What will the future be like? The 'metaverse'? (Look for an interesting listening exercise below) I don't know, but we're still struggling to get through this pandemic. Here's a bunch of our students at work during Christmas holidays:
Mediterranenan Hospital - Your Students Hospital ("This is a project made by some 1º Bach and 2º Bach students for the subject of English. I hope you enjoy it" by David Bp)
Some articles for you to learn about the 'metaverse':
Apparently, it's the next big thing. What is the metaverse? (BBC News)
Enter the metaverse: the digital future Mark Zuckerberg is steering us toward (The Guardian)
Why Silicon Valley is betting on making this dystopian sci-fi idea a reality (CNN)
The Metaverse and How We'll Build It Together -- Connect 2021
Some activities for you to do:
The English We Speak : "Say no more" & "As sick as a parrot" (BBC Learning English)
Welcome to the 'metaverse' with a good listening exercise for you to do: What will future be like? (BBC Learning English)
News Review: Review of 2021 (BBC Learning English)
Leadership: Do visionaries make good leaders? , talking about Steve Jobs (BBC Learning English)
Here's my musical hint for today: For the first time by Rod Stewart and here's another one with the lyrics for you to sing along.
LINGOHACK >>>
Episode 210105 / 05 January 2022 >>> Protecting sea horses - Language related to 'Sea and boats'.
Need-to-know language: teeming with life, mooring chains, sea bed, tide & seafarers.
Breaking news >>> Football legend Francisco Gento has passed away today, the only player to win 6 European Cups, the last of which with 11 Spanish players on pitch!!!
Gento talking about the European Cup and other interesting videos to watch: 1 2 3 4 5
Farewell, Paco Gento!!! R.I.P. (Rest in Peace)
Real Madrid: Six-time European Cup winner Francisco 'Paco' Gento dies aged 88 (BBC News)
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ResponderEliminarBefore talking about the Metaverse, I'm going to explain what Meta is.
EliminarMeta is Mark Zuckerberg's new company. This is the one that owns Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Messenger and Oculus, which is the most popular VR headsets company.
Well, in fact the metaverse is a virtual world made by Zuckerberg. A VR headset, like the one that Oculus released, will be used to enter the Metaverse. This virtual world could be used for almost anything, for example working, going to events like concerts or exhibitions, playing video games in a more realistic way, or just hanging out with someone.
I’m a bit excited about the metaverse. The idea of having unlimited possibilities in a virtual environment just fascinates me, and if you link it with video games it just makes me stay hyped.
Daniel del Pozo Quesada 2º Bach
Finally, my career as a film director has reached its end. It has been a beautiful but hard experience, but I think it was worth. During all the years I´ve stayed in IES Mediterraneo, I´ve made many videos, about 5. We started being only 4 friends, and we have ended being about 15! I´ve created many film scripts, let´s talk about this year´s one.
ResponderEliminarThis video takes place in the Mediterranean Hospital, a strange hospital where all kind of student usually go. The idea was to create illnesses related to the different subjects of the school, for example, with english, we created some kind of illness which made you only use the reported speech; with literature, one which only let you recitate things, etc.
Talking about the filming process, it was a bit harder to record than the previous one. Last year, we decided to split the recording on turns, so everybody only came the day he was going to record, but this one, as we had shorter cutscenes and with more participants, we couldn´t do that. So, due to this, some people couldn´t meet two days, so they only recorded one day, appearing as a result a shorter time in the video.
In conclusion, it is really funny to record these kind of videos, but I have to say that sometimes it is a bit stressing, having it a really hard work, before the record, during the record, and after the record.
David Bacas Posadas 2º Bach
The metaverse is a concept of an online 3D universe that combines multiple different virtual spaces. The metaverse will allow users to work, meet, play and socialize together in these 3D spaces.
ResponderEliminarThe concept was developed in Neal Stephenson's science fiction novel Snow Crash. However, while the idea of a metaverse was once fiction, it now looks like it could be a reality in the future.
As I mentioned, the metaverse will combine all aspects of life in one place. While many people already work from home, in the metaverse you'll be able to enter a 3D office and interact with the avatars of your co-workers.
We don't have a single linked metaverse yet, we have many platforms and projects similar to the metaverse. These also often incorporate NFTs and other blockchain elements.
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ResponderEliminarPaco Gento was a football player to Real Madrid. only him, won 6 champions leagues.
ResponderEliminarHe played with Alfredo Di Stefano and Puskas and they were the best players in them epoch.
Paco Gento was born on 21 October 1933. He debuted with the Racing club Santander in 1953 and he retired in 1971 with Real Madrid. he played to leftmost and he was a very good player. Until recently he was a member of Madrid but he died the last week.
He was a player to remember¡
MANOLO UTRABO BEJAR 3ESO A
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ResponderEliminarThe world and humans are in a constant evolution, for that, we don't know what will happen in the future. For example, some years ago people couldn't imagine that there would exist computers, wifi, social media, etc. And nowadays all these things are the most normal and that 's what we are used to. I think the same will happen in a few years.
ResponderEliminarWhat will the future be like? I've never thought about that before. I think we are not able to know what the world will be like because technologies are changing very fast and the world would be completely different like right now, I guess. But I'm sure that the earth in the future will be worse than today.
The metaverse is a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users. This doesn't give me confidence and it seems crazy to me because we will run out of freedom because all people will be controlled by technology. Although nowadays we are controlled, I think that 's nothing compared to what we will be, I guess.
To sum up, I think the world in a few years is going to be completely governed by technology, for that, I think we will be like robots, and this scares me a lot.
RAQUEL PEINADO TORRES 1ºBACH A
The Metaverse is a virtual world, to which we will connect using a series of devices that will make us think that we are really inside it, interacting with all its elements. It will be like teleporting to a totally new world through virtual reality glasses and other accessories that will allow us to interact with it. These worlds are not new, since no video games exist. But the metaverse does not seek to be a fantasy world but an alternative reality where we will do the same things we do in real life but without moving.
ResponderEliminarFacebook and other companies bet on the idea would be to create a parallel and completely virtual universe, which we can access with virtual reality and augmented reality devices, so that we can interact with each other within it, and from outside with the content we have within. Whose key is to be able to be totally immersive.
Another of the main ideas of the metaverse is that we have total freedom of creation, both to make our avatar similar to our physical person and to give it a different look, and also to create the environment and our businesses and rooms to our liking.
In my opinion, this metaverse has great potential, but currently with the technology we have, I see it as very complicated and unnecessary, and it has become just another form of speculation, so for now, my entry into the metaverse wil have to wait.
Nuria Diaz Ruiz 2 BACH
Nowdays our world is always improving and improving in lots of aspects, for example, in the field of virual reality, this field is really amazing and it's the future of the world. The virtual reality is the new form of life that in the future will be.
ResponderEliminarPeople are talking about Virtual Reality, Metaverse or NFTs. I'm going to explain what metaverse is. Metaverse is something really likely to VR (virtual reality), but some people think that metaverse could be the future of Internet, and that's not something really strange because we can already see that big companies that are investing lot of money in this project.
In this virtual world, you will have a 3D avatar and you will go to somewhere you want, for example we can go to work, we can travel around te world, go to a concert... We will do all these things that we want to do in this virtual world.
I think that all these things will have lot of importance in the future and that all future generations will use it. I like that the big companies and the important people develop this proyect because it is a way to evolve and make life easier for us in the future
Our world is always improving and improving in lots of aspects, for example, we can see all the improvements in the medical sector in our situation with the coronavirus, how vacinnes are made by scientist of all over the world. And we can also see all the improvements in the technological sector, which has improved a lot in the lastest years with the creation of Internet and all the things that come along with it.
ResponderEliminarFor example, now people are talking about things really different from what we are used to. Nowadays, people are talking about Virtual Reality, Metaverse or NFTs, and they aren't ordinary people, they are important scientists and professionals in this field and there are also lots of famous people who are talking and acting in this field. But what are in reality all these things, which so many important people are acting in?
I'm going to explain what metaverse is. Metaverse is something really likely to VR (virtual reality), but some people think that metaverse could be the future of Internet, and that's not something really strange because we can already see that big companies like Facebook are investing lot of money in this project. In this virtual world, you will have a 3D avatar and you will be able to go somewhere you want, for example you can go to work, or to a concert. To sum up you will be able to do all the things that you want to do in a virtual world.
Finally, as a conclusion, I think that all these things will have lot of importance in the future and that all future generations will use it. But, I don't really know if it will be as important as some people say, because there are famous people that are saying that it will be the future of videogaming and I don't think so. In the future there will be people who like playing videogames as we do nowadays.
Francisco González
Last month I heard the news that Paco Gento had died. He was a legend of Real Madrid and Spanish football.
ResponderEliminarWhat should be highlighted about this great fooballer are his trophies, he is the only footballer so far to win six Champions Leagues and twelve Leagues.
What I´ve seen of Paco Gento has surprised me because for a player from the 50s and 60s his game was quite innovative, very similar to today is. What I like most about this player is that he was very vertical and fast.
I don´t think his records can be beaten. He will remain a legend for many years to come.
Alejandro Venegas Mancilla 3ºA
The metaverse is one of a lot of interesting things in the future that we will do. Obviously, I hope we will be to see it, but now there are droughts and it isn't raining, I'm seeing the climatic change with my own eyes. A meteorite will be better than the climate change, because a meteorite can stop with new artificial satellites that NASA improve now. In the TV, there are ads says we must recycle, but business must recycle more. The future unknown, but we have got key to live the metaverse, the human robots and other fantastic thing of the future.
ResponderEliminarJose Antonio Sabio Prados 3ºESO A
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ResponderEliminarEvery day I am more surprised by the technological advances that you see, an example of this can be the Metaverse game.
EliminarMetaverse is a game about a virtual world made up of different virtual spaces where you and your friends can explore and create new things without having the limitations of the real world.
This game was created by Mark Zuckerberg for the development of people's creativity and thus not worry about the problems of the real world and relax.
From my point of view, I believe that these new technologies are helping us to facilitate our work in the world and the development of new things.
David Medina Valero 1ºBach A
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ResponderEliminarEvery day I am more surprised by the technological advances that you are seeing, an example of this can be the Metaverse game.
ResponderEliminarMetaverse is a game about a virtual world made up of different virtual spaces where you and your friends can explore and create new things without having the limitations of the real world.
This game was created by Mark Zuckerberg for the development of people's creativity and thus not worry about the problems of the real world and relax.
From my point of view, I believe that these new technologies are helping us to facilitate our work in the world and the development of new things.
David Medina Valero 1ºBach A
The world and people are constantly evolving and improving, but I think we are already surpassing levels that personally scare me.
ResponderEliminarThe Metaverse is a virtual space in which real or fictional situations are recreated so that people can enjoy new experiences. This is possible thanks to an electronic device connected to the internet.
Thus, in the Metaverse one could interact with co-workers and clients in a virtual environment that feels real. You can buy houses, play games, interact with friends and family, go to concerts, try on clothes and buy things.
I thing that this things are unnecessary, and that if you really want to evolve in technology, use it for something a little more useful.
LAURA MARTÍN MOLIZ 1ºBachA
The Metaverse is a virtual world, which we will connect using a series of devices that will make us think that we are really inside it.
ResponderEliminarThe term 'metaverse' comes from a 1992 novel called 'Snow Crash', and is a term that has settled to describe three-dimensional visions.
The metaverse will allow us to interact with people who are physically far away in a more realistic way and many more things.
I like the idea of the metaverse but it also scares me, because you will never know if the person you are talking to is the one who is really behind like on social media.
Denisa Andreea Tomoroga 1ºBACH A
Paco Gento was a player and legend of Real Madrid. He got 12 titles I never seen him play but my family told me very well of him my father told me that he was his favorite player was the best of all time. Abel Martínez 3A
ResponderEliminarAccording to Meta, the technology they are developing will give the virtual environment of the metaverse enough credibility so that we feel the comfort of being in a parallel world. Zuckerberg announced progress in his virtual reality glasses, capable of reading the facial expressions of his wearer and making them appear in the avatar.
ResponderEliminarIt will consist of additional spaces that will be developed by the companies that want to embark on the project. For example, a concert hall or a museum. There will also be sites where you can buy various decoration elements and accessories for that virtual world or a platform to put hybrid work into practice.
Meta is also intended to blend the real world with the metaverse. That is, integrate virtual elements, for example, the hologram of the person with whom we are speaking in the real environment that we are seeing. That would be done with other glasses, in this case augmented reality.
María Romero 1Bach A
Technology advances very quickly and now they have invented the metaverse! Mark Zuckerberg, who is the founder of Facebook, has created this type of universe, like other life.
ResponderEliminarThere are always videogames where you can create your own life, because you can choose the person that you want to be. For example, The Sims, Animal Crossing or Minecraft are games where you live in other place and can meet other people.
In the last years, a lot of people have bought the PS VR, which is for playing some games in the PlayStation in virtual reality. It is like you are inside the game and feel things more. Metaverse could be similar, like for example the film of Avatar.
In conclusion, metaverse would be like a new life where we can do the same things that we do in the real life (meet people, buy things…), although the physical feelings would not be the same.
Leo Maldonado Castro 2ºBach
The metaverse is a virtual reality space where you can imagine that you are in real life. In this, you can play with yours friends, travel around the world, etc...
ResponderEliminarBut, this is a possible problem, because that new tecnology makes that the people who play with this everyday will be controlled by tecnology.
In the past, the world was very different than now. Before didn't exist the phones, TV, computers, tablets, etc... And the people lived well.
Now, the tecnology is advancing everyday for help us to make our job. I think that in the future, everything will be different obviously. And we, the humans, we won't have nothing to do, because there will be robots among us, and they will do our job.
LARA QUESADA 1ºBach A
Technology advances very quickly, nowadays you can do anything you can imagine. Technology helps in many jobs, such as health, building, industry...But the technology is used to scam people too.
ResponderEliminarIn the past life used to be very different from now. Before computers, robots, phones... didn't exist.
The metaverse is a virtual reality where you can see another world and interact with this word as if it were real. In it you need wear a virtual reality glasses and sometimes you are sitting in a capsule to simulate that you move for example in a car or in a roller coaster. Mark Zuckerberg created the metaverse in 2021.
I think in the future we will be able to see robots walking in the street and going shopping, or even driving a bus.
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