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frases.
Woman3:
As far as transportation is concerned, I think there're going to be huge
changes in the way people use cars. They'll probably have made
laws about what kind of car you can own and when you can use it.
Man3:
And I bet it'll be impossible for people to use cars whenever they like.
There'll be just too many of them on the roads.
Woman3:
Exactly. People will have to rely on other modes of transportation –
especially trains.
Man3:
Why do you say that?
Woman3:
Well, we won't be able to use cars, and airports take up too much space. With
the supply of land for airports shrinking around the world,
there are going to be fewer airports and fewer plane flights.
That leaves trains.
Man3:
Huh. So do you think there will be more efficient train-systems between
cities?
Woman3:
Sure. There may even be trains going under the oceans to connect the major
continents.
Man3:
Under the oceans? Get out of here! I get nervous enough flying on a plane.
VOCABULARY
as far as ... is concerned:
en lo que respecta a ...; huge
changes:
enormes cambios;
you can own:
se puede tener; whenever they like: toda vez que se les
ocurra;
to rely on:
confiar en;
other modes:
otras alternativas;
we won't be able: no podremos, no nos será posible;
take up:
ocupan;
shrinking: reduciéndose;
fewer:
menos cantidad de;
that leaves trains: eso deja como alternativa a los trenes;more efficient train-systems:
ferrocarriles más eficientes;
the major continents: los continentes más habitados;
I get nervous enough:
ya sufro bastante.
The future 4
El futuro 4
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frases.
Woman4:
How do you think that education is going to change in the
future?
Man4:
I think kids are going to have to stay in school until they're
older – maybe until they're 20 or 21.
Woman4:
Why?
Man4:
Well, one reason is that there simply won't be enough jobs for
everyone, so it will be necessary to keep kids in school longer.
Woman4:
Hmm. I think that they will have found a way for us to learn
without teachers. There will be computer learning programs that
can instruct you much more quickly than a teacher, and they'll
also make learning much more fun.
Man4:
Are you saying that our teachers weren't any fun?
Woman4:
Well ... OK. Maybe some of them were fun.
Activity 121:
Basándote en los comentarios anteriores, selecciona las
opciones más adecuadas. Verifica luego las respuestas correctas.
1.
Dialogue # 3 suggests that ...
there will be more airports and
fewer trains. there will be fewer airports and
more trains. trains
will run under the rivers to connect cities.
2. Dialogue # 3 also
suggests that ...
there will be laws about using
your car. there won't be laws about which
car to buy. there will be promotions for
ecological cars.
3.
Dialogue # 4 suggests that ...
kids are going to stay in school
until 30. there will be enough jobs for
everyone. children
are going to stay in school longer.
4.
Dialogue # 4 also suggests that ...
there will be a way to learn
without teachers. there will be teachers teaching
online. there won't be learning programs
instructing you.
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