The world has changed a lot since the last decades of the 19th century: with the invention of
the automobile, places have become closer and man has travelled farther.
In the 20th century, automobiles brought deep changes to the cities. Cars crowded the
streets and took the place of the old carriages.
The 50’s and the 60’s represented the greatest days of the automobile. But an oil crisis
occurred during the 70’s. Gasoline became more expensive. Large automobile companies
worried about it and began to work on the “car of the future”.
Cars in the future will be more economical, lighter, and smaller than they are today. They will
use different forms of energy: electric, solar, and many others. These new forms of energy
will cause less pollution than gasoline and will be cheaper.

1 - When was the automobile invented?
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2 - What kind of energy companies are going to use in the future?
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3 - Complete as lacunas abaixo usando” will”:
a) Pollution ______________(increase) a lot next year.
b) Not many people ________________ (travel) by car in the future.
c) Automobile Companies _______________ (use) different kinds of energy