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1. Read the following interview with doctor Claus: / Lea la siguiente entrevista con el doctor Claus: Many people are worried about the future f uture and what is coming up for f or 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 Interviewer: Hello Doctor Claus, thanks for for coming to our Radio program “Who “W ho knows it all”? Doctor Claus: Thank Claus: Thank you for having me here. Interviewer:  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:  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 Interviewer: What about the airplanes though? Doctor Claus: Well Claus: Well probably helicopters helicopters are going to be quite cheap; it’s going to be like buying a new car. Interviewer:  Interviewer:  That sounds great, what other advances in technology shall we expect. Doctor Claus: Well 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 Claus: Thank you, of course it would be a pleasure. Go to the blog “Making predictions” predictions” and and publish your opinion about the predictions Doctor Claus made in the interview. Remember to support your ideas. / Vaya al blog “Making predictions” predictions” y 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. 2. For the second part of this activity you have to read your partners’ posts, select one and through the button “Comentario” write your opinion about your partner post. / Para la segunda parte de esta actividad, usted debe leer las participaciones de sus compañeros, seleccionar una y a través del botón “Comentario”, escribir su opinión sobre el mensaje de su compañero. Example / Ejemplo : I agree with you about flying cars, we are going to solve the traffic problem soon. However I disagree with you about intelligent robots, I don´t think robots can be intelligent. Follow the steps below to participate: 1. Click on the blog title and then on Crear entrada de blog. 2. Write the title and your entry messages with your feedback. Then, click on Publicar entrada. 3. Explore your learning mate comments and, then, give constructive feedback by clicking on Comentario. 4. Once you have written the comment, click on Añadir . Pasos para participar:

1. Dar clic en el título del blog y luego en Crear entrada de blog. 2. Escribir el título y el mensaje de entrada con sus aportes, después dar clic en Publicar entrada. 3. Explorar lo expuesto por su compañero y posteriormente hacer sus comentarios constructivos dando clic en Comentario. 4. Una vez escrito el comentario, dar clic en Añadir.

Criterios d e evaluación  Realiza predicciones futuras, teniendo en cuenta la estructura gramatical, vocabulario y contexto requerido.