1. Which unit of measurement is used in nanotechnology?
2. What are the advantages of nanotubes over regular materials?
3. What will doctors use expert systems for?
4. What features are analysed by biometrics?
5. Which trend refers to computers embedded in everyday devices, communicating with each other over wireless networks?
6. What will the alarm system do if someone breaks into a smart home?
7. How will devices be interconnected inside the smart home?
Task 6. Find words in the texts in Task 4 with the following meanings:
1. a microscopic robot, built with nanotechnology (text 1) …
2. a robot that resembles a human (text 2) …
3. biological identification of a person (text 3) …
4. integrated; inserted into (text 4) …
5. electrical devices, or machines, used in the home (text 5) …
LANGUAGE ACTIVITY
Study the following grammar review and do the tasks.
Future forms
ü We use the Future Simple (will/ won’t + verb) in the following ways:
- To make predictions when you don’t have present evidence that something will happen.
Nanobots will be injected into the body’s bloodstream to treat diseases.
- To talk about hopes and promises, especially with the words expect, think, hope and probably.
They hope that people will interact naturally with hundreds of smart devices at a time.
- To describe an instant decision, often when we make an offer.
Sure, I’ ll help you with your homework.
- To talk about facts that will inevitably happen.
She’ ll be 21 in May.
ü We use be going to + verb in the following ways:
- To describe future intentions
She ’s going to write a book about ubiquitous computing.
- To make predictions when you have present evidence that something is going to happen.
By all accounts, nanotechnology is going to have a huge impact on business and our daily lives.
ü We use the Future Continuous (will be + -ing form of the verb) to talk about actions in progress at a specific time in the future.
In a few years, doctors will be using expert systems to diagnose illnesses.
ü We use the Future Perfect (will have + past participle) to talk about actions finished at a specific time in the future.
Soon, engineers will have built different types of android.
Task 6. Choose grammatically correct variant.
1. In the future, I hope we … robots in the home to help us with the housework.
a) will have
b) are going to have
2. Hey, Nick, be careful, you … that coffee on the computer!
a) are going to spill
b) will spil
3. It’s John’s birthday next week. We … him a mobile phone.
a) will give
b) are going to give
4. – My laptop has crashed! – Don’t worry I … you mine.
a) will lend
b) am going to lend
5. The Internet … the publishing industry in the way that TV changed the movie industry.
a) will probably change
b) is probably going to change
6. Futurists predicts that smart technology … incorporated into fabrics, so you’ll be able to email from you coat!
a) will be
b) is going to be
Task 7. Complete the sentences with the correct future form of the verb in brackets. Use the future continuous or future perfect tense.
1. Thanks to information and communication technologies (ICT), by the year 2030 we … (to find) cures for the major diseases of our time.
2. How long … you … (to study) when you graduate?
3. By the time I finish this course, I … (to take) ten tests.
4. I … (to finish) in an hour and then you can use the computer.
5. In twenty years’ time, some people … (to live) in space, perhaps inside a computerized colony.
6. By the time you finish studying the tutorial, you … (to master) the equipment in the laboratory.
7. I came to Finland six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to Saint-Petersburg, I … (to study) for nine months and I … (to be) in Finland for exactly one year.
8. Scientists predict that in twenty years’ time nearly everyone … (to live) in smart houses.
WRITING
