A Ring Tone Vehicle

In 2020, people will be driving the new battery powered ve­hicle which will run in silence. But the vehicle owners will soon start missing the lack of noise. Nobody hears them take off and nobody hears them drive by. People stop noticing their car. In the summer of 2010, worries were finally expressed that elec­tric cars have a safety problem because they don't make noise.

Thousands of owners will complain about their quiet cars; it just doesn't feel like they own a REAL car.

The designers will add loud noises to the 2022 model. So, the driver can punch a button to get noise, like a ring tone. They will be able to select: a rocket sound, a flock of turkeys, a herd of elephants, a railway train, etc.

b) Which of them are humorous? Which one is "yesterday technology" - something that already exists?

c) Look at the first prediction again. What tenses are the verbs in bold? Find more examples of the Future Continuous in the other predictions.

d) Read the information about the Future Continuous Tense on pages 286-287. Which scheme and which formula illustrate the Future Continuous?

3 Choose the right option. 1

Ted: Where is Mark going to pick you up?

Robin: He will wait / will be waiting for me when the bullet train arrives. I am sure he will stand / will be standing on the platform when we pull into the terminal. Ted: And then what?

Robin: We will get / will be getting into a no-driver cab and drive home.

Robin: Oh, look at that mountain of dirty dishes! Who will

wash / will be washing all of those? Ted: The dishwasher I hope. Just 20 minutes later that moun­tain will be gone and nice stacks of sparkling clean dishes will sit / will be sitting in the cupboard. Robin: All right then!

Robin: Just imagine at this time next week I will fly / will be

flying to Mars to have the most beautiful holiday ever. Ted: While you are having fun in space, I will run / will be run­ning around trying to get the kids eat, play and sleep in time. Is it fair?

Robin: Don't be silly. I will send / will be sending you a post card.

4. a) Write sentences in Future Continuous to answer the questions below.

1. What will you be doing in an hour? 2. What will you be doing tomorrow at two? 3. What will you be doing at this time next week? 4. What will your family be doing when you get home after school? 5. What will you be doing when your par­ents come home tonight?

b) Find someone in class with the same sentence. Ask the questions in ex. 4a to find out.

5. Write a short prediction about the future technology. Use the extra photographs in ex. 1 or your own ideas.

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