| science fiction | a kind of story about an imagined future |
| in the not-too-distant future | soon, in a time not far from now |
| dystopian | describes the future which is very unpleasant |
| downside | disadvantage, bad point |
| utopian | describes the future which is ideal |
| optimistic | positive about the tuture |
| plausible | with a good possibility of happening |
| environmentalists | poeple who fight to protect the environment |
| rally around | come together in support of a cause |
| invisible | unable to be seen |
| a bright future | a good, positive future |
| time will tell | things will become clear as time passes |
| word-for-word | literal, accurate translation |
| leaked | passed on the public in spite of being secret, stealing |
| cloud | virtual cloud, huge computers store user's files |
| privacy | free from public attention |
| password | a word or alphanumeric sequence which is required to gain access |
| hackers | poeple who use flaws in software to gain illegally access |
| savvy | well-informed and shrewd |
| authentication | conformation that sth or so is what or who they say they are |
| personality | the collection of thoughts, behaviours and feelings which make you who you are |
| observant | quick at noticing things |
| adaptable | so who gets used to new things and situations very easily |
| astrologers | they can find out about you by analising the position of atars and planetes the day you were born |
| astronomers | scientists who study the stars and planets |
| insignificant | of little importance |
| domestication | process of putting sth under human control |
| evidence | an indication that sth you believe is true |
| belief | sth you think is true without proof |
| right | sth that you are morally or legally allowed to do or have |
| restricted | limited by rules or laws |
| democracy | a system of government in which poeple vote in elections to choose the poeple who will govern them |
| free speech | the right to say anything you want about anything |
| equality | having the same rights and opportunities regardless of colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion |
| apartheid | the political system in which only white poeple had political rights and power |
| forced labour | being made to do hard physical work |
| surveillance | the careful watching of a person or palce, often secretly |
| confidential | secret, only for certain poeple to see |
| campaigned | tried to achieve political or social change by persuading in authority to do something |
| regime | metod of government that controls the country in a strict and unfair way |
| civil rights | the basic rights that all poeple in a society should have without their race, sex |
| cause | idea, aim, belief or way of thinking that group of poeple share and try to persuade others to suppor |
| open-plan office | big office which has few or no low walls or rooms inside it |
| industrialist | owner of factories who is influential in business |
| collaboration | working together for the same goal exchanging information and ideas |
| staff | group of poeple who work for a company or arganisation |
| to take root | to become acceptable and popular |
| per person | share for each individual |
| flow | movement that is smooth and continous, uniform motion |
| productivity | rate (pace, tempo) at which goods are made |
| artificial | made by poeple, copying sth made in nature |
| genetically modified | having its genetic structure changed for a particular purpose |
| genes | parts of the DNA in a cell that control the physical development or characteristics |
| resist | fight against |
| pests | insects or small animals that damage crops |
| cultivated | developed to be grown on farms |
| pigment | natural substance that gives colour |
| antioxidant | a natural chemical that slows down the decaying |
| significant | important or noticeable |
| affordable | not expensive |
| distrust | nor trusting or bilieving so or sth |
| ripening | becoming fully grown or ready for eating |
| body image | how you feel about your physical appearance or how you think other poeple view you |
| workout | a period of physical exercice |
| handsome | physically attractive (often used for men) |
| vanity | being too interested in yourself and your appearance |
| perception | a particular way of how you think or understand sth |
| pecs | large chest muscles |
| beer belly | fat stomach, often caused by drinking too much of beer over a long period of time |
| muscle-enhancing | making muscles appear bigger |
| obese | being overweight or fat in a way that causes health problems |
| gimmick | sth that is meant to impress but is not very usefull |
| beauty is only skin deep | so's character is more important than how they look |