The key answer of exercise 3

a)

1. In the future
2. In only a year or two
3. in the short term
4. in the long term
5. in perhaps ten to twenty years' time
6. in the next thirty years

b)

• 1, 2, 3 → soon
• 4, 5, 6 → in a long time
• 2, 5, 6 → name a future date or time period

c)

1. near future
2. year or two
3. short term
4. long term
5. ten ... twenty ... time
6. thirty years

The stressed words are the most important to the meaning of each expression.