What life will be like in 2117
A new report describes life 100 years from now. There are many tall skyscrapers, underwater cities, and holidays in space. In a recent talk show some experts on modern technologies and architecture also gave their ideas on life in 2117. According to them, in 100 years, the way we live, work and play will be totally different from today. 25 years ago, people could not imagine our lives in today's Internet era. The Internet has revolutionised the way we communicate and learn. The experts agreed that the changes in the next century will be even more unbelievable.
Researchers also asked ordinary people for their predictions about the future. They predicted that people will work from home and have virtual work meetings online. People will have 3D printers that will let them download a design for furniture or a food recipe and then 'print out' the sofa or pizza at home. There will also be less need for doctors. Our home health monitor will tell us what the problem is and give us treatment for it. We will also go into space for holidays and get resources from there that we have finished on Earth.
Will people need to study English in 2117? Well, this is a question which nobody discussed.

Hi, Sara!
How are you? I’m having a wonderful time here in London. At the moment I’m in my
hotel room and I’ve decided to email you.
I’ve been to many interesting places. On Monday I visited Madame Tussaud’s, the waxwork museum. It was great to see all those wax figures of celebrities! I now have a selfie with the Queen! I also visited the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. Yesterday, I had a walk in Hyde Park. This is one of the many parks around London. People usually go there for walks and to relax. However, there is an interesting place in this park – Speaker’s Corner – where anyone is free to make a speech about any topic!
Tomorrow we’re going on the London Eye. This is a giant wheel that was built to celebrate the year 2000. You can see the whole of central London from it.
There are so many other places to visit. I’m also practising my English. Now I know that the best way to learn a language is to visit the country where it’s spoken.
I hope you visit London some day too. It’s such an exciting city to be in!

See you soon.
Debbie