1B Future memories

Complete the predictions about future trends with the phrases below.

are bound to

will gather pace

there are signs

the days of

are over

be an explosion in

may well

a distant memory

become a thing of the past

1 Well, I think the High Street as we currently know it is going to become .

2 that we’ll see more growth in independent stores.

3 For many, working five days a week in the office .

4 The trend to move to the countryside continue, although probably at a slower pace.

5 The burning of fossil fuels will .

6 In wealthier countries the move to green energy in the next decade.

7 Once we solve the safety issues, there will driverless cars.

8 People always think we make contact with aliens at some point.

3 attempts

Do these opinions match the ideas in the text? Write YES, NO or NOT GIVEN.

1 Future predictions are impossible without personal experience of the events.

2 Preparing for interview questions isn’t very effective.

3 We can use shared cultural experience to predict the distant future.

4 Life scripts are universal across the world.

5 We use similar parts of our brain for remembering experiences and being creative.

6 Our own cultural experiences may prevent us from seeing some future possibilities.

3 attempts

Read the grammar box. Match the underlined sentences in the article to the verb forms in the box.

will be like.

will have been working

are they going to ask?

will have been promoted

will be wearing

Grammar: Future forms PAGE 117

We use be going to to make predictions based on current evidence.
1

We use will to make general predictions.
2

We use the Future Perfect Simple to talk about something that will be finished by a certain point in the future.
3

We use the Future Continuous to talk about an action or situation that will be in progress at a point in the future.
4

We use the Future Perfect Continuous to talk about an action or situation that will continue up to a point in the future and will still be in progress then.

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3 attempts

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the word in brackets and a future form.

1 Sam does her Christmas shopping in October. It’s now November, so I imagine already. (done)

2 My wife turns 40 next week.
My wife next week. (old)

3 The government will increase taxes soon.
The government soon. (is)

4 We started dating two years ago tomorrow.
By tomorrow two years. (dating)

5 He’s going to finish repairing the car by five o’clock. He will five o’clock. (finished)

3 attempts

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