How will we move around in the future? Self-driving cars, virtual voyages, hyperloops...
Here are som related articles about the issue you can read:
Self-driving cars: What will the car of 2040 be like? (The Guardian)
Is Hyperloop the future of inter-city travel? (BBC News)The future of travel: what will holidays look like in 2024? (The Guardian)
The future of travel is sitting in your living room with a virtual reality headset (The Washington Post)
'Faster, cheaper, cleaner': experts disagree about Elon Musk's Hyperloop claims (The Guardian)
Is Richard Branson’s high-speed train in a pneumatic tube pie in the sky? (The Guardian)
Previous post you can have a look at:
NO DRIVING LICENCE REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE?
Here's a listening exercise to do: Transport of the future (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
Lucy tells us about 7 Ways to Improve English Writing Skills >>>>
Activities for my 2º ESO students: What means of transport do you use? Which would you like to use in the future? Pay attention to the prepositions used. Example: Albert >>> I used to cycle to school when I was a student. Now I go to school by car. How would you say in English: "Mis abuelos solían ir al campo a caballo"?
Some extra exercises for my students in 2º Bachillerato >>>
UNIT 4 Work
page 53 Vocabulary. Rewrite these sentences substituting the underlined words by words with suitable prefixes.
1 The paint is coming off the door. I’ll have to paint it again.2 I was annoyed because he spelled my name wrongly.
3 Don’t cook the meat too much, or it won’t be nice.
4 We calculated wrongly how long the job would take.
5 Juan reacted too strongly when I told him the news.
page 56 Writing a formal letter. I advise you to have a look at this previous post to remind you certain things to do when writing a formal letter: Formal letter writing
Look at the letter again and find expressions 1–5, then match them with their meanings A–E.
1 in response to A I would be good at2 I enclose B (I) can
3 I would be suitable for C because of
4 I would enjoy the opportunity to D I am sending you
5 (I) am available to E I would like to
Read this letter and elicit all the things that are too informal. Then, rewrite it using more formal language, using the letter in exercise 1 as a model.
Hi there,I’m writing because I saw the advert for a waiter which was in the evening newspaper on 21 October. I’m sending you a copy of my CV and I’d like you to think about giving me the job. I think I would be good at the job because I am polite and hard-working. Look at my CV and you will see that I worked in a shop last summer, so I’ve already tried serving customers and dealing with money. I’d love to work in your restaurant and I can start immediately.
I don’t mind attending an interview and I hope to hear from you soon.
See you soon,
Katie Wilson
