Module 3
Lessons 1 and 2
Student’s Book pages 22-23-24
I’m going to walk on the Moon!
Before you start
Do you use computers? Do you use the Internet? Make a list of things around you that are computerised (your watch, a calculator, a coffee-maker, etc.) Imagine life in the next twenty years. How do you think computer technology and the Internet will change our lives?
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1 Read these predictions about the future. Do you think they are likely to happen?
1. We will wear computers in our clothing.
2. We will be online all the time.
3. Doctors will treat patients in their own homes.
4. Flying cars will be cheap.
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2 Now, listen to a specialist talking about predictions related to the future and check your answers.
Audioscript
What will the future bring? Here are some predictions...
Computers
Computers will become our personal assistants. They’ll know what we like and dislike, so they will help us make decisions: what to wear, what to buy, etc. Our lives will be much easier! We will always be online because we will wear a tiny computer in our clothing. This will connect to the millions of other tiny computers there will be around us – downloading and sending information to our own, built-in ‘personal assistants’.
Medical science
One day, we might be able to visit the doctor – without leaving home! Telemedicine is trying to help doctors treat patients in distant areas, where hospitals haven’t got specialised doctors. Using an Internet connection, a webcam and a mouse, the doctor will be able to move a special robot around, to check a patient’s heart, take X-rays and get a close-up view of the patient.
Flying cars
Long ago, people predicted flying cars. But this is no longer just a prediction. It’s going to happen – a company is already making a flying car, which is going to cost $200,000! Are you going to buy one? It will let you drive along a road as normal, and then, when the traffic is busy, you can take off and fly to your destination!
3 Listen to the words below in context. Try to guess their meanings.
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assistant, tiny, to connect, to download, built-in, distant, patient, specialised, webcam |
Audioscript
1. The boss’s assistant helps him manage all his work.
2. I can’t read this book – the words are tiny.
3. Connect your mobile to my computer and I’ll give you the document.
4. Where can I download that article you wrote?
5. The built-in torch on this pen is really useful.
6. Distant parts of the world can be really different.
7. How did you save that patient? You’re a great doctor!
8. I design very specialised programmes for individual companies.
9. With a webcam, you can talk to your family when you’re on holiday.
4 In a group, discuss your guesses for exercise 1. Are there any predictions that the specialist talks about which surprise you? Do you and your friends think the predictions will come true?
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Before you start
What are your plans for the future? Say where you think you will be in 2030. What do you think you will become? Answers
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Reading
1 Read this web page. Then, answer the questionnaire.
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Activity Book
Page 19
Will computers rule the world?
First section
Vocabulary
1 Match the words from the box with their pictures.
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tiny download connect webcam |
1. a. connect
b. download
c. webcam
d. tiny
