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Predice
El título habla de 2050. ¿Qué tres cosas crees que menciona?
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Glosario
| unprecedented | sin precedentes, nunca visto |
| autonomously | de forma autónoma |
| breakthroughs | avances decisivos |
| immerse | sumergirse por completo |
| clerical jobs | trabajos de oficina repetitivos |
Más palabras del texto
Las que también vas a necesitar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| forecast | pronóstico, predicción |
| renewable energy | energía renovable |
| quantum computing | computación cuántica |
| surgeon | cirujano |
| chronic disease | enfermedad crónica |
| realm | ámbito, terreno |
The weather forecast says it will rain in Cali tomorrow.
Colombia produces most of its electricity from renewable energy.
A surgeon operates on patients in a hospital.
In the realm of gaming, Minecraft is the best-selling game ever.
Reading strategy
Dos lecturas, dos velocidades
Primera · Skimming
Ojos rápidos, idea general
Un minuto. Solo la primera oración de cada párrafo. ¿De qué trata?
Segunda · Scanning
Buscar un dato exacto
Con la pregunta en la mano, recorres el texto hasta encontrar la palabra clave.
Así funciona la prueba Saber: nunca hay tiempo de leer todo despacio.
Lectura para proyectar · Reading Text 1
The World in 2050: Technological Forecasts, Gaming & Artificial Intelligence
Dos párrafos. Cada uno tiene su botón de audio. Primero skimming en silencio, luego escuchamos, luego leemos por turnos.
Nivel B1.1 · 190 palabras · unos 3 minutos en voz alta
Reading Text 1 · paragraph 1 · primera parte
By the year 2050, the global landscape will experience unprecedented transformations driven by rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, and renewable energy. Futurologists predict that smart cities will manage traffic flow, energy consumption, and public safety autonomously.
Reading Text 1 · paragraph 1 · segunda parte
Autonomous electric vehicles will dominate urban roads, drastically reducing carbon emissions and traffic accidents. In medicine, nanorobots will assist surgeons inside the human body, detecting chronic diseases before clinical symptoms appear.
Reading Text 1 · paragraph 2
In the realm of gaming and entertainment, virtual reality worlds will have become indistinguishable from physical reality. Gamers will not merely play on screens; they will immerse themselves completely in virtual sandbox metaverses like Minecraft, feeling touch, temperature, and motion. However, these technological breakthroughs raise critical socio-economic questions. Many repetitive clerical jobs will disappear. Consequently, teenagers today must prepare for professions that require creativity, empathy, and advanced digital problem-solving.
Comprehension questions · in pairs
Busca la respuesta en el texto
1
What major technological transformations are predicted for smart cities in 2050?
2
How will gaming evolve in 2050 according to paragraph 2?
3
Identify three sentences with 'will' in the text.
4
Why must teenagers develop creativity and digital skills today?
5
Critical thinking: Which futuristic invention would you rather see in your lifetime, and why?
La 5 conecta con el tema: responde con I would rather… because…
Find the word · definición → palabra
Búscala en el texto
Never seen before
Working without human control
Enter completely into an experience
A person who predicts the future
immerse
unprecedented
futurologist
autonomously
Completar · con palabras del texto
Vuelve al texto y encuentra la palabra
empathy
traffic flow
Consequently
nanorobots
Smart cities will manage , energy consumption and public safety.
In medicine, will assist surgeons inside the human body.
Teenagers must prepare for professions that require creativity, and problem-solving.
Many jobs will disappear. , students must develop new skills.
Look and speak
What will the world look like in 2050? Say three predictions with will.
Check · 1 of 5
According to the text, who will assist surgeons inside the human body?
AAutonomous vehicles
BNanorobots
CFuturologists
DGamers
Check · 2 of 5
Which jobs does the text say will disappear?
ACreative jobs
BMedical jobs
CRepetitive clerical jobs
DGaming jobs
Check · 3 of 5
Complete: “I would rather ______ in a smart city than drive my own car.”
Aride an autonomous vehicle
Bto ride an autonomous vehicle
Criding an autonomous vehicle
Drode an autonomous vehicle
Check · 4 of 5
In the text, 'unprecedented' means…
Avery slow
Bvery expensive
Cnever seen before
Dvery dangerous
Check · 5 of 5
What is the main message of paragraph 2?
AGames will disappear
BYoung people must develop human and digital skills
CEveryone will work in medicine
DCities will have no traffic
Las ciudades inteligentes ya existen · Colombia
Medellín, 2013
In 2013, Medellín was named the most innovative city in the world.
Concurso del Wall Street Journal, Citi y el Urban Land Institute. Ganó por el metrocable, las escaleras eléctricas de la Comuna 13 y los parques biblioteca: tecnología al servicio de los barrios.
Which would you rather have in Cali: a metrocable or more bike lanes?
By 2050, Cali will probably have…
Escritura guiada · 5 min
Cali in 2050
Oración 1 · predicción
By 2050, Cali will ______.
Oración 2 · preferencia
I would rather ______ than ______.
Oración 3 · razón
…because ______.
Usa al menos dos palabras del texto: autonomously, renewable, smart city, breakthroughs…
Después de leer
Tu 2050
El texto predice un futuro. ¿Lo prefieres? Escribe en el cuaderno: I would rather live in a future where…
La próxima hora es Speaking Lab: prepara tres oraciones sobre tu 2050 — una preferencia, una razón, una predicción.
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