What did people in 1900 think the year 2000 would be like?

Answer and give a real example for each one.

1. How do you imagine your life in 2050?
2. What invention would you love to see in your lifetime?
3. Are you an optimist or a pessimist about the future?
4. What did you imagine the future would look like when you were a child?
5. Which science fiction film shows a future you'd like to live in?
6. What will your city look like in 25 years?

For each word or phrase, say one true sentence or prediction.

Choose the word or phrase that fits.

1. My is that we'll all work four days a week.
2. Nobody can exactly what will happen.
3. In the , most cars will be electric.
4. Prices are to go up next year.
5. Scientists hope for a in treating Alzheimer's.
6. If we don't save water, we might it.
7. I believe the future will be better. I'm an .
8. Many of the writer's predictions .

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. expecting bad things =
   a pessimistan optimista prediction
2. to actually happen = to come
   truerealright
3. to have no more of = to run
   out ofoffaway
4. how long people live = life
   expectancyexpectationexperience
5. a long time from now = in the
   distantnearnext
   future
6. stories about the future = science
   fictionfactfuture

Use each phrase to make predictions about the future.

• By 2050, I think...До 2050 року, думаю...By 2050, I think most people will work from home.
• In twenty years' time, we'll be...Через двадцять років ми будемо...In twenty years' time, we'll be using robots at home.
• I doubt that...Я сумніваюся, що...I doubt that people will live on Mars.
• There's a good chance that...Є велика ймовірність, що...There's a good chance that cancer will be curable.
• It sounds like science fiction, but...Звучить як фантастика, але...It sounds like science fiction, but flying taxis are being tested.
• I'm optimistic / pessimistic about...Я налаштований(-а) оптимістично / песимістично щодо...I'm optimistic about medicine but pessimistic about the climate.
• Who knows? Maybe...Хто знає? Можливо...Who knows? Maybe we'll all speak one language.
• By the time I'm..., I'll have...Коли мені буде..., я вже...By the time I'm 60, I'll have visited 40 countries.

Read the article. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. The article was written in 1900.
   TrueFalse
2. Watkins predicted phone calls across the ocean.
   TrueFalse
3. He correctly predicted that C, X and Q would disappear.
   TrueFalse
4. He predicted that mosquitoes would be almost gone.
   TrueFalse
5. Experts in 1900 were good at imagining completely new technologies.
   TrueFalse

1. Which 1900 prediction surprises you most?
2. Which predictions from your childhood came true?
3. What do you think people in 2100 will laugh at about our predictions?
4. Why is it so hard to imagine completely new things?

Time expressions: by 2050, by then, by the time..., in ten years' time, this time next year. Careful: ✗ By 2050 we will finish... (if completed before) → will have finished. ✗ This time tomorrow I will lie on the beach → will be lying.

1. This time next year, I
   will be livingwill live
   in a new flat.
2. By 2050, most cars
   will have becomewill become have
   electric.
3. In 20 years, we
   will be usingwill have use
   robots at home.
4. By the time I'm 60, I
   will have visitedwill be visit
   30 countries.
5. Don't call at 8 — I
   'll be teaching'll have teaching
   a class.
6. People
   might be livingmight living
   on Mars by 2100.
7. By then, scientists
   will have foundwill be find
   a cure.
8. Life expectancy is
   likely to riselikely rise
   .

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. By 2050, we will finish this project. →
2. This time tomorrow I will lie on the beach. →
3. By 2030, I will have learn three languages. →
4. In 10 years we will be live longer. →
5. People might living on the Moon. →
6. By the time you arrive, I will have cook dinner. →

Answer in detail. Use Future Continuous and Future Perfect.

1. What will you be doing this time next year?
2. What will you have achieved by the time you're 60?
3. What will people be doing in their free time in 2050?
4. What will have disappeared by 2050?
5. Describe a typical day in your life in 2050.
6. What will scientists have discovered by the end of this century?

Make predictions for each area. Say how sure you are: will definitely, will probably, might, is unlikely to. Which predictions do you think people in 2100 will laugh at?

Speak your letter out loud for 1–2 minutes.

1. Imagine you're writing a letter to someone reading it in 2050.
2. Describe what life is like today.
3. Say what you think will have changed by the time they read it.
4. Give them one piece of advice.

1. How old will you be in 2050? Where do you think you'll be living?
2. What technology from your childhood has already disappeared?
3. Would you like to live forever? Why or why not?
4. Would you go to space if you could?
5. What would you put in a time capsule for 2050?
6. What future invention scares you?
7. Do you read or watch science fiction?
8. Which of your predictions came true in the past?

1. How will children's lives in 2050 be different from yours?
2. Will people still travel abroad in 2050?
3. What will Ukraine look like in 2050?
4. Will there still be shops and offices?
5. Will families be bigger or smaller?
6. Which jobs will have disappeared by 2050?

1. Will the future be better or worse than the present?
2. Should we try to live longer and longer?
3. Will humans live on other planets?
4. Is it possible to predict the future?
5. Will the gap between rich and poor grow?
6. What is the biggest challenge humanity will face?

"Life will be better in 2050 than it is today."

Round 1: give your real opinion for 1–2 minutes. Round 2: defend the opposite side for 1 minute. Use: By 2050, we will have... · There's a good chance that... · I doubt that... · Who knows? Maybe...