Exercises of Activity Book

First section

Vocabulary

1  Match the words from the box with their pictures.

tiny    download    connect    webcam

 

  1. connect.
  2. download.
  3. webcam.
  4. tiny.

 

2  Use the words in exercise 1 to write your own sentences.

Student’s own answers.

 

Grammar

Be going to (future planning)

3  Complete the passage with the correct form of be going to.

is going to affect   are going to make   is going to be  is going to play   are not going to do   are going to transform

 

As the world of computers and computer technology continues to change, many people have wondered what the future of computers and related technologies (1) is going to be.

Engineers (2) are going to transform computers and make them smarter. Take robot technology, for example. It has come a long way, but it still has a long way to go. Robots in the future (3) are going to make human lives safer and better. Humans (4) are not going to do the things that are too dangerous, like spaceflight, search and rescue -robots are going to do them instead. Robot and computer technology (5) is going to play an important role in our future, and it (6) is going to affect people all around the globe.

 

will vs. be going to

4  Circle the correct answer.

  1. Hamed rides that motorbike too fast.
  1. He's going to have an accident!
  2. He'll have an accident!
  1. This holiday is very expensive.
  1. We're going to need more money from the bank.
  2. We'll need more money from the bank.
  1. I think every family
  1. will have an electric car by 2030.
  2. is going to have an electric car by 2030.
  1. Taleb
  1. will travel in July this year.
  2. is going to travel in July this yean
  1. Don't cry, Susie!
  1. Mum will be here soon.
  2. Mum is going to be here soon.

 

5  Make questions to the following answers.

  1. Robots in the future aren't going to have human form.

What form aren’t robots going to have?

  1. Robots are going to do a great deal of work that is too dangerous for humans in the future.

When are robots going to do a great deal of work that is too dangerous for humans?

  1. Robots are going to work in spaceflight.

Where are robots going to work?

  1. Technology is going to transform computers completely to make our lives easier.

Why is technology going to transform computers completely?

  1. Many people will not adapt to the new forms of technology.

Who will not adapt to the new forms of technology?

  1. Robot technology is going to have a big impact on people around the world.

What is going to have a big impact on people around the world?