Page 67 - English 9 | Skills Based Activity Book

FUNCTIONS
• Making predictions about the future English 9 28
• Asking for and giving opinion (agreement, disagreement, etc…)
• Interrupting someone in a conversation Theme 10
• Gaining time in a conversation
Television & Social Media
L1
1. Below are some questions about the future. Match them with predictions as answers.

1. Who will help us with the household chores? F a. Everyone will live in skyscrapers.
2. How long will people live? F b. Robots will teach students.
3. Where will people live? F c. People will eat pills for meals.
4. What will education be like? F d. No one. We will have our personal robots.
5. What will people eat? F e. People will live to be 150 years old.

2. Imagine that you are writing in your personal blog. Write your predictions about the
following. Try to use the given phrases in the box.

I think... I guess... I hope...

Personal robots Life on other planets
Living 150 years Flying cars

Time machines Pills for food

E.g. I hope personal robots will do most of the household chores for us.

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3. Listen to the short dialogs and order the expression. Tapescript 10.1.1

F So F Um F Uh

F Well F Oh F Er

4. Ask your partner his/her opinions on various everyday topics. In your answers, use the
expression for gaining time.
Maggie:
E.g.
Jack: Er…
What do you think about I guess it’ll be tough for
the match on the weekend? both teams.

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