VOCABULARY BOOSTER
Look at the words below. What is the
meaning of the prefixes?
A great, bright future
1 BACK TO THE FUTURE 2
re-hydrating food
self-drying clothes
self-tying shoes
READ THE TEXT BELOW. THEN WATCH THE NEWS
PROGRAMME AND COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH. USE THE
wearable technology
WORDS FROM THE VOCABULARY BOOSTER AND FROM THE
Prefix
1.1
Meaning
re
self
Suffix
Meaning
able
a)
Something that happens
without external help
b) Something that is being done
or happens again
c) something that is possible
PROGRAMME.
Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American science-fiction
adventure comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and
written by Bob Gale. It is the sequel to the 1985 film Back to
the Future. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd,
Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson and continues
immediately following the original film. After repairing the
damage to history done by his previous time travel
adventures, Marty McFly (Fox) and his friend Dr. Emmett
"Doc" Brown (Lloyd) travel to 2015 to prevent McFly's
future son from ending up imprisoned. When they
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VOCABULARY BANK
Movie genres:
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Talking about films:
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REMEMBER!
When we talk about a film or a story
plot we always use PRESENT SIMPLE
tense.
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1.1.1
Re-watch the programme and mark all the predictions that were right with (R), predictions that
were wrong with (W) and the ones that are still to be determined with (D).
1.1.2
Compare your answers with your partner. Use were and weren’t, as well as was and wasn’t.
was / were / wasn’t / weren’t
VERB ‘TO BE’ IN PAST SIMPLE
e.g.
I WAS
WE WERE
The producer was right about the flat
screen TVs.
YOU WERE
YOU WERE
HE/SHE/IT WAS
THEY WERE
They weren’t right about the
hoverboards.
1.2 CREATE NEW WORDS BY ADDING AN APPROPRIATE PREFIX OR SUFFIX TO THE ROOT WORDS
BELOW. SEE HOW THE MEANING CHANGES DEPENDING ON THE AFFIX YOU USE.
Root word
Meaning
do
use
accept
marry
help
educate
break
wash
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2 WHAT LIFE WILL BE LIKE IN 2116
2.1 READ THE TEXT AND EXPLAIN TO YOUR PARTNER WHAT IT IS ABOUT.
A new report from Samsung describes life in 100 years from now. There are many tall skyscrapers,
underwater 'bubble' cities, and holidays in space. Experts on space and architecture, and city planners
gave their ideas on life in 2116. They said the way we live, work and play will be totally different from
today. They said that 25 years ago, people could not imagine how the Internet would change our lives.
The Internet has revolutionised the way we communicate and learn. The IT experts said the changes in
the next century would be even more unbelievable.
Researchers asked people for their predictions about the future. They predicted that people will work
from home and have virtual work meetings. People will have 3D printers that will let you download a
design for furniture or a food recipe and then 'print' the sofa or pizza at home. There will also be less
need for doctors. Our home health capsule will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment. We
will also go into space for holidays and get resources that we have used up on Earth. One prediction that
was missing was whether people would need to study English.
2.2 GIVE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW. JUSTIFY YOUR CHOICE USING FRAGMENTS FROM THE
TEXT.
Where will the bubble cities in the future be?
What company made the report?
What kind of planners gave their ideas on life in 2116?
What could we not have imagined 25 years ago about the Internet?
What did the experts say the changes in the next century would be?
What kind of meetings will we have at work in the future?
Who will people need to visit less in the future?
Where will we be going to on holiday?
What language did people not make a prediction about?
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2.3 WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE TEXT MATCH THE PHRASES. THEN CHECK WITH THE TEXT.
PARAGRAPH ONE:
1.
life in
a.
on life in 2116
2.
Experts on space and
b.
from today
3.
city planners gave their ideas
c.
architecture
4.
totally different
d.
century
5.
the changes in the next
e.
100 years from now
6.
Would be even more
f.
unbelievable
PARAGRAPH TWO:
1.
Researchers asked people for their predictions
a.
recipe
2.
resources that we have used
b.
about the future
3.
3D
c.
for doctors
4.
food
d.
what the problem is
5.
There will also be less need
e.
up on Earth
6.
Our home health capsule will tell us
f.
printers
2.4 WHAT ARE YOUR PREDICTIONS FOR THE WAY WE WILL LIVE IN 2116? COMPLETE THIS TABLE AND
THEN DISCUSS IT WITH YOUR PARTNER.
Prediction
Good or
bad?
Why?
English
Food
Smartphones
Environment
World peace
Your country
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2.5 COME UP WITH AN INVENTION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY EXIST IN THE FUTURE. WRITE A
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND THE THINGS IT DOES. USE THE VOCABULARY
FROM ACTIVITY 1.2.
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2.6 LOOK IN YOUR DICTIONARY AND COMPUTER TO FIND COLLOCATIONS, IDIOMS AND SYNONYMS FOR
THE WORD ‘FUTURE’.
2.7 COMPARE YOUR FINDINGS WITH YOUR PARTNER. DECIDE WHAT VOCABULARY YOU WANT TO
SAVE, SHARE WITH OTHERS, SHARE WITH A SPECIFIC PERSON, RECYCLE (REVISE) OR DELETE.
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