Question

1 Choose the correct options. 1 I know a few people who ___ have microchip implants placed under their skin very soon. A were going to B are about to C would 2 At some point in the future the government ___ launch a new program to support 75 start-ups in areas of telemedicine, digital health and artificial intelligence. A would B was due to C is to 3 As a child I thought I ___ a scientist. A would become B became C am due to become 4 The 3D printer ___ this afternoon. I can’t wait! A was to arrive B is due to arrive C will have arrived 5 Last week I ___ my laptop, but my cousin convinced me to wait for Black Friday sales. A will have changed B was about to change C changed ___ / 5 2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence is correct. Mark (✓) the correct sentence. 1 We were all convinced that it will be easy to perform this operation. ☐ _____________________________________________________________ 2 Originally, Dr Watson was going to be awarded for his achievement in the research. ☐ _____________________________________________________________ 3 I am about to start the experiment when I heard a strange noise. ☐ _____________________________________________________________ 4 Is paper money due for disappear in ten years? ☐ _____________________________________________________________ 5 The conference is begin at 3 pm. ☐ _____________________________________________________________ ___ / 5 3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. Use the word in capitals. 1 Hurry up. The show will start in a minute. ABOUT Hurry up. The show _______________________________. 2 Sophie must pay the rent by the 3rd of October. IS Sophie _______________________________ by the 3rd of October. 3 The idea was to participate in the lecture, but we changed our minds. GOING We _______________________________ in the lecture, but we changed our minds. 4 According to the timetable, the plane leaves at 11 pm. DUE The plane _______________________________ at 11 pm. 5 ‘I’m sure there will be driverless cars on our roads in 2021,’ the speaker said. WOULD The speaker was _______________________________ driverless cars on the roads in 2021

Answer 1

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B are about to

C is to

A would become

B is due to arrive

B was about to change

1 We were all convinced that it would be easy to perform this operation. ✓

2 Originally, Dr Watson was going to be awarded for his achievement in research. ✓

3 I was about to start the experiment when I heard a strange noise.

4 Is paper money due to disappear in ten years?

5 The conference is beginning at 3 pm.

1 Hurry up. The show is about to start.

2 Sophie is due to pay the rent by the 3rd of October.

3 We were going to participate in the lecture, but we changed our minds.

4 The plane is due to leave at 11 pm.

5 The speaker said there would be driverless cars on our roads in 2021.

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Answer 2

1. I know a few people who are about to have microchip implants placed under their skin very soon.

2. At some point in the future, the government is to launch a new program to support 75 start-ups in areas of telemedicine, digital health, and artificial intelligence.

3. As a child, I thought I would become a scientist.

4. The 3D printer is due to arrive this afternoon. I can’t wait!

5. Last week I was about to change my laptop, but my cousin convinced me to wait for Black Friday sales.

6. Corrected sentences:

7. We were all convinced that it would be easy to perform this operation. ✓

8. Originally, Dr. Watson was going to be awarded for his achievement in the research. ✓

9. I was about to start the experiment when I heard a strange noise.

10. Is paper money due to disappear in ten years?

11. The conference is beginning at 3 pm.

12. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one:

13. Hurry up. The show is about to start.

14. Sophie is due to pay the rent by the 3rd of October.

15. We were going to participate in the lecture, but we changed our minds.

16. The plane is due to leave at 11 pm.

17. The speaker was predicting that there would be driverless cars on the roads in 2021.