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36 Our changing world 03 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS You have been asked to give a short speech at ‘Austria’s 9th International Globalisation Forum for Students’. In your speech, you should:   comment on the statement on the right, explaining how globalisation influences your own lifestyle.   describe the effect of globalisation on education.   speculate about your job perspectives in a globalised world. Look at the text and underline the different ways to talk about the future. SPEaKIng 9 “Where do I as an individual fit into the global competition and opportunities of the day, and how can I, on my own, collaborate with others globally?” ( Thomas L. Friedman ) LanguagE FoCuS 10 Ways to talk about the future Which expressions in the table on the right talk about: 1 something that will happen soon? 2 something that will certainly happen? Note: Is due to, is set to and is to are used for planned or predictable events. The project is due to be completed this year. (This is the plan.) The CEO is to step down tomorrow. The expenses are set to double by the end of next year. (If the current trend continues.) On the verge of /On the brink of /On the point of mean ‘it could happen at any minute’. I’m so exhausted, I’m on the verge of giving up. We’re on the point of a major breakthrough in cancer research. How can you talk about the future when you are less certain? it’s likely to …; it’s unlikely to … Rewrite these sentences. 1 I’m sure there will be elections next year. (certain) There are certain to be elections next year. 2 The schedule says that the president will arrive here at 5 pm. (set) 3 The order will arrive very shortly. (point) a 11 + infinitive + noun or verb + -ing is due to is sure to is set to is certain to is to is about to on the verge of on the brink of on the point of b 12 4 The meeting shall take place on 23 May. (due) 5 There will probably be delays on the buses today. (likely) 6 I think I’m going to turn down that job. (verge) 7 Life might not be so different in 2050. (unlikely) By 2050, the Earth’s population is due to reach 9.07 billion. In Africa, Southern Asia and Eastern Asia, there will be 62% of people – numerically this is the same as if all the world’s current population lived just in these regions. In addition, another 3,000,000,000 are set to spread across the rest of the world. The world’s population in the year 2050 “The choices that today’s generation of young people aged 15–24 make about the size and spacing of their families are likely to determine whether Planet Earth will have 8, 9 or 11 billion people in the year 2050.” (United Nations Population Fund, 2005) Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv