A Day In Your Life In The Year 2020, Extra practice (Optional)

Find sentences with similar meaning in the text. Then, put them together to make a summary of the reading.

A robot prepares healthy food for you.
At your home office, you have what you need to work.
In the past, life was more predictable.
In the past, you sometimes went to a fast food restaurant.
It’s not necessary to take the bus, train or subway to go to work.
Nowadays you have a machine that tells you what food is good for you.
This is the future, according to experts.
Today, life changes fast, so the future is more unpredictable.
You are not paying attention while driving, but now that’s not a problem.
Your computerized car can drive you home.
You have access to a list of movies on your tv screen; it’s not necessary to leave your home to rent a movie.
You have paid for them through your bank account.
You program your computer to read messages in your language.
You shopped for groceries by computer, and they are home already.





ANSWERS:

In the past, life was more predictable (People used to know more or less how their children would live). Today, life changes fast, so the future is more unpredictable.
This is the future, according to experts (Now things are changing so quickly that we don’t even know what our own lives will be like in a few years).
You are not paying attention while driving, but now that’s not a problem (You’re daydreaming behind the wheel of your car, but that’s OK). Your computerized car can drive you home (You have it on automatic pilot, and with its high-tech computers, your car knows how to get you home safely).
You shopped for groceries by computer, and they are home already (You ordered groceries by computer an hour ago, and they’ve been delivered). You have paid for them through your bank account (The money was automatically deducted from your bank account).
In the past, you sometimes went to a fast food restaurant (In the old days, you used to stop off to get a hamburger or pizza). Nowadays you have a machine that tells you what food is good for you (Now you can use your diagnostic machine to find out which foods your body needs). A robot prepares healthy food for you (Your food-preparation machine makes you a salad).
At your home office, you have what you need to work (At your home office, you have everything you need to do your work). It’s not necessary to take the bus, train or subway to go to work (You never have to commute to work anymore).
You program your computer to read messages in your language (You set your computer to translate Portuguese into English).
You have access to a list of movies on your tv screen; it’s not necessary to leave your home to rent a movie (You turn on the television and look through the list of new movies. It’s like having a video store in your home).