What do you think the world will be like in 2050? Make sentences with the words. 1 people / have / free time 2 families / have / children 3 children / study / home 4 people / use / cash / shops 5 food / expensive 6 people / do / exercise 7 English / important 8 people / happier 9 buildings / taller 10 schools / campuses / outside cities Think of three more predictions about life in 2050. Compare all your predictions from 5 and 6a. In groups, ask and answer the questions. 1 How do you feel about the changes Professor Rhodes describes? Which are good and which are bad? 2 Do you disagree with anything Professor Rhodes says? If so, why? What do you think about climate change? How do you think it will affect Austria / Central Europe? Write a blog entry in which you: ■■ express your opinion on these questions. ■■ explain why you think so, giving examples. ■■ discuss why climate change is an important topic. Write around 250 words. Don’t forget to organise your text into paragrahs. The following expressions might be useful: I think 10 years ago … had less traffic … Areas in … sometimes have problems with flooding … … is the most polluted … … will have problems if there’s less and less snow … If you visit in spring … Look at the photos on the website for tourists on p. 45. What do you know about New York? Now read the entries and complete the sentences below. 1 The MoMA is famous for . 2 In Central Park you can do sports but also . 3 The Empire State Building is the most . 4 At MetLife Stadium you can see . Which place would you most like to visit? Why? 5 People will probably have less free time. 6 Speaking a b c 7 Writing 8 Reading a b 9 44 Language skills Extras Explore 4 City life Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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