UNIT 4. FUTURE SCIENCE

UNIT 4. FUTURE SCIENCE

1. GRAMMAR

   • FUTURE FORMS
     • BE GOING TO
       • We use it... - For general plans and intentions for the future. It indicates that a decision about the future has already been made. - For predictions when they are based on evidence. - We can use "was/were going to" to tal about 'the future in the past'. - We tend to use it more in informal writing and everday speech.
       • EXAMPLES
         • - We're going to learn about the solar system in today's lesson. - Her new tablet is going to change her life. - Everyone thought the show was going to be a disaster.
     • FUTURE SIMPLE
       • We use will/won't to... - Make factual predictions about the future.  - Make a spontaneous decision about the future. - We can use would(n't) in place of will/won't to talk about 'the future in the past'. - We tend to use it more in more formal speech and writing.
       • EXAMPLES
         • - Over the next five years, the goverment will face some difficult decisions about its carbon emissions. - Don't walk to the station. We'll give you a lift.  - In the end, I decided I'd help him.
     • PRESENT CONTINUOUS
       • We can use it to talk about fixed arrangements. We often use a time of expression such as next week or in April.
       • EXAMPLE
         • - Some Greek friends are coming to stay with us in the summer.
     • PRESENT SIMPLE
       • It is used to refer to scheduled or timetabled events in the future.
       • EXAMPLE
         • - The meeting starts at eight o'clock, but we'd like you to get there a bit earlier.
     • BE DUE TO
       • We use be due to + infinitive to refer to scheduled or timetabled events in the future.
       • EXAMPLE
         • - The meeting is due to start at eight o'clock, but we'd like you to get there a bit earlier.
     • BE ON THE VERGE OF
       • We use be on the verge of + -ing to say something will happen in the immediate future. We can also use be about to + infinitive and be on the point of + -ing.
       • EXAMPLE
         • Sorry, I can't help you. I'm about to leave.
     • BE LIKELY TO
       • We use be likely to + infinitive for a probable future outcome.
       • EXAMPLE
         • - They're likely to ask you for some identification before you can go in.
   • ADVANCED FUTURE FORMS
     • FUTURE CONTINUOUS
       • We use it... - To predict or talkabout something in progress at a time in the future. The action has begun before a certain point in the future and is unfinished. - For something which we think is inevitable in the future. We often use it to avoid suggesting intention.
       • EXAMPLES
         • - This time next week, we'll be sitting on a beach in Thailand! - Will your mum be taking you to the match in her car?
     • FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
       • We use it to focus on a completed action or event at a given time in the future. We often use by or before to indicate the time.
       • EXAMPLE
         • - They hope we'll have significantly reduced carbon emissions by 2050.
     • FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
       • We use it to focus on the duration of an event or action that continues up to a given time in the future.
       • EXAMPLE
         • - I'll have been lerarning English for ten years by this summer.

2. VOCABULARY

   • ACADEMIC COLLOCATIONS
     • VERB + NOUN
       • - To provide evidence - To hold the view that  - To voice some doubt  - To lend support to - To pose a question
     • PREPOSITION + NOUN
       • - On the evidence of - In view of the fact that  - To prove beyond doubt that  - To come out in support of - To call into question
     • ADJECTIVE + NOUN
       • - Ample evidence - The prevailing view - Growing doubt - Wholehearted support - A hypothetical question
   • WORD FORMATION 2 - SUFFIXES
     • -ABLE
       • (Capaz de) - Ex.: Believable
     • -AL
       • (Acto o proceso) - Ex.: Proposal
     • -ANT
       • Forma sustantivos y adjetivos a partir de verbos. - Ex.: Assistant
     • -ATE
       • (Convertirse en, hacerse, volverse) - Ex.: Placate
     • -EN
       • (Convertirse en, hacerse, volverse)  -Ex.: Harden
     • -FUL
       • (Notable para) - Ex.: Wonderful
     • -IBLE
       • (Capaz de) - Ex.: Accesible
     • -IC
       • (Relativas a) -Ex.: Scientific
     • -IFY
       • (Convertirse en, hacerse, volverse) - Ex.: Terrify
     • -ISE
       • (Convertirse en, hacerse, volverse) - Ex.: Familiarise
     • -IVE
       • (Tener la calidad de) - Ex.: Productive
     • -LESS
       • (Sin) - Ex.: Harmless
     • -ORY
       • (lugar) - Ex.: Observatory
   • TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
     • ASSESSMENT TOOL
       • Herramienta de evaluación
     • BLENDED LEARNING
       • Aprendizaje combinado
     • FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION
       • Interacción cara a cara
     • INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
       • Necesidades individuales
     • ONLINE RESOURCES
       • Recursos en línea
     • SHORT ATTENTION SPAN
       • Periodo de atención corto
     • VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
       • Aula virtual
     • WIRELESS HOTSPOT
       • Punto de acceso inalámbrico

3. NEW WORDS

   • COMMUTERS TRAVELLING
     • Personas que únicamente van del trabajo a casa y viceversa.
   • AMPLE EVIDENCE
     • Evidencia clara