11.Bored at school now?How do you think school will look in the future?Last week,about 600teenagers in the U.S.imagined a future changed technology in which their lessons are taught by robots and they learn about celebrities and alien languages.
According to a survey published last week by the U.S.Internet service provider American Online (AOL).Only one in 100thinks that in the future they will walk from home to school.The rest believe they will use jet packs and hover boards(滑板) as everyday transport.
All the participants of the survey are teenagers born into the Internet age.The study is to show how the first cyber generation dreams about future life created by advanced technology.
Most believe there will still be schools to go to,but that technology will play an increasingly important role in learning.The 600teens surveyed think there will still be teachers,but 37percent imagine them to be robots.Some 24percent believe that teachers will still be human but they will have inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.
More than one in two believes hover boarding will be popular,while one-third say that wearing rocket boots will be their favorite activity.Another third think jet packs will be popular.Nearly 30percent think playing football and bike-riding will remain popular.
When it comes to the curriculum,they think future generations(一代) will be learning about robot building (63percent),alien languages (47percent) celebrities (26percent) and R‘n'B music (22percent).
Children will wear virtual reality helmets to bring lessons to life,say 40percent,while over 25percent believe they will not need lessons because microchips stored in their head will send relevant information into the brain.Matt Whyman,adviser to the chief medical officer on youth issues of AOL,said-The kids seem very aware of the liberation qualities of technology.
Title:The (36)Future School |
Changes in the way of transport | In the future,students will use a new (37)vehicle/transport,such as jet packs or hover boards,to go to school. |
Changes in the way of teaching | In the future,robots will (38)work as teachers and human teachers should use inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects. |
Changes in (39)activities | Most students will enjoy hover boarding,wearing rocket boots and jet packs while a small number of students think playing football and bike riding will remain popular. |
Changes in the way of learning | Virtual reality helmets can bring lively lessons to them and more than one (40)quarter of the students think with the microchips put in their head,they will not need lessons. |