GRAMMAR

1 Choose the correct answer.

1 These sentences have the same / a different meaning.

A In 50 years time we will work harder.

B In 50 years time we will be working harder.

2 The future continuous tense talks about events that will be in progress at a particular time / that will happen in the future.

3 We can also use the future continuous to talk about future plans / future arrangements, eg She'll be getting here at four o'clock, so I'll have to go then.

4 We form the future perfect with will + have + past participle / will + have + infinitive.

5 We use the future perfect to talk about things that will have finished by a certain time in the future / imaginary things in the future.

_____ / 5 points

VOCABULARY

2 Write …

C next to the two things used in computers

H next to the three things that are connected to health

I next to the two items you carry around on your body

A next to the three adjectives

1 magical ____

2 keyless ____

3 life expectancy ____

4 microchip ____

5 earrings ____

6 pulse rate ____

7 slight ____

8 vaccine ____

9 wireless technology ____

10 wristwatch ____

_____ / 10 points

FUNCTION

3 Read the text. Complete 1-10 with A, B or C.

Two different visions of the future

Vision 1

I don't think the future looks very good for life on this planet. We are damaging it with our lifestyle and may soon reach the point of no return. I think oil will have (1) _____ in about 50 years from now but we (2) _____ enough time or money on science and technology to have real replacements. This means that our lives will change dramatically. Even more serious perhaps will be climate change and the shortage of water. I am sure that by 2060 many countries (3) _____ with one another for the use of rivers. But we keep (4) _____ chances to change anything. We'll also have flooding, violent storms and winds, and lots of animals will be (5) _____. I don't think we'll know how to deal with all this.

Vision 2

I don't believe all that. It's unnecessarily pessimistic. We can already see that scientists and politicians are finding solutions. In five to ten years time in many cities we (6) _____ clean public transport to move around and cars will be a thing of the past. Planes, too, which pollute so much at the moment, will have better designed engines, so in about 30 years time air pollution will be solved - it (7) _____ a thing of the past. But it's not just big organisations. Individual people are changing their (8) _____ and habits too. I'm sure that within 10 years, people (9) _____ solar and wind energy to power their houses, and we certainly (10) _____ our computers and TVs on all night like we do now.

What do you think?

1 A runs out B run out C running out

2 A won't have spent B won't spend C haven't spent

3 A fight B will be fighting C will fight

4 A getting rid of B carrying out C missing out on

5 A retired B wiped out C pointing out

6 A will have used B use C will be using

7 A will be becoming B becomes C will have become

8 A functions B views C indications

9 A will have used B will be using C are going to use

10 A won't have left B aren't leaving C won't be leaving

____ / 10 points

Total : _____ / 25 points

Lesson test Inspiration 4 unit 4, lesson 1

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