Unit 8. Life in the future

Before you listen
1. Which of the following factors do you think might help people have a long and healthy life?
+ eating healthy food
+ laughing a lot
+ drinking alcohol a lot
+ doing exercise
+ going to bed early
+ eating a lot of meat
+ smoking cigaretté
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2. Vocabulary
incredible (adj) [in`kredəbl]
unbelievable
Không thể tin được
centenarian [,senti`neəriən](n):
someone who is a hundred years old or more
sống trăm tuổi
eradicated [i`rædikeitid](adj):
trừ diệt, huỷ diệt
life expectancy [iks`pektənsi] (n):
tuổi thọ trung bình
eternal life [i:`tə:nl] : (n)
cuộc sống vĩnh hằng
mushroom (n) (v)
nấm
predict (v):
tiên đoán, dự đoán
curable (adj):
chữa được, chữa khỏi được (bệnh...)
phát triển nhanh( như nấm)
Wiped out
= guess
3. Checking vocabulary:
Rub out and remember
incredible (adj) [in`kredəbl]
unbelievable
centenarian [,senti`neəriən](n):
sống trăm tuổi
eradicated [i`rædikeitid](adj):
life expectancy [iks`pektənsi] (n):
tuổi thọ trung bình
eternal life [i:`tə:nl] : (n)
Living forever
mushroom (n) (v)
predict (v):
curable (adj):
chữa được, chữa khỏi được (bệnh...)
Wiped out
= guess
1. Nobody can predict how long we will be able to live in the 21th century.
→ Many scientists predict that in the 21 st century people will be living into the age of 130.
2. People’s general health will improve because they eat a lot of mushrooms.
→ As our general health improves, centenarian population is mushrooming.
3. Nowadays, if people look after themselves, they can live to be 90.
→ Nowadays, average life expectancy is only about nearly 80 years.
4. Within 30 years, 80% of cancers will be curable.
5. Eternal life isn’t impossible.
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Task 1
1. How long will we be able to live in the 21st century according to scientists?
100 C. 120
130 D. 125
2. What are the factors that help people have longer life expectancy?
A. eating more healthily
B. cutting down on things like butter, alcohol and cigarettes
C. the development in medical science
D. all are correct
3. How many percent of cancers are curable within 30 years?
50% C. 80%
B. 45% D. 35%
2/ Task 2: Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D
Interviewer: Many scientists predict that in the 21th century people will be living into the(1)......age of 130. What do you think about this?
Dr. Davis: Well, I quite agree with them. They have (2).... to be confident about that?
Interviewer: What are the reasons?
Dr Davis: In fact, their prediction is based on research and on the fact that the (3)......population is mushroom as our general health improves.
Interviewer: Can you explain this further?
Dr Davis: A century ago average life (4)......in Europe was 45. Today, providing we look after ourselves, eat more healthily, cut down things like butter, alcohol and cigarettes, we can add nearly (5)..... years to that figure.
incredible
reasons
expectancy
thirty- five
centenarian
Work in pairs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a very long life
Advantages
- Have time to do things
they want.
- Enjoy life more.
- See their children and
grandchildren grow up.
- Help their children and
grandchildren
Disadvantages
- Too weak to do things and often get sick.
- Be burden of their children and grandchildren.
- Feel lonely when children have grown up.
After you listen
HOMEWORK:
In about 80 words write a short paragraph to answer :
“What should we do to live a healthy life?”




Unit 8: Life in the future - Listening
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