Practice 4. THINKING SKILL – Brainstorm. What are other ways you could develop your brain?

Practice 6. WORK INDIVIDUALLY. Choose the three things you think might change most in the future. Discuss how you think they might change.

Practice 8. You are going to listen to a talk. Look at the picture and say what you think the talk is about.

Practice 12. IN PAIRS. Name several ways that you could develop your brain.

Use the Confident Communicator box to help you.

CONFIDENT COMMUNICATOR: START TALKING

Use the following expressions to say you agree or disagree with an idea.

Form: I agree/disagree that we should .... because ....

I agree that it’s a good idea to study with other people.

I disagree that it’s easier to concentrate if you listen to music.

Practice 13. Read the article and answer the question.

Future Homes

What will the homes of tomorrow be like? I think we’ll see big changes in entertainment. For example, homes will have 3D movie theaters with amazing sound. We might have virtual reality in some homes. I don’t think that will be very popular because it will be expensive. There could also be big changes in the kitchen. For instance, you might choose a recipe and the stove will know how to cook it. It will tell you when your food is ready. Finally, parts of your house will change. Take windows, for example. They might go dark automatically at night to help you sleep. Or the windows might show messages to people at your door. Houses are going to change in many ways, and I can’t wait!

According to the writer, what changes might we see in entertainment, in kitchens, and in windows?

Practice 14. Choose three things you think are going to be different in our homes. Write the main way you think each one is going to be different.

For example: Robots: they will clean our homes.

1. _____________________________________

2. _____________________________________

3. _____________________________________