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I's anyone's quess!5 a Workin pairs and decide ifthe statements are true (1) or false (F). Correct the false statements. Text 1. Wewillbelieve that virtual worlds are real 2 Thevirtwal world will controlus. Text2 3 With UBL every person, even children, will get money 4 If youwork, you lose your USI Text’3 5 "The singularity is when Al takes control 6 Noone knows what will happen after the singularity b Which possible future is the mostlikely? Which is the ‘most frightening? Work in groups and discuss your answers. Grammar Ga Read opinions a~g about the future. Which text in Exercise 4 are they about? No one gives you something for fe unless they want something in return’ b ‘Assoon ast can, create my own world and spend my time there! € fit becomes smarter than us, it might sole the problems we can't! d ‘Assuming it's affordable, wellallbe living in a digital word soon if youthinkit never be smarter than us, just wait andsee’ f "When robots take my job, stil need an income’ 4g 'When people haverno work, they get angry! b Read the grammar box, complete it with sentences from Exercise 6a and choose the correct alternatives. Real conditionals Real conditionals (zero conaitionals and first contitionals) talk about situations that arealways true or events that are possible. Use the zero conditional when you see a situation asaruleoragenetal uth, Usea present tense in both the congition clause and the result clause [tis ‘common touse wen instead of ifn the condition. clause. When. Itis also common to use an imperative in theresult clause to give advice or instructions, a Use the first conditional when you see a situation ‘aspossiblein the future. Usea future tense or may/ ‘might/couldin the result clause, When: “f_. ‘There areseveral alternatives to if © Toemphasise thatthe result willbe immediate, use: Sunless/ossumming/as soon os * Tomean except ifuse: Sunless/assuming/as soon as * When the speaker wants you toimagine something, use: 7unless/ossumming/as soon os © You canalsouse provided that and as long as to emphasise the condition, Provided that its more fun ‘than the real world, there won't bea problem. Aslong as it affordable itll be really popular. 7 8 Choose the correct option, a orb, to complete the sentences. Sometimes both are possible. 11 More people end up sleeping onthe streets when poverty a increases b_willincrease 2 Unemployment. when the economy improves, 2 usuallygoes down b will godown 3 healthcare costs ise. people stop going to their doctor. a Assomnas = b Unless 4 Overall happiness _if intolerance rises. a falls > wilfal 5 When my smartahone smarter than me, ll throw itaway. ais b willbe 6 YVR continues ta improve, welllstart to find the real world boring. a Assuming -«b_Assconas. 7. Therewillnever bea UBL ‘there arejobs, a aslongas Bb _assoonas 8 il never live in a virtual world the reatone becomes too unpleasant aif b unless Work in pairs. Which sentences in Exercise 7a do you agree/disagree with? Change the sentences you disagree with. @ corpse a0cryourspermorenenatonana practice Speaking PREPARE Sa Which of the situations do you think will have a good/bad outcome? * robots get personalities «life expectancy rises to 150 living standards fall ramatically healthcarecosts continue to rise your smartphone becomes smarter than you VR becomes better than realty social inequality continues to rise crime and poverty disappear b Choose two situations from the list and make notes ‘on what you think the outcome willbe, 9a Work in pairs Discuss the consequences ofthe situations you have chosen. Listen to your partner's ideas and ask for an explanation. Find another student whose ideas about the future are similarto yours. Dery Natta Pecetin etry ssamany ayqissog| WZ. LDR &stsaeacea