes can help you understand new words and help build your vocabulary. ‘A. Completion. Look at the prefixes, meanings, and examples. Write a new word for each prefix using words from the box fact pald national Prefix Meanings Examples Your ideas tere again/back to return ‘A This pacemaker 2. inter- sn/among. Interne mee nenreee amore eee eee Ite machine that 3. pre- before predict eee : chest to help control Completion. Look atthe suffixes, meanings, and examples tha heart ina, Write a new word for each sufix using words from the box. iether ample fe of how teemclogy pein assess invent | era grea fea aeeaeaeeGe ves Suffix Meanings Examples Your ideas: fallof careful 2.-ment —actormanner enjoyment Bion actorprocess action Definitions. Find words in the first two paragraphs of the passage on page 169 containing these words, Write the word with its prefix or suffix ‘Then write a definition. Word Word + prefix or suffix Definition 4. aging 2. treat 3. youth, CEERI Discuss with a partner. Which of the predictions in the reading do you think will happen? Make a prediction about future technology, Does your partner agree? tae 171‘Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer for each question (NGHENN] 1. The passage is mainly about a. medical treatments of the fature how future technology may affect ou lives ¢. how people will work and have fun in the ature (RIDER 2. What does the writer say about aging in the future? ‘Age 60 will not be thought of as old. '. People who are 150 will look ike they are 60. . People who are 60 can expect to live 150 mor: years, (W@RRHURE| 5. Inline 11, the word smart means 4. nice-looking ». good at learning with a computer (REGRRA] 4. The word i's (ine 15) refers to | a thewindow the ell phone © thesun 5. Which ofthe following predictions is NOT mentioned inthe passage? a. You wll be abe to grow new body parts, b. Clothes will be able to change ther patterns. ¢. There will be no more cell phones. Did You Know? 6. Which statement would Ampy Buchholz probably agree with? hurman hairis ‘Nanotechnology will become very common ir the future. about 100,000, |b. Nano-sized particles may be dangerous to pecple’s health. ‘nanometers wide «: Life willbe less interesting because everyone will look the same, 170 vst 28How Will We Live in 2035? Welcome to life n the future! You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. You've just had an anti-aging treatment, so your face looks youth. In 2035, many people your age could live to be 150, so at 63, 5 you're not old at al. Science has also found amazing ways to keep people healthy. ‘There are nanotechnology’ treatments for many illnesses, including cancer. And if any part of your body is not healthy, you can “grow" anew one in a laboratory. “With peces of wearable 1) As you get dressed, you say to your shir, “Turn red.” It technology like Google's becomes red. In 2035, "smart clothes” contain nanoparticles smart contact lens onthe that carry electricity. So you can program clothes to change way to becoming part colors or patterns. of peoples daly ves, pethaps the future isnot (On the way to the kitchen, you want to call a friend. Your so faraway, 1 cell phone is by the window because the material it's made of takes in energy from the sun, But you don't need to pick up the phone. You can just touch your jacket sleeve? to make the call. These are just some examples of nanotechnology all around you. “Your whole body and surroundings (will become part of 10 the same network,”® says scientist Ampy Buchholz It’s breakfast time, You reach for the milk, but a voice says, eer “Don’t drink that!” Your fridge is reading a computer chip on ffotsemesered 9 the mik, Every item from the grocery has a chip. Your fridge mma oe hn ‘over you am | knows the milk is old, and tells the store you need new milk. Finally i’ time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go, and soon you willbe there, ‘arpa tna So, wil ll these predictions come true? Perhaps the future i «Accomm een ry much closer than we think. Sener it 169An artist’ idea of ‘what a home inthe future might lok tke AA. Predict. Look at the pictures on this page and the next, and read the captions. Then answer the questions below. 1. What do you think the passage will say about the future? 2. What other things do you think will be different in the future? ‘Skim. Skim the passage on page 169, Check (v) the topes the author makes predictions about. Then read the whole passige to check your answers, Were your ideas in A correct? C1 heath CH emertainment [clothing O food OO transportation 1) work 168 usta