Unit 4

1 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1 You need to back up / set up your work every couple of hours in case there is a power cut.
2 These speakers / headphones are perfect for listening to music on the plane.
3 Smartphones are the invention / inspiration that has changed our lives the most.
4 When are you going to update / upload your laptop? I used it yesterday and it is so slow!
5 There is no need to shut down / log in your phone when you go to bed. Just put it on nighttime mode.
6 When you post / record a review online, you should always give your honest opinion.
7 Using a touchscreen / monitor is so much easier than using a mouse.
8 Your files are a lot more connected / organised than mine. I just have one folder for everything.
9 My keyboard is external / wireless, so I don’t need to plug it in to my computer.
10 The chemistry teacher showed us a metal that is so attractive / explosive that we are not allowed to touch it.

2 Choose the correct option (a–c) to complete the sentences.

1 My technician has been fixing my laptop all day, but he ______ by six this evening.
a will be finishing b will have finished c is going to have been finished
2 From past experience, I know that if Hazel doesn’t start studying, she ______ fail the course.
a will be b is going to c will have
3 As soon as he ______ here, we’ll cut the birthday cake.
a gets b will have got c will be getting
4 It’s much too cold in here. ______ turn up the heating control?
a Am I going to b Will I have c Shall I
5 At this time next week, Fiona ______ on a beach, sipping a cool drink and reading a fashion magazine.
a will have been sitting b will sit c will be sitting
6 I won’t call you ______ I have some news.
a until b when c by the time
7 He knows he’s running late, but he has promised he ______ the program by the end of the working day.
a will have been installed b will install c will have installed
8 By the time the file ______ , we’ll be asleep.
a is downloaded b has downloaded c will download
9 Move that mobile phone away from the edge of the table or it ______ off and might break.
a will be falling b will be fallen c is going to fall
10 One day, hopefully in the not so distant future, all housework ______ by robots.
a will be done b is being done c will have been done

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3 Complete the email with the correct form of the words. Use the correct future tense.

Hi Jane

Guess what! I’ve just decided I 1 ________________ (study) to become a medical technician. I like working in a
café, but the pay isn’t very good and I’m sure I 2 ________________ (never get) a promotion. So it’s time for a
career change. I think the starting pay for medical technicians 3 ________________ (be) almost twice what I make
now.

So, here’s the plan. The course 4 ________________ (start) next January, so I 5 ________________ (work) really hard
to save up enough money for it. If I cut down on eating out and forget about going away on holiday, I
6
________________ (save) up enough money by the end of the year. It’s a one-year course, which means in two
years’ time I 7 ________________ (make) the money back that I paid for the course. I might even be able to take
you on holiday!

Does that sound sensible to you? Give your honest opinion when you 8 ________________ (have) time to think
about this.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Love

Maria

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