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Lesson 1. The future - Coggle Diagram
Lesson 1. The future
1.1. Talking about
the environment
1.1.1.
Vocabulary
. The environment
natural gas/coal (carbón)/pollution/air quality/electric car/ charging stations/commuting(desplazarse/ travel to and from a job)/gasoline
1.1.2.
Grammar
.
1st conditional
used to cummunicate what will happen if an event occurs
(
if x, (subject) will x)
&
(if x, (subject) can x)
If x, subj., will x
If
we
buy a car,
it will
help the environment
If the city
changes to natural gas,
air quality will
improve
If x, subj., can x
If I
save my money,
I can
buy an electric car next year
1.1.3.
Expressions
.
Comunicate changes through time
present continious (change that is happening)
Ex. Opinions about electric cars
are changing
present perfect continious (indicate change that started last and is happening)
Ex. Air quality
has been improving
for several years
get+ adj (become)
Ex. The city has been
getting serious
about using natural gas
1.4.Talking about
life in the future
1.4.1.
Vocabulary
conference/demonstration/realistic/the developing world/huge market/teleconference technology
1.4.2.
Grammar
.
More-Less-Fewer
More
In the future, more people will work from home
Less
(used with uncountable nouns)
Our boss has less time for us
Fewer
(used with countable nouns)
In the future people willl work fewer hours
1.4.3.
Expressions
. Talk about people's points of view
Common expressions:
I find it hard to belive.../ Blew me away.../It's shocking!/ I can't belive it!/ That's amazing!/ That will never happen...
Optimistic vision/pesimistic vision/uncertainty/doubt
1.2. Talk about the
technology of the future
1.2.1.
Vocabulary
. The
future technology
tiny robots, bodies, cancer cells ,genetic scanners, DNA, the elderly, robot,technology, medical scanner
1.2.2.
Expressions.Predict
Will / be going to & are going to... / I think that...wil.../ I predict that... will...
/
In the future... will...
Ex. Robots
will
take are of the elderly/ Doctors
are going to
have medical scanners they can hold in their hands/ I think that robots
will
do more of our work/ Scientists are
predicting
that fewer people
will
die from cancer/
In the future
, people will wear their technology, not carry it
1.3. Talking about
changes in the business
1.3.1.
Vocabulary.
Words of business
innovation/competitive industry/innovate constantly/develop new products/developers/be creative
1.3.2.
Grammar
. 1st conditional +unless & in order to x/x in order to
Unless x, subject...will/won't
Ex.
Unless
we innovate constantly , we
won't
stay competitive
Ex.
Unless
the team can follow the schedule, development
will
fall behind
In order to x, x in order to
Ex.
In order to
generate sales, we created these new adverts
Ex. We created these new adverts,
in order to
generate sales