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Life in 2116: A Futuristic Outlook

The document discusses predictions from experts about what life may be like in the year 2116. Experts envision skyscrapers much taller than today, underwater cities, and space tourism being common. Researchers polled 2,000 adults about future predictions, many agreeing that remote work will be prevalent, 3D printing will allow printing furniture and food at home, and health diagnostics and treatment will increasingly happen at home rather than at doctors' offices. The predictions paint a future with significant technological advancements that could transform where and how people live and work.

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Life in 2116: A Futuristic Outlook

The document discusses predictions from experts about what life may be like in the year 2116. Experts envision skyscrapers much taller than today, underwater cities, and space tourism being common. Researchers polled 2,000 adults about future predictions, many agreeing that remote work will be prevalent, 3D printing will allow printing furniture and food at home, and health diagnostics and treatment will increasingly happen at home rather than at doctors' offices. The predictions paint a future with significant technological advancements that could transform where and how people live and work.

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WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE?

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a. Buildings in the future will be shorter than today's buildings. T/F

b. Experts say people will be living in underwater cities. T/F

c. The report is from the tech company Apple. T/F

d. Experts say the changes to come by 2116 will be unbelievable. T/F

e. Researchers asked 20,000 people about the future. T/F

f. People will be able to print download and print pizzas. T/F

g. People won't need to go to the doctor as much as they do now. T/F

h. People predicted that we will still need to study English. T/F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. report a. futuristic

2. experts b. completely

3. totally c. transformed

4. revolutionised d. finished
5. unbelievable e. study

6. questioned f. plan

7. advanced g. specialists

8. design h. medical care

9. treatment i. asked

10. used up j. incredible


THE FUTURE
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.

EXERCISES

3. PREDICTIONS: What are your predictions for the way we will live in 2116?

Prediction Good or bad? Why?

English

Food

Smartphones

Environment

World peace

Your country
4. BETTER: Rank these topics. Put the things that will be better about the year 2116 at the top.

• holidays • peace

• food • movies

• jobs • friendships

• education • pizza

LETS TALK ABOUT

1) What did you think when you read the headline?


2) What springs to mind when you hear the word 'future'?
3) What do you think about what you read?
4) Do you think the future will be good?
5) What do you think your future will be like?
6) What do you think of really tall skyscrapers?
7) What do you think of the idea of underwater cities?
8) Would you prefer to live in the future or in today's world?
9) What bad things do you think might be in the future?
10) What has the Internet changed for you?
11) What are your predictions for the future?
12) What do you know about 3D printers?
13) What do you think of the idea of printing and eating a 3D pizza?
14) What do you think of the idea of home health capsules?
15) What are the good and bad things about holidays in space?

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