CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 57
Technology of the future
A
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Technology
Here are some things we are likely to
see more of in the future.
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B
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The environment and nature
A
doomsday scenario for the environment sees our destiny as a world
choked with pollution, where many plants and animals have become extinct. [the
worst possible prediction, what will happen in the future] [the things that will
happen to us in the future]
Many
experts foresee a situation where traffic in mega-cities becomes
completely gridlocked. [think that something will occur in the future]
[cities of more than 10 million people] [unable to move at all]
The
population explosion may lead to widespread food and water shortages. [rapid
increase in population]
Genetic
modification/engineering is already used
to change fruit and vegetables so that they grow better.
However,
many people object to the idea of genetically modified (or GM) food/crops.
[changing genes] [food/crops created by changing the genes of the
ingredients]
Gene
therapy will be used to eradicate some
diseases, thanks to our knowledge of the human genome. [changing
genes in order to prevent disease or disability] [the ‘map’ or index of all
the genes in a human being] Some people envisage a world in which designer
babies will be popular. [see a possible or probable situation in the
future] [babies whose genetic characteristics are artificially created]
Cloning
of animals, and even human beings,
may become common. [making a genetically identical copy]
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C
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Society and people
1 family with father, mother and one or two children
2 increase of trade around the world, with companies
producing and trading goods in many different countries or the spread of
similar social and cultural behaviour around the world
3 a single community covering the whole world
4 creatures from other planets
5 gap/difference
6 severe actions that have noticeable effects
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EXERCISES
57.1
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Match
the words to make collocations.
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57.2
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Use
the collocations in 57.1 to rewrite the underlined parts of the sentences.
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57.3
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What
do we call:
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57.4
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Rewrite
the underlined words in these sentences using expressions from the opposite
page.
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57.5
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Which
words or phrases from the opposite page are associated with these sentences?
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57.6
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Over to you
Write
five sentences about how you envisage the future. Consider the future in
terms of technology, the environment and society.
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ANSWER KEY
57.1
1 c gridlocked traffic
2 e genetic modification
3 d human genome
4 a population explosion
5 b global village
57.2
1 population explosion
2 genetic modification
3 a global village
4 Gridlocked traffic
5 the human genome
57.3
1 a mega-city
2 keyhole surgery
3 nanotechnology
4 cloning
5 extraterrestrial beings
6 genetic engineering / modification
7 (our) destiny
8 a designer baby
57.4
1 The doomsday scenario is
that we will destroy the world with nuclear weapons.
2 Interplanetary travel for scientific exploration will become normal in the coming centuries. 3 He belongs to a team of scientists who are trying to improve our understanding of the human genome. 4 Governments need to take drastic measures to save the planet. 5 Many people envisage / foresee a world in which the poor simply get poorer.
57.5
1 genetically modified (GM) food
2 the nuclear family 3 cloning 4 gene therapy 5 the global village / globalisation 6 space tourism |
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