Vocabulary
A popular movie
a blockbuster
By the middle of the century, most of us
(buy) at least one social robot.
will have bought
Direct/Straight IMPACT
DIRECT
Advantage
disadvantage
Visits to the cinema are only popular because people treat them as a social activity.
LONG
Visits to the cinema will remain popular _________ treated as a social activity.
as long as they´re
Finance something collectively
Crowdfund
By the time we reach 2070, we
(might / all / ask) a robot to do housework.
might all be asking
heavy/strong INFLUENCE
STRONG
moral
immoral
We need to reserve the facilities online so that we can use them.
CONDITION
We can use the facilities _______ reserve them online.
on (the) condition that we
A failure
A flop
My dad resents
(have to) feed the cat.
having to
environmental/natural DEVELPOMENT
NATURAL
significant
insignificant
Emily said I’d done something wrong.
BLAMED
Emily _________ something wrong.
blamed me for doing
Buying a selling permits to emit polluting gases
In the future, technological advances could mean (use) computer modelling rather than live animals.
using
WARNING indications/signs
SIGNS
replaceable
important
irreplaceable
unimportant
Max said, ‘I won’t go with you tonight, Susie’.
REFUSED
Max ________ Susie that night.
refused to go with
The assessment of a company´s impact on the environment
Green audit
Anyone carrying out experiments on animals should stop (consider) whether their experiment is necessary or not.
to consider
Ants live in large/broad COLONIES
LARGE
continue
deniably
discontinue
undeniably
I was just about to call you to ask about the film.
POINT
I _____________ you to ask about the film.
was on the point of calling