Unit 8. Life in the future

Designed by Duong Thi Hong Nhung
Look at the pictures and imagine what will happen in 20 years.
Robots will do housework
Robots will work as a teacher
Robots
A computer
The moon
Unit 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
Lesson B: SPEAKING
Task 1: Look at the pictures and use the words given to say what will have happened by the end of the 21st century.
By the end of the 21st century, people will have lived at least 100.
People / live / at least 100.
The oldest world citizen / celebrate / her (his) 150th birthday.
car / run / on sea water
No accidents / happen / in our country.
Vietnamese people / not / use drug.
The new city / open / on the moon.
Robots / do all housework.
Chinese astronauts / land / on Mars.
People / travel to other planets / on their holiday.
Chinese astronauts / land / on Mars.
The new city / open / on the moon.
- Chinese astronauts will have landed on Mars by the end of the 21st century.
- The new city will have opened on the moon by the end of the 21st century.
People / travel to other planets / on their holiday.
Robots / do all housework.
- By the end of the 21st century, people will have traveled to other planets on their holiday.
- Robots will have done all housework by the end of the 21st century.
The oldest world citizen / celebrate / her (his) 150th birthday.
car / run / on sea water
- The oldest world citizen will have celebrated her 150th birthday party by the end of the 21st century.
- There will have been a car running on sea water by the end of the 21st century.
No car accidents / happen / in our country.
Vietnamese people / not / use drug.
- No car accidents will have happened in our country by the end of the 21st century.
- By the end of the 21st century, Vietnamese people won’t have used drug.
Task 2: Discuss whether these predictions are likely / unlikely to happen.
A: Do you think it’s likely that people will have lived at least 100 by the end of the 21st century?
B: Yes, I do.
A: Why do you think so?
B: Because the living standard will have been improved.
People / live / at least 100.
Do you believe ……?/ Do you think ………..?
Why do you think so?/ Why not?
What are the reasons for this?
Because of + NP
Task 3: Imagine your life by the end of 2020.
Example:
I think by the end of 2020, I will have been very rich.
Useful language
be successful
be/ get married
children
Be single
Job
House
Car
………
HOMEWORK
Write a short paragraph ( about 50 words ) about what your life will be like in 2020.
Prepare lesson C: Listening.
The End