1. a. Number the pictures using the definitions. Listen and repeat.
1. A smart device, like a TV or a mobile phone, is a machine with a computer inside it.
2. A drone is a flying machine. It can carry things.
3. I use my phone by touching the screen.
4. A 3D printer can make all kinds of objects.
5. An automatic food machine will make anything you want to eat.
6. Get a robot helper to do your washing and cleaning of home.
b. Say what smart devices you have in your home.
=> Answer:
A. 1 B. 4 C. 6 D. 5 E. 2 F. 3
2. a. Read the article about homes in the future. Is Professor Rendall excited about the future? Yes/No
The Future is Smart!
Do you have a smart device, like a mobile phone or a TV? In the future, smart technology will be everywhere and it will make our lives easier. Do you hate washing and cleaning? I know I do! Well, soon we might have robot helpers to do the housework! Don't like cooking? Buy an automatic food machine to do it for you. Touch the screen to choose your meal and it will be ready in seconds! If you want new clothes or furniture, get a 3D printer to make them for you. Some companies already make deliveries using drones. But soon, everyone will use them. The sky will be full of these little machines. The future is smart and I can't wait for it!
b. Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. Does Professor Pendell enjoy cleaning?
2. What should people buy when they don't like cooking?
3. What technology do some companies use today?
=> Answer:
a. Yes
b. 1. No, he doesn't.
2. They should buy an automatic food machine.
3. They make deliveries using drones.
3. a. Listen and repeat.
b. Fill in the blanks using "might" and a verb from the box.
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1. Automatic food machines might make all our food.
2. We ______ in smart homes
3. We ______ smart doors.
4. We ______ online and drones will deliver our food.
5. How ______ home ______ in the future?
c. Unscramble the sentences.
1. robot helpers./ might/ we/ have/ the future
In the future, we might have robot helpers.
2. homes/ change/ How/ in/ Future?/ might/ the
3. pets./ In/ robot/ might/ we/ future,/ the/ have
4. have/ doors/ might/ future,/ In/ cameras./ the
5. devices/ have/ In/ smart/ not/ screens./ might/ the/ future,
d. Now, practice saying the sentences with your partner.
=> Answer:
b. 1. Automatic food machines might make all our food.
2.We might live in smart homes.
3.We might have smart doors.
4. We might shoo online and drones will deliver our food.
5. How might homes change in the future?
c. 1. In the future, we might have robot helpers.
2. How might homes change in the future?
3. In the future, we might have robot pets.
4. In the future, doors might have cameras.
5. In the future, smart devices might not have screens.
4. a. Focus on the /t/ sound.
b. Listen to the words and focus on the underlined letters.
printer computer robot
c. Listen and repeat.
d. Read the words with the correct sound to a partner.
5. a. Ask and answer.
b. Practice with your own ideas
6. a. You're planning an article for Teen World Magazine on how homes will be different in the future. Discuss and choose four differences you want to write about. Note them below.
b. Compare your answers with another pair. Did you choose the same things?