Lesson 5. The world around us

​Answer the questions:

1. Will there be schools​ in the future?

2. Wi​ll computers understand what we say to them?

3. What will clothes be like?

4. Will we have robots to help us?

5. Will there be TV?

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   Now read the text about scientists` predictions about our future.​

   https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Reading_comprehension/5%C2%B0_136_uk1200878bj​

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Poll

A dog-eat-dog world means...

• a shrinking world

• a ruthless world

• a complicated world

Poll

have the world by the tail means..

• to follow life rules

• to be successful

• to lose in life

Poll

What's the world coming to?

means

• a person did not catch what was told

• to have no idea

• to disappoint with the news

Poll

go to the world means...

• to improve one`s position

• to be satisfied

• to marry

Poll

a world of(smth)

• a meaning of smth

• a large amount of smth

• a complex of smth

Poll

dead to the world means...

• to be asleep

• to have no desire to do smth

• to irritate

​Translate the sentences:

1. ​Будильник пролунав, але Джозеф ще спав.

2. Коли я читаю новини, то іноді замислююся, що взагалі коїться?

3. ​Зараз вона дуже успішна, але її слава не триватиме вічно.

4. ​А:"Мушу повідомити вам, що леді Мері та лорд Майкл одружилися"

   Б: "І мене не запросили на їхнє весілля?"

5. Якщо вам сумно, вихід на сонячне світло має принести вам величезну користь.​

​Underline the words(word-combnations) that may be unknown for you, try to translate them

1. The world and his wife are going to be at the wedding this July. I hope I can make it too.​

2. I value Robert's advice because he's a man of the world and can provide good insight into the customs of high society.

3. I constantly feel stressed, and then there's my sister, who skips through life without a care in the world.

4. It wouldn't be my idea of fun to go jump out of an airplane, but it takes all sorts to make a world, I suppose.

5. Have you seen Mike lately? It looks like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders.

​H/W.

BE READY TO COMMENT ON THE QUOTES ON THE TOPICS(CINEMA, BOOKS, MUSIC, ART, THE WORLD WE LIVE IN)​

TIPS FOR SPEAKING:

1. USE THE WORDS AND PHRASES THAT WE HAVE LEARNED

2. PROVE YOUR DIS/AGREEME​NT

3. USE NOT ONLY ORDINAL ADVERBS, BUT First of all, or First…. To begin,….. One reason is…..

   Another reason/example/point… Then, … After that,…. Later,… Elswehere,… In addition…. Furthermore,…. Moreover,…..The second reason is….. The next problem is….

   Finally,…. Most importantly, …. Last,….. The final reason is…..My last example is…. The most significant problem is…..

   (Usually, you want to build from weakest point to strongest point, so your last point should be the most important.)

4. Pay attention to grammar structures​

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