1a How will the world be different 100 years from now? Read these predictions. Check (√) A (for agree) or D (for disagree).
_____ A _____D l. People will have robots in their homes.
_____ A _____D 2. People won’t use money. Everything will be free. _____ A _____D 3. Books will only be on computers, not on paper.
_____ A _____D 4. Kids won't go to school. They'll study at home on computers. _____ A _____D 5. There will only be one country. _____ A _____D 6. People will live to be 200 years old. 1b Listen and circle the predictions you hear in la.
1c Ask and answer questions about the predictions in la. A: Will people use money in 100 years?
B: No, they won’t. Everything will be free. Will people live to 200 years old? A: Yes, they will.
2a Listen and circle the words you hear. 1. There will be (more/less / fewer) people. 2. There will be (more / less / fewer)free time 3. There will be (more / less / fewer) cars. 4. There will be (more / less / fewer) pollution. 5. There will be (more / less / fewer) trees. 2b Listen
again. Check (√) the predictions you hear. _____ l. There will be fewer people. √ 2. There will be less free time. _____ 3. People will use the subways less. _____ 4. There will be more pollution. _____ 5. Cities will be very big and crowded.
2c Make conversations about the predictions in 2a and 2b. A: What’s your prediction about future? B: I think there will be more pollution. A: Really? I don't think so. But I think there will be fewer trees.
2d Role-play the conversation. Nick: What are you reading, Jill? Jill: It's a book about the future.
Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the future be Jill: Well, cities will be more crowded and There will be fewer trees and the environment will great danger.
Nick: That sounds bad! Will we have to move planets?
Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth. Nick: Me, too. Then what can we do?
Jill: We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
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Grammar Focus
What will the future be like? Will people use money in 100 years? Will there be world peace? Look! Countable nouns Countable nouns Cities will be more polluted. And there will be fewer trees. No, they won’t. Everything will be free. Yes, I hope so. Kids will study at home on computers? They won’t go to school.
