Intermediate 1 – Week 22 – the Futurological
Conference
I)
Reading :
1)
You are going to read about a futurological
conference. (Futurology is the study of the future.) Look at the titles for the
talks. Three of the titles do not come from this conference. Put a cross by
these three titles.
a.
An exciting new theory of time travel
b.
Armstrong – the first man on the moon
c.
The world is growing older
d.
Life in front of the computer screen
e.
Salyut and Mir – early space stations
f.
Prisons in space
g.
Star Wars: fact or fiction?
h.
The advantages of new energy sources
i.
The end of English lessons?
j.
The invention of the laser
2) Read
about the conference talks. Match the titles a-j to the descriptions 1-7
4th
International Futurological Conference
___________________________________
22nd-25th May Des
Moines, Iowa
Programme
1
_________________________________
Dr
Judith Amos (author of Clean New World)
It might
not be long before the sun, the wind and the sea become our main source of
energy. We will live in a cleaner, healthier world. Will it be a safer one,
too?
2
____________________________________
Professor
J B Gartenberg (University of London)
Research
scientists will find cures for most of the world’s diseases in the next 50
years. We will live longer and, by the year 2020, there will be more than one
billion people over 60 years old. How will this change our society and how will
we pay for the elderly?
3
___________________________________
Randy
Oakes (journalist)
The 21st
century is the age of the internet. More and more, people are using the
internet for business, education, shopping and even to make friends. This talk
will explore how internet use will increase in the next 20 years.
4
___________________________________
Duncan
Hague (Institute of Sociology)
In the
US and the UK, prisons are almost full and crime is increasing every day. Soon,
there won’t be enough room for all our prisoners. Where will we put them? Space
stations may be the answer.
5
__________________________________
Dr Mikhaïl
Radvanyi (Lingua Foundation)
Learning
a foreign language may soon be a thing of the past. This talk will look at new
developments in automatic translation machines.
6___________________________________
Xavier
M Berman (author of Light Years Away)
A
hundred years ago many scientists said that space travel was impossible. Now they
say that we will never be able to travel in time. But new theories of time
suggest that they might be wrong.
7
__________________________________
Stella
May Roche (War on War)
American
military scientists are developing new laser technology that may change the
world for ever. Laser guns on military satellites will be unstoppable and the
future for the smaller countries of the world is extremely frightening.
3) Complete
the sentences with the following words:
cures energy satellites source technology theory
1.
The sun is the most important ____________ of
light for our planet.
2.
At the moment, most of our _____________ comes
from oil.
3.
We will need to find ________________ for new
diseases.
4.
Gödel’s ________________ of time travel says
that we will need to travel faster than the speed of light.
5.
American military _____________ is becoming more
and more advanced.
6.
_______________ in space carry many different
kinds of equipment.
4)
Which of the talks at the conference would you
like to go to? Why?
II)
Grammar : predictions 1 (may, might
& will)
1) We
can use will/ won’t + infinitive to talk about things we are sure will happen
in the future
There
will be more than 1 billion people over 60 years old.
We won’t
be able to travel in time
We can use may/might +infinitive when
we are less sure things will happen in the future
The
world may become more dangerous
Scientists
might find life on other planets
2) Match
a phrase in column A with a response in column B
A
1.
Aren’t you ready yet? Hurry up!
2.
Be careful – it’s very dangerous
3.
I wonder where they are
4.
Let’s have a drink before the film starts
5.
What’s this? I’ve never eaten that before
B
a.
I’ll be OK
b.
I won’t be long
c.
You’ll like it
d.
We’ll be late
e.
They’ll be here soon
III)
Listening: Listen to four people speaking. Match
the speakers 1 – 4 to four of the topics a – j below.
The future
of:
a.
Computers
b.
Crime
c.
Education
d.
Holidays
e.
Languages
f.
Medicine
g.
My country
h.
Restaurants
i.
Shops
j.
Space travel
1)
Choose a topic from the list. You must talk
about the topic for thirty seconds without stopping.
IV)
Homework: correct the mistakes in the sentences
1.
I think that our teacher wills give us a test
next week.
2.
I may be go to America soon.
3.
I may not to get married.
4.
I think my country might wins the next World
Cup.
5.
I’ll always remembering the people in this
class.
6.
I think that it will rains tomorrow.
7.
I’ll never living in another country.
8. I
won’t to become rich or famous.
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