What will we be wearing in the future? While some scientists are developing ____ that allow the wearer to ____ electricity as they walk and others are working on clothes that ____ your fitness, Dr Manel Torres and Prof Paul Luckham have invented a ____. The spray contains ____ cotton, wool, linen or acrylic ____ that ____ instantly on your skin and turn into garments like T-shirts or tops. You can wear it, wash it and then wear it again - just like the rest of the clothes in your wardrobe. Then, when you get bored, you can ____ it and use the material again to make something new. Fabrican took ten years to develop and when it goes on ____, it'll probably cost around £10 a can - cheap enough for ____ to wear something new every day. Dr Torres hopes that in the future there will be spray ____ in stores where you can drop in to design something new. They are also looking into its use for spray-on bandages and furniture ____. Wouldn't it be great if you could just think of something you want and print it out on a computer? Well, believe it or not, you can. For the first time ever, scientists have found a way to print out ____ machines using a 3D ____. The first item is a fully-functional bicycle made of ____ called the Airbike. It's as strong as steel but much lighter. It comes out as a complete bike with no ____ required. The possibilities for this new technology are ____. Medical researchers hope that with a special ____ of human cells and bio-friendly gel, it can be used to print out skin ____ for burn ____. They have already managed to demonstrate the potential medical uses by printing out a copy of a human ear in 30 minutes. As you arrive home with the shopping, Grace tells you who phoned while you were out. You put your groceries down on the kitchen counter and she gives you ____ ideas, tells you how to cook them, and gives you ____ advice. As you move into the living room she organises your evening entertainment. A window made of ____ glass becomes a TV, wallpaper changes on ____ and every surface doubles as a touch ____ with instant Internet ____. But Grace isn't a member of the family, at least not yet. She's a network of ____ computers that runs the e-home - the house of the future. Grace is the star of a show home by Microsoft that demonstrates much of this technology and all of it is going to be on the market within the next few years. So, before long we will be talking to the walls! Spray-on clothes contain minute fibres which dry ____ The Airbike is ready to ride as it doesn't require any ____ Dr Torres has developed a fabric that can ____ any garment. The possibilities of using the new spray are ____ A touchscreen gives you instant ____ to the Internet. Some supermarkets are using plastic bags which ____ in water, leaving no trace. You only wanted some milk and a loaf of bread, so why is your basket ____ by the time you get to the ____? Well, the answer lies in the tricks supermarkets use to make you spend more. Let's grab a ____ and find out some of the secrets behind those ____ doors! As you walk into the supermarket, the delicious ____ of freshly-baked bread ____ you and you immediately start feeling hungry. Then, right by the entrance, you see beautiful ____ of fresh and colourful produce, making you feel even hungrier. This is all intentional, because every supermarket knows that hungry customers buy more fruit and vegetables. Also, starting your shopping by selecting healthy, fresh fruit and vegetables may make you feel less guilty about picking up a few extra ____ later on. Who can ____ a 'buy one get one free' deal? Yet, with around one third of the food the world produces going to ____, is that second chocolate cheesecake really necessary? In the same way, '3 for £6' might sound like a great ____, but always check how much an item ____ individually. You might not be saving very much at all and you'll have two extra items that you don't really need. Supermarkets know that customers ____ to choose products that are at ____, so the items on the middle shelves are usually the most expensive ones. Cheaper brands are on high shelves that are hard to reach. So. remember to give your neck a ____ and check out what's on the top shelves. Don't expect supermarkets to use ____ strategies that make it easy to work out which goods are the cheapest either. It may be easier to ____ some prepackaged apples, but they're also a lot more expensive than loose ones. Have you ever noticed that just when you've learnt where the tomato ketchup is, the shop moves it? Supermarkets love doing this, so that you have to spend time walking up and down the ____ looking for what you want to buy. Then, when you finally arrive at the ____, there are ____ displays of sweets and magazines to throw into your trolley while you're waiting in ____. If you think all these things are ____, look at what supermarkets are planning for the near future! Shops will scan your ____ as soon as you walk in and send money-off coupons to your mobile phone as you shop! ____ products; ____ coupons; ____ friendly; ____ card; ____ in line; ____ doors; ____level; ____ displays The story of jeans ____ back to the 19th century when sailors from Genoa, Italy, wore ____ cotton and wool denim trousers. Then, in 1853, 24-year-old Levi Strauss travelled to San Francisco from Germany and decided to design trousers for ____ workers from this material. They were a big hit, and by the 1950s jeans had become very popular with a whole ____ of young people. At first, many places such as theatres and restaurants banned them. Nowadays, jeans are a ____ item of clothing in everyone's wardrobe! In 1853, George Crum was working as a ____ at a restaurant in New York. One day, a customer sent Crum's French fries back to the kitchen, saying they were too ____. Crum got very angry and decided to take ____ on the ____ diner; he made a new ____ of fries so thin and crispy that the customer couldn't eat them with a fork! To George's surprise, the guest was ____ with them and other diners began asking for them, too. Fast forward to the 21st century and, in the US alone, ____ of potato chips amount to over $6 billion per year. John Pemberton, a ____ from Georgia, invented the original Coca-Cola formula in a three-legged ____ kettle in his backyard! The soft drink was first sold as a medicine in a chemist's on 8th May, 1886. Dr Pemberton sold about 9 ____ each day. He made about $50 in the first year, but unfortunately it cost him about $70 to make the cola! In 1887, a businessman bought the formula and by 1900 sales had risen by over 4000%. Coca-Cola remains the most famous ____ in the world, but its exact ____ are still a ____ secret! The new technology has taken scientists years to ____ Stir the coffee until the sugar ____ Jane often ____ copies of articles she finds on the Internet. Many power stations burn coal to ____ electricity. The professor will ____ his new invention at the science fair. The new printer will soon go ____ for about £100. Alexander Graham Bell ____ the telephone in 1876. In the future, a window made of "smart glass" will ____ a TV screen. dietary ____ ____ society ____ fibers ____ victim Internet ____ voice-activated ____ skin ____ 1 Mary only went to the supermarket for a few things, but when she reached the checkout, her trolley was ____ 2 In supermarkets, products at eye ____ are usually the most expensive because they're the first ones the customer sees. 3 Let's eat the leftovers, or they will go to ____ 4 Mrs Baker uses the money-off ____ she receives in the post when she goes to the supermarket. 5 John often returns from the supermarket with ____ such as sweets and cakes. 6 Jane had to wait in ____ at the supermarket checkout for ages. 7 Look! 2 pizzas for the price of 1. That's a great ____ 8 Sam ____ a bite to eat before he left for work. Sneakers The story of sneakers ____ to the late 18th century when there were basic canvas beach shoes with a(n) ____ rubber sole called 'sand shoes.' Then, around 1892, the American Rubber Company ____ some more comfortable rubber-soled shoes which they called 'sneakers'; their rubber soles were so quiet that a person wearing them could easily sneak up on someone! At first, sneakers were worn only for sport, but when 1950s movie stars like James Dean started wearing them, they became a(n) ____ Today, sneakers are a(n) ____ fashion item for a whole ____ of young people! 1. Most young kids are ____ eaters. 2. The components in the fragrance are currently a ____ secret. 3. What are the ____ in this delicious sauce? 5. The pharmaceutical company refused to reveal the ____ for their new drug. 6. The government has ____ smoking in all public places. 7. Larry cooked a ____ of fries for dinner. 1 Her trousers are 100% ____ 2 Dan loves to eat ____ potato chips. 3 The shop owner noticed an increase in ____ during the holiday season. 4 Do you ever ____ what life was like without electricity? Life in the 21st century is ____ and ruled by mobile phones, the Internet and gadgets, so it's easy to understand why some people ____ to go back to the simpler times of the past. Meet Joanne Massey who is living in a 1950s time ____! The 1950s were an era of colourful homes, clothes and accessories, black and white TVs, rock and roll music and traditional ____. Joanne Massey, from Birmingham, England, not only ____ these times, but has also chosen to live as people did back then! Her home is just like a 1950s time ____ with retro ____ and second-hand vintage ____. Her cooker, which she bought from a farmer for £32, her radio, bright pink telephone, and metal kitchen ____ are all authentic 1950s appliances. Joanne also loves 1950s fashion and never leaves the house without her 50's-style bright lipstick on. "I only ever wear 1950s clothing, such as tight pencil skirts, with a white blouse and a wide belt," she says. While Joanne's husband Kevin (whom she met at a ____ for 50s fans) has to wear modern clothes for work, he too likes to relax in a ____ suit and trilby hat at the weekends. Joanne and Kevin can also be seen driving around in a 45-year-old Ford Anglia! But why do Joanne and Kevin live this way? "I feel I was born in the wrong time," says Joanne. "When I was young I'd watch all the old singing stars in the cinema and dream that I could be like that one day. Everything modern just seems ____ in comparison." Joanne says that she also really respects the ____ of the 50s, the "make do and mend" ____ that is so different from our age of throwaway ____ and everchanging technology. "I do think the 50s were happier times," she says. "Everyone knew everyone else and they all looked after each other." Joanne tries hard to bring this ____ into the 21st century; she bakes cakes for friends and does shopping and collects ____ for elderly neighbours. Joanne also can't stand shopping in supermarkets and she doesn't read newspapers as she finds them too ____. While Joanne says she's happy to be a traditional 50s ____, she doesn't spend all day at home baking biscuits. She has a successful ____ career touring the UK as a 1940s-style singer called Lola Lamour and she writes a blog giving 40s and 50s-style shopping and cleaning ____! She admits to owning some 21st century ____, too, though. Joanne and Kevin have a laptop, a microwave, a DVD player and a washing ____, although Joanne tries to keep all these things out of ____ so that they don't ____ the 1950s feel. Even the ____ TV is hidden inside a 1950s cabinet and they only watch things like Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and Poirot! "I admit I am in ____ from the 21st century," Joanne says. "When I look at the reality of the world today, with all the ____, greed and materialism, I shudder. I don't want to live in that world. Living like this makes me happier." ____: to come up with new fabrics ____: to produce electric power ____: to check your athletic ability ____: material that comes from a spray can ____: very small threads ____: to lose all moisture very quickly ____: to become garment (n): item of clothing ____: to turn to liquid and disappear ____: to become available to buy ____: a person who starts a new fashion ____: to visit quickly ____: to investigate ____: a dressing for a wound/injury ____: fabric on couches, chairs, etc ____ (adj): able to do everything it is meant to ____ (phr): no need to put sth together, it is ready to use ____ (phr): infinite ways of using sth ____ (n): part of a machine that can be replaced when it runs out e.g. ink cartridge ____ (n): a piece ofhealthy skin used to replace another that has been damaged ____ (phr): a person who has been injured by fire ____ (phr): dos and don'ts for what to eat ____ (phr): ready when needed ____ (adj): immediate voice-activated (adj): relating to a device that starts working when it hears sb's voice ____ (v): to reveal the truth about sb or sth, esp sth bad ____ (v): to be so full that things are falling out ____ (phr): the solution can be found ____ (v): to snatch or take sth quickly ____ (pl n): automatic doors that open sideways when a person approaches ____ (phr): bread that has just come out ofthe oven ____ (phr): recently picked fruit and vegetables ____ (adj): done on purpose; ____ (v): to attract sb to sth ____ (v): to stop yourselffrom doing or having sth ____ (n): a bargain ____ (phr): to be thrown away, usually without being used ____ (n): sth that is good value for money ____ (v): to usually do sth ____ (phr): (to be) at the height of most people's line of sight ____ (phr): to stretch your neck upwards ____ (adj): already wrapped in plastic, cardboard, etc ____ (n): the long narrow gap between rows of shelves in a supermarket ____ (phr): an arrangement of goods that attracts people to buy them ____ (phr): to stand with people one behind the other and wait for your turn ____ (adj): dishonest ____ (phr): a person whose job involves physical labour ____ (phr): a huge success ____ (n): a group of people who were all born around the same time and who share similar experiences ____ (phr): sth that is basic and important in everydaylife ____ (phr): to get even with sb who you feel has wronged you ____ (phr): a person at a restaurant who complains about their food ____ (adj): dry and hard ____ (v): to skip ahead in time ____ (phr): a container for boiling water made from a yellow metal (made from copper and zinc) ____ (n): portion ____ (phr): a large number of products are sold ____ (n): information that is kept hidden from others by a company so their competitors don't steal their business 1 food ____ 2 ____ farming 3 environmentally ____ 4 ____ produce 5 ____ challenge 6 transport ____ 7 ____ turbines 8 ____ sunlight 1 Cycling is a(n) ____ friendly form of transport. 2 Vitamins and minerals are ____ the body needs to function properly. 3 The Taj Mahal is one of the seven ____ of the world. 4 The building was a five-storey stone ____ 5 Organic farming may prove to be beneficial for ____ 6 Researchers have found a way to ____ food waste into fuel. 7 Industrial pollution has turned the area into a(n) ____ 8 People should try to ____ less energy at home. 9 The building is surrounded by ____ green gardens. 10 Petrol prices have ____ recently. 1 The price of food has ____ in recent years. 2 The design of a skyscraper is a huge ____ for architects 3 Supermarkets sell fresh ____ such as fruits and vegetables. 4 Wind farms are ____ up throughout the countryside. 5 Most businesses are trying to find ways to ____ on shipping costs. 6 High levels of consumption are ____ the planet of its resources. 7 Solar panels are ____ by the sun. Jackie put a ____ on her scrape. Leather is a common furniture ____. This ____ clock has an alarm. This bookshelf needs no assembly ____. With creativity, there are endless ____.

starlight 8 unit 2

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?