In the latest episode of our Real English Conversations, Kate and I talk about the future. This is a fantastic way for you to learn real English.

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ENGLISH PHRASES FROM THIS CONVERSATION:

I’m kind of a pessimist
I try not to be
I worry about things
I’m pretty optimistic about the future
what about you?
I think I’m an optimist
when you read the news, you start to panic
you can feel really down about it
on the other hand, I’m of the opinion that you can shape your own future
I feel like right now it is harder to be optimistic
public education is in danger right now
hopefully, she’ll be able to have the same opportunities
having children makes you think more about the future
it makes you think about what’s going to happen
when we were in our twenties, we were just living in the moment
we didn’t think about saving for the future
that still seems like a strange concept
I would like to be able to learn more
I want to learn my entire life
I would like to be a better baker
I would love to get to practice languages
I got this thirst for learning after university
I think that’s pretty common
academia can be kind of a bubble
you don’t really get the big picture
I wish I could just dive back in
what is education going to be like?
is it going to be online?
it’s really great that you brought that up
it’s a great thing to have
I’d love to take a trip every year
where do you see yourself in 10 years
maybe I’ll also be a world-famous artist
you’ve wanted to write a novel for a long time
do you see yourself writing one in the next ten years?
it’s hard to imagine me doing anything big right now
she’s getting teeth so she’s awake at night
when I can throw myself into it
time has been going so much faster
I’m pretty excited about this
there was this article that I came across
so not that far away
do you think it’s a positive thing?
do you want me to start?
I want to be able to drive
I’m not one of those people
it just goes wherever you want it to go
it’s going to solve the parking problem
so, you wouldn’t have your own car?
when you push a button, it picks you up
this hurts my brain
having a car is a really big part of American culture
driving wasn’t a big deal in Spain
we didn’t even have a car in Spain
people relied on public transport
how it’s gonna be cheaper
I think self-driving cars could just explode at any moment
I think that there will be more and more of that
I just don’t see flying cars as being that necessary
kind of like an airplane?
I don’t see a future for flying cars
Flying cars seem a long way off
we could talk about this for hours
it just seems to be clearly the way to go
it will cost less over the long-term
using renewable resources will be better for everyone
that’s a no-brainer
I think that we’re going to get there
it seems like it’s inevitable
it will change once it becomes financially viable
It’s that time where Kate asks a question off the cuff