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👉SKILLS 1
Reading
1. Look at the picture and discuss it with a partner.
1. What type of house do you think it is?
2. Where do you think the house is?
2. Read the text and match the beginnings in A with the endings in B.
My future house will be on an island. It will be surrounded by tall trees and the blue sea. There will be a swimming pool in front of the house. There will be a helicopter on the roof. I can fly to school in it.
There will be some robots in the house. They will help me to clean the floors, cook meals, wash clothes and water the flowers. They will also help me to feed the dogs and cats.
There will be a super smart TV. It will help me to send and receive emails, and contact my friends on other planets. It will also help me to buy food from the supermarket.
| A | B |
| 1. The house will have robots to 2. The house will have a super smart TV to | a. clean the floors. |
3. Read the text again and circle the option (A, B, or C) to complete the sentences.
1. The house will be _____.
A. in the mountains
B. on an island
C. on the Moon
2. There will be a _____ in front of thehouse.
A. garden B. pond C. swimming pool
3. The house will have _____ robots.
A. many B. some C. a lot of
4. The _____ will help me to feed the dogs and cats.
A. helicopter B. robot C. super smart TV
Speaking
4. Work in pairs. Ask your partner about his / her future house. Use the suggested questions.
1. What type of future house do you think it will be?
2. Where will it be?
3. What will it look like?
4. How many rooms will it have?
5. What appliances will it have and what will they help you to do?
Example:
A: What type of future house do you think it will be?
B: It'll be a palace.
5. Work in groups. Tell your partners about your future house. You can use the information in 4.
Example:
My future house will be a palace. It'll be on the Moon.
There'll be a super smart TV in the house. It'll help me to talk to my friends on other planets.
