5.1. The article below is from a website called Dear Tomorrow. It was posted by a website visitor and reflects their thoughts on the state of the world and their hopes for the future:

Dear Future World,

I hope you all, we all, have learned. Right now its 2020 and the world is in shambles. We have not prioritized our environment despite the warnings that we are running out of time to do so. Despite there being a global pandemic, the administration in the United States is trying to roll back so many of the policies people have spent years fighting for. I hope we’re doing less fighting now. I hope we have placed an importance on keeping the environment clean, clear, and cool. I hope we have invented new technologies (or thought of ways to use the old ones) to help us live lives that promote a future for everyone, not continuing to live in ways that drastically and negatively impact the world. It was just the 50th anniversary of the very first Earth day a couple of weeks ago. I, at 20, learned so much about the history and importance of this day. I hope that by now everyone understands the magnitude of the sentiments behind Earth day and that we are continuing to carry those ideas at the forefront of the decisions we make. I guess all I can say is I hope we have realized that no other decisions that are made will matter if the Earth is not put first.

All my best,

Mary

5.2. Check out the website for yourself for more letters, opinions and hopes for the future:

https://www.deartomorrow.org/

5.3. The writing task this week is to create a letter addressed to future generations. It should include your comments on the things that are happening in the world (or your world) right now and recommendations about what they can learn from our current state of affairs.

The writing task should be approximately 500 words.

If you have subscribed to a plan that includes feedback on your writing, please click on the link below to submit your writing task:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/67q0A2W5HY07c2QOvVB1

If you have subscribed to a standard plan, please post your writing task in the comments below and share your thoughts with your fellow students. Also, make sure to respond to other people's posts and start a discussion (in English!) about your ideas. This will help you prepare for the speaking class!!