Topic 45: Future and Predictions

A1 - A2 (Beginner - Elementary)

1. What do you think the world will look like in 50 years?

2. Do you think robots will be common in the future? Why or why not?

3. What kind of job would you like to have in the future?

4. Do you think people will travel to other planets? Why or why not?

5. How do you think transportation will change in the future?

6. What is one thing you hope will happen in the future?

7. Do you think people will still read books in the future? Why or why not?

8. How do you think technology will change our daily lives?

9. Do you think humans will live longer in the future? Why?

10. Will people still watch TV in the future, or will it disappear?

11. What do you think will be the biggest problem in the future?

12. Do you think schools will be different in the future? How?

13. What kind of inventions do you think will exist in 100 years?

14. Will people still use paper money in the future? Why or why not?

15. Do you think climate change will be better or worse in the future? Why?

16. If you could time travel, would you go to the future or the past? Why?

B1 - B2 (Intermediate - Upper-Intermediate)

17. How do you think artificial intelligence will affect jobs in the future?

18. Do you think humans will become completely dependent on technology? Why?

19. What are some future challenges that society will face?

20. How will the way we communicate change in the future?

21. What are the possible benefits and dangers of genetic engineering?

22. Do you think space tourism will become normal in the future? Why or why not?

23. How do you think cities will change in the next 50 years?

24. Will climate change force people to live differently in the future? How?

25. How might education and learning change in the future?

26. Do you think people will work fewer hours in the future? Why or why not?

27. How will medicine and healthcare improve in the future?

28. What are some risks of relying too much on technology in the future?

29. How do science fiction movies and books influence the way we think about the future?

30. Do you think people will ever be able to live forever? Why or why not?

31. How might the future of transportation change our way of life?

32. What can governments do to prepare for future global problems?

C1 - C2 (Advanced - Proficient)

33. How will automation and artificial intelligence reshape economies?

34. Should humans be allowed to modify their own genetics in the future? Why or why not?

35. What are the ethical concerns of creating human-like robots?

36. How will advances in space exploration change our understanding of the universe?

37. Will globalization continue to increase, or will the world become more divided? Why?

38. What are the possible long-term consequences of climate change on global migration?

39. Will future generations value material wealth more or less than people do today? Why?

40. How might virtual reality change the way we experience daily life?

41. Will artificial intelligence ever be able to think and feel like humans? Why or why not?

42. Should governments regulate the development of new technologies? Why or why not?

43. What will be the biggest ethical dilemmas of the next century?

44. How will cultural identities change in a future of increasing globalization?

45. Do you think human civilization will ever colonize other planets? Why or why not?

46. How might future conflicts be fought—through traditional war, cyber warfare, or something else?

47. If you could predict one major global event for the next 50 years, what would it be and why?

48. Is predicting the future a useful activity, or is it impossible? Why?