53 B1 | 5. Klasse | Unit 12: The future of … A benefit F imagine K sound B climate G ready L technology C fewer H reasons M train D first-hand I recover N understand E highest J remember O university degree 0123456789101112 L Talking about current developments and predictions for the future Complete the sentences about what is going on in the world right now. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. More and more rich people (1) (travel) to space as ‘space tourists’, and they (2) (pay) a lot of money for these trips. Because of medical progress, people (3) (live) longer than ever before, and they (4) (enjoy) their retirement since most of them are in good health. Unfortunately, many species (5) (die out) due to climate change, and we (6) (not do) enough to stop this. Also, people (7) (start) to understand that their addiction to social media is very problematic, and they (8) (look) for specialists who can help them to overcome it. Complete these predictions about the future. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. In the future, commercial space flight companies (1) (need) a lot of highly qualified staff, and space pilots (2) (earn) a lot of money. Species like dinosaurs (3) (come) back to life, and it (4) (be) possible to observe them in the wild again. People who are addicted to social media (5) (can) hire digital rehabilitation therapists, and this (6) (become) a very respected profession. LANGUAGE 2 3 Grammar reminder We can use the present continuous to talk about current developments (i.e. things that are changing or developing right now). We can use will to make predictions about the future. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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