Questions for discussion

1. What are the most important things around you? Why can’t you do without them?
2. How do modern machines influence your life?
3. Whom do we call a computer nerd? Is it good to be a technophobe? Why?
4. What things do you usually take with you when you go travelling? Why?
5. What things would you like to get rid of? Why?
6. What is the most precious thing of yours? What or who does it remind you of?
7. Why is it so important for you? How long have you had it? How did you get it? Is it valuable? How does it work? Why is it good for you personally?
8. Do you like shopping? Why? What is the best way to do shopping? Why?

Module 9 (Card 11 and 5).

Society and the future.

Vocabulary

To predict, prediction for the distant or immediate future about; electronic newspapers, to discover new planets, space travel, there might be life on a remote moon, to make contacts, aliens, household robots, live video conference, work from home, to work on a contract basis, domestic life, shopping channels, video phone, to do research into genetic engineering, education system, to learn at home, to become a world language, no longer any need for, life expectancy, to devote time to (music), to like the idea of, aspects of life (more / less attractive), lucky generation, to play a significant part / role, interactive communication systems, to communicate by computer; medical experts, healthcare, a vaccine against decay, a cure for most diseases; to give little thought to, to regard smth as an old-fashioned concept, to become a reality, get worse / better, increase / decrease, become more / less dangerous, go up / down, fall / rise, deteriorate / improve; probably, certainly, be (un)likely to, may (not), definitely; in the area, under what circumstances.., hypothetical / real possibility in the future, imaginary situation

Questions for discussion

1. Are your predictions about the future generally optimistic or pessimistic?
2. What might happen in the following areas during the next 50 years: robots and computers, education, family life, healthcare?
3. What area needs urgent changes?
4. Will working life / education system change much? In what way?
5. Do you agree that people in 2050 will be ‘the lucky generation’? Will the life style change?
6. Will China be a world power and the Chinese language – a world language?
7. Do you like the idea of computer shopping? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
8. What improvements in social life do you look forward to?
9. What predictions seem most improbable?
10. What are changes in technology limited by?

Dealing with money.

Vocabulary

To waste money on, put money into the bank, save up on, pay for, cost, to pay in cash / by credit card / by cheque, invest money into business / keep it under mattress, foreign investor, budget, oil deposits, a cash dispenser, carry much cash, open a bank account, store / debit / credit card, enter a lottery, buy / go mad over a winning lottery ticket, win on the national lottery, win a fortune, give part of winnings, lose interest in life, have an effect on, publicity, fight over the money, win the jackpot (a large amount of money that you can win in a game that is decided by chance), lend to / borrow from, owe, pay back, have a very good reason for borrowing, profits from the lottery, improve life, make money, provide, go abroad / lose the best and most intelligent people (brain drain), make the necessary improvements, there is a risk that, charity

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