Mountain Biking

Revision 4.

Answer the questions.

Read the text about the scientific forecast for 2019. Find and underline all the forms of the Future Simple Passive.

The Future Simple Passive

Will be + V3

+ The next Olympic Games will be held in….

– The next Olympic Games will not be held in….

? Will the next Olympic Games be held in…?

American author, inventor and futurist Raymond Kurzweil has become well known for predicting the future of the scientific progress of the human race. Here are some of his predictions for the year 2019.

· Computers will be put everywhere in the environment – inside the furniture, jewellery, clothing, walls…

· They will also be found inside of some humans, especially disabled people to help them in their everyday activities.

· Language translating machines will be of much higher quality, and they will be widely used in conversations.

· Creative computers will be made. They will be able to create things in all fields of the arts.

· Most roads will be equipped with automated driving systems — devices that will allow computer-controlled automobiles to safely navigate.

· Special glasses will be invented to convert speech into text, and music into images or tactile sensations. These will be used by deaf people.

· Students will be taught remotely by computers although they will still learn together in groups.

· Housework will be often done by household robots.

· Access to the Internet will be completely wireless and it will be provided by wearable or implanted computers.

· Computerized assistants with different personalities will be made. Users will be able to choose the best one for them.

1) Which of these predictions do you agree with? Which of them do you think to be unlikely? Why?

2) What other inventions do you expect to appear in 2019? Give at least two or three examples (possible fields: technologies, medicine, education, communications, entertainment etc.)

3) Think of a long-term forecast: what do you see our life in 2100?

Exercise R 4.1 Open the brackets:

Since its invention in the late 1970’s the mountain bike …1(become) incredibly popular. Its attractions …2(be) obvious: mountain biking combines the excitement of a fast sport with the perfect excuse to get out and really enjoy the countryside.

Mountain biking …3(invent) in California in the 1970’s by people looking for a new thrill. They …4(take) traditional bicycles and …5(start) trying to find ways of making them strong enough to take off the roads and into the countryside. At first, mountain biking …6(be) only a downhill sport, but as the sport developed, people ….7(begin) making the bikes lighter and fitting them with more gears, allowing them to be ridden uphill as well.

Some environmentalists claim that careless cyclists …8(destroy) the countryside, and want to see the sport banned. This could …9(avoid) by creating marked tracks for the cyclists to use, and making sure that they do not just cycle anywhere. Then perhaps the sport could …10(continue) to grow without affecting the numerous others who enjoy the outdoors as well.

1. Put the verbs into the correct forms of the Passive (Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple):

1. The streets ______________ (clean) every morning.

2. Yesterday, dinner ______________ (serve) later than usual.

3. Don’t worry. Your letter ________________ (send) tomorrow, I’ll check that.

4. Sorry to bother you, but there’s a problem. I’m afraid my wallet _____________ (steal) about an hour ago.

5. A special meal ________ (eat) on Friday evening.

6. The castle ___________ (build) in the 14^th century, but this tower __________ (add) only in 1654.

7. English ______ (speak) in the UK, the USA, Australia, Canada and many other countries.

8. The Olympic Games _______ (hold) in Sochi in 2014.

9. The flight ______ (delayed) because of the bad weather, so we had to wait quite a while.

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