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TRANSPORT IN THE FUTURE
5.2
GRAMMAR
MODAL VERBS: ABILITY, POSSIBILITY AND
OBLIGATION (FUTURE)
9
Work with a partner. Look at the texts and find ways
of expressing future ability, possibility and obligation.
Complete the table.
Ability
Possibility
Obligation
Text A
Text B
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Language reference and extra practice, pages 126–149
10
Work with a partner. There are grammatical
errors in six of these sentences. Correct the errors and
discuss what is wrong in each case.
1
Security will must improve in airports in the next
twenty years.
2
Astronauts will never be able to travel to the sun.
3
We might work faster than that if we want to meet
the deadline.
4
In fifty years’ time, we will all have to travel in space
because space travel will become much cheaper.
5
In twenty years’ time, many of us can travel on
magnetic trains.
6
He’s had an accident so I’ll be able to drive him
to hospital.
7
We will need find feasible renewable energy sources
in the near future.
8
We will have to apply for our travel visas before the
end of the month.
11
Complete the sentences and discuss them with
a partner.
1
In five years’ time, I’ll be able to / I’ll have to / I might …
2
In ten years’ time, I’ll be able to / I’ll need to …
3
In twenty years’ time, I won’t be able to / I won’t
have to / I might not ...
SPEAKING
12
Work with a partner and make predictions about
the future to complete the sentences.
1
Governments
within the next 20 years.
2
Airline companies
in the near future.
3
City councils
in the next ten years.
4
Space travel companies
in the next 30 years.
5
Flying cars
in the near future.
6
a
Read your text again and make notes on the main
points. Include the following.
•
what your project is
•
which country your project originates in
•
what the advantages of your project are
6
b
Tell your partner about the main points in thirty
seconds, using your notes. Do not look back at your text.
7
Evaluating projects
Work in small groups and
discuss the questions.
1
Which of the four projects (two in the listening, two
in the reading) do you find the most convincing?
2
Which would you most like to invest in?
3
Which has the most advantages and solves the
most problems?
4
Which has the most potential problems?
5
Which would be most suitable for Bahrain?
VOCABULARY
COLLOCATIONS
8
a
What word often comes before these nouns?
1
error
5
hour
2
congestion
6
advances
3
findings
7
future
4
emissions
8
impact
8
b
Look at the texts again and check your answers.
8
c
Complete the text with collocations from Exercise 8a.
1
of a study currently being carried out by the
Departments of Transport and Health have shown that
reducing transport activity by 30 percent will reduce
2
and will have a
3
on health conditions in
the not too
4
. Reducing
5
, especially at peak
times like
6
, will improve traffic flow. This will also
reduce stress.
7
in the use of sensors in driverless
cars may eliminate
8
and reduce traffic accidents.
