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UNIT 2: INTO THE FUTURE

➢ VOCABULARY: Technology

- back up: hacer una copia de seguridad (de)


- browse: navegar (por), explorar
- capable of: capaz de
- cutting-edge: innovador/a, de última generación
- delete: borrar, eliminar
- deny access: denegar el acceso
- device: dispositivo, aparato
- enable: permitir (a)
- equipped with: equipado/a con, dotado/a de
- gaming: videojuegos
- go viral: difundirse rápidamente, hacerse viral
- install: instalar
- tool: herramienta
- update: actualizar
- upgrade: renovar
- upload: subir, colgar (en Internet)
- user-friendly: fácil de utilizar / usar
- wireless: inalámbrico/a, sin cables

➢ VOCABULARY: Words from the Text

- as long as: siempre que


- cheer on: animar (con entusiasmo) a
- evolve: evolucionar, desarrollarse
- gifted: de talento (be gifted - ser talentoso)
- glued to: pegado/a
- handle: desenvolverse en, afrontar, encargarse de
- in person: en persona
- meaningful: significativo/a
- no matter: sin importar, independientemente de
- proof: prueba (give proof - demostrar)
- thrilling: emocionante, apasionante

➢ VOCABULARY: Phrasal Verbs

- get over: olvidarse de, superar


- give in: ceder en algo
- join up: reunirse, juntarse
- keep on: seguir, continuar
- pick up: aprender, coger
- speak out: expresar la opinión
- take over: apoderarse de, extenderse por, tomar las riendas
➢ call off: suspender, cancelar
➢ give up: dejar (de), renunciar (a), rendirse, abandonar
➢ turn off: apagar

➢ VOCABULARY: Collocations

- artificial intelligence: inteligencia artificial


- conveniently located: muy bien situado/a
- deadly serious: muy en serio
- deep trouble: serios problemas
- heavy rain: lluvia torrencial
- highly unlikely: muy improbable
- perfect match: pareja perfecta
- pleasantly surprised: gratamente sorprendido/a
- rapid increase: incremento / aumento rápido
- slight difference: pequeña diferencia
- steady job: trabajo / empleo estable
- strongly opposed to: totalmente en contra de
- vast majority: gran / inmensa mayoría
- well aware: plenamente consciente
- widely accepted: muy aceptado/a
➢ fast asleep: profundamente dormido/a
➢ heated argument: discusión acalorada
➢ seriously injured: gravemente herido/a
➢ slight accent: acento leve
➢ wide awake: completamente despierto/a

➢ GRAMMAR IN USE:

- REVIEW OF TENSES:

Tense Use

Present Simple - a habit


(verb - infinitive / 3rd person - s) - a fact or something true
- a timetable
Present Continuous - an activity now
(am / is / are + V-ing) - a temporary activity
- an arranged future

Past Simple - a finished action in the past


(regular verbs - ed)
(irregular verbs - 2nd column)

Past Continuous - an activity in the past


(was / were + V-ing) - an activity in progress when
another action took place
(WHILE)

- future facts
Future Simple - predictions
(will + V-infinitive) - spontaneous decisions
- promises, offers, threats

- plans and decisions made before


Future Simple- going to speaking
(am / is / are + going to + V-infinitive) - predictions made with present
evidence

- an activity that started in the past


but continues up to now
Present Perfect Simple - Adverbs (for, since, just, never,
(have / has + V-3rd column) ever, yet)
- Time expressions (today,
recently, this morning)

Past Perfect Simple - a past activity of a past action


(had + V-3rd column) (before, after, when)

Present Perfect Continuous - an activity that started in the past


(have / has + been + V-ing) but continues up to now

- FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE:

● Form:
- Affirmative: will have + V-3rd column
- Negative: won’t have + V-3rd column
- Interrogative: Will + subject + have + V-3rd column…?

● Use: An action that will be completed by a certain time in the


future
● Time expressions:
- By…
- in (...) months…
- within a (hundred) years…

- FUTURE CONTINUOUS:

● Form:
- Affirmative: will be + V-ing
- Negative: won’t be + V-ing
- Interrogative: Will + subject + be + V-ing…?

● Uses:
- An action that will be in progress at a certain future time
- Future plans

● Time expressions:
- (at) this time tomorrow…
- next …
- on (Monday)
- in the next (decade)
- (fifty) years from now

★ Order of adverbs:
- Affirmative: will + adverb + …
- Negative: adverb + won’t…

➢ WRITING: An Opinion Essay

Title
4 paragraphs:

1) Opening: introduce the topic and state my opinion → Nowadays a vast


majority of people are strongly opposed to…
2) Body: each idea - 1 paragraph
a) 1 paragraph → Firstly,...
b) 1 paragraph → Furthermore,...
3) Closing: summarise and restate your opinion → In short,...

★ NO CONTRACTIONS!
Connectors of cause Connectors of result
They are followed by the reason They are followed by the consequence
something happens. or result of an action or fact.

Ex: because (of), since, as, due to, as a Ex: so, therefore, consequently, for this
result of… reason, as a result…

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