ACGE / OCA 2
 Advanced Certificate in General English Out-of-class Writing Assignment 2
This sheet should be given to students two weeks in advance of the writing assignment.
Task 1:	Individual Student Preparation (homework)
Students are encouraged to find out more information about the chosen topic so they can
have a more meaningful discussion with their group members for Task 2.
Instructions:
The theme of this writing assignment is what life will be like later in the 21st century. You
have to think and write about the future.
With other members of your group, you should now choose one of the following general themes, which you will discuss next week and then write about:
•    Lifestyle
Hobbies. What will we do in our free time? What pastimes will young people be addicted to?
Dress. What will we wear?
Housing.  What will houses, offices and schools be like? ^ Occupations. What kinds of jobs will people do?
•    Science and Technology
Transportation. How will we travel from one place to another?
Artificial Intelligence. How dependent will we be on computers and machines? Will we
still drive our cars, or will our cars drive us?
Outer Space. Will there be colonies outside Earth? Will we meet alien life forms? 
Evolution. Will we resort to cloning? Will people live longer?
•    Health and the Environment
Weather. Will we be able to control the weather?
Health. Will we be able to replace all human organs, including the brain?
Fitness. How will people stay fit and healthy? What will we eat? ^~ Diseases. Will diseases like AIDS and cancer be curable?
 You should research and think about your chosen theme in advance of the class in which you discuss them. You can make your discussion as wide-ranging as you like, and do not have to  follow the suggestions given.

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