How will we live in 2000?

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1 MODULE A1 Master Extension Units 1 4 Reading P 1 Read the magazine article written in 1960, which makes predictions about life in Which of these modern inventions are mentioned in the text? mobiles microwave ovens electric cars video conferencing solar power miniature computers digital cameras video phones personal stereos How will we live in 2000? How will we live in the year 2000? Well, imagine a typical family, the Fletchers, in a typical small town in the USA. Mrs Fletcher will have an easy life at home as robots will do all her housework for her. And she won t need to go to the supermarket she ll be able to order everything she needs through their interactive television. Mr Fletcher will go to the office every day in his personal electrically-powered helicopter no waiting for crowded buses in 2000! And when he is out of the office, Bob will be able to talk to his business colleagues using his portable pocket video phone. The Fletchers will only have one son, Tony. Technological improvements will mean that there will be fewer jobs, so the population will decrease. Tony won t go to school he ll do all his lessons at home using a virtual reality headset instead of an exercise book. The television will be connected to the telephone, so he ll be able to communicate with his teacher by video-link. The Fletchers town, Ellisburg, will be clean and quiet. It will be illegal to burn coal or use petrol, which cause pollution. Alternative energy will be used where possible, but there will be no atomic power stations. Most families will use solar or wind power to provide energy for heating, cooking and private transportation. The Fletchers will still go on holiday, but not to any location on Earth. No, they ll go and spend a month or two at one of the seaside holiday domes on the Moon, where there will be perfect weather every day. 2 Read the statements below and decide if they are correct or incorrect. Tick 4 YES (Correct) or NO (Incorrect). 1 According to the article, students won t need teachers in The article predicts the use of atomic energy in The article suggests that people won t use petrol-driven cars and buses in The article predicts commercial space travel in The article s predictions about public transport were accurate. 6 The predictions about business communications were accurate. YES NO 8 New Horizons Resource material

2 Extension Units Master 1 4 MODULE B1 Reading 1 Read the two texts quickly. Whose life do you think is easier? Why? The City or the country? Revision and Extension Rachel Walker, 16 I live in a flat in Birmingham. From my bedroom I can see the back of another house, because where I live the houses are very close to each other. The reason I like living in the city is because there are lots of different things to do here. For example, last weekend I went to see one of my favourite groups, Limp Bizkit in concert, and I go out a lot to the cinema, which is about 15 minutes from my house. I also go to karate lessons once a week, and I m in a squash club. Oh, and of course, the shops are fantastic in Birmingham! My friends all live close by, so it s easy to meet up. Obviously there are some bad things too. Life s quite expensive in the city if you want a good night out, it will cost you 50 or more. It s quite polluted here because of the traffic. The city centre s really crowded and public transport costs a lot. The other problem is crime. I never go out alone in the evening because it can be dangerous. But I reckon the advantages are better than the disadvantages! Jon Holmes, 15 I live on a farm in the Peak District in Derbyshire, which is about 80 km northeast of Birmingham. It s a really beautiful area with amazing countryside lots of fields, hills and trees. It s very quiet, so no noise pollution! One of the nicest things about living in the country is that it s a small community, so everyone knows each other and it s very friendly. That means there isn t much crime, which is good. The worst thing about living here is that there aren t a lot of facilities. There aren t many buses either, and the nearest cinemas are in Nottingham, which is almost 40 km away, so I don t go very often. Our house is quite isolated most of my neighbours are sheep, so it can be a bit lonely at times. This means that my parents have to take me in the car to friends houses to meet up, so it s a bit difficult to organise. 2 Complete the table with the information from the two texts. Advantages Disadvantages Living in the city Living in the country New Horizons Resource material 9

3 MODULE A1 Master Extension Units 1 4 Writing P T 1 Read the letter below from a TeenAge reader who is writing about the environment. Write a similar letter to TeenAge. Include this information: the environmental problems in modern society the specific problems in your town or area what you do now to improve the environment what you will do in the future TeenAge Letters Hi there, TeenAge readers! I m writing to say that I m really worried about what s happening in the world today. I mean, there are just so many environmental problems! Our politicians don t seem to care about what we are doing to the environment. Cars and lorries constantly pollute the atmosphere with exhaust fumes, the public transport system isn t very good and it s too expensive. There aren t very good facilities for recycling rubbish, and our rivers, lakes and seas are polluted. And these politicians just don t listen to what we, the public, want. Take my town, Richmond, for example. The centre is always full of private cars and so the air isn t clean. There aren t enough bus lanes, so even if you want to use public transport, you get fed up waiting for the buses! The council only collects paper, glass and cans for recycling. You have to take everything else to recycling centres which can be quite a long way from your house. And, of course, there s the noise and air pollution from aeroplanes. Aeroplanes which are landing at Heathrow Airport fly over Richmond every 45 seconds from five o clock in the morning until eleven o clock at night! Personally, I m trying to do my best to change my own habits. I always walk or use public transport when I can, or I use my bicycle. I also try to recycle as much rubbish as I can. In the future I think I ll probably join an environmental action group, like Greenpeace, and I ll campaign for better laws for rubbish recycling to control pollution. Thanks for listening to me! I d love to know what other TeenAge readers think about this. Write and tell the magazine. Hal 10 New Horizons Resource material

4 Extension Units Master 1 4 MODULE B1 Writing 1 TeenAge is doing a survey to find out what teenagers think about life in the country or in the city. Complete the questionnaire. TeenAge Revision and Extension City and Country Questionnaire Where do you live? What can you see from your bedroom window? What facilities are there near your house? What are the people like in your area? What do you usually do when you go out with your friends? Is it dangerous to go out in the evening in your area? What are the good things about living where you do? 8 What are the disadvantages? 9 Would you rather live in the city or in the country? Why? New Horizons Resource material 11

5 MODULE A1 Master Extension Units 1 4 Speaking T 1 In pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Complete the questionnaire with your classmate s answers. Questionnaire Computer 1 Have you got a computer at home? Yes No 2 Have you got an Internet connection? Yes No 3 Do you use a computer at school? Yes No 4 Do you go to an Internet café to use a computer? Yes No 5 How often do you use a computer? 6 What do you use a computer for? 7 What do you use the Internet for? 8 What s your favourite website? 9 How much time do you spend surfing the Internet every week? 10 Do you use ? Yes No 11 If so, how many messages do you send and receive every week? 12 Have you ever bought anything over the Internet? Yes No 13 What are the advantages and disadvantages of Internet shopping? 12 New Horizons Resource material

6 Extension Units Master 1 4 MODULE B1 Speaking P Photo A Revision and Extension Photo B 1 In pairs. Student A: describe your photo to Student B. Student B: describe your photo to Student A. 2 In pairs. Use the City and Country Questionnaire on page 11 to help you. Student A: defend the point of view that life in the city is better. Student B: defend the point of view that life in the country is better. Exam Tip Non dimenticare che per descrivere una foto in inglese, segui queste indicazioni: Rispondi a queste domande: Dov è?, Che cosa vedi? Usa queste espressioni: I think it is because There is/are On the left/right /In the middle In the foreground/background Usa il Present continuous per indicare le azioni in corso. Per esempio: The people are talking. New Horizons Resource material 13