Reading: The world in 2050

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Samuel, 27
I think a lot of things will change in 2050.
India
will overtake China as the first largest
economy in the world, but the country will
have many problems with its demographics.
The world will also have a lot of problems
with the pollution and the climate
changing. We will need to find other
resources, because there will be more than
nine billion people on
Earth in 2050. We will also need to build spaceships to travel to the Moon and
to Mars, because we will have to take resources from these
places.

Lea, 25
Our world won’t be the same in 2050. We will
improve our technology and everybody will be
able to speak at least five languages. People
will live longer and we won’t have health
problems, because we will improve our
knowledge on medicine. We will also live in
peace and the different countries won’t have
nuclear weapons anymore. We will also
have a single world
government as we already have the IMF (International Monetary Fund). I think
2050 will be a great year for
mankind!

Steven, 29
I hope that the world countries will be able
to overcome the different issues in 2050.
We will live in peace and won’t have any
wars anymore. We will be able to explore the
space and to find other habitable planets.

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We will perhaps find other intelligent Beings
on other planets in 2050.

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What will the world look like in 2050? What do they think? Fill in the table!

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Samuel thinks that India will be the only economic country in the world and India
will have many difficulties with its democracy, he also thinks that we will need
other resources, because there will be more than nine billion people in the world in
2050, finally he thinks that we will have to take other resources from places like
the moon and mars

Lea believes that 2050 will be the year for humanity. He thinks that people will
live longer because we will not have health problems, he also believes that we will
be more advanced with our medical knowledge, finally, he also believes that we
will live in peace and have a single world government.

Essentially, Steven hopes that the countries of the world can overcome the various
difficulties in 2050. He thinks that people will live in peace and will not have
wars. In addition, he also thinks that they will find other habitable planets and find
other intelligent beginnings.

Your turn! What do you think? What will the world look like in 2050?

I think that in 2050 we are going to have many problems with pollution and climate change.
Also, I believe that the world will have wars for resources like water because there will be enough
people that will add up to more than ten billion people in 2050. I also believe that there will be
good changes in 2050 because our technology will improve and we will explore new planets

How do you think electricity is going to work in 2050?

I think wind and solar power are on track to nearly halve and account for 50% of global
electricity generation by 2050 thanks to sharp cost reductions and the advent of cheaper
batteries that will allow storage and download electricity, meeting changes in supply and
demand.

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