Universidad nacional de Colombia sede Manizales
English 2
Name:Laura pamela patiño martinez
Future tense
5. Read the following report and underline future expressions (future tense)
A new report shows what life might be like in 100 years from now. It describes skyscrapers
that are much taller than today;s buildings, underwater ;bubble; cities, and holidays in
space. The report is from Samsung;s SmartThings. It asked experts on space,
architecture, and city planners to give their ideas on life in 2116. They said the way we
live, work and play will be totally different to how we do these things today. The experts
said that 25 years ago, people could not imagine how the Internet and smartphones would
change our lives. The Internet has revolutionised the way we communicate, learn and do
daily things. The experts said the changes in the next century would be even more
unbelievable.
Researchers questioned 2,000 adults about the predictions they thought were most likely
to happen in the future. They predicted that in the future, few people will go to an office but
will work from home and have virtual work meetings. People will have advanced 3D
printers that will let you download a design for furniture or a food recipe and then ;print; the
sofa, table or pizza at home. There will also be less need for visits to the doctor. We will all
have a home health capsule that will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment. We
will also be going into space for holidays and to get resources that we have used up on
Earth. A prediction that was missing was whether people would still need to study English.
6.
English
English will be the world language and the other languages will disappear, we will lose the
linguistic diversity
Food
the food will have more chemicals to last longer, the first years will be bad for people but over
time the body will get used to it
smartphones
smartphones become an essential part of the human being, so much so that they cannot survive
without it, they will replace one of the hands for more comfort.
Environment
the environment will change dramatically and what is commonly known today will quickly become
extinct giving way to new species
world peace
There will be no world peace, social classes will divide us, there will be absurd and senseless wars
that will take the world to the limit and that will never end.
Your country
In my country the presidents are not clear on the ideas for the future. they will drain the country's
resources quickly
7.
a. Buildings in the future will be shorter than today’s buildings. F
b. Experts say people will be living in underwater cities. T
c. The report is from the tech company Apple. F
d. Experts say the changes to come by 2116 will be unbelievable. T
e. Researchers asked 20,000 people about the future. F
f. People will be able to print download and print pizzas. T
g. People won’t need to go to the doctor as much as they do now. T
h. People predicted that we will still need to study English. T
8.
I will graduate and start creating my own company, I will try to make the company familiar, since
my relatives collect skills to build a company and there will be more confidence to do business
