Language Powerbook: MODULE 8 "Gadgets"
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(p.46 ex.1) Choose the correct answers.

Tin a salesperson in a gold shop in China. Every morning I take of our gold bracelets and earring and of our gold animals and put them in the shop window. We're selling gold rabbits at the moment because this year is the Chinese year of the rabbit. When there is a new girl or boy in the family parents buy a gold animal, but not parents do this because it's expensive. Thousands of customers come to the shop every day so there is time to talk to the other salespeople. We work twelve hours a day and there isn't time to go out for lunch so we eat food in the shop. How do I earn ? I don't earn money - only about £60-80 a month, it depends. months I sell and then I earn more, other months I don't even get £60. When I get home I don't have energy, I spend time with my family and I try to meet my friends times a month'


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(p.46 ex.2) Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box and will or going to.

read, work, not watch, travel live, remain, not many, have, watch, use, not be

1. What do I think about phones in the future?
There phones in houses, everyone mobile phones and your phone number the same all your life.
2. My sister a baby in December.
3. In my opinion, we e-books rather than paper books in the future,
4. We films on TV in ten years time, we DVDs instead, I believe.
5. You don't need an umbrella. Look at the sky, it's blue and there aren't any clouds: it today;
6. Do you think that people to other planets in the future?
7. Intelligent houses already exist and scientists are developing new ideas all the time. It's clear everyone in intelligent houses in the next 20 years,
8. I think I in a school in the future. I want to be a teacher.


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(p.46 ex.4) Match the words in bold with the words a-f.
a) stayed       b) saved
с) ignored     d) cured
e) hid            f) covered

1. The doctor eliminated the disease with a new medicine.
2. John said hello to Sue but she didn't acknowledge him.
3. When we saw the scorpion we remained where we were without moving.
4. We concealed the money in a cave where nobody could find it.
5. She put something over the baby to keep it warm.
6. He prevented the patient from dying.


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