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Writing1 Circle what you can see in thephotos.

bus car driver pilot plane taxi

4 Complete the text with the words inthe box.

(1) Julia,

(2) to

come to Mexico in August?

You (3) to my house.

We’ll (4)

. We’ll go to the beach every day,

and you’ll be able to practice your Spanish.

I hope you’ll be able to come.

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Marta

Best wishes can come Dearhave a fantastic time Would you like

3 What can tourists do in Mexico inAugust? Circle the incorrect answer.

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2 Read the text and write true or false.

Computers and TravelWe use computers in many ways, but cancomputers help us travel? Can a computerdrive a car, for example? In 2006, onecompany made a car that does not need ahuman driver. A computer controls it.However, in cities there are many obstacles, sosafe drivers have to think very quickly.Computers still cannot think like humans.These new cars are not safe. And flying? Pilots use computers to help themfly planes. Computers can also fly planeswithout passengers. The American militaryuses “robot planes,” without pilots, for spying.But pilots are necessary when people aretraveling, for safety. Perhaps there will alwaysbe some things that computers cannot do.

1 Computers can control cars in some cases.

2 There are not many obstacles in cities.

3 Drivers have to think slowly to be safe.

4 Pilots don’t use computers to help fly planes.

5 Pilots are necessary in planes for safety.

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Vocabulary

Electronic devices

1 Match the words to the objects in thepicture. Then find the words in thewordsearch.

1 computer 2 home page 3 laptop

4 monitor 5 mouse 6 printer

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2 Match the words.

1 digital a phone 2 game b console3 cellular c recorder4 DVD d player5 MP3 e camera

Grammar

Future with present continuous

will, going to and present continuous

3 Write sentences about Mary’s week. Use the present continuous.

1 On Monday,

2 On Tuesday,

3 On Wednesday,

4 On Thursday,

5 On Friday,

6 On Saturday and Sunday,

4 Circle prediction or plan.

1 She’s starting Chinese classes next week. prediction / plan

2 John’s going to buy a new leather jacket. prediction / plan

3 Computers will be the teachers in the future. prediction / plan

4 I’ll be famous when I am 23 years old. prediction / plan

5 I’m giving him a game console for his birthday. prediction / plan

6 She won’t like Toronto. prediction / plan

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she’s playing basketball.

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1 Read the text and circle the best title.

1 Computer Schools2 Schools, Computers, and Friends

“Computer technology now shows us thateducation is going to be totally different inthe future,” some people think. “Studentswill stay at home to study. They will use theInternet to communicate with their teachersand other students.”But do the students want to stay at home?“I’m not going to study at home. I want togo to school,” says fifteen-year-old MarkHudson. In fact, Mark promises he’ll workharder if he can go to school. Why? BecauseMark sees and talks to his friends at school.He doesn’t want to communicate only onthe Internet. “I don’t know what school willbe like in the future,” Mark says, “but I’llask my friends what they think when I seethem at school tomorrow. Right now I haveto go out. I’m meeting my friend, Karen.”

2 Write true, false or not in the text.

1 Some people think that students will use the Internet to communicate with teachers.

2 Mark wants to go to school.

3 Mark doesn’t like seeing his friends at school.

4 Mark is going to the movies.

3 Find the following in the text fromexercise 1.

1 a plan

2 a prediction

3 a prediction based on present evidence

4 an arrangement

5 a promise

4 What do you think school will belike in the future? Write about someof the following: computers,teachers, homework, friends,studying at home, sports,punishments, subjects, exams.

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I’m not going to study at home.