Unit 3: What Will Be, Will Be

Quick Check

A. Vocabulary. Complete the following with words from the texts.

1. adventure novel
2. fast food restaurant
3. used car
4. appliance appliance
5. hair cut

B. Comprehension. Mark which of these predictions came true.

1. T People will drive gas-powered cars.
2. T People will live in skyscrapers.
3. ___ People will travel to the center of the earth.
4. ___ Fast food restaurants won’t catch on.
5. T Sports stars will earn more than the president.

3. Grammar

A. Complete the predictions about the future with the correct form of the verb.
More than one answer is possible.

1. In one hundred years, people will live on other planets. (live)
2. Students will study / will be studying with computers instead of books. (study)
3. Cars won't run on gasoline. (not run)
4. Robots won't control people’s lives. (not control)
5. Young people will listen / are going to listen only to MP3s. (listen)
6. At the age of 50, people will be “young.” (be)

B. Work in groups. Answer this question: Which of the following do you think people will still be using in 50 years?

• I think people will be using cell phones and personal computers.
• I think people won't be using pens or magazines. They will be using only tablets instead.
• People won't be using DVD players or microwave ovens in the future.

C. Work with a partner. Ask and answer: Which of the following do you think will be solved in the next 50 years? Add your own ideas.

Do you think researchers will find a cure for cancer?

I think they will.

Do you think global warming will melt the ice at the poles?

I think it won't. We will solve this problem.

Do you think there won't be any more pollution?

No, I don't.

8. Conversation

About the Conversation

In pairs, ask and answer the questions. Then switch roles.

1. What are some features of the intelligent house?

They will monitor and optimize lighting, security, ventilation, heating, audio-visual and electrical systems.

2. What will happen after a person enters the house?

The lights will come on if it's night, the climate control will be activated, and surround sound will automatically play your favourite radio station.

3. What will you be able to do over the phone?

You will be able to call your refrigerator when you're at the supermarket and find out how much milk there is or how many eggs you have left.

4. Why is the reporter interested in the robot?

Because the robot will do the cleaning, the washing and the cooking.

9. Reading

After Reading

A. Choose the correct meaning of each word.

1. to gather (paragraph 1)

a. to come together

b. to separate

c. to join

2. to witness (paragraph 1)

a. to give evidence

b. to help

c. to see an event

3. bobby pin (paragraph 2)

a. pin worn by boys

b. safety pin

c. hairpin

4. obsolete (paragraph 2)

a. complete

b. outdated

c. high-tech

5. vault (paragraph 4)

a. an electric measure

b. a safe

c. a can

6. to withstand (paragraph 4)

a. to oppose

b. to observe

c. to resist or survive

B. Answer the questions about the reading.

1. What was the purpose of burying the car for 50 years?

To show the world how people in Tulsa lived in 1957.

2. Why did the organizers include five gallons of gas for the car?

In case the combustion engine became obsolete by 2007 and no fuel was available.

3. Are any of the items put in the car obsolete today?

Yes, the microfilm is obsolete.

4. Who was going to be the winner of the contest?

The one who guess the approximate population of Tulsa in 2007.

5. What was the bad news in 2007?

The bad news is that the tomb was unable to protect the car from moisture and it was covered in rust.

C. Complete the sentences about the reading in your own words.

1. “In 50 years' time, when this car is taken out of the vault, people will

Know how they lived in Tulsa in 1957”

2. “If I buy a raffle ticket for the car, I might not

Live long enough to win the prize”

3. “When people open the glove compartment in 2007, they

found that the woman's handbag looked like a lump of rotted leather”

10. Writing

3. Read the story and make notes in the boxes.

B. Think of a story about "hidden treasure" that you have read or heard. Make notes in the chart below and then use your notes to write the story.

Writing Corner

• Once upon a time there was a farmer who lived in a small village. He was an old man and he had a wife and a son.
• He loved them very much. One day a king visited him and the farmer invited him to have lunch.
• The king was grateful to the farmer and gave him a box of golden coins.
• The farmer decided to bury this box so that his son could find it and live a good life. He buried it in his farm behind a hill under a palm tree.
• Then he wrote a letter and ask his wife to give it to his son in case he died. The son found the treasure after the death of his father.
• He bought a big house and many farm land. He lived with his mother a happy life.