5(books) 18. 2 Talking about the future (1)Language in use Read these sentences. How sure are the speakers that things will happen? write the numbers of the sentences in the list below O I lm certain the cost of living will (2 I think more people will work at (3 Im sure robots wont replace factory workers (4 Im sure people will want to learn foreign languages (5 It's possible that people will use their cars even more (6l expect people will spend more money on holidays. (7 Im certain people won't eat out so ofter (8 I expect most people will shop with credit cards 09 It's possible that people will want to work until they are seventy (10 I don' t expect computers will become more user friendly Certain it will happen Likely to happen: 2 Not likely to happe Certain it won t happ Liste Listen to two people talking about the future. Tick() the statements that they agree with in Exercise 1, and put a cross(X)next to the ones they disagree with (3)Writing What do you think will happen? write your own opinion about these topics like this: I more free time I'm certain that people will have more free time in the future. 2 more mone 3 more holidays 4 at home more 5 longer hours 6 more books5 (books) ____________________________________ 6 (holidays) __________________________________ 18.2 Talking about the future (1) Language in use Read these sentences. How sure are the speakers that things will happen? Write the numbers of the sentences in the list below. ( ) 1 I’m certain the cost of living will rise. ( ) 2 I think more people will work at home. ( ) 3 I’m sure robots won’t replace factory workers. ( ) 4 I’m sure people will want to learn foreign languages. ( ) 5 It’s possible that people will use their cars even more. ( ) 6 I expect people will spend more money on holidays. ( ) 7 I’m certain people won’t eat out so often. ( ) 8 I expect most people will shop with credit cards. ( ) 9 It’s possible that people will want to work until they are seventy. ( ) 10 I don’t expect computers will become more user friendly. Certain it will happen: 1 Likely to happen: 2 Note sure: Not likely to happen: Certain it won’t happen: (2) Listening Listen to two people talking about the future. Tick (√) the statements that they agree with in Exercise 1, and put a cross (×) next to the ones they disagree with. (3) Writing What do you think will happen? Write your own opinion about these topics like this: 1 more free time I’m certain that people will have more free time in the future. 2 more money to spend __________________________________________________ 3 more holidays __________________________________________________ 4 at home more __________________________________________________ 5 longer hours __________________________________________________ 6 more books __________________________________________________