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Emma doesn't usually enjoy reading 1
books, but she liked The Catcher in the Rye.
She thought that the 2 was realistic.
Joe read The Time Machine. This is a classic
story by the – H. G. Wells. Joe didn't
like the 5
or the ending.
Amy read The Black Magician, a modern
trilogy by an?_writer called Trudi Canavan.
Luke likes crime fiction and he enjoyed
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan
Doyle. The main
is the famous detective
Sherlock Holmes.
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Life in this country in 50 years time

It is difficult for me to make any predictions about the future, especially when my faith in a better future is undermined by people's unreasonable behavior. This is how I see the future of my country 50 years from now.

I think artificial intelligence will make our lives easier, but busier. There will be robots everywhere so we will need more technicians, engineers and programmers to keep these robots working. People will live longer with better medicine and research available on healthy living. I hope there will be no wars or conflicts, but there will be a problem of preserving our national traditions and native languages. Globalization will promote the further spread of the English language and, perhaps, Chinese will become the second most popular foreign language. It is possible that many Chinese will come to live in Russia, and this can lead to problems with the local population. If global warming continues, Russia might be among the countries that will benefit from this situation. In Siberia there will be a milder and temperate climate with less coverage of permafrost, which will create suitable conditions for cultivation of such crops as melons, watermelons, berries, maize and grapes.

The most important thing is that the citizens of our country must become more reasonable and responsible, and then our country will live well.

Я думаю, что через 50 лет все люди будут счастливыми. Нигде и никогда не будет войны. На земле будет мир. Люди будут мало работать, а много отдыхать. Работать будут машины и роботы. Люди отменять деньги, и не будет богатых и бедный. Все люди будут равными. Они будут носить красивую дорогую одежду и обувь. Дома будут красивыми и очень комфортными. В магазинах будет много товаров, которые не нужно будет покупать. Люди будут брать то, что им необходимо и уносить домой. Вокруг будет счастье. 

I think that in 50 years all people will be happy. Nowhere and never will be war. Peace will be on the Earth. 

People will work very little, and they will plenty rest.  Machines and robots will do any job. 

People will abolish money, and it will never be rich and poor. All people will be equal. They will wear good expensive clothes and shoes. The houses will be beautiful and very comfortable. 

There will be many goods in the shops and people needn't buy them. They will take everything they want and take it home. 

Everybody will be happy.