Smartphones (1)………………. many benefits to people. We can use phones to (2)……………… with friends, watch movies, listen to music or play games. We also use them to take photos, (3)………………….. the net,... However, I think smartphones will (4) ………………..a lot in the near future. They will be (5)…………….. thinner. By 2035, we might be able to (6) …………………a phone like a sheet of paper. They will become much (7)   ……………….., too. They will be able to (8)……………….. their battery automatically when we are at home. They might check the latest (9)………………on the Internet. We won't have to (10)…………………for a long time for these super smartphones.

The Invention of the World Wide Web

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, an English (1)…………………scientist, invented the World Wide Web in 1989. At first, he wanted to develop a web for scientists around the world to share (2) ……………….. and the results of their experiments. At that time the Internet already (3)………………... But he created a way to use the Internet to (4) ………………….documents to each other. Soon, he turned it into a free space for people to share (5)……………………., communicate, and cooperate.

The World Wide Web (6)…………………..people to get all kinds of information online. The information can be images, (7) ………………., or files. It has become a significant tool for everyone, from scientists, researchers to young students as well. (8) ……………………..and researchers can share their study results, students can use it for learning or doing (9) ………………online. Businesses even use it to advertise their products and to do business. Everybody can use the World Wide Web to (10) ……………………………..videos, communicate, and attend meetings.

Minh: Ann, do you like yesterday's lesson? I really enjoy learning online.

Ann: I prefer having face-to-face classes. I like to interact with my classmates during the lessons.

Minh: I think online classes are convenient during bad weather or epidemics. Also, students can still interact when they are in breakout rooms.

Ann: But the Internet connection doesn't always work well enough for us to learn online. And my eyes get tired when I work in front of the computer screen for a long time.

Minh: I know what you mean. But there’s some great news for us. 3D contact lenses will soon be available. With them, our eyes won't get tired when looking at a computer screen all day long.

Ann: Wow, that’s brilliant!

Minh: Another helpful invention is robot teachers. They will teach us when our human teachers are not available or get ill. My uncle said the robots would be able to amrk our work and give us feedback too.

Ann: Fantastic! I can’t wait.

I think smartphones will (1) ………………..a lot in the near future. They will be much thinner. By 2035, we might be able to (2) …………………a phone like a sheet of paper. They will become (3) ………………..smarter, too. They will be able to (4)……………….. their battery automatically when we are at home. They might check the latest (5)………………on the Internet. We won't have to (6)…………………for a long time for these super smartphones.

Robots with the Sense of Touch

Guess what? We will soon have (1) …………………. with the sense of touch. We already have smart robots that can dance, smile, and (2)……………….different subjects. But now (3)…………………….are developing robots with skin that can sense. These new robots will have skin on their fingers (4)…………………from thin pieces of rubber. The skin will help robots sense  (5)……………….. it will be very much like human skin. Scientists said that these (6) ……………… would be able to sense pressure and temperature.

Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist who lived from 1642 to 1727. He was the (1) ……….. of gravity. He discovered gravity in 1666 when he saw a (2) ……….. apple. He thought that there was a (3) ………. of nature moving the apple. Newton called this force "gravity". He then determined that there are forces between all (4) ………….. This discovery is very important and has many (5) ………… in physics.

Trang: Mark, we're having a video conference with Tech Savvy next Thursday, but ...

Mark: Hold on. Is that the technology club at the Japanese school?

Trang: Exactly. But I'm a bit worried. I've never had a video conference call.

Mark: You're kidding! Who doesn’t know how to make a video call? Alright, let’s do a practice call now.

Trang: Hmm, what do I need to do first?

Mark: It’s a piece of cake, Trang. Now, you sit in front of the computer. I'll connect with you via one of my tablets and ...

Trang: Sorry, but how can I adjust this webcam? It’s focusing on my forehead.

Mark: Use this button to move it up or down, and this to zoom in or out.

Trang: Thanks. And can you see me clearly on your tablet?

Mark: Yes, of course. We have a high-speed Internet connection here.

Trang: I hope the conference goes smoothly.

Mark: I'm sure it will. We should hold more video conferences like this in the future.

Trang: That's exactly how I feel.

Mark: In 20 years, people of all ages will be using emojis even more than now. Emojis help people communicate their emotions effectively regardless of the language they speak. For example, a smiley face expresses the same meaning everywhere. An emoji can replace words to a certain extent. One day, we might receive an email that contains only emojis!

A Survey on Future Communication

In a recent survey, TechNews asked young people to (1) ________ how they will talk to each other in 30 years' time. The results are not (2) _________. Only 10% of the respondents think people will still send letters and postcards to each other (3) ___________ 2050. About 30% think holography and telepathy technologies will allow them to communicate in (4) ________ time with their friends. Most people say that they will connect through super smart devices instead of in person. Meanwhile, more than half of the respondents express their (5) ___________ about future communication. They say that if children spend most of their time (6) _________ on the Internet, they may also not be able to communicate face to face very well in 30 years.

Video conferences

With a development of a webcams video conferences are (1) …………..more and more

popular. Thanks to this (2) ……., people from different corners of the (3)………… can

meet online for discussion  and learning. It (4)………….  them a lot of time and money

while travelling. However, there are some (5) …………..to video conferences. First,

participants need high-speed internet connections to clearly experience the meeting’s

sound and images. Second, it is easy to set up a video meeting, so companies may

require their employees to meet outside of office hours.

Translation machines

Advances in artificial intelligence has increased the accuracy of machine translation.

Translation devices can (6)………… in real time, so they help people from different

countries (7)…………… more quickly and (8)……. As a result, many people think that

language barriers will disappear soon. However, this situation might lead to interpreters

losing their (9)………Besides, people may not feel the need to learn  a (10)….. language.

Minh: Ann, do you like yesterday’s lesson? I really like learning online.

Ann: I prefer having face-to-face classes. I like to interact with my classmates during the lessons.

Minh: I think online classes are convenient during bad weather or epidemics.

Ann: But the internet connection doesn’t always work well enough for us to learn online. And my eyes get tired when I work in front of the computer screen for a long time.

Minh: I know what you mean. But there’s some great news for us. 3D contact lenses will soon be available. With them, our eyes can’t get tired when looking at a computer screen all day long.

Ann: Wow, that’s brilliant!

Minh: Another helpful invention is robot teachers. They will teach us when our human teachers are not available or get ill. My uncle said the robot would be able to mark our work and give us feedback too.

Ann: Fantastic! I can’t wait.

I disagree that robots will soon replace teachers at school. First, although robots can store much information to provide to students, they cannot teach students how to behave in the right ways in different situations. Second, a robot can only teach what is programmed, but cannot help students deal with problems, especially troubles among students”relationships. Third, a robot can speak, walk, do simple actions, but they cannot interact with students in the way human teachers do. Robots do not have emotions and feelings, so I believe they cannot help students to deal with problems related to feelings and emotions

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Mobile phone technologies have developed rapidly over the last decades, and experts are making interesting predictions about smartphones of the future. They say that by 2035, smartphones will be able to change their shapes to meet the users' needs. For example, you can fold your phone like a sheet of paper and put it in your wallet. Similarly, you can bend it and wear it as a watch. Moreover, new generations of smartphones can send and receive holographic pictures. By using holography, you will be able to participate in meetings without having to be at the meeting venue in person. You will also be able to interact in computer games as if you were a character in it.