THIS UNIT INCLUDES
Tomorrow's world
Grammar . zero conditional . speculat ing and predicting: will, may, might, ete. • first wnditional • full.lre perfect and fu t ure continuous. will. going to. present continuous. future time clauses Speaking . t alking about the future. making and agreeing plans Writing . an informal email
VOCABULARY AND LISTENING
SA 1
Vocabularv • co mpu ting . noun prefires • verb and noun allocations. making, accepting and declining sugge s tions
Work in pairs. Discuss this question.
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How often do you use a computer and what different things
do you use it for? 4
"2.06 Complete the questionnaire using the words below. Use a dictionary to help you if necessary.
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Answer the questionnaire in exercise 2. Then compare answers with your partner. Who is more geeky?
g 2.07 look at the description of a computer. Then listen to a customer in a shop and write the missing numbers.
Then listen and check.
has a 1.66 Ghz processor and ,This laptop MB of RAM . It has a .1 GB
Computing app autocomplete blog browsers channel data desktop links network podcast social-networking
_____ " LED display. hard drive and a ' It has a •_ _ _--'x DVD writer and two built-in ' W speakers.
usa username web page webcam
Wi-Fi
ARE yoU AUTER GEE
COMP
., 1 Have you ever ,.. ownloaded and listened to a -c--- . a d site? b uploaded photos to a .
c located a
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abbreviations in red in exercise 4? Say them aloud. Then listen again and check.
6 Match the first part of the sentences about smartphone apps (1 - 6) with the endings (a- f). Which app sounds most useful? Give reasons. With this new phone app: 1 your phone tells you what song is playing 2 if you visit a tourist attraction, 3 you can make free calls 4 you can exchange information between two phones, 5 if you take the phone outside at night, 6 if you pointthe phone at something in a shop,
hotspot?
on your phone?
d installed an ? e ioined a file-sharing f published a - - - ? 7 9 subscribed to a 'l'ouTube - - to video chat? h use d a ~ b '9,,7 . to fill in forms on we p .
used . your own words. 2 Explain these sentences In I
a Please contact the webmaster if any of the on this page are brOKen. .. --.;;-:::=~.:~ and password are case sensitIVe. b Your •. Kthis c CliCK on the red button to boo "mar
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C," you name three different •. , 7 K computers a companies that ma e - - - -____ port b things you (ould (onnect to the of a computer? -Ji..... c means of _ _ storage? d Internet
g 2.07 PRONUNCIATION How do you pronounce the
a your phone knows where you are and gives you interesting information about the place. b it tells you where you can buy the same thing at a cheaper price. c it tells you the names of the stars in the sky. d if you bump the phones gently together. e if you hold it in front of a speaker. f if the person you are calling has the same app.
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Work in pairs. Invent a new app for a smartphone. Think about: • the type of activity (games, work, music, photos, etc.). • a name for your app and what it can do / how you can use it.
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Describe your smartphone app to the class. The class votes for the best app.
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Unit 5
Tomorrow's world