Module1LifeinthefutureListeningandSpeakingPronunciation&EverydayEnglishListeningandSpeakingListeningandSpeaking1-SpeakingDescribeyourhometoyourpartner,talkaboutthesethings:sizeandnumberofroomsfurnituretechnologyNowsaywhatyoulikeaboutyourhome.WhatcanyouguessaboutthelisteningpassagefromthesentencesinActivity2onPage?ListeningandSpeaking2-Prediction

Listeningandspeaking3FirstListeningListenanddoActivity2onPage5.

Hedescribeswhathouseswilllooklikein___yearslater?(a)twenty(b)thirty(c)forty2.Hethinkshousesinthefuturewillbedifferent___.outside(b)inside(c)outsideandinsideABM1Listeningandspeaking-2.mp33.Houseswillhave_____whichmove.(a)floors(b)ceilings(c)walls4.Themostimportantroomwillbethe_____bathroom(b)kitchen(c)livingroom5.The___willbebigger.(a)bathroom(b)diningroom(c)toiletCBA6.Thehousewillbecontrolledbya___.(a)computer(b)robot(c)telescreen7.Ifmachinesare“smart”,theyare_____.(a)clean(b)invisible(c)clever8.Thearchitectis_____optimisticabouttheeffectofthehouseontheenvironment.(a)notatall(b)notvery(c)veryACC1.Whatcouldhappentothediningroomandthelivingroom?Theywilldisappear.2.Howwillpeopleswitchonthelights?Thecomputerwilldoit.Listeningandspeaking4ListenagainTrytorecallwhatthearchitectsaysaboutthefollowing:M1Listeningandspeaking-3.mp33.Whatwillthetoiletbeabletodo?Itwillmovehigherorlowerdependingonwhousesit.4.Whatwillthedishwasherbeabletodo?Itwillwashthedisheswithoutwater.I:Goodafternooneverybodyand____theprogrammethisafternoonisanexpertonAmerican___________________,Mr.SimonOppenheimwho’sgoingtotalktousaboutthehouseinthefuture.Sowhere_______________intwentyyears’time?Listeningandspeaking5ListenandFillinthemissingpartsaccordingtowhatyouhear.ondomesticarchitectureshallwebelivingM1Listeningandspeaking-3.mp3G:Twentyyears_____alongtime.We____________undergroundorinspace.We_____________inhousesandflatsasWedotoday.I:Whatwillthehouseslooklike?isn’twon’tbelivingwillbelivingG:Ithinkthey’lllook________________theydotoday,atleastfromtheoutside.Buttheywillbedifferentinside.I:______________?G:____________,they’llbemoreflexible.Thatmeanswe________________movethewallstocreatebiggerorsmallerroomswhenwewantto.Sothediningroomandlivingroomasweknowthemwoulddisappear.

muchthesameasInwhatwayForastartwillbeabletoI:Andthekitchen?G:Thekitchen_____________themostimportantroominthehouse!We_________________,andwe’llprobablybeusingthekitchenmoreasafamilyroom.Andbathroomswillbebigger.willbecomewillstillbecookingI:Sowe___________________moretimeinthebath.G:Justasotherpeoplehavedoneinthepast,likeinthedaysoftheancientRomans,whenthebathhadanimportantsocialfunction…I:Whataboutfurniture?willbespendingG:Well,alotoffurniturewillbethesame-we____________________inchairsandusingcupboardstokeepthingsin,butthetechnologywillbedifferent.Ithinkasinglecomputerwill______mostofthefunctionsinthehouse,anditwillhaveavoicerecognitionsystem.willstillbesittingcontrolI:Sowe’lljusthavetosaySwitchontheLightandthelightcomeson?G:Yes,that’sright.Andthetechnologywillbesmarter.I:Smarter?G:Yes.Forexample,ifwe____________something,likethere’s_________milkleftinthefridge,thecomputerwilltellus.runoutofnomoreMaybeashoppinglistwouldappearonascreenonthefridge.Andthetoiletwillmovehigherorlower,_____________whousesit–achildoranadult.I:Willthehousesofthefuturebe______________________?G:Yes,____________.We’llbeusingmachineswhichuselessenergy.dependingonenvironmentfriendlydefinitelyAnexamplecouldbeadishwasherwhichdoesn’tneedwater.Ithinkeveryone___________________totakecareoftheenvironment.I:Doesthatmeanyou’re_____________thefuture?G:Ohyes,verydefinitely.willbetryinghardoptimisticaboutPronunciationTwentyyearsisn’talongtime.Wewon’tbelivingundergroundorinspace.We’llbelivinginhousesandflatsjustaswedotoday.Thenlistenandcheckyouranswer.Pronunciation–1Underlinethestressed

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M1Pronunciation-1.mp3Pronunciation2–Lookatthestressedwords.predictwhatthepassagesays

kitchen-mostimportant–houseWe–still–cooking,probably–using–kitchenmore–family–room.bathrooms-biggerPronunciation3–Listenandcheckwhetheryourpredictionisrightornot.Thenreadthepassage,payingattentiontothestressedparts.Thekitchenwillbecomethemostimportantroominthehouse!We’ll

stillbecooking,andwe’llprobablybeusingthekitchenmoreasafamilyroom.Andbathroomswillbebigger.M1Pronunciation-2.mp3EverydayEnglishEverydayEnglish—1lookatthewordsandphrasesandchoosethebestexplanationYougetridofsomethingifyou_______.(a)needit(b)don’tneedit2.Ifsomethingisfreeofchargeit_______.(a)doesn’tcostanything(b)isallowedbythelaw3.Forastartmeans______.(a)atthebeginning