Task 6 Better times ahead.

(Student one’s Full Name)

(Student two’s Full Name)
(Student three’s Full Name)
(Student four’s Full Name)
(Student five’s Full Name)
(Number of the collaborative group)

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia - UNAD

School of Education- ECEDU
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages with Emphasis on English
(month) (year)

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Part 1: Reading

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.

Taken from: breakingnewsenglish.com

Where wlll the bubble cities in the future 6. How many people did the researchers
1. be? question?
a) the USA a) 2,000
b) under water b) 12,000
c) in space c) 20,000
d) in caves d) 22,000
2. What company made the report? 7. What kind of meetings will we have at
work in the future?
a) McDonald's a) productive meetings
b) Google b) busy meetings
c) Apple c) virtual meetings
d) Samsung d) never-ending meetings
3. What kind of planners gave their ideas on 8. Who will people need to visit less in the
life in 2116? future?
a) city planners a) the doctor
b) daily planners b) family
c) space planners c) friends
d) design planners d) old people
4. What could we not have imagined 25 9. Where will we be going to on holiday?
years ago about the Internet?
a) cyber-bullying a) space
b) how cheap it would be b) Russia
c) how it would change our lives c) Antarctica

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 d) that it would still be here d) cyberspace
5. What did the experts say the changes in 10. What language did people not make a
the next century would be? prediction about?
a) small a) Chinese
b) unbelievable b) Arabic
c) gradual c) Esperanto
d) boring d) English

1: Individual part

Name of the student one

(Write here the answers to the reading comprehension)

Brother
Age 28
Physical traits He is a little bit fat, he
has short brown hair, he
wears a pair of glasses
and he use to dress as an
old man.
Personality traits He is kind and respectful
and extrovert, he is a
little moody at times, he
is very intelligent and
very eloquent when he
speaks.
Routine He wakes up at 5:30 am,
the first thing he does is
take a shower, then he
has breakfast at 6:30 am,
at 7:00 am he prepares
to pray, after praying he
organizes his day, then he
goes to work at 8:00 am
and returns at noon for
lunch, at 2:00 pm he
returns to work and at
6:00 pm he is already
Me
18
I am in shape, I have
middle short brown hair,
as him I wear a pair of
glasses and I like to
improve in different
styles.
I am very kind and
respectful, I am a bit
introverted, I have a
strong temperament, but
I know how to control it, I
am eloquent when I
express myself.
For my part, I get up at
6:00 am, and I prepare to
do an hour and a half of
training, then at 7:30 am
I prepare to pray with my
grandmother, then at
8:00 am I am taking my
breakfast, and then take
a shower, at 9:00 am I
get ready to do work or
read documents related to
the university, and then

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 home to go to sleep at at 12:30 I will be having
8:00 pm lunch, then at 2 o'clock I
get ready to work
remotely, I finish After
working at 6:00 o'clock, I
prepare to have a snack
and then I prepare to
read for two hours until at
10 o'clock then I prepare
to sleep and rest.

My brother is 28 years old and I am 18 years old is a little bit fat than me, he and
I have brown hair, and we both wear a pair of glasses, He dresses as an old man
while I am more extroverted with different styles. He is respectful, intelligent,
extroverted and very eloquent, I, on the other hand, am a little introverted, I
have a strong temperament, and I am very eloquent when I express myself. As
for our routines, he gets up a little earlier, 5:30 am and I get up at 6:00 am, I
like to exercise while he is very lazy, we are very devout and we pray three times
a day, he goes to work at 8:00 am while I prepare for study, in the afternoon I
work part-time and at night he spends his time sleeping, while I read two hours a
day, and finally he finishes his routine at 8:00 pm, and I at 10:00 pm.

Actually, I live in Facatativá, a city west of Bogotá, despite not being as big and
diverse as Bogotá, I live very happy here, the climate is cold and I love the cold
climate, for me the cost of living in Faca is a little high Because a rent is more
than 400,000 pesos and the market if you are just one is a little cheaper, but it is
still cheaper than in the capital, if you are a teenager the best places to spend a
night party are usually located in Carrera 2 such as Plan B, and Pandora, or for
example if you want a calmer plan there is a cinema in the El Portico shopping
center, or there are several restaurants close to this same place, my favorite is
Tragantina that makes delicious fast food The best place to visit are the tunjo
stones, which have a great compendium of the history of the Chibchas, the
typical dishes in the houses are potato broth, ajiaco, changua, sudado, potato
chorreada and rice with chicken, although In several restaurants, fish and meat
are the most typical dishes every day, the population is 142,800 inhabitants.

Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, one of the most popular Nordic

countries in recent times. Despite not being such a big city, it is very
beautiful and very welcoming. What made me choose this city was mainly
the climate, as I already had. commented, I am a lover of the cold climate
and in this city the maximum temperatures are 15 degrees Celsius, which
for me is the best, the houses and culture of this city seem incredible to
me and how despite not having such a large population Like Bogotá, it is a
very diverse and really advanced city since the people really have that

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sense of belonging to their city, apart from the fact that they are the
closest to the Vikings today, because not many Europeans immigrated
there.

Lifestyle Leisure time

Nobody will use a car again
Hybrid education will be the normal one
Remote medicine
There won’t be more cash
Remote jobs, you will work from
anywhere and anytime.
VR experiences will become in the most
popular hobby
Theaters will go extinct
AI will product music and new movies.
The smartphones will be replaced by
intelligent glasses
Traveling to the space will be more
frequent than now

El cronista (2023) ¿Cómo será la vida en 2050? Las impactantes predicciones

sobre la tecnología y el futuro de la humanidad
https://www.cronista.com/informacion-gral/como-sera-la-vida-en-2050-las-
impactantes-predicciones-sobre-la-tecnologia-y-el-futuro-de-la-humanidad/

Make use of MUO (2023) 10 Realistic Predictions for the Next 30 Years
That Will Change How We Live

https://www.makeuseof.com/predictions-for-future-that-will-change-how-we-
live/

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