Unit 8. Life in the future

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Period 44: Reading.
UNIT 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
* Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.
1. Do you think life will be better in the future? Why or Why not?

2. List three things that might happen in the future.
- Yes. Because the development of modern technology will improve our lives.
- We can learn from home.
- Robot can do almost work in a factory.
- People can live on the moon.
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UNIT 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
* New words.
* New words.
pessimist [`pesimist] (n)
optimist [`ɔptimist] (n)
depression [di`pre∫n] (n)
wipe [waip] (v)
terrorism [`terərizəm] (n)
micro technology (n)
telecommunication [,telikə,mju:ni`kei∫nz] (n)
space-shuttle [`speis`∫ʌtl] (n)
pessimistic (adj)
optimistic (adj)
depression (n)
wipe (v)
terrorism (n)
micro technology (n)
telecommunication (n)
space-shuttle (n)
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Period 44: Reading.
UNIT 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
* New words.
* Task 1. Find words or phrases in the passage which have the following meanings.
pessimistic (adj)
optimistic (adj)
depression (n)
wipe (v)
terrorism (n)
micro technology (n)
telecommunication (n)
space-shuttle (n)
* Task 1.
1. People who always expect bad things to happen …………….
2. People who always expect good things to happen…………
3. A period when there`s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs ……………………..
4. The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act …………………………
5. Be destroyed or removed completely ……………………
6. Spacecraft designed to be used for travelling between the earth and a space station …………………………
pessimists
optimists
economic depression
terrorism
wiped out
space-shuttle
1. pessimists
2. optimists
3. economic depression
4. terrorism
5. wiped out
6. space-shuttle
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Period 44: Reading.
UNIT 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
* New words.
pessimistic (adj)
optimistic (adj)
depression (n)
wipe (v)
terrorism (n)
micro technology (n)
telecommunication (n)
space-shuttle (n)
* Task 1.
1. pessimists
2. optimists
3. economic depression
4. terrorism
5. wiped out
6. space-shuttle
* Task 2. Answer the following questions.
1. 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 important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?
- 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.
- People will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods. They will also be better looked after by a more modem medical system. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices.
- They are developments in micro technology - computers and telecommunication
* Task 2. Answer the following questions.
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Period 44: Reading.
UNIT 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
* New words.
pessimistic (adj)
optimistic (adj)
depression (n)
wipe (v)
terrorism (n)
micro technology (n)
telecommunication (n)
space-shuttle (n)
* Task 1.
1. pessimists
2. optimists
3. economic depression
4. terrorism
5. wiped out
6. space-shuttle
* Task 2. Answer the following questions.
* Task 3. Complete the notes about how technology will influence our life in the future.
* Task 3. Complete the notes about how technology will influence our life in the future.
Robots will do most of the work in factories
Offices, too, will go electronic
More people will work from home on computers
Space-shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel achieving speeds of up to 15,000 kph
Cars will run on anything from electricity to methane gas
* Work.
* Travel.
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Period 44: Reading.
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 modem medical system. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices.
For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different. Developments in micro 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.

HOMEWORK
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* Learn new words by heart and do the tasks again and prepare speaking lesson.