Unit7WhenTomorrowComes
SectionA,1aand1b
TengFei:Hi,Peter!Areyoufreetomorrow?Anewsci-fifilmiscomingout.Iknowyoulikesci-fifilms.Shallwegotoseeit?
Peter:Oh,Idloveto!Whichcinemashallwegoto?
TengFei:WhatabouttheHuaxiaCinema?
Peter:Goodidea!
TengFei:OK.Illbooktheticketsonlinenow..OK,done.Thefilm
startsat5:15p.m.
Peter:Good.Shallwemeetatthecinemaatfiveoclock?
TengFei:Allright.Seeyouthen!
SectionA,1c
Peter:Whatanexcitingsci-fifilm!Ireallylovedthestory.
TengFei:Metoo.Butdoyouthinkthefilmwasright?Willclimatechangebeworseinthefuture?
Peter:Imafraidso.Somescientistsbelievetherewillbelesslandtogrowfood.
TengFei:Idontthinktherewillbelessland.
Peter:Youseemquitepositiveaboutthefuture.
TengFei:Iam.Ireadthatpeoplecouldplanttreesandturndeserts
intoforests.Andwecanmakemorefarmlandtoo.
Peter:Perhapsyouareright.So,doyouthinkwewillstillliveonearthinthefuture?
TengFei:Yes,butIbelievewellkeeponexploringspace.
SectionA,2aand2d
Helen:Hi,Jennifer.Whatsup?
Jennifer:Oh,hi,Helen.Imwatchingavideoaboutfuturepredictions.
Helen:So,whatwillthefuturebelike?
Jennifer:Well,therewillbemorepeopleincities,butthetransportsystemwillbemoreefficient.Itmeansthattherewillbefewertrafficaccidents.
Helen:Soundsgreat!Anyotherpredictions?
Jennifer:Studentsprobablywontgotoaschoolinthefuture.Theywillstudyathomeoranyplacetheywant.
Helen:Oh,butIreallylikegoingtoschool!Anythingelse?
Jennifer:Andpeoplewilllivelonger.
Helen:Really?Why?
Jennifer:Becausewellhavebetterhealthcaretechnologyinourhomes.Machineswilltellushowtosolvesmallhealth
problemsbeforetheybecomebigger.
Helen:Thatllbegreat!Howlongwillmostpeoplelive?
Jennifer:Well,somepeoplewilllivetobeover100yearsold.Somemayevenlivetobe150.
Helen:Wow,thatsounds