PD2 Course · Lesson 48

The Future of Everyday Life — Fremtidens hverdag

Discuss future changes like in the PD2 oral exam

Goal: Discuss a future change, compare positive and negative effects, and reach a clear conclusion with a reason.

Practice first

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A discussion about the future

Build a complete answer: opinion, reason, another perspective, and conclusion.

Samtale om fremtidens hverdag

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Eksaminator

Hvordan tror du, at arbejdet kommer til at se ud i fremtiden?

Review lesson

PD2 · Lesson 48 — read after you practice.

1) Key phrases

Hover or focus a Danish phrase to see its English meaning.

Jeg tror, at flere kommer til at arbejde hjemme.
Det kan være en fordel for familien.
På den anden side kan man føle sig alene.
Jeg er enig, men det afhænger af situationen.
Alt i alt synes jeg, at det er en god udvikling.

2) Future discussion words

Hover or focus a Danish term to see its meaning.

en udvikling
en mulighed
en udfordring
at afhænge af
alt i alt
at forestille sig

Grammar

3) Report an opinion

Use tror, at, mener, at, or håber, at to introduce an idea.
Jeg tror, at flere vil cykle.
Hun mener, at teknologien kommer til at hjælpe os.
Keep the verb after at: at flere vil cykle, not *at vil flere cykle.

4) Exam tip

In a discussion, answer the question directly, give one reason, mention another perspective, and finish with your own conclusion.

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Speaking tasks

Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.

Work from home

Give one advantage and one challenge of working from home.

Future transport

Say how transport may change and what you think about it.

Conclude

Use Alt i alt to give your final opinion and reason.

Lesson complete

You can now follow news, discuss opinions, describe future changes, and complete a short PD2 discussion. Module 12 is complete. Continue with exam strategy for Reading and Writing.

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