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14 Media around the world 01 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Read the article about a website. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 1–8. Put a cross ( ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. 29 Robert Colvile reports on an idea for your future When you’ve failed to achieve any of your goals by the age of 30, the last thing you want is an irritating reminder from your 20-year-old self that you were supposed to have written a novel by now. But that is precisely the service oered by futureme.org, a website that stores time-released emails, sent to their writer between 30 days and 30 years later. Since it was set up in 2004, the site has had more than 316,000 entries, from simple reminders of anniversaries or birthdays to lengthy reections on the writer’s past, current situation and future goals. It was the inspiration of Matt Sly when he was a teacher in San Francisco trying to design a project for his pupils. “It was just an idea,” said Mr Sly, 29, now studying business at Yale. “It popped into my head one day when I was out for a jog. My business partner, Jay Patrikios, and I have been amazed by the response.” Most messages are for delivery within three years. About a tenth are made public by their senders. e most emotional public emails are to be published as a book. “ ere will be messages from all sorts of people which reect just about every emotion we go through at some point in our lives,” said Mr Sly. “Some of them are pretty moving.” Mr Sly said that when he uses the site, “it gives the illusion of creating some kind of order” in his life. “It goes from career ambitions, to wondering whether I’m going to have a family, to trying to assure my future self that I’ve saved enough money for retirement in 30 years,” he said. e idea has certainly caught on – there are similar sites called Futuremail and Mail to the Future. Another site, My Last Email, promises to deliver your electronic message to your loved ones aer you die. Explore reading: Contact your future self 0 What does the website let you do? A write a novel B send lots of emails C save for your retirement D set up reminders Q1 What does the writer say about the website in the first paragraph? A It offers a useful service. B It could be a bit annoying. C It helps you achieve your goals. D It’s an attractive idea. Q2 Readers cannot use this site A to help them remember future occasions. B to write about their ambitions for the future. C to record memories of their life so far. D to deliver messages to other people. Q3 Matt Sly came up with the idea A when he was doing some exercise. B when he was working on a business project. C when he was teaching a class. D when he was studying business at Yale. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv