57 Technology of the Future

57.1 Matching the Words to Make Collocations

Match

Match the words to make collocations.

• 1 gridlocked

• 2 genetic

• 3 human

c traffic

e modification

d genome

• c traffic

• e modification

• d genome

Match

Match the words to make collocations.

• 4 population

• 5 global

• -

a explosion

b village

-

• a explosion

• b village

• -

57.2 Using the collocations in 57.1 to rewrite the underlined parts of the sentences.

Multiple Choice

Use the collocations in 57.1 to rewrite the underlined and highlighted parts of the sentences.

1 Asia underwent a dramatic increase in the population in the latter part of the 20th century.

• a global village

• the human genome

• population explosion

• genetic modification

Multiple Choice

Use the collocations in 57.1 to rewrite the underlined and highlighted parts of the sentences.

2 The crop had been subject to having its genes altered.

• a global village

• the human genome

• Gridlocked traffic

• genetic modification

Multiple Choice

Use the collocations in 57.1 to rewrite the underlined and highlighted parts of the sentences.

3 Since the advent of the internet, the world has become one single community.

• a global village

• the human genome

• Gridlocked traffic

Dropdown

Use the collocations in 57.1 to rewrite the underlined and highlighted parts of the sentences.



4 Times when the traffic cannot move ​

Select answer

can cost the economy millions of pounds.

5 Scientists now understand ​

Select answer

how the human genes are composed.

57.3 Indicating the Right Word According to the Definition

Multiple Choice

What do we call:

1 a huge city with more than 10 million people?

• cloning

• extraterrestrial beings

• a mega-city

• a designer baby

Multiple Choice

What do we call:

2 medical operations where a very small hole is made in someone's body?

• keyhole surgery

• extraterrestrial beings

• (our) destiny

• a designer baby

Multiple Choice

What do we call:

3 the science of making very small tools and machines by controlling atoms and molecules?

• genetic engineering / modification

• extraterrestrial beings

• nanotechnology

• a designer baby

Multiple Choice

What do we call:

4 making an exact genetic copy of something?

• genetic engineering / modification

• extraterrestrial beings

• nanotechnology

• cloning

Multiple Choice

What do we call:

5 creatures from other planets?

• genetic engineering / modification

• extraterrestrial beings

• nanotechnology

• (our) destiny

Multiple Choice

What do we call:

6 the process of altering human and animal genes?

• genetic engineering / modification

• nanotechnology

• (our) destiny

Multiple Choice

What do we call:

7 the things that will happen to us in the future?

8 a baby whose genetic features have been chosen by its parents?

• a designer baby / (our) destiny

• (our) destiny / a designer baby

57.4 Rewriting the Underlined Words in the Following Sentences

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Rewrite the underlined words in these sentences using expressions from the opposite page.



1 The worst possible prediction ​

Select answer

is that we will destroy the world with nuclear weapons.

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Rewrite the underlined words in these sentences using expressions from the opposite page.



2 Traveling to other planets ​

Select answer

for scientific exploration will become normal in the coming centuries.

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Rewrite the underlined words in these sentences using expressions from the opposite page.



3 He belongs to a team of scientists who are trying to improve our understanding of the index of all the genes in a human being​

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.

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Rewrite the underlined words in these sentences using expressions from the opposite page.



4 Governments need to do things that will have a great impact ​

Select answer

to save the planet.



5 Many people see in their imagination ​

Select answer

a world in which the poor simply get poorer. (Give twoanswers.)

57.5 Indicating Words or Phrases Associated with the Provided Sentence/s

Multiple Choice

Indicate words or phrases associated with the provided sentence/s

1 These tomatoes will stay fresh for several months.

• cloning

• the global village / globalisation

• genetically modified (GM) food

• space tourism

Multiple Choice

Indicate words or phrases associated with the provided sentence/s

2 A typical family is often said to consist of a husband, wife and 2.4 children.

• the nuclear family

• the global village / globalisation

• gene therapy

• space tourism

Multiple Choice

Indicate words or phrases associated with the provided sentence/s

3 This sheep is identical in absolutely every respect to the sheep standing next to it.

• gene therapy

• the global village / globalisation

• cloning

• space tourism

Multiple Choice

Indicate words or phrases associated with the provided sentence/s

4 Thanks to this, doctors may be able to cure some genetic diseases.

• gene therapy

• the global village / globalisation

• space tourism

Multiple Choice

Indicate words or phrases associated with the provided sentence/s

5 The world is becoming a very small place in terms of economics and communication.

6 The company is planning to market two-week holidays on the Moon.

• 5. 5. the global village / globalisation

  6. 6. space tourism

• 5. 5. space tourism

  5. 6. the global village / globalisation

Discussion questions - Set A

1. Do you think smart buildings and homes will become the norm in the future? Why or why not?

2. Would you consider going on a space tourism trip in the future? Why or why not?

3. How do you think nanotechnology will impact our daily lives in the future?

4. What are your thoughts on the potential benefits and risks of keyhole surgery becoming more common?

5. Do you believe that the doomsday scenario for the environment is preventable? Why or why not?

Discussion questions - Set B

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1. How might widespread traffic gridlock in mega-cities affect urban life in the future?

2. What measures do you think could be taken to address the challenges of food and water shortages caused by population explosion?

3. What ethical considerations should be taken into account when discussing genetic modification and gene therapy?

4. Would you be in favor of a future where designer babies are popular? Why or why not?

5. How do you think the breakdown of traditional family structures and increased globalization will shape society in the future?