4 What will life be like in cities 50 years from now? Complete the predictions with the verbs in brackets. Use the future
passive
1 Food
(grow) in huge vertical farms,
2 Everyone
(connect) to a super-fast fibre optic
network.
3 In shops we
(assist) by robots who will help us
find what we are looking for.
4 Computers and mobiles
(wear), not carried
5 People
(drive) around in robo-taxis which
won't have drivers. Traffic lights
(not need
6 Some people predict that we
constantly
(watch) by cameras!
5 Complete the predictions with the offi
1 Vocabulary
20a Listen and match the words in bold with their meanings a-f.
1. Brian got a new laptop. I'm jealous because I've only
got an old computer.
2. The film we saw was terrible. We were very disappointed.
3. I was nervous before the exam, but it was actually very easy.
4. Greg did well in the Maths competition and his parents
were proud of him.
5. The coach is confident that the team will win the next game.
6. I'm confused. Is Mr Blake's office on the second or third floor?
000 OO
Tip!
a. worried that bad things may happen
b. happy about something you or other
people you know have done
c. feeling sure that you can do something well
d. upset because things haven't happened
the way you expected
e. unhappy and angry because you want
something another person has
f. feeling that you can't think clearly
or understand what is happening
Try to guess
the meaning
of unknown
words.
дамОбъяснение:
d) is flowing
e) does it ever snow
f) grow, don't grow
g) don't need
h) enjoy, don't enjoy
i) don't believe
j) is staying, stays
Объяснение:
d) The river is flowing very fast today - much faster than usual. (перевод: река сегодня течет очень быстро - гораздо быстрее, чем обычно)
e) Does it ever snow in China? (перевод: бывает ли когда-нибудь снег в Китае?)
f) we usually grow cucumbers and tomatoes in our garden, but this year we don't grow any. (перевод: обычно мы выращиваем огурцы и помидоры в нашем саду, но в этом году мы не выращиваем их)
g) You can take my umbrella. I don't need it at the moment. (перевод: ты можешь взять мой зонтик. В данный момент он мне не нужен)
h) I usually enjoy parties. But I don't enjoy this one very much. (перевод: мне обычно нравятся вечеринки. Но эта(вечеринка) мне не очень нравится)
i) George says he is eighty years old. But I don't believe him. (перевод: Джордж говорит, что ему восемьдесят лет. Но я ему не верю)
j) Roger is in Paris at the moment. He is staying at the Continental Hotel. He usually stays at this hotel when he is in Paris. (перевод: Роджер сейчас в Париже. Он остановился в отеле "Континенталь". Он обычно останавливается в этом отеле, когда он в Париже)