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A new report shows what life might be [liked / like] in 100 years from now. It describes skyscrapers [that / than] are much taller than today's buildings, underwater 'bubble' cities, and holidays [on / in] space. The report is from Samsung's SmartThings. It asked [experts / expats] on space, architecture, and city planners to [give / giving] their ideas on life in 2116. They said the way we live, work and play will be [totally / total] different to how we do these things today. The experts said that 25 years ago, people could not [imagination / imagine] how the Internet and smartphones would [change / chance] our lives. The Internet has revolutionised the [wait / way] we communicate, learn and do daily things. The experts said the changes in the next century would be even [more / most] unbelievable.

Researchers questioned 2,000 adults [around / about] the predictions they thought were most [likely / liking] to happen in the future. They predicted that in the future, few people will go to an office but will work [from / in] home and have virtual work [meetings / meeting] . People will have advanced 3D printers that will let [you / your] download a design for furniture or a food recipe and then 'print' the sofa, table or pizza at home. There will also be [less / few] need for visits to the doctor. We will all have a home health capsule that will tell [we / us] what the problem is and give us [treating / treatment] . We will also be going into space for holidays and to get resources that we have used up [in / on] Earth. A prediction that was missing was [whether / weather] people would still need to study English.


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