Practice with a partner

A. Listen and read. Then repeat the conversation and replace the words in blue.

(Nghe và đọc. Sau đó lặp lại đoạn hội thoại và thay thế các từ có màu xanh lam)

1. Do you think temperatures will “rise” a lot in the future?

Probably. Global warming is a serious problem.

(increase / go up)

2. How will it affect us? 

Well, when it gets hotter, “farmlands will shrink”.

(deserts will expand / freshwater levels will fall)

3. And what will happen when “farmlands shrink”?

Do you really want to know?

(deserts expand / freshwater levels fall)

4. There will be less food!

What? “Are you serious?” We should do something to stop global warming.

(Are you kidding / Are you joking)

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C. Complete the information. Use “will” and a word from the box. Listen and check.

(Hoàn tất thông tin. Sử dụng "will" và một từ trong hộp. Nghe và kiểm tra)

be          disappear          hold          go          (not) be          need          rise

Global warming is very real to the people of the Maldives. Scientists think it’s likely that - sometime this century - the island nation (1) __________ because of global warming. When ice melts, ocean levels (2) ___________. This (3) __________ a huge problem for the country. On average, experts predict that many people (4) _________ able to stay in their homes. No one knows exactly where they (5) _________, but they (6) ___________ to find a new place to live. To attract attention to their problem, the government recently held a meeting underwater. The president joked that it’s where they (7) _____________ their meetings in the future.

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D. Circle the correct words.

(Khoanh tròn những từ đúng)

1. There will be (less / a) drinking water in the future.

2. There will be (less / more) electric car users than there is now.

3. I think there will be (fewer / less) trees in our forests.

4. Soon, (more / a) people will travel to space

5. There will be (the / a) rise in (the / a) sea level here.

6. (The / A) government will give (the / an) order to stop electrofishing next month.

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E. Turn to page 133. You are going to take a survey to see if you are an optimist or a pessimist.

(Lật sang trang 133. Bạn sẽ tham gia một cuộc khảo sát để xem bạn là người lạc quan hay bi quan)

Take a survey. Take turns asking and answering these questions with a partner. Mark your and your partner’s responses.

1 = Yes, definitely          2 = Yes, probably          

3 = No, probably not          4 = No, definitely not

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