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The 2020s are here - Happy New Decade

The 2020s - Level 4

The clock struck twelve and people worldwide wondered what the new decade has in store for us. Many hope the 2020s will improve things for them and the Earth. The 2010s were a little chaotic. Global warming put our existence in danger; wars continue around the world; millions still lack clean water and education; and thousands of species became extinct. Technology and more cooperation between nations will hopefully make the 2020s better.

A technology website predicted our lives will be more like science fiction. It wrote: "The decade...will take us even further toward a world where far-out ideas like hooking brains up to computers, and even immortality, become topics of serious conversation." A futurologist wrote about flying cars and unlimited clean energy. He said: "The 2020s will be when the incredible promises of technology finally happen." Let's talk in 2030 to see if this comes true.

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The 2020s - Level 5

The clock struck twelve to ring in the 2020s and people worldwide felt optimistic and pessimistic at what the new decade has in store for us. Many hope the New Year will improve both their fortunes and the Earth's. The past decade has been somewhat tumultuous. Global warming has put our very existence being in peril; wars and conflict continue to rage around the world; millions still lack the basics of clean water and education; and thousands of species became endangered or extinct. Technology and greater cooperation between nations will hopefully make the 2020s a better decade.

Technology website cnet.com predicted that our lives will advance into the realms of science fiction. It wrote: "The decade...will take us even further toward a world where far-out ideas like hooking brains up to computers, and even immortality, become topics of serious conversation." A futurologist wrote about flying cars, bionic suits and unlimited clean energy. He said: "Some technologies will take longer to reach the masses than others....The 2020s will be when the incredible promises of technology finally happen." Let's get together in 2030 and compare notes on how things went.

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The 2020s - Level 6

As the clock struck twelve midnight to herald the arrival of the 2020s, people the world over were filled with a mixture of optimism and pessimism at what the new decade might have in store for us. Many hope the New Year will see an upturn in their fortunes and those of planet Earth. The past decade could be described as having been somewhat tumultuous. Global warming stoked fears of our very existence being in peril; wars and conflict have continued to rage around the world; millions still lack basic things like clean water and education; and thousands of species became endangered or extinct. There is hope that technology and greater cooperation between nations will make the 2020s a better decade.

The technology website cnet.com predicted that many of us will advance further into the realms of science fiction. It wrote: "The decade beginning in 2020 will take us even further toward a world where far-out ideas like hooking brains up to computers, and even immortality, become topics of serious conversation." Futurologist Vivek Wadhwa wrote about the prospect of flying cars, bionic exoskeleton suits and unlimited clean energy. He told cnet.com that: "Some technologies will take longer to reach the masses than others, but they will be at hand. The 2020s will be when the incredible promises of technology finally happen." Let's get together again in 2030 and compare notes on how things went.

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