Lets talk about the
FUTURE
Conversation cards
What do you think the weather will be tomorrow? i!e your "redi#tion$ What are you %oin% to do tomorrow? (es#ribe your "lans to the #lass$ What are you doin% toni%ht? What &i'ed a""ointments do you ha!e?
Where do you see yoursel& ten years &rom now? )'"lain$
(o you think do#tors will #lone "eo"le in the &uture? *& so+ do you a%ree? )'"lain$
Will "ollution make the )arth uninhabitable? (is#uss$
(o you think s#ientists will &ind a #ure &or ,*(- and #an#er?
(o you think "eo"le will li!e lon%er? What is "ositi!e or ne%ati!e about it?
Will robots e!er re"la#e humans? *& so+ in what way?
(o you think the world will be better or worse &or &uture %enerations? )'"lain$
.ow do you think your #ountry will #han%e in the &uture?
*& youre sin%le+ when are you %oin% to %et married?
.ow will trans"ortation and tra!el #han%e in the &uture? i!e your !iews$
(o you think aliens will e!er !isit the )arth? When? What will ha""en?
What kind o& /ob would you like to do in the &uture? .ow mu#h will you earn?
(o you belie!e in &ortune tellers or horos#o"es? Why or why not?
What new in!entions would you like to see in the &uture? i!e reasons$
(o you think you will e!er tra!el+ li!e or work abroad? 0alk about it$
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Do you think this will happen? Discuss. , nu#lear war will destroy the )arth$ ,liens will in!ade the )arth$ 2lyin% #ars will sol!e the "roblem o& tra&&i# /ams$ lobal warmin% will wi"e out many animal s"e#ies$ 3!er"o"ulation will lead to mandatory euthanasia at 70$ 4eo"le will li!e &or 150 years or more$ 5obots will take o!er routine household tasks$ -#ientists will in!ent a time ma#hine$ 0here will be a &riendly alien en#ounter$ 0ourists will %o on s"a#e holidays$ 0rans"orters 6like in -tar 0rek7 will be used$
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