Unit 8. Life in the future

WELCOME TO CLASS 12A
Running dictation
What will life be like in the future? Different people have different answers to this questions. Some people think about bad things while others think about good things.
A. WARM UP

LIFE IN THE FUTURE

LESSON 1 : READING
Unit 8:


1. Do you think life will be better in the future? Why/ Why not?
B.BEFORE YOU READ
2. Pick out the things that might happen in the future?
a. Many people might travel to other planets.
b. Students might go to school by bicycles.
c. Robots and computers might be used in most of
the factories, offices ,companies…
d. The weather might become hotter.
e. The environment might be destroyed completely.
f. People might be very busy with the housework
g. Cars might run on anything from electricity
to gas.
Key: a, c, d, e, g
Listen To The Text
C. WHILE YOU READ
Task 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which have the following meanings:
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.
péssimists (n)
óptimists (n)
económic depréssion (n)
térrorism (n)

wiped out (v)
space shúttle (n)
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 most important factors that will
bring about dramatic changes in different
aspects of our lives?
TASK 2:
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TASK 3: Complete the notes about how technology will influence our life in the future
- Work:
- Travel:
Factories will be run by robots, offices will go electronic, many people will work from home
Travel by space shuttle will be very fast, at 15, 000 kph; cars could run on electricity or methane gas and will be fitted with computers
water pollution
water shortage
space-shuttle-launch
Lunar Hilton Hotel in space
Discuss the advantages
and disadvantages of
robots.
D. AFTER YOU READ
 advantages
 disadvantages
save labour
do difficult jobs (so that men can have more time to do more creative work)
replace human beings in many fields so many people will lose their jobs or go jobless
E. Homework
- Learn by heart new words
Answer the questions (p.86) in your notebook
Write a paragraph to tell what our life will be in the future
Prepare Lesson 2: Speaking (P.87)
Goodbye
1. What will happen in an economic depression?
Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.
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 be better looked after by a modern medical system. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices.
4. What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?
They are developments in micro technology - computers and telecommunication.
2. Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened?
The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous.
Pot luck
What will you do to have a better life ?
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What will you do after high school?