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C. Match the two halves of the sentences. Listen
to the recording and check your answers.
1. It’s highly likely that most of our meat

2. I don’t reckon people
3. There will undoubtedly be
4. I’m certain that governments
5. It’s virtually impossible
6. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if
7. It’s bound to happen
8. There’s little chance of

a. people against it.
b. that suddenly becoming a luxury, overpriced food.
c. to consider a diet without meat.
d. to other food in the future.
e. we see other types of food becoming “luxury” items.
f. will be produced in a lab.
g. will want to do something about animal farming.
h. would want to eat lab-meat.

Speaking

A. Look at these predictions for the future of
shopping. Do you agree with them?
1. People will try on clothes virtually, either in the
shop or at home.
2. Drones will deliver all online shopping.
3. Physical shops will have disappeared by 2100.

B. Which phrases do you hear?
1. As if!
2. Don’t hold your breath!
3. Never in a million years!

4. No chance!
D. Answer the questions.
5. No way, José!
1. What percentage of people surveyed said they 6. Not likely!
would try lab-grown beef?
7. Yeah, and pigs might fly!
2. Why do they think older people have more meat in
their diet? 8. I should be so lucky!
3. Other than meat, which foods do they mention as
now being luxury items? C. Work with a partner. Make crazy predictions
about the future and respond using the
4. How much did the pizza with edible gold cost?
phrases from exercise B.

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