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What will the future look like?

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1. Talking about the future

In the future:

we will/might be able towe will/might discoverwe could/shouldend up/get to/build/destroyprobably/possibly/hopefullydiscovery/ability/invention/progressdisaster/chaos/regress

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2. Discovery vs. invention

What is the difference between invention and discovery?

Discovery - the act of detecting something that already exists and has been around

over a long period of time.

Invention - using objects, ideas or theories that are already existing in order to

create a new object, ideas or theories that are not in existence yet.

What great discoveries were made throughout the history ?Did they help - made our lives easier or not?Which of them had bad consequences?

What about inventions?

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2. Discovery vs. invention

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3. The future of technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFoC-uxRqCg&x-yt-ts=1422327029&x-yt-cl=84838260#t=76

What is NANOtechnology?Did you understand the words?

● a million nanometers lined up in a row are just about as long as …………………● even ……………..are 7000 nanometers tall● nanotubes are stronger than the……………………….● maybe later a ………………….. will become real● nano sand uses less energy that………………….● is Ipod Nano nano? Why?

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4. The future of medicine

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES that could SHAPE our future

❏ Anti-bleeding gel❏ Artificial cell mimicry❏ Electric underwear❏ DNA legos❏ Printed bones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnj8wVxhB8s

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5. The future of music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5J8OLTk12M

In the video, you will hear the following words and phrases regarding music. Can you put them in the correct order of appearance?

- electric guitar- roli c-board- vinyl collection- quotidian record- robot guitars- silent drum

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6. 1920’s view of the future

Let’s have a look at how people in the 1920’s predicted the future:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czr-98yo6RU

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7. What will the future look like?

What do you think? What will the future look like?

● What will happen to humans? Will we be different?● What about the areas we talked about: technology, medicine & music? ● What inventions/discoveries will be made?