Unit 8. Life in the future

Warm Up
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Warm up
Listen to the tape
Life in the future
Listen to a piece of music in the song : “We are the world”. Then fill in the blank with a missing word.
There comes the …(1)… when we need a certain call. When the world must come …(2)…as one There are people …(3)…., oh and it’s time to lend a hand To life the greatest gift of all. We can’t go on pretending day by day that someone, …(4)….will soon make a change. We all part of God’s great big …(5)…., and the truth you know …(6)….is all we need. We are the world, we are the ones, we are the …(7)… to make a brighter day, so let’s start giving. There a choice we’re making. We’re saving our lives. It’s true we’ll make a …(8)…day just you and me……
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Listen to the tape
Life in the future
WE ARE THE WORLD
There comes the time when we need a certain call. When the world must come together as one. There are people dying, oh and it’s time to lend a hand. To life the greatest gift of all. We can’t go on pretending day by day that someone, somewhere will soon make a change. We all part of God’s great big family, and the truth you know love is all we need. We are the world, we are the children, we are the ones to make a brighter day, so let’s start giving. There a choice we’re making. We’re saving our lives. It’s true we’ll make a better day just you and me….
BEFORE YOU READ
Choose suitable sentences to fill in the following chart.
Higher living standard
More high buidings, more cars
More fresh air
More friendly people
More dangerous diseases
Labour-wasting
Economics, technology, science, medical systems and education are more developed.
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UNIT 8 LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A. READING
I. Before reading
1. Do you think life will be better in the future? Why?/why not?
2. List three things that might happen in the future
What might happen in the future:
- Many people might travel to other planets.
- Robots might be used in most of the factories,
offices…
- The weather might become hotter.
- The environment might be destroyed completely.
- Cars might run on anything from electricity to
methane gas.
- Pessimist [ ’pesimist] (n):
Người bi quan
A person who always expects bad things to happen
- Pessimistic [,pesi`mistik] (a):
Bi quan
Optimistic [ɔpti`mistik](a):
- Optimist [’ɔptimist](n):
người lạc quan
a person who always expects good things to happen
VOCABULARY
lạc quan
- Terrorism [`terərizəm](n):
Sự khủng bố, chủ nghĩa khủng bố́
- Terrorist [`terərist](n):
The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act
Quân/ kẻ khủng bố
Space-shuttle [’speis ’∫۸tl]
Tàu con thoi, tàu vũ trụ
Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling between the earth and a space station
- Labour-saving devices [`leibə,seiviη] [di`vais]:
Thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động
= telecoms (informal): the technology of sending signals, images and messages over long distances by radio, telephone, television, satellite, etc..
Telecommunication (n) [,telikə,mju:ni`keiʃn]
Viễn thông
- Economic depression [,i:kə`nɔmik] [di`pre∫n ]:
Thời kỳ suy giảm kinh tế
A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs
- Wipe out [waip](v):
Xóa sạch (quét sạch)
Be destroyed or removed completely
- Optimistic [?pti`mistik](a):
- Labour-saving devices [`leib?,seivi?] [di`vais]:
Thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động
- Wipe out [waip] (v):
Xóa sạch (quét sạch)
- Economic depression [,i:k?`n?mik] [di`pre?n ]:
Thời kỵ̀ suy giảm kinh tế
- Terrorism [`ter?riz?m](n):
Sự khủng bố
- Pessimistic [,pesi`mistik] (a):
Bi quan
Lạc quan
VOCABULARY
-Space-shuttle [`speis `??tl]:
Tàu con thoi, tàu vũ trụ
-Telecommunication (n) [,telik?,mju:ni`kei?n]:
Viễn thông
1. Someone who is......... is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
A. powerful B. optimistic C. stagnant D. pessimistic
2. A …………is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times.
A. plane B. corporation C. telecom D. space-shuttle
3. An economic ………..is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
A. improvement B. depression C. development D. mission
4. The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the ……..is.
A. creativity B. history C. terrorism D. technology
5. Someone who is…..… thinks that bad things are going to happen.
A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. threatened D. hopeful
6. Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems.
A. taken off B. put away C. wiped out D. gone over
Task 1: Choose the best option
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WHILE YOU READ
READ THE TEXT AND DO THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW:
What will life be like in the future? Different people have different answers to this question; some are pessimistic while others optimistic.
Things will be much worse than they are nowadays, pessimists say. The whole world will experience a period of economic depression. Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost. The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous. On the contrary, optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today. We will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods. We will also be better looked after by a more modern medical system. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labor – saving devices.
For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different. Developments in macro technology – computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives. Take work, for instance. Robots will do most of the work in factories, so they will be cleaner places for fewer people to work in them. Offices, too, will go electronic with the result that paper will almost completely disappear. More people will work from home on computers linked to a head office. As for travel, it is likely that space – shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel achieving speeds of up to 15, 000 kph. Cars will still be with us, but, instead of petrol, they will run on anything from electricity to methane gas. They will also be fitted with computers to tell us how efficiently we are driving and if there is anything wrong on the road ahead.
Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight lines, and history is full of unexpected developments. However, we are confident that the future is in our hands, and it is our responsibility to contribute to bettering our own lives.
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
Task 1. Answer the questions
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Task 1
Answer the questions
What will happen in an economic depression?
2. Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened?
3. What will life be like in the future, according to optimists?
4. What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?
WHILE YOU READ
GROUP - WORK
READ THE TEXT AND DO THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW:
What will life be like in the future? Different people have different answers to this question; some are pessimistic while others optimistic.
Things will be much worse than they are nowadays, pessimists say. The whole world will experience a period of economic depression. Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost. The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous. On the contrary, optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today. We will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods. We will also be better looked after by a more modern medical system. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labor – saving devices.
For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different. Developments in macro technology – computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives. Take work, for instance. Robots will do most of the work in factories, so they will be cleaner places for fewer people to work in them. Offices, too, will go electronic with the result that paper will almost completely disappear. More people will work from home on computers linked to a head office. As for travel, it is likely that space – shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel achieving speeds of up to 15, 000 kph. Cars will still be with us, but, instead of petrol, they will run on anything from electricity to methane gas. They will also be fitted with computers to tell us how efficiently we are driving and if there is anything wrong on the road ahead.
Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight lines, and history is full of unexpected developments. However, we are confident that the future is in our hands, and it is our responsibility to contribute to bettering our own lives.
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
GAME: LUCKY NUMBER

Rule: Each group has a representative
to choose the number. In each number
you have a question to answer.
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Listen to the tape
Life in the future
II. PRE- READING
1. Answer questions
2Pre- teach vocabulary

3 Checking vocabulary
III. WHILE - READING
1. Answer questions (Task 1)
Lucky numbers

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2
3
4
5
LUCKY NUMBERS
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Look at the pictures and answer questions
Life in the future
II. PRE- READING
1.Pre- teach vocabulary
2. Checking vocabulary

III. WHILE - READING

Task1
Lucky numbers
Task 2
Fill in the diagram

Look at the diagram
below read the text
and fill the diagram
with suitable missing
information

TASK 2
Collecting information
Task 2
The influences of technology in future life
Work
Travel
Factories
will
be run
by robots
Offices
will
go
electronic
Many
people
will work
from
home
Travelling by
space-shuttle
is very fast
(at 15,000kms
per hour)
Cars could run on electricity
or methane gas and fitted with
computers
AFTER YOU READ
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Listen to the tape
Life in the future
II. PRE- READING
1.Pre- teach vocabulary
2. Checking vocabulary
III. WHILE - READING
1. Answer questions (Task 1)
2. Lucky numbers
(Task 2)
Let`s talk about life in the future
POST- READING
III. POST- READING
Speaking freely
What will life be like in the future accoding to pessimists and optimists?
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Life in the future
Optimists
Pessimists
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Look at the pictures and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robots.
Do most of work in factories.
Lose their jobs (people)
Drive vehicles (avoid accidents)
Do household chores
Be emotionless
Entertain people
Make friends with people
Carry out difficult tasks
Work as they’re programmed, unable to deal with sudden situations
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Look at the pictures and answer questions
Life in the future
II. PRE- READING
1.Pre- teach vocabulary
2. Checking vocabulary

III. WHILE - READING

1. Answer questions

2. Fill in the diagram

III. POST- READING
Speaking freely

IV. HOMEWORK


HOME WORK
Learn by heart new words.
Practice retelling the passage
Do exercises Part reading in your workbook.
Prepare speaking lesson
Cleaner
environment,
fresher air,
heathier food
modern
medical
system
Life in the future
Optimists
Pessimists

Work
will be
done by
robots,
offices will
go electronic

Space shutle
will be used
in travel
Car will run
on electicity
to methane
gas
more powerful
and more
dangerous
terrerist
groups

Economic
depression
Large corporation
will be wiped out
million of jobs
will be lost

Look at the pictures and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robots.
Do most of work in factories.
Lose their jobs (people)
Drive vehicles (avoid accidents)
Do household chores
Be emotionless
Entertain people
Make friends with people
Carry out difficult tasks
Work as they’re programmed, unable to deal with sudden situations
Advantages
Disadvantages
Write about the advantages and disadvantages of robots
III. After reading:
- Save labor, lighten our work
- do difficulties/hard jobs so that men have more time to enjoy life or do more creative work
- replace human beings in many fields so many people will lose their jobs or go jobless.
- people become more dependent on robots; we can’t work properly when the power is off or when robots stop working
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Listen to the tape
Life in the future
II. PRE- READING
1.Pre- teach vocabulary
2. Checking vocabulary
III. WHILE - READING
1. Answer questions (Task 1)
Lucky numbers
Question 1
What will happen in an economic depression?
In an economic depression, many large corporations will be wiped out and many jobs will be lost.
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Listen to the tape
Life in the future
II. PRE- READING
1.Pre- teach vocabulary
2. Checking vocabulary
III. WHILE - READING
1. Answer questins (Task 1)
Lucky numbers

Question 2
Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened?
The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorists groups will become more powerful and more dangerous.
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Listen to the tape
Life in the future
II. PRE- READING
1.Pre- teach vocabulary
2. Checking vocabulary
III. WHILE - READING
1. Answer questions (Task 1)
Lucky numbers

Question 3:
What will life be like in the future,
according to optimists?
People will be living in much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods. They will also looked after by modern medical system Domestic chores will no longer be burden thanks to the inventions of labor-saving devices.
I. WARMER.
UNIT 8- READING
Listen to the tape
Life in the future
II. PRE- READING
1.Pre- teach vocabulary
2. Checking vocabulary
III. WHILE - READING
1. Answer questions (Task 1)
Lucky numbers

Question 4
They are developments in micro technology, computer and telecommunications.
What are the most important
factors that will bring about
dramatic changes in different
aspects of our lives?
Lucky number
Congratulations!