Have an eye on the future
1. Look at the image on the right and discuss
how different our lives might be in 50 years.
2. Read the short text below and underline all
the structures that are used for talking about
the future.
In 50 years, the world will definitely change in
terms of technology. Two major fields that will
develop fast are the automotive industry and AI.
By then, we will have stopped using typical
cars. Everyone will be using driverless cars or even flying cars, especially in large
cities.
The most significant AI achievement will be integration with the human body
through implants connected to computer interfaces. At that time people will be
using only their minds to control machines. For example, you’ll be able to skip
songs with your thoughts without touching your phone. What’s most important
about this technology is that by 2070 everyone who suffers from paralysis or brain
disorders will have started to communicate easily with the world again.
3. Read the text again and complete the table with the correct tense names
and forms given below.
TENSES: Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect
FORMS: subject + will + have + past participle,
subject + will + be + gerund,
subject + will + infinitive
TENSE FORM RULE
used to talk about events that we expect
Future Simple subject + will + infinitive
to happen in the future
used to talk about events that will be
subject + will + have + past
Future Perfect completed by a specific time in the
participle
future
used to talk about events that will be in
Future Continuous subject + will + be + gerund
progress at a specific time in the future
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4. Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets (Future Continuous or Future Perfect).
a) This time on Wednesday I will be watching (watch) my favourite TV show.
b) Researchers predict that many unique species will have gone (go) extinct by
2030.
c) We won’t have finished (not finish) decorating the house before Mum comes
back from her business trip.
d) The oceans’ temperature will still be rising (still rise) in ten years.
e) By the end of June, I will have graduated (graduate) and hope I’ll find a job
soon after.
5. Work in pairs. Using Future Continuous and Future Perfect and the
beginnings below, make predictions about your lives in the areas in the box.
EDUCATION FAMILY FOOD
HOLIDAY HOUSE WORK
• By the end of…
• By this time next year…
• In five years…
• In ten years…
• This time…
6. Discuss the question.
• What technologies (in addition to
those mentioned in the text) will
emerge or develop in the future?
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7. Watch the first 30 seconds of a video [https://youtu.be/lK_cdkpazjI] and
guess what the man might be doing.
8. Watch the whole video (to 06:49) and make notes about what our lives might
be like in the future in the following areas.
SAMPLE ANSWERS:
HOUSE: no physical objects used for decoration in the house, decorating the
house with ‘objects’ you see through the app
FREE TIME: spending time playing games, watching TV without a TV set
FOOD: apps giving information about food products (ingredients and their
nutritional value) in the fridge, preparing food as a game
DATING: choosing outfits in the app, using apps that help with dating by giving
tips about what to do (Wingman)
DINING: no physical menu, ordering food and drinks and paying using only your
mind
9. Using Future Continuous and Future Perfect, discuss the future as shown in
the video.
EXAMPLE: By that time, people will have stopped decorating
their houses with physical objects.
10. Discuss the questions.
• Does the vision shown in the video frighten you? Why/Why not?
• What could be some advantages of living in the world presented in the video?
• Do you think it’s inevitable that we will be so closely integrated with
technology?
• What do you think about gamification as shown in the video? Do you think that
every aspect of our lives will be game‐based in the future? Think about
physical activity, health, education, etc.
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