Radio Call-in Questions

Radio listeners are calling in with questions for Professor Lin. Complete the questions and answers. Use the words in parentheses and willor won't.

Caller I: Hello. Professor Lin. My question is this: __ Will __ the car of the future __1 (run) run __on gasoline?

Professor Lin: No, it ___ 2. ___. It ______ probably ____3. (use)_______batteries. Thanks for calling. Next?

Caller 2: Good morning. I had a flat tire yesterday. I was wondering, _____ we still ____4. (get)_____flat tires on these future cars?

Professor Lin: No, we__5. ___. In fact, by the year 2000, flat tires ____6. (be) ___a thing of the past. Tires___7. (have)___a special seal so they___8.(repair)___ themselves automatically. Next caller, please.

COMMUNICATION PRACTICE

Practice Listening

Listen to the short conversations. Decide if the people are talking about something happening now or in the future. Listen again and check the correct column.

Fortune Cookies

Most Chinese restaurants in the United States give you fortune cookies at the end of your meal. Inside each cookie is a small piece of paper with a prediction about the future.

On a piece of paper write down a fortune. Now work in small groups. Put all the fortunes in a pile and have each person take one. Discuss your fortunes with the group.

Example:

You will take a long trip next month.

A: That's not possible. I'm starting my new job next week.

B: That's right. I'm going back to my country for the summer.

9. When Are You Free?

Complete your weekend schedule. If you have no plans, write free.

	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00

Now work with a partner. Ask questions to decide on a time when you are both free to do something together.

Example:

A:What are you doing Friday afternoon? Do you want to go to the movies?

B: I'm studying at the library. How about Friday night? Are you doing anything then ?

Choose a Time

Work with the same partner as in exercise 9. Look at this movie schedule. Then look at your schedules from exercise 9. Decide which movie to see and when.

** City Cowboy. Sun.12:00,2:15, 4:30,6:45,9:00.

** 1/2Cracking Up. Fri.-Sun. 2:30, 4:00,5:30,7:00.8:30. 10:00

**** Love and Kisses. Thurs.-Fri. 45.7:45.9:45

*** Terror on Eighth Street. Fri. 4:45, 7:15, 9:45. Sat-Sun. 1:15, 3:45,6:15.8:45.

Example:

A: There are three good movies Friday night. Terror on Eighth Street is playing at 7:15. Is that OK?

B: That's a little early. When does the next one begin?

Make Predictions

Work in pairs. What do you think the world will be like in the next few decades? What will it be like in a hundred years? Write down your ideas. Share your ideas with the class.

Example: I think most people will have telephones in their cars. My grandchildren are going to travel to the moon.

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