MODULE 3 1 Extension The words below appear in the text in Exercise 2. Write the words in your own language. You can use a dictionary. 1. indoor 2 Name: 2. self-driving Read the text about the city of Dubai. THE CITY OF THE FUTURE What would the world look like if everything was beautiful and green and robots and flying cars existed? Go to Dubai and you will see. The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is moving into the future. How is it doing that? It’s finding new ways to protect the environment, it’s introducing new transport ideas and it’s even changing the way it builds houses. Transport Dubai is using technology to change its transport system so fewer people are driving cars and damaging the environment. It has already built the longest self-driving train line in the world and it plans to make 25% of all public transport self-driving by 2030. In the future, people will even have the opportunity to book a flying taxi using an app on their phone. With the help of all these technologies, people won’t be sitting in long traffic jams on Dubai’s motorways any more. The Environment Protecting wildlife is important to the people of Dubai. The Green Planet, an indoor artificial rainforest in the middle of Dubai, was built to give people the chance to see over 3,000 species of exotic rainforest animals and plants. The city is also building one of the largest parks in the world. This park will be part of Dubailand, one of the city’s main entertainment areas, and it will include 55 playgrounds, 45 sports areas and over 7 km of nature trails. 3 Housing Dubai has some of the tallest buildings in the world and these buildings use solar energy. In addition, Dubai is building a new residential area with solar energy houses. There are already over 500 houses in this project, and a school and a hotel will be built there too. The city of Dubai is constantly introducing new ideas and inventions. It used to be a small city in the desert, but now it’s a city of technology and a city of the future. Complete the sentences with the words below and the correct form of the verbs in brackets according to the text. Use the First or Second Conditional. a flying taxi • a large park • solar energy • exotic animals • public transport 1. A person would probably visit The Green Planet if they 2. If you visit Dubailand, you (like) (see) . 3. If you didn’t want to damage the environment with your car, you (use) . 4. If you bought a house in the new area of Dubai, it 5. People will use an app in the future if they 4 . probably (have) . (want) to book . What do these numbers in the text refer to? 1. 3,000 2. 45 3. 7 4. 25 5. 500 Advanced Think Ahead 3 Photocopiable © Burlington Books 1 MODULE 3 Extension 5 Answer the questions. 1. How is Dubai becoming a city of the future? 2. How is the rainforest in Dubai different from other rainforests? 3. What is special about the train line in Dubai? 4. What is Dubai going to do by 2030? 5. What is special about the houses in the new residential area of the city? 6 What do you think your town or city will look like in the future? Write an article for the school newspaper about it. Include information about: • transport • places to visit • technology Advanced Think Ahead 3 Photocopiable © Burlington Books 2