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UNIT 10
What will happen in the next twenty years?
SNAPSHOT
A B C
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D E
Match the pictures with their names.
One-wheel electric
Double-round skate Half-bike
skateboard
One-wheel scooter Segway
1. Which invention will be the most useful? Why?
2. What other inventions do you think will appear in the future? Suggest at
least 3.
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SPEAKING
Read, practice and act out the conversation.
George Hi, Kathy. You look very busy.
Kathy Yeah. Just preparing for entering university.
George Oh, I see.
Kathy By the way, is that your new motorcycle?
George Yep. It is my birthday present from my parents.
Kathy It’s cool. It looks like the latest model.
George Thanks. You know, I have just been reading about some
new inventions.
Kathy That sounds interesting. What are they?
George One is autonomous cars. In the future, people will not
drive themselves since the car will drive itself.
Kathy Do you mean self-driving cars?
George Yeah.
Kathy Really? That sounds awesome. We will not need to drive
ourselves, and of course that will be more relaxing.
George Perfect.
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Exercise 1
Answer the questions.
1. How many people are there in the conversation? Who are they?
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2. What are they talking about?
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3. What is making Kathy busy?
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4. What is George’s birthday present?
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5. What does Kathy say about autonomous cars?
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GRAMMAR FOCUS
Simple Future
to tell about predictions or plans.
Types of
Will Be going to
sentence
will is used to talk be going to is used to talk
about predictions and about planned or scheduled
unplanned or events
unscheduled events
1. People will enjoy 1. George is going to watch
Positive commuting. a film next Saturday.
2. This vehicle will be 2. The car is going to be in
more popular. Padang tomorrow.
Negative 1. People will not 1. Kathy and Sarah are not
drive themselves. going to come to the
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farewell party.
2. People will not be 2. They are not going to be
worried anymore. there next Monday.
1. Will they enjoy the 1. Are your brothers going to
move to a new apartment?
Yes/no- trip?
2. Are your parents going to
Questions
2. Will the car be more be here tomorrow?
popular?
1. What will happen in1. What are you going to do
WH-Questions the future? next weekend?
2. What will cars like?
2. When are your parents
going to be here?
How to Make the Sentence
1. S + will + V1 + 1. S + be going to + V1 +
Positive complement complement
2. S + will + be + 2. S + be going to + be +
complement complement
1. S + will + not + V1 + 1. S + be going to + not + V1 +
complement complement
Negative
2. S + will + not + be + 2. S + be going to + not + be +
complement complement
1. Will + S + V1 + 1. be + S + going to + V1 +
Yes/no complement? complement?
Questions 2. will + S + be + 2. be + S + going to + be +
complement? complement?
1. What (question 1. What (question word) + be
word)+ will + S + V1 + going to + V1 +
complement? complement?
WH-Questions
2. What (question word) 2. What (question word) + be
+ will + S + be + going to + be +
complement? complement?
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Exercise 2
Complete the blanks with will or be going to and mark each of the sentences
as a plan or prediction.
1. Sue will probably stay at home tonight. (PREDICTION)
2. Juna and his parents _______ fly to Bali tomorrow afternoon.
3. The weather ______ be nice tomorrow.
4. Sam ______ have a baby in April this year.
5. Students ______ not attend to school anymore in the future.
6. _____ Robert ______ participate in the basketball competition next week?
7. In the future, they ______ access e-learning so they can study wherever
they are.
8. _____ they come to your party?
9. What _____ Indonesia look like in twenty years’ time?
10. Where _____ you ______ be next Friday?
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box.
change implement manufacture be
save open need to go reduce
1. Is the university going to ______ more international classes next semester?
2. Will cars ______ a lot in the next ten years?
3. Many universities in Indonesia are going to ______ e-learning for all
lectures.
4. Soon college students will not _____ to campus much.
5. Employing robots will _____ the number of workers in a factory by half?
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6. Car companies will ______ self-driving cars in the near future.
7. The new textile will probably ______ very popular after it is launched next
week.
8. In the future, 760mph trains will _____ commuters time.
Exercise 4
Please make 5 sentences by using will and 5 sentences by using be going to
about your plans for the next week.
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WRITING
Write a paragraph about your future plans (about 100 words). Please choose
one of the topics below:!
dream home! holiday/vacation! future career! dream car! education!
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READING
Futuristic Cars
A car is the most commonly used vehicle. Most people drive to
wherever they need to go. There are many different types of cars. Experts
keep inventing new cars. For example, people drive themselves today. In the
future, they will drive less or even not drive themselves anymore. Soon, self-
driving cars will exist.
Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous cars, will be the future of
the automobile industry. They may be coming faster than you think. They will
probably be safer and more effective than cars today. Many companies are
inventing self-driving cars. These companies say that they are making
enormous strides towards self-driving cars with consistently safe driving. These
cars are equipped with sensors and software. They are designed to detect
other vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, road work and more from a distance of up
to 400 meters away in all directions. This may reduce the number of car
accidents on the road. Because these cars are quite safe, they will quickly
emerge as the automobile of the future.
In short, self-driving cars will be a reality very soon. This is because they
will be more effective and safer than normal cars. Sensors and software help
the cars to adjust to the situations around them. Hopefully, the number of car
accidents will therefore be significantly reduced.
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Vocabulary
distance range/length
emerge come up/appear
invention something invented
pedestrian person who walks
self-driving car car that can drive itself (autonomous cars)
stride step/action/progress
vehicle transportation such as a car, bus, or etc
Exercise 5
If the statement is true, please write the number of the relevant paragraph and
line. Then, if the statement is false, please correct it.
1. ________ In the future, people will still drive themselves.
2. ________ Driving self-driving cars will be safer than cars which people drive
themselves.
3. ________ Self-driving cars will not be effective.
4. ________ Self-driving cars are equipped with sensors and software.
5. ________ The sensors and software function to sense pedestrians, cyclists,
other vehicles, road work and more.
Exercise 6
Answer the questions below.
1. What is the text mainly about?
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2. In the future, they will drive less,…. The underlined word refers to
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3. What types of car will emerge in the future?
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4. They may be coming faster than you think. The underlined word refers to
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5. They explain that self-driving cars are making enormous strides in
consistent safe driving. The underlined word refers to
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6. What are two things that complete the self-driving cars?
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7. Why will self-driving cars be the future of the automobile?
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8. What is the function of the sensor and software?
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9. What do you think about the effects of futuristic cars in the future?
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