F8 U5 Years ahead Flashcards
g_____ a bank account
/əˈkaʊnt/
get a bank account
g_____ a boyfriend / girlfriend
get a boyfriend / girlfriend
g_____ a degree
/dɪˈɡriː/
get a degree
g_____ a driving licence
get a diving licence
g_____ a job
get a (good) job
g_____ a new hobby
get a new hobby
g_____ a pension
/ˈpenʃn/
get a pension
g_____ a phone
get a phone
g_____ a social media account
get a social media account
g_____ married
get married / be married
g_____ old
get old
g_____ rich
get rich
usually
What do children n_________ do before they’re five?
normally
these days
Most teenagers have got a social media account n_______
nowadays
something that worries you
It’s when we have the fewest w_______
worries (n)
to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
a______ a child
adopt
die y_____
die younger
live l_____
live longer
as said by sb/st
“a_____ to” scientists, if you get married, you’ll probably be happy
according to
/əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə/
“a____ this age”, many people are married
at this age
b______ grandparents
become grandparents
highest
The city welcomed “a r_____ number of” tourists last summer.
A record number of
/ˈrekɔːd/
/ˈrekərd/
l____ a quiet life
lead a quiet life
/liːd/
People are g____ older.
People are getting older
the number of years that a person is likely to live
The average “life e_________” in Europe was forty-three
life expectancy
/ˈlaɪf ɪkspektənsi/
talking about opinions
making predictions about the future
Hopefully, ____
Hopefully, I’ll …..
talking about opinions
making predictions about the future
____ definitely ___
/ˈdefɪnətli/
I’ll definitely ….
I definitely won’t …
talking about opinions
making predictions about the future
____ doubt ___
/daʊt/
I doub that I’ll …
talking about opinions
making predictions about the future
____ sure ___
I’m pretty sure that I’ll ….
talking about opinions
making predictions about the future
____ think ___
I think that I’ll …
I don’t think that I’ll …
talking about opinions
making predictions about the future
____ might
I might …
talking about opinions
making predictions about the future
Maybe ___
Maybe I’ll …
to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
Human have a_____ and changed through the ages.
a_____ to a different environment
adapt - (to st)
/əˈdæpt/
a sudden event that causes many people to suffer
= disaster
a c_____ destroys the Earth
catastrophe
/kəˈtæstrəfi/
to damage something so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc.
a catastrophe d______ the Earth
destroy
likely to happen or to be true
If we continue to use computers more and more, our eyes and brains will p______ get bigger.
probably
If we continue to use computers more and more, our eyes and brains will probably get bigger “i____ order to” process more information.
in order to
If we continue to use computers more and more, our eyes and brains will probably get bigger in order to “p____ more information”.
process information
/ˈprəʊses/
/ˈprɑːses/
a large number of cases of a disease happening at the same time in an area
If there’s a terrible war or an e_______, survivors might leave the cities and live in caves.
epidemic
/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/
covered with a lot of hair
h________
hairy
They’ll become stronger, “hairier” and more agile.
able to move quickly and easily
They’ll become stronger, hairier and more a______.
agile
/ˈædʒaɪl/
/ˈædʒl/
to control
Scientists might m______ human genes.
manipulate
/məˈnɪpjuleɪt/
Soldiers of the future might be “part human, part m______”, with super-strong body parts, auto-zoom eyes.
part human, part machine
to join together two or more things
c_______
connect - (st to st)
/kəˈnekt/
a brain “connected” by Wi-fi to super computers
g_____ (over)crowded
get crowded
If the Earth gets too crowded / overcrowded, humans will move to other planets.
the air around a place
If they adapt to a different a____ and gravity on another planet, they won’t look the same as humans on Earth.
atmosphere
/ˈætməsfɪə(r)/
gravity ?
/ˈɡrævəti/
the Earth is big, so it has a strong pull that keeps us from floating away into space. This force of _____ keeps everything on the ground and makes objects fall when you drop them.
If they adapt to a different atmosphere and ______ on another planet, they won’t look the same as humans on Earth.
a______ the result of
/rɪˈzʌlt/
as the result of
What will people possibly do ________ an epidemic or war?
condition ?
/kənˈdɪʃn/
If humans adapt to “conditions” on another planet, the human race won’t look the same.
all people
If humans adapt to conditions on another planet, “the human r____” won’t look the same.
the human race
to relax, sleep or do nothing after a period of activity or illness
He will get tired if he doesn’t r____.
rest
We won’t “look the s____” if we live on Mars.
look the same
if not
You will miss the bus u______ you get up now.
unless
/ənˈles/
She’s “happy w____” the one she has now
happy with
“One thing’s f___ sure” - people will continue to write about the future
one thing’s for sure
who knows!
He might win. “Y____ never know!”
You never know!
t___ you a secret
tell you a secret
What w____ happen if …
What will happen if …
in ten years’ t____
in ten years’ time
How old will you be ______?
Where do you see yourself _______?