6B 4 6.3 Listen to part 2 of the programme and tick the
attributes and skills in 3 that the speakers mention. Which attributes do the speakers think machines have or will have in the future?
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Do you agree with John’s vision of the future? Give your reasons.
Read sentences a–d from the radio programme. Which sentences refer to:
1 a continuous action in the future? 2 a completed event before a time in the future?
a … by 2040, computers will have taken up to 80% of today’s jobs. 2
b … we don’t really know what jobs robots will be doing in the future…
c …I’m pretty certain that by 2040 robots won’t have acquired emotional intelligence.
d … these are skills that employers will be looking for in the future?
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Choose the most appropriate tense to complete each sentence. Which statements do you agree with?
a In the future, fewer people will be doing / have donemanual jobs.
b Computers won’t be learning / have learnt how to tell jokes by 2040.
c Employers will soon be using / soon have used robots to interview job candidates.
d Automation won’t be affecting / have affected my chosen industry by the time I retire.
e In a few years’ time, computers will regularly be making / regularly have made billion-dollar decisions.
f By the end of the 21st 8 century, a computer will be setting up / have set up its own company.
To what extent do you think machines will have taken over the following jobs? Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
a In a few years’ time, accountancy… b In the future, musicians… c By 2040, taxi drivers… d By the time I have children, teachers…
English for the 21st Century • Unit 6 91 FOCUS Grammar Future perfect and future continuous
We use the future perfect to talk about an event that occurs before a point in the future. We often use the future perfect with ‘by’ and ‘by the time’. Example By September, I’ll have graduated and started a job.
We use the future continuous to talk about events in progress at a point in the future. We often use the future continuous with a future time phrase, e.g., next month, in a year’s time. Example In 2027, I’ll be working for an IT company.
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