A. Technology
B. Environment and nature
A doomsday scenario sees our destiny as a polluted world. [worst prediction of the future]
Experts foresee gridlock in mega-cities. [cities over 10 million people]
The population explosion may cause shortages. [rapid population growth]
Genetic engineering can improve crops, but some object to GM food. [modified genes]
Gene therapy aims to prevent disease by altering the human genome. [all genes in a human being]
Some envisage designer babies. [imagine future possibilities]
Cloning of animals and humans may become common. [making identical copies]
C. Society and people
The breakdown of the traditional family structure has already occurred in some countries. In
future, the nuclear family1 may no longer be the main type of family unit, and more loosely defined
relationships will develop. Globalisation2 will increase, affecting how things are produced and sold,
what we buy and how we communicate. The world has become a global village3 and we will have
more and more contact with other people in it. We may even make contact with extraterrestrial
beings4. The gulf5 between rich and poor nations will widen if we do not take drastic measures6
now to improve the situation.
- 1 family with father, mother and one or two children
- 2 increase of trade around the world, with companies producing and trading goods in many different countries or the spread of similar social and cultural behaviour around the world
- 3 a single community covering the whole world
- 4 creatures from other planets
- 5 gap/difference
- 6 severe actions that have noticeable effects
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