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Look at the highlighted words and match
them with their meanings.
Reading 1. immediately, without delay

Look at the letters the children from 2. to communicate with or react to
Viet Nam and Sweden sent to each other in 3. the opposite of a fl at image
a penfriend project. Why do you think they
chose this way to communicate with each 4. the digital world
other? 5. a system of connected parts to share information

Answer the following questions.
Hedlunda Primary School, Dich Vong B Primary 1. What do the students like about the penfriend
Ume , Sweden School, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
project?
2. What are the two ways of future communication
mentioned in the text? Explain how they work.
3. Do you think the writer is happy with this
future of communication? How do you know?

Speaking

In small groups, decide whether you agree
with the author of this text. Why/Why not?
Share your ideas with the class.
Read the text.
COMMUNICATION IN THE FUTURE:

WHAT IS THERE FOR US?

About fifty students in two schools in Ha Noi,
Viet Nam and Ume , Sweden have been
exchanging letters in a penfriend project
since 2013. ‘I love to write. You can
even stick something on the letter, like
this tiny sweet!’ said Linh, from Ha Noi Class survey. What ways of communication
about the project. From the Sweden end, do you use for the following purposes now
Anders said, ‘It’s so nice to open and and what will they be in the year 2030?
read real letters!’ But will this be our
future communication? It’s said that in a couple of In the year
decades we’ll be using telepathy and holography. Purpose At present 2030
Telepathy uses a tiny device placed into our head. 1. working on a group project I (use)… I’ll be
Information will be sent and received directly to and (using)…
from our brains. We’ll be communicating just by thought
over the network! Holography, a video-conference 2. keeping in touch with a friend
technology with three-dimensional images, will help us who lives far away
interact in real time in completely different places. 3. contacting friends to meet to
see a fi lm
Impressed? Maybe, but not everyone
thinks the cyber world will replace the 4. asking your teacher
real world. Like the children in the something that you didn’t
penfriend project, I prefer to chat understand in the lesson
with my friends over a cup of tea 5. letting your parents know you
and enjoy their company - life is want to say sorry
more meaningful that way! 6. showing love to your pet

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