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Unit 2 Lesson 2

The document discusses various aspects of e-communication and online learning, comparing modern schools to those of previous generations. It introduces new vocabulary related to the topic and explains the future simple tense, including its formation, usage, and passive voice structure. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises for practicing the future simple tense in both active and passive forms.

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Unit 2 Lesson 2

The document discusses various aspects of e-communication and online learning, comparing modern schools to those of previous generations. It introduces new vocabulary related to the topic and explains the future simple tense, including its formation, usage, and passive voice structure. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises for practicing the future simple tense in both active and passive forms.

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Unit 2

E-communication
How is your school today different from the school your parents went to?
What is your opinion about online learning?

 Do you prefer online learning or traditional learning in school? Why?


Read the article (page 16)
New vocabulary
 Outback: the areas that are far away from towns and cities, especially the desert areas.
• But the other reason to break the journey is to see some of the outback.
 Studio: a room with special equipment where television or radio programmes or music recordings are
made
• She spent three months in the studio working on her latest album.
 Take part: to be involved in an activity with other people
• She doesn't usually take part in any of the class activities.

 Real time: a real-time computer system deals with information as fast as it receives it, so that it
can produce information about changes as soon as they happen
• The company supplies real-time financial information.

 Interactive: describes a system or computer program which is designed to involve the user in
the exchange of information
• Our school encourages interactive teaching methods.

 Excuse: a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong
• He'd better have a good excuse for being late.
• There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour.
 Cattle: large farm animals kept for their milk or meat; cows and bulls
• I saved a lot of cattle from dying and a lot of farmers from going on relief.
• Even grass grows so thinly that cattle can't feed properly.
 Type: to write using a machine, either a computer keyboard or a typewriter
• She asked me to type a couple of letters.
 Remote: far away in distance, time or relation
• The helicopter crashed in a remote desert area.
Future simple tense
Yes, she’s a
Do you think good driver.
Kate will pass? She’ll pass
easily
Kate has her driving test next week.
Chris and Joe are talking about it.
Joe believes that Kate will pass the driving test.
He is predicting the future.
When we predict a future happening or situation,
we use will/won’t.
Formation
 the future simple is formed by using will + infinitive ( first form of the verb)

I go
He/she/it + will + work
We/you/they drive

 Examples:
• Present Future
I will play after breakfast. Past
• He will come to New York tomorrow.
• They will make a phone which has artificial intelligence.
Negatives and questions
 We use will to make questions:
Will He/she/it go/see?
we/you/they
• Will you shut the door?
• Will Dave burn the CD for you?
• When will he give you an answer?
Note: We can replace will with shall when making a question.
 We use will not (won’t) negate sentences:
• I won’t see you tomorrow.
• You will not do that again!
• I won’t tell anyone what happened.
 Contractions
I will = I'll He will = he'll
We will = we'll She will = she'll
You will = you'll They will = they'll
Use
 predicting a future event:
• It will rain tomorrow.
• Those shoes are well-made. They’ll last a long time.

 when we’ve just decided to do something:


• Oh, I left the door open. I’ll go and shut it.
• ‘What would you like to drink?’ ‘I’ll have orange juice, please.’

 offering to do something:
• That bag looks heavy. I’ll help you with it.

 agreeing to do something:
• a: Can you give Tom this book?
• b: Sure, I’ll give it to him when I see him this afternoon.
 promising to do something:
• Thanks for lending me the money. I’ll pay you back on Friday.
• I won’t tell anyone what happened. I promise.

 asking for something:


• Will you please turn the music down? It’s too loud
 saying what we know or believe about the future:
• ‘Where will you be this time next year?’ ‘I’ll be in Japan.’
• That plate is hot. If you touch it, you’ll burn yourself.
Passive form
 Passive is used to talk about an action that will happen in the future. In the passive voice,
emphasis is put on the effect of an action rather than on the doer.
 Active : subject + will + infinitive (first form of the verb)
Passive: object + will be + past participle (third form of the verb)
• Active : We will take the horses to the stable.
Passive: The horses will be taken to the stable
• Active : The company will build the bridge next year.
Passive: The bridge will be built next year.

• Active : They will publish the book next year.


Passive: The book will be published next year.

 Making a negative Future Simple Passive form is easy. Just insert ‘not‘ between ‘will’ and ‘be’
• The football match won’t be played because of bad weather.
• We won’t be sent to the conference.
 The structure for asking questions in Future Simple Passive is:
 will + subject + be + Past Participle
• Will the room be cleaned tomorrow?
• Will Jane be visited by her relatives from New York?

 To make a wh-question, insert a question word before ‘will’:

• When will the article be published?


• Why will the meeting be held?
Change into passive
 She will write the letter tomorrow.
o ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

 They will build a new house next summer.


o …………………………………………………………………………………....................

 Will he pick up the kids tomorrow?


o ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

 The next earthquake will destroy the city.


o ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 My friends will visit him tomorrow.


o ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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