INVALSI training B1 Reading – Multiple matching: matching headings
1 Read the text about youth trends and choose the correct heading (A-H) for each paragraph (1-6). There is one extra part that you should not use. The first one (0) has been done for you.
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In future, accommodation will be in digital, interactive spaces. Pillows will massage our necks at night and gently wake us up in the morning. You’ll be able to book hologram personal trainers and the shower will tell you when you are clean enough.
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For the traveller who has been everywhere how about a short stay in zero gravity? It will only cost you around $75,000 and is closer to reality than you might imagine. The European Space Agency is currently exploring ways to build structures on the moon with the help of 3-D printers, so you could soon book a trip to the moon if you’ve got the money!
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Deep-sea hotels might also be among our accommodation options in the future. But they too are expensive and complicated to build. The first of its kind, the Poseidon
Underwater Resort in Fiji, due to open in 2008, is still not complete. (So don’t hold your breath!)
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Unlike other expensive, futuristic
holidays, peer-to-peer travel is already possible and is quite cheap. Within the next decade experts estimate that 5-10% of people will be renting out their homes to travellers. And there will be new tools to help create more authentic, local and personal travel plans, taking Airbnb to another level.
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Or you can guarantee the perfect holiday by virtually testing it out before you book. Using VR technology, already available in some travel agents you can check out your resort before you get there.
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Future travellers might want to be the first to visit destinations once inaccessible because of conflict or instability, or to be the last to see a habitat or species at risk. So get ready for destinations such as Lebanon, Angola or even Afghanistan. Or take a trip to Antartica before the ice melts away. Although then you will be part of the problem!
A Extreme travel B High-tech hotel rooms C Local travel
D Multi-lingual brain implants E Space travel F Transatlantic trains
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If you are looking for a more environmentally friendly trip, how about travelling by train from London King’s Cross to New York’s Grand Central on one long journey? Although there is no tunnel yet.
G Underwater experiences H Virtual reality destinations
Listen to six young people talking about their future plans and ambitions. Select the correct conversation (1-6) to match the descriptions (A-H). You can use the same number more than once. The first one (0) has been done for you. You will hear the recording twice. 118
4 This person is planning a career in art. 0 ■ A ■ This person doesn’t want any student debt. B ■ This person wants to work with nature. C ■ This person is going to work in the family business. D ■ This person would like to volunteer as a paramedic. E ■ This person is planning to start a business. F ■ This person would like to start a family soon. G ■ This person is going to apply for a technical apprenticeship. H ■ This person is planning on doing an internship.
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