basedonp.7-8, ex.6
Readthetextandcompleteitwiththephrasesfromthebox.Thereisoneextraphraseyoudon'thavetouse
- the schools of the future
- wants to bring the most modern technology
- will replace exercise books
- old-fashioned desks in the schools
- than the teacher with a register
- by scanning their eyes
- more time with your friends
- more and more computers
ThegovernmentwantstomakeBritishschoolsmoremodernandmorecomfortabletolearnin. Whatwill[ ]belike?Thegovernment[ ]intoschools.Laptopcomputers[ ], andpupilswillbeabletogotoacyberspacelibrarytousedictionariesandencyclopaedias.Therewon'tberowsof[ ]ofthefuture.Instead, therewillbetrendynewdesksthattheteachercanmovearoundtheclassroom, makingiteasierforpupilstoworkwitheachother.Somehi-techchangeshavealreadyappearedinschools.Someschoolsuseswipecardsforpupilstoentertheschool.It'squickerandmoreefficient[ ].Atoneschool, pupilsgettheirschoollunch[ ].Thereisanirisscannersopupilsdon'thavetobringmoneytoschool.Theirisinyoureyeisasuniqueasfingerprints, whichiswhyit'sagoodwaytoidentifypeople.Jennifer, 12, says, "It'snotatallscary.It'slikelookingintoamirror.It'salotfasterthanusingmoney, soyoucansitdownmorequicklyandspend[ ]atlunchtime."Otherchangesthegovernmentwantstomakeare:
- schoolswillmakeiteasierfordisabledpupilstomovearound;
- theentrancesinschoolswilllookmorelikeoffices;
- corridorswilllookmuchbrighter;
- teacherswilluseelectronicwhiteboards;
- pupilswilltakeexamsonthecomputerssothattheycangettheirresultsmorequickly.