Module 4 Discovery
Unit 8 Life in the future
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Reading
It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the Internet. Read their posts.
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Life in 2050
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The Hotel Whale
The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre.
Mrs Peng: "When we were staying at the hotel recently, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. They were never bored!"
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Forever Green Houses
These houses are both "green" and "smart". There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor's computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket's computer when you need more food.
Mr Yu: "When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend Forever Green Houses to my friends. They will satisfy everyone."
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The CJ3
The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there.
Mr Hu: "While I was driving my old car, I was polluting the city. Now, with the new technology in my CJ3, I'm helping protect the environment."
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Listening
Back to the Earth
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A Listen to a story about two astronauts. Then put the events in the correct order by writing the numbers 1 –5 in the brackets.
Listening
Two astronauts were flying back to the Earth after a trip to the Moon. Suddenly, one of them said, "Oh no! The computer is taking us to Mars. We're not going back home!" The other astronaut said, "I can't stop the computer. It has been attacked by a virus. Let's send an email to the control centre to ask for help." But the email reached the Space Computer Club instead.
The people at the Space Computer Club were watching the news when they received the astronauts' email. While they were helping the astronauts contact the control centre, they were also calling the Whizz-Kid for help. He is good at fighting computer viruses.
The Whizz-Kid received the call from the Space Computer Club, and he promised to write some virus-cleaning software in ten minutes. Nine minutes later, the Whizz-Kid created the software and sent it to the astronauts in the spaceship.
The two astronauts received the Whizz-Kid's software. They started it and the computer worked again. The spaceship continued to fly back to the Earth.
( ) The astronauts started the software and flew back home.
( ) Two astronauts returned from a trip to the Moon.
( ) The computer flew the spaceship to Mars instead.
( ) The Whizz-Kid created some virus-cleaning software.
( ) People at the Space Computer Club tried to help the astronauts.
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B Listen to the recording again and complete the answers to the following questions. Write one word in each blank.
Listening
Two astronauts were flying back to the Earth after a trip to the Moon. Suddenly, one of them said, "Oh no! The computer is taking us to Mars. We're not going back home!" The other astronaut said, "I can't stop the computer. It has been attacked by a virus. Let's send an email to the control centre to ask for help." But the email reached the Space Computer Club instead.
The people at the Space Computer Club were watching the news when they received the astronauts' email. While they were helping the astronauts contact the control centre, they were also calling the Whizz-Kid for help. He is good at fighting computer viruses.
The Whizz-Kid received the call from the Space Computer Club, and he promised to write some virus-cleaning software in ten minutes. Nine minutes later, the Whizz-Kid created the software and sent it to the astronauts in the spaceship.
The two astronauts received the Whizz-Kid's software. They started it and the computer worked again. The spaceship continued to fly back to the Earth.
1 Where were the two astronauts?
They were in a __________.
2 What was wrong with the computer?
It was __________ by a virus.
3 Why did the people at the Space Computer Club ask the Whizz-Kid for help?
Because he is good at __________ computer viruses.
4 How long did it take the Whizz-Kid to write the virus-cleaning software?
It took him __________ __________.
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Speaking
A Talk time
Read the conversation below and practise it in pairs. Pay attention to the words in blue.
Arthur: Sorry, I'm late. The bus broke down, and there were no taxis.
Tony: That's all right. I just got here myself.
Arthur: And I've forgotten to bring the tickets with me. I'm terribly sorry.
Tony: Oh, what's wrong with you?
Arthur: I'm having trouble remembering things recently.
Tony: You'd better do something about that.
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