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READING
1 Read the article. Mark [P] the seven things it talks about.
Technology has changed a lot in information, take videos, or send legs or hair, it will be very easy to
the last 30 years. Now, we have emails through our glasses. Our change it. We won’t have diseases.
fast computers, the Internet, and watches will know exactly where If our bodies get old, we can create
smartphones. But some experts we are. If we are sick or not doing younger parts.
believe that computers will become enough exercise, our T-shirts will • In 2045, it’s possible that the
a lot more “intelligent.” Maybe they know and tell us. nanobots inside us will connect
will become more intelligent than us. • In the next 20 years, we will eat us to the Internet. Our brains will
What kind of changes will there be anything we want, and we won’t become more powerful. And if the
in the next 30 years? Well, here are need to exercise. Nanobots – very, Internet “saves” all our memories
some predictions. very small machines inside our and thoughts, then in a way, we will
• In the next ten years, we won’t bodies – will work our muscles and live forever.
have “computers” – not like the keep us fit. Will all these things happen? And if
laptops or monitors on our desks • In the 2040s, if we want to change so, won’t it be scary? Soon, these
we have today. Computers will be something about our bodies, it will will be questions we really have to
in the things we wear. We will see be possible. If we want new lips, or think about!
1 We will have different kinds of technology

6 We will be “young” for a longer time.
in the future.
7 We will use the Internet in a very different way.
2 There will be more people in the future.
8 Our thoughts and memories will never
3 We will have computers in our clothes. disappear.
4 Technology will communicate with us. 9 The people who control the Internet
will be very powerful.
5 Computers will help us be more healthy.
2 Read the article again. Mark these sentences T (true), F (false), or DS (doesn’t say).
0 One prediction is that computers will be 5 People will have the bodies they really want.
T
more clever than people in the next 30 years.
6 We won’t use the Internet in the future.
1 There won’t be a lot of technology
7 It’s possible that everything we think
in the future.
and remember will be online.
2 Our clothes will record information about us.
8 Most people will not use this new technology.
3 Food will be more healthy in the future.
4 We will exercise on special new machines.
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LISTENING
3 Listen to Valeria talking about her travel experiences. Number the topics in the order they talk about
them.
They talked about …
A the place Valeria thought was strangest.
B the places in the world Valeria liked best.
C what Valeria ate.
D public transportation.
E people she liked.
F her favorite places in England.
G what English people always say.
H something that Valeria drank.

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4 Listen again. Choose the correct answers.
1 What place did Valeria like best?

A Japan B China C England
2 English people say “sorry” when they

A see another English person. B do something wrong. C accidentally hit each other.
3 What do English people often talk about?

A the news B the weather C saying “sorry”
4 What is the most unusual food Valeria has eaten?

A black pudding B fried spiders C beans in tomato sauce
5 Why is English tea unusual for Valeria?

A It has milk in it. B People drink it all the time. C It’s better than coffee.
6 In England, people don’t talk

A in taxis. B on the Underground. C on trains.
7 Valeria thinks England is special because

A it’s small. B there are lots of old things. C you can see many different things.
8 She thinks the people in the Lake District and Yorkshire are
A friendlier than in London. B busier than in London. C not very friendly.
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WRITING
5 Write a short blog post (60 words) about an experience you have had. Use the questions below to help you.
• Where is the best place you have visited?
• When did you go there?
• Who did you go with?
• Did you see, do, or eat anything interesting?
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SPEAKING
6 Choose one of the topics below. Talk about it for one minute.
• The worst thing you have ever eaten.
• The most beautiful thing you have ever seen.
• The most interesting person you have ever met.
7 Work in pairs, A and B. Read your situations then have a conversation. Take turns to give each other some
help. Use the phrases below to help you.
What’s the matter?
Are you all right?
Poor you.
That’s a shame.
I’m sorry to hear that.
Can I get you …?
If you …, you will/won’t …
A B
You don’t feel well. Your stomach hurts a lot. You’ve got a sore throat and a headache.
You’ve eaten something bad. There is going to be a great party tonight with all your
You have an important exam tomorrow. friends, and you’d like to go.
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1 We will have different kinds of technology

4 We will exercise on special new machines.

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They talked about …

A the place Valeria thought was strangest.

B the places in the world Valeria liked best.

C what Valeria ate.

E people she liked.

F her favorite places in England.

G what English people always say.

H something that Valeria drank.

4 Listen again. Choose the correct answers.

1 What place did Valeria like best?

2 English people say “sorry” when they

3 What do English people often talk about?

4 What is the most unusual food Valeria has eaten?

5 Why is English tea unusual for Valeria?

6 In England, people don’t talk

7 Valeria thinks England is special because

SKILLS TEST 11 & 12

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