Ó 426c5h Future technology In pairs, speculate about the future of the things in the pictures. Use the expressions in the boxes. Speaking 1 We’ll see that … In the long term, … The next step could be … … will become available … I’d be surprised if … It will probably be possible to … By the end of the century, … In about ten years’ time, … Within my lifetime, … Looking ahead, … I predict that … We could very well … robots the automotive industry space travel medicine the internet transport 162 12 Unit Thinking about the future take part in a job interview write a letter of application write a blog comment Goals talk about the future make predictions about the world write an article describe personal hopes and expectations Read about Ian Pearson. What does he do? Which skills or attributes does he need in his work? Reading 2 a I work as a futurologist. I study the future. My day-to-day work involves tracking developments across the whole field of technology and society, figuring out where it is all going next, and how that will affect our everyday lives. My main tools are: a strong background in science and engineering, trends analysis, common sense, reasonable business insight, knowing when to listen to other people, and a whole lot of thinking. I usually get it right, but since the future is never totally predictable, I sometimes get it wrong too, about 15% of the time. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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