28/02/2023

Complete the sentences

1) I wish it ____ (BE) so hot!

2) I wish the government ____ (RAISE) interest rates.
3) If only I ______ (SPEND) all my money last night!
 REVIEW LESSON

1) Grammar: Future perfect and future continuous tenses

2) Listening skills: Listening for general idea
3) Exam overview
4) Course review
Can you solve the riddle? What am I?

I don’t grow on trees.

I make the world go round.
I am the root of all evil.
I am a good servant but a poor master.
Which form of storing wealth is most advisable?
I feel that putting your money under the bed may not be such a great idea
because…
 Match the expressions and their definitions

1) Money launder
2) Put under surveillance
3) Be at the mercy of
4) At the flick of a switch
5) Ban
6) Burden
a) In a second
b) Monitor closely
c) Responsibility
d) Clean financial funds
e) Prohibit
f) Have someone in control of you
 THE FUTURE OF MONEY

Watch the interview up to 4 minutes and complete the notes

below.
1) The future of money is going to be digital / cash.
2) Spain made it illegal to make transactions of over _____ in
cash.
3) According to the speaker, _____ own the banks.
4) Governments monitor our economic activity because they want
to reduce terrorism/political control. (1:45)
5) The greatest burden will be on the ____ of our society. (3:00)
6) The advantages of Bitcoin are that it offers a currency that is
___________ (3:28).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df_wc9B5leI
 scenario funnel put surveillance
laundering turn switch ban

Summary of talk
Governments are making efforts to _______ (1) cash. India has demonetised its top two notes.
Spain has made it illegal to conduct transactions higher than 1,000 euros in cash. They want to
_______ (2) these transactions into banking systems under government control. But this won’t
stop money _________(3) because it’s the criminals that own the banks. Removing cash doesn’t
mean criminals can’t use money. Everyone else is going to be under ________ (4). This gives
political power to those who monitor us and will ________(5)governments into criminals.
Innocent citizens can become “non-persons” at the flick of a _________(6), perhaps just for
supporting the wrong party or protesting. It will _________ (7) greatest pressure on the poorest
section of society and give massive powers to governments. ___________(8) B is an open and
transparent system under no government’s control, using Bitcoin.
 Put the sentences into the correct order
1) We be 2030 in a cashless will living society in

2) We count 2030 forgotten have to by will how

 Put the sentences into the correct order

1) We will be living in a cashless society in 2030.

2) We will have forgotten how to count by 2030.
 Which of the predictions for 2030 do you agree with?

I guess we might be living….

It’s unlikely that we will have….
1) We will be living in a cashless society by 2030.
2) We will have completely forgotten about wallets and purses.
3) We may be using Bitcoin as our means of exchange.
4) We might have forgotten how to count.
 FUTURE CHANGES
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Use a continuous form after be going to, will, may, and might for events you expect to be
in progress at a future time. WILL BE + ING
You can use going to be – ing when there’s evidence now for a future continuing event.
(Use may and might for possibilities).

· Everyone’s going to be using cards more in the future.

· We won’t be carrying wallets with us in the future.

FUTURE PERFECT
Use a perfect form after will, may, might for events that you expect to be complete at a
future point WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
• By 2030, we might have forgotten how to count.
• By this time next week, I’ll have finished all of my assignments!
 Complete the sentences using will/may/might and
an appropriate form of the future

1) ________ (you/retire) by the time you're 60?

2) Hurry up! When we get there, the film _______(already/start).
3) Julie ____ (not work) this time next week. She'll be on holiday!
4) I'm only halfway through my homework. I _____(not finish) it before the teacher
arrives.
5) Don't phone me before 8 o'clock because we ___ (have) dinner until then.
 TRANSLATE

1) Para 2050, podriamos haber salido todos de este planeta.

2) En 30 años, estaremos viviendo en el espacio.

3) Cuando lleguemos a vivir en el espacio, la tierra se habrá vuelto

inhabitable.
 Predicting the future:
Answer the questions below using the correct
future verb forms and giving reasons.
1) How do you imagine we will be conducting financial transactions in
20 years?
I’d guess that we’ll probably be making purchases by…..
2) What devices do you think you'll be using for work and for fun in
ten years?
Well, I’d say that people will be using….
3) What clothes do you think people will be wearing in 2030?
I’d hazard to guess that people might be wearing….
4) What do you think you’ll have achieved by 2023?
By 2023, I think I will have…..
Complete the sentences using a modal from the box
must ought may might could have had better
will would can’t should
1) If you don’t have a bank account, you __________buy food.
2) You __________hand over your rights to the banks. That’s a bad idea.
3) It’s logical that those who want a cashless society ___________ be benefiting from
it.
4) _________you support our campaign?
5) __________I use Bitcoin to pay for my shopping?
6) You_________ not get rid of all your cash.
7) We _________to act now!
 Complete the sentences using a modal from the box

1) If you don’t have a bank account, you __can’t___buy food.

2) You ___mustn’t____and over your rights to the banks.
3) Those who want a cashless society, ___must____ be benefiting from it.
4) ___Will/Would/Could/Can_you support our campaign?
5) ___May/Could/Can__I use Bitcoin to pay for my shopping?
6) You__had better/should__ not get rid of all your cash.
7) We __have / ought ___to act now.
 COURSE REVIEW & EXAM OVERVIEW

Write one topic you can recall studying during this course.
• Adjectives for describing personality (laid-back).
 Course review

Write one example for each of the following:

1)A personality trait starting with the letter “P”
2)A formal verb which means “keep and not give back” starting with “w”
3)Word formation: the adjective form of “criticise”.
4) A 3rd conditional sentence:
If I ________(learn) a musical instrument as a child, I _____ (choose) the violin.
5) The future perfect form of “take”:
6) A part of an essay:
7) Relative clauses. Combine these 3 sentences into 1.
The article needs translating. It was written by Gladwell. It is on the table.

8) A word that rhymes with “bear”:

 FINAL EXAM (6-8 pm)
1ST CALL: 07/02/23 2ND CALL: 20/06/23
Vocabulary:
Personality traits
Vocabulary relating to social issues
Formal verbs
Word formation
Noun + Preposition collocations
Grammar:
Verb tenses (present, past and future)
Conditional forms
I wish…./ If only…
Relative clauses
Reading Comprehension skills:
Skimming/scanning/main idea/ details/ inference/words in context
Listening Comprehension skills:
Main idea/details/inference
Editing:
Meaning/Grammar/Vocabulary/Punctuation/Style (formal vs informal)
 REVISION GAMBLE
1) In your groups you must correct the sentences.
2) Then, you must decide how much you wish to bet on the accuracy of
your corrections.
If you are correct you win double your stake. If you lose, you lose all
your stake!
Each team/room has €1000 with which to gamble.
CORRECT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH YOUR TEAM AND THEN DECIDE HOW MUCH TO
GAMBLE. YOU HAVE €1,000!
1) I love my friend’s parents. They’re so open mind.
2) Wars tend to result in a huge rise of the price of petrol.
3) Hungriness is one of the biggest problems facing the modern world.
4) The car which owner left the concert early is still in the car park.
5) When I am on holiday, I use to take it easy and get up late.
6) By the time I arrived at the party, everybody already left.
7) This time next week, I will relaxing on a sunny beach.
8) The score you get for the forum activities counts up your grade.
9) If you asked me yesterday, I might have been able to help you.
10) I wish he will shut up and allow other people the chance to speak.
PLEASE COMPLETE END-OF-COURSE SURVEYS