Travelling in the Future
Nick and Patrick are making predictions about how people will travel in the future…
Nick: Hi Patrick! What are you doing?
Patrick: Hi Nick! Oh, nothing much, just watching a video on YouTube about what cars might be like in the future - they look amazing!
Nick: Talking about the future, have you ever thought about the different ways people will travel in the future?
Patrick: Yes, I have actually…In the future, I think we might be able to travel in powerful rockets, spaceships, and airplanes too.
Nick: Potentially, we already have all of them. Wouldn’t it be marvellous to travel to other planets?
Patrick: Yes, it would be amazing to visit and explore all the other planets in the Universe!
Nick: But scientists and engineers haven’t invented rockets that could carry people for such long distances yet.
Patrick: As a matter of fact, NASA is currently working on developing a very powerful rocket, but I don’t think people will be able to travel further than the Moon in the near future.
Nick: We could talk about this for hours! But I really need to go to class now…
Patrick: My mum is making a pizza tonight. Do you want to come over and we could continue our conversation then? We could watch a sci-film too.
Nick: Sounds great! I’ll see you later!
PHRASAL VERBS
Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example sentence | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
To set about | To start to do something. |
| Future |
To look ahead | To think about what might happen in the future. | I’m trying to look ahead to see how I can expand the business. | Future |
To think ahead | To think about what might happen in the future | It’s time to think ahead and plan what we are going to do this year. | Future |
To carry something
out
| To do or complete something | I’m planning to carry out more research on digital technology for learning. | Future |
To look forward to | To be exciting about something that is going to happen. | I’m really looking forward to going on holiday this summer. | Future |