Learning activity 1 / Actividad de aprendizaje 1

Making Predictions

Read the following interview with doctor Claus: / Lea la siguiente entrevista con el Doctor
Claus:

Many people are worried about the future and what is coming up for the society; here we
have an interview with Doctor Claus a specialist in social changes. / Muchas personas
están preocupadas por el futuro y lo que depara para la sociedad; aquí tenemos una
entrevista con el Doctor Claus, especialista en cambios sociales.

Interviewer: Hello Doctor Claus, thanks for coming to our Radio program “Who knows it
all”?

Doctor Claus: Thank you for having me here.

Interviewer: Doctor Claus as we all know, you are an expert on technology, what do you
think is going to happen with transportation in 10 years?

Doctor Claus: Well, I think in 10 years there are going to be flying cars everywhere, as
the current cars are not going to be enough for the growing population.

Interviewer: What about the airplanes though?

Doctor Claus: Well probably helicopters are going to be quite cheap; it’s going to be like
buying a new car.

Interviewer: That sounds great, what other advances in technology shall we expect.
Doctor Claus: Well, I think that in a few years there are going to be intelligent robots that
are going to do all the house chores, so we’ll just sit around and relax while they clean the
house. Also new technologies will be invented to reduce global warming, such as eco-
friendly alternatives for transportation and for the industry.

Interviewer: Thank you Doctor, it’s been quite interesting for all the audience, we hope to
have you here again in 10 years.
Doctor Claus: Thank you, of course it would be a pleasure

Publish your opinion about the predictions Doctor Claus made in the interview. Remember
to support your ideas. / Publique su opinión acerca de las predicciones que el doctor
Claus realizó. Recuerde argumentar sus ideas.

Example / Ejemplo:

In my opinion, in 10 years there are not going to be flying cars I think this is going to be
sooner because the technology is going so fast, besides, I consider people are not going
to have helicopters that easy because they are so expensive. However, I really think rich
people are going to be able to travel to Mars on vacations. Finally, I think that the rich
countries such us United States are not going to have water because they don’t take care
about the natural resources.

Publish here your opinion about the predictions Doctor Claus made in the interview.

In my opinion, in less of 10 years there are going to be flying cars. Because many industry are
going to invest protypes, and I think the technology is going so fast.

About the helicopters, I think than only rich people are going to have helicopters, because they
are going to cost much money.

Well, about robots, I consider today exist, because in many houses have mini robots vacumm
cleaner, and they are going to invasor all houses.

Finally on environmental protection, we are going to become extinct, because today we are
going to destroy natural resources.