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MEMORY GAME
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Thursday, November 19th 2009
Unit 8: Life in The Future
Test Yourself
Grammar
Grammar:



Put a/an, the or no article in each space to complete the sentences.
I must go to……..post office to buy some stamps.
Would you like……apple?
Mr. and Mrs. Smith invited us to…….dinner.
Did Jane get……..job she applied for?
We took…….taxi to the airport.
There are millions of stars in…….space.
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The Article
1. The indefinite article:
A: used before words that begin with a consonant sound
An: used before words begin with a vowel sound (/a/, /o/, /i/, /u/, /e/)
2. The Definite Article:
Before the title of seas, rivers, hotels, pubs, theatres, museums and newspapers: The Atlantic, the British Museum…..
If there is only one: The sun, the earth, the Queen
With superlative adjectives
3. No article:
Before plural and uncountable nouns when talking about things in general
Before countries, towns, streets, languages, magazines, meals, airports, stations and mountains
Before some places and with some forms of transport

B. From each pairs of sentences, make one sentence with Although or Even though
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1. Nam worked very hard. He didn’t pass the exam.
Although Nam worked very hard, he didn’t pass the exam
2. I was very tired. I couldn’t sleep
Although I was very tired, I couldn’t sleep
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3. She had all the necessary qualifications. She didn’t get the job
Even though she had all the necessary qualifications, she didn’t get the job
4. The traffic was bad. We arrived on time
Although the traffic was bad, we arrived on time
Writing
Structures
It’s (un) likely that + Clause
S + be + (un) likely + to V-inf
In all likelihood/probably + Clause
It’s (un) doubted that +Clause
I doubt that +Clause
I’m (not) sure that +Clause
We can totally think that +Clause
Writing
In 150 words, write a passage about the changes in our lives in the next 30 years. You should focus on the following areas:
People
Foods and water
Transportation
Communications
Simple writing
In the next 30 years, the world would see both great changes brought about by technology and its bad side. I’m pretty sure that our grandchildren will have a comfortable life with modern appliances and houses. Some of them are robots that can do house work, and intelligent houses which can change the indoor temperature automatically. However, people would become more aggressive and materialistic, which makes the world less hospitable. In spite of modern technology, human community would face up with lacking foods and fresh water as agriculture is depreciated and water pollution becomes more serious. We could only believe in the development of medicine and science, which makes hopefully can lengthen human life expectancy. About transportation, I think in near future, most important means of transport will be flying motors, high speed subway…. Another aspect of our lives- communication- would be also incredibly well-developed with help of internet, satellites and other means, which make communication faster, easier and more efficient than ever.
In conclusion, people should do everything to protect and keep our green world better and better.
Complete the passage in your notebook.
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