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1 Listen to an interview with a student on Experts don’t agree about how education might
a radio show. Answer the questions. change. Some say that in the future, classes will
be smaller. Others say that classes will be
What is Elena’s main motivation for taking a
bigger, with two teachers in the same class – an
gap year? interesting idea because the teachers can teach
She hasn’t decided what to study yet._____ together and learn from each other, and students
1 What is she going to do in Kenya? will learn more from two teachers. Some experts
___________________________________ say that students will have more homework;
2 Why did she choose teaching? others say they will have less! But most agree
that schools in the future will be much bigger and
___________________________________
there won’t be as many as there are today.
3 How long is she going to work at the school?
Some classes won’t have teachers at all
___________________________________ because teaching will happen online. All
4 What is she going to do next? students will have their own tablets. School
___________________________________ timetables will be different and students won’t
5 Why is Elena excited about going to South study at the same time. Some students will come
Africa? to school earlier in the morning and leave at
lunchtime while other students will have classes
___________________________________
in the afternoon. Another prediction is that there
6 What does Elena want to do in India?
won’t be any school libraries in the future
___________________________________ because all books will be online.
There is one thing that few experts tell us about
7 What is she planning to do at the end of her
– how discipline and punishments will change!
gap year? What will happen to naughty students? Will all
___________________________________ students behave well in the future? No, bad
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stay the same!
2 Read an article about predicting the future.
Correct the mistakes in the sentences. 1 There won’t be any cars in cities.
No one can predict the distant future accurately, ___________________________________
but experts can give us a good idea of what 2 Planes will be faster and more comfortable.
changes will take place in the next twenty or ___________________________________
thirty years’ time. They tell us how our towns and
3 Train travel will become common again by
cities will change. For example, there will be
the end of the century.
more tall buildings and fewer individual houses.
There will be solar panels on all buildings to ___________________________________
produce electricity. We also have a good idea of 4 Experts agree about the sizes of classes in
what transport will be like. It’s likely that there will future schools.
be fewer cars, especially in cities, because of ___________________________________
pollution and the cost of fuel. Trains will become 5 Schools will be smaller in the future.
the main form of transport. They will be faster
___________________________________
and more comfortable and reliable than they are
6 There will be more school libraries.
today. Fewer people will travel by plane as the
cost of fuel goes up, but by the end of the ___________________________________
century new forms of cheap, clean fuel will make 7 The writer predicts that there won’t be any
inter-continental flights common again. badly behaved students in the future.
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3 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. 5 If they ____________________ to the
‘The phone is ringing.’ ‘I’m going to answer it.’ teacher, they ____________________
‘The phone is ringing.’ ‘I’ll answer it.’______ anything. (not listen, not learn)
1 Will you do anything this evening? 6 You ____________________ better if you
___________________________________ ____________________ fewer sweets.
2 Do you think Bob is getting the job? (feel, eat)
___________________________________ 7 We ____________________ really tired if
3 ‘What do you want to eat?’ ‘I have some soup.’ we ____________________ the film tonight.
___________________________________ (be, watch)
4 Don’t worry. I’m sure you are passing the test. _____ 7
___________________________________
5 I’ve decided that I’m studying Maths at 5 Rewrite the sentences using the words
provided.
university.
___________________________________ I’m getting a new camera tomorrow.
6 Will she go to the doctor tomorrow? (yesterday)
___________________________________ I got a new camera yesterday.__________
7 I’ll go to the dentist this afternoon. My 1 I played tennis with my dad last night.
appointment is at three. (tomorrow night)
___________________________________ ___________________________________
2 Peter is having tests in three subjects next
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week. (last week)
4 Complete the first conditional sentences. ___________________________________
Use the correct form of the verbs in 3 Where are you going on holiday next
brackets. August? (last August)
If you want__ me to, I ’ll pay__ for the meal. ___________________________________
(want, pay) 4 Did you meet Fiona yesterday? (tomorrow)
1 If you ____________________ your tennis ___________________________________
racket, I ____________________ you mine. 5 I’m taking the bus into town this evening.
(forget, lend) (yesterday evening)
2 Someone ____________________ your ___________________________________
mobile phone if you 6 Did you study Spanish last year? (next year)
____________________ it in your car. ___________________________________
(steal, leave) 7 Where did you go yesterday? (tomorrow)
3 What ____________________ if you ___________________________________
____________________ your exams?
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(you/do, fail)
4 We ____________________ the match if
we _______________ many mistakes.
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6 Complete the sentences. Choose from these 8 Choose the correct answer.
words. Alex What are you going to study at
architect builder chef cleaner electrician university, Clare?
lorry driver nurse pilot Clare I love animals, so I’ve decided to
become a(n) nurse / architect / vet.
The meal was delicious. Please thank the What are your plans?
chef__. Alex Well, I love (1) travel / travelling /
1 Do you know the name of the travels, so I’ve decided to be a(n)
(2) lorry driver / electrician / pilot and
______________ who designed Sydney
fly all over the world. But I don’t want to
Opera House?
go to flying school (3) straightaway /
2 The ______________ at the hospital next / straight.
changed the bandage on my hand. Clare So what are you going to do?
3 That plug isn’t working. We have to call a(n) Alex I’ll probably get a summer job and
______________. (4) win / get / earn some money. Then
4 That wall doesn’t look safe. Let’s call a(n) I (5) fly / 'm flying / 'll fly to Australia
and travel around the country.
______________ to repair it.
Clare Will you (6) working / work / to work
5 The ______________ flew the plane from
in Australia?
London to Barcelona. Alex Yes. My brother says it’s easy to get
6 My dad is a(n) ______________ and he work there.
drives all over Europe. Clare Will you stay there for a year?
7 The ______________ cleans the offices in Alex No. I think I (7) 'm missing / 'll miss /
the evening. 'm going to miss my friends in
England.
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7 Choose the correct answer.
The next train leaves in / at 6.40.
1 Easter is sometimes in / on March.
2 I’m going shopping on / in the morning.
3 I have a tennis lesson at / on Sunday
afternoon.
4 I don’t like going out late at / in night.
5 My Mum’s birthday is in / at July.
6 We’re going to Greece in / at Christmas.
7 The film starts in / at seven.

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