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SkillS 2. According to the passage, which of the
following is NOT true about our future houses?
reading A. They will be more eco-friendly.

1 read the advertisement and choose the correct B. They will use electricity.
answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps. C. They will use wind energy.
3. We will be able to control our future houses
OUR KITTY 2012 MAKES YOUR LIFE EASIER! ______________________________.
This new home robot has three programmes: A. with our voices
it can (1)______ the house, it can clean the B. by clapping our hands
floor and it can interact (2)______ people. Kitty C. with a mobile phone
2012 is fast and intelligent. When we’re away, 4. Why will we have to build cities in the air,
it can listen for certain noises and (3)______ on other planets, and underground?
signals to our mobile phone if there’s trouble A. Because we won’t have enough land to
or danger. It can move (4)______ the house build houses on.
and climb steps to find dirty places and clean B. Because living there will be more comfortable.
them. It has cameras in its eyes so it can watch
people and react to them. C. Because life on Earth will become boring.

1. A. guard B. wake C. look D. prevent Speaking
2. A. to B. with C. on D. at 3 Work in pairs. you are going to design your
3. A. bring B. pass C. send D. take future houses. Discuss the questions below.
- Where will your house be located?
4. A. away B. above C. for D. around
- What type of house will it be?
2 read the text and choose the correct answer - How big will it be?
a, b or c for each of the gaps. - What will there be in front and behind it?
- What will it have? (example: helicopter,
WhAT WILL OUR hOUSES In ThE
FUTURE bE LIKE? swimming pool, zoo, gym...)
4 Work in groups. take turns describing your
Scientists predict the
places and the ways we future house and try to persuade your group
members to live in it. Who has the best future
live will change a lot in house in your group?
the future.

Our houses in the listening
future will be more
eco-friendly. We won’t 5 listen and tick what people from the youth
use electricity in our houses. We will use wind Eco-Parliament advise us to do for our
energy or solar energy instead. environment.
1. Recycle more rubbish (for example, glass,
We will be able to control our future houses with our paper and plastic, ...).
voices. Doors and windows will open and lights will 2. Give your old clothes to charity instead of
go on when we ask them to. It will make our lives throwing them away.
easier and more comfortable. 3. Pick up rubbish in parks or in the street.
In the future, there will be underwater or underground 4. Grow your own vegetables.
cities. There will be cities in the air and on other 5. Save energy - turn off lights and TVs when
planets too. We’ll have to build cities there because you’re not using them.
there will be so many people and not enough land to 6. Use reusable bags instead of plastic bags.
build houses or buildings on. Writing

1. The scientists predict where and how we live in 6 Write about what you think we should do to
the future ______________________________. improve the environment. use the ideas from
A. will change a lot 5 or your own ideas.
B. will not change much
C. will change only a little

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