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You are going to read a text that predicts the Earth's future 1,000 years or more from now. What do you think it might say about the following: начать обучение
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buildings, language, global disasters, monuments like the Pyramids of Giza, the Earth's temperature
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buildings: most will be destroyed by 3,000
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most words commonly used today will become extinct by 3,000 due to the rapid evolution of language
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a global disaster may well have happened by 100,000; either a super-volcano or a large climate-altering asteroid
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monuments like the Pyramids of Giza начать обучение
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monuments like the Pyramids of Giza might still exist in 1,000,000
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the Earth's temperature will be higher; by 4,000, the ice in Greenland will have melted because of extreme global warming
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The text says gamma radiation will trigger mass extintions. What is a trigger? What does the verb mean here? начать обучение
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A trigger is the part of a gun that you squeeze to make it fire. Here, "trigger" means "start a rapid or powerful process".
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The text says "Africa will have collided with Eurasia" and "all continents will be fused together". What is the difference between "collide" and "fuse together"? Which is the more violent action? начать обучение
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"Collide" means "crash into". "Fuse together" means "slowly become one mass". "Collide" is the more violent action.
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The text say an area of land will "erode", titanium will "corrode" and glass will "decompose". What is the difference between these verbs? начать обучение
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"Erode" describes the process of land being destroyed over many years. "Corrode" means "destroyed by a chemical action", e.g. metal. "Decompose" is used about organic matter, e.g. food.
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One synonym for "cease to exist" is "die out". Find two others synonyms in the text with the same meaning. They both use the verb become. начать обучение
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become extinct, become a thing of the past.
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Look at the expressions in bold in the text. a distant memory, the signs are, the days of living on islands will be over, become a thing of the past, may well, is likely to начать обучение
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predictions with a link to the past? a distant memory, the signs are, the days of living on islands will be over, become a thing of the past, may well, is likely to начать обучение
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a distant memory, become a thing of the past
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predictions that are highly possible? the signs are, the days of living on islands will be over, may well, is likely to начать обучение
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the evidence for a prediction? the signs are, the days of living on islands will be over начать обучение
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a situation that will stop because of changing conditions? the days of living on islands will be over начать обучение
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the days of living on islands will be over
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Look at the expressions below. The facts suggest/The figures point to; is bound to/is destined to начать обучение
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They are similar to two of the expressions in Exercise 3A. Which two?
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The facts suggest/The figures point to начать обучение
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is bound to/is destined to начать обучение
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Read some predictions about global developments. начать обучение
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Complete the paragraphs with suitable prepositions.
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India is (?) track to surpass China as the most populated country by 2035. начать обучение
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India is on track to surpass China as the most populated country by 2035.
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In India, 48,000 babies are born every day (?) average. начать обучение
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In India, 48,000 babies are born every day on average.
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In future, India's resources such as schools and hospitals will be permanently (?) trial as they try to keep up with rising demands. начать обучение
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In future, India's resources such as schools and hospitals will be permanently on trial as they try to keep up with rising demands.
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Millions of children are (?) risk of contracting diseases from dirty water. начать обучение
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Millions of children are at risk of contracting diseases from dirty water.
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Only sixty percent of the world's population has easy access to drinking water (?) present. начать обучение
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Only sixty percent of the world's population has easy access to drinking water at present.
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In the future, it is hoped that (?) least ninety-five percent of people will have running water in their homes, but there are no guaranties of this. начать обучение
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In the future, it is hoped that at least ninety-five percent of people will have running water in their homes, but there are no guaranties of this.
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As humanity's need for resources and industries has grown, it has become clear that man is (?) far the most destructive animal on Earth. начать обучение
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As humanity's need for resources and industries has grown, it has become clear that man is by far the most destructive animal on Earth.
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We are, (?) nature, extraordinarily prolific polluters of the planet. начать обучение
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We are, by nature, extraordinarily prolific polluters of the planet.
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In future, everyone will have to monitor their pollution (?) law. начать обучение
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In future, everyone will have to monitor their pollution by law.
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While the number of humans has risen, the number of wild animals such as lions has been (?) decline for decades. начать обучение
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While the number of humans has risen, the number of wild animals such as lions has been in decline for decades.
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We are now preserving the genetic codes of animals that are (?) danger of extinction. начать обучение
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We are now preserving the genetic codes of animals that are in danger of extinction.
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In future, we hope to be able to, (?) effect, "recreate" these animals. начать обучение
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In future, we hope to be able to, in effect, "recreate" these animals.
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In the early twenty-first century, corruption in business has started getting (?) control. начать обучение
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In the early twenty-first century, corruption in business has started getting out of control.
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Corporations have tried to keep a number of scandals (?) sight. начать обучение
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Corporations have tried to keep a number of scandals out of sight.
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In future, (?) necessity, stricter anti-corruption laws will be passed. начать обучение
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In future, out of necessity, stricter anti-corruption laws will be passed.
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Replace the underlined words below with prepositional phrases from Exercise 10A. начать обучение
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Then use your own ideas to complete as many of the predictions as you can.
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In the future, people will be vulnerable to catching a new disease called... начать обучение
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In the future, people will be at risk of catching a new disease called...
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Birth rates are falling fast, so soon... начать обучение
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Birth rates are in decline, so soon...
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Inflation will get completely crazy, which will lead to... начать обучение
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Inflation will get out of control, which will lead to...
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By 2040 there will be a minimum of ten billion people alive, and this will cause... начать обучение
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By 2040 there will be at least ten billion people alive, and this will cause...
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In future, legally people will have to register their... начать обучение
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In future, by law people will have to register their...
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To protect animals that are close to becoming extinct, we will... close to becoming extinct начать обучение
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To protect animals that are in danger, we will...
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People will, generally, have only one... начать обучение
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People will, on average, have only one...
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Right now, robots aren't very intelligent, but by 2040,... начать обучение
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At present, robots aren't very intelligent, but by 2040,...
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Match the prepositional phrases in bold начать обучение
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with phrases a), b) or c).
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The ship was hit by the typhon and blown off course. Now it's lost. начать обучение
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away from a scheduled path
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I started the race OK, but soon realised I was off the pace and have to give up. начать обучение
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You can't get power into a golf shot if you're off balance. начать обучение
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We are not investigating the president. He's above suspicion. начать обучение
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We never do anything illegal. Everything is above board. начать обучение
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The planes are fast and comfortable, but above all they're safe. начать обучение
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the most important thing is
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The manager said that, aged sixty-five, I was over the hill so he fired me. начать обучение
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past my best (too old now)
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When I won first prize I was over the moon. I celebrate a lot. начать обучение
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Her celebrations were excessive. They were over the top. начать обучение
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I didn't go to work because I was feeling under the weather. начать обучение
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Oh, do I have to cook dinner? I was under the impression you'd do it! начать обучение
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thinking (probably wrongly)
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When you testify in court, remember you are under oath and cannot lie. начать обучение
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obliged by the law to tell the truth in court
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by adding one word in each gap.
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The idea of resurrecting extinct species used to be science fiction, but this development (?) well come true. начать обучение
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The idea of resurrecting extinct species used to be science fiction, but this development could/might/may well come true.
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The science already exist. The recent explosion (?) genoma research tells us that the recipe for making a creature lies in its DNA. начать обучение
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The science already exist. The recent explosion in genoma research tells us that the recipe for making a creature lies in its DNA.
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Creating animals from a genoma sequence is impossible now, but the (?) are it will happen soon. начать обучение
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Creating animals from a genoma sequence is impossible now, but the signs/chances are it will happen soon.
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When an animal dies in a dry cave or in ice, начать обучение
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we can find intact genome sequences.
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We then need a surrogate species to give birth to the animal. начать обучение
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If we wanted to bring back a mammouth, the surrogate would be an elephant.
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As a result of this development, fears about the extinction of some species could become a (?) memory. начать обучение
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As a result of this development, fears about the extinction of some species could become a distant memory.
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As the science gathers pace, conservationists are getting ready; начать обучение
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they have begun freezing tissue samples of these animals.
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The days of campaigns to save the whale and so many other species could (?) over, начать обучение
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The days of campaigns to save the whale and so many other species could be over,
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as extinction becomes a (?) of the past! начать обучение
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as extinction becomes a thing of the past!
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