Unit 6 -reading comprehension

Explore future predictions & environmental topics with this engaging reading comprehension worksheet!

The world in a crystal ball READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS :The world will change in the future, that is for sure. Some scientists say that people will colonize Mars and life on Earth will no longer be possible. We will have no oxygen to breathe. Pessimists say that dangerous diseases will appear and many people will get sick and die. Others say that we will have robots doing all the housework and smart house appliances that make our lives easy. Children will go to school, but the schools will be different than today. Many animal species will be extinct, they will die out. The ice caps will melt and some cities and countries will be flooded.People produce too much rubbish. Cars and factories pollute the air. Rivers and oceans will be dirty and we will have no clean water to use for drinking and cooking. The cilmate is changing and it is getting warmer.The world population has reached 7 billion, but most children are born in poor countries. There will be no food for everybody.Optimists say that the world population will get smarter and start thinking about the future of our planet. We will do everything to stop global warming. We will clean the rivers and oceans. There will be food for everybody. But now is time to take action! Be smart and think about our future! According to some scientists, which planet will be colonized in the future? Venus Mars Mercury Oxygen translated to Croatian means... dušik kisik The word DISEASE translated to Croatian means... poremećaj prehlada bolest Who will do all the housework in the future? - MARK TWO CORRECT ANSWERS. robots animals smart house appliances servants What is the definition of the word EXTINCT? to get bigger to live longer to die out What is going on with the ICE CAPS? They will melt. They will get larger. What pollutes the air? animals and plants cars and factories climate changes What is going on with the climate? It is getting colder. It is getting warmer. How many people live on our planet today? 7 million 7 trillion 7 billion The word BILLION stands for ... trilijun milijun milijarda According to optimists, what will we clean in the future? the rivers and the oceans the houses and buildings the streets and cities Go back to the text and look at the underlined words. Which tense (glagolsko vrijeme) is this? Present Simple Future Simple Present Perfect Future Simple tense is used ... - MARK TWO CORRECT ANSWERS. to talk about predictions for the future to talk about present situations and actions to say what we think will happen in the future to express our opinion about the present