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13 Expand your vocabulary: Predicting the future An optimist is making a prediction about the future of families. Complete the sentences. LANGUAGE 5 In the future, families are (1) b to be more flexible. Smart devices are (2) c to connect family members all over the world, making it much easier to stay in touch, even if you move to a different continent. We are on the (3) p of realising long-haul flights that only take an hour, so children can easily visit their parents and go to work the next day. New technology is (4) s to improve family lives all over the planet! Remember that certain expressions are followed either by a noun, a verb or a gerund. Read the text below and choose which word fits better into the sentence. Over the next years, the percentage of married couples in Britain is due to (1) decrease/decreasing. According to statistics, they are expected to (2) have/having 1.8 children and (3) share/sharing a household. Overall, Europeans are having fewer children, so Europe’s population is on the brink of (4) reach/reaching a new low point. As a consequence, the societies of the EU countries are about to (5) change/changing in the future. One could say we are on the verge of a revolution! Future perfect and continuous Look at the time table below and complete the sentences about the Taylor family’s plans for Tuesday morning. Use the future continuous and the future perfect. 6 LANGUAGE 7 5.30 a.m. get up, 5.45–6.15 a.m. make lunches, 6.45–7.15 a.m. try to wake Linda, 10.15–10.45 a.m. drive to work (start at 11 a.m.) Morning Tuesday Mrs Taylor Mr Taylor Linda Sean 5 a.m. end of night shift, drive home, go to bed at 6.30 a.m., sleep till 1 p.m. at the latest shower, breakfast, bus at 8.12 a.m., school (starts at 8.50 a.m.), English test 5.45 a.m. get up, drive to work (start at 6.45 a.m.) 1 By 6 o’clock, Mrs Taylor . Next she will start making lunches. Meanwhile, Mr Taylor his shift at work. Linda . 2 Around 7 o’clock, Mrs Taylor to wake up Linda, as she does every morning. Mr Taylor to bed because he is always very tired after the night shift. Sean already his working day. 3 By midday, Mrs Taylor to work. Her working day always starts at 11. Around this time, Mr Taylor for about six hours, or maybe he out of bed already. He has to shop and cook dinner for the family. Linda an English test. Hopefully, she’ll get a good grade on it! Nur zu P üfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv