Predictions About Earth's Future: Buildings, Languages, Disasters, and More, Diapositivas de Catalán

¡Descarga Predictions About Earth's Future: Buildings, Languages, Disasters, and More y más Diapositivas en PDF de Catalán solo en Docsity! A LOOK AT THE FUTURE The following text predicts the Earth’s future 1000 years or more from now. What does it say about the following topics? Buildings: Languages: Natural / global disasters: Monuments like the Pyramids: Temperature: 50,000 - 100,000 - 500,000 - 1,000,000 + 10,000,000 - 50,000,000 — 150,000,000 — 250,000,000 — 600,000,000 — — The KEO Time Capsule, which will have been floating in space for 50,000 years, will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Niagara Falls will have become a thing of the past. The remaining 32 kilometres to Lake Erie will erode and the waterfall will cease to exist. i— The titanium in your laptop will begin to corrode. A global disaster may well have happened: either a super-volcano or a large climate-altering asteroid may have affected Earth. — A new Ice Age will probably be occurring. — Monuments like the Pyramids of Giza and Mount Rushmore might still exist, but all other man-made objects will be gone. All glass created up until now will have decomposed. '— The Red Sea will have flooded the Rift Valley, dividing Africa, and a new ocean is likely to have formed. The planet will be bathed in gamma radiation from a supernova, triggering mass extinctions. — The Mediterranean will be gone. Africa will have collided with Eurasia, sealing off the Mediterranean and creating a mountain range similar to the Himalayas. The ice will have melted in the Antarctic, raising the sea level by 75 metres. — America and Africa will start moving back together. — All continents will be fused together as one land mass. — One of three types of photosynthesis will no longer be possible. As a result, 99 percent of species will die out. 100 quintillion — — Earth will die, consumed by the sun. - Which ideas do you like? - Which do you think will come true? - What problems would be solved with each invention? What consequences would there be if these ideas became reality? PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES 5. Read some predictions about global developments. Complete the paragraphs with suitable prepositions (one or two words). Use one preposition per paragraph. 6. Replace the underline words with prepositions from the previous exercise. 7. Match the prepositional phrases in bold with its meaning. 8. How could you respond to the following statements? 1. A: I was feeling under the weather yesterday. B: ___________________________________ 2. A: I’m absolutely over the moon! B: ___________________________________ 3. I was under the impression that you were happy at work. B: ___________________________________ 4. Do you think I’m over the hill? I’m only thirty-five years old. B: ___________________________________ 5. I hear you resigned. Isn’t that a bit over the top? B: ___________________________________ 6. I’m above suspicion in this investigation, aren’t I? B: ___________________________________ LANGUAGE VOCABULARY 9. Complete the questions using the words in the box. What do the phrases in bold mean? command mind dead offensive everyday global barrier official 10. Read about a radio programme and answer the questions: a. What is discussed in the programme? b. What are the two main reasons given for why English is changing? c. What kinds of changes are mentioned?