Unit 8. Life in the future

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Unit 8:
Life in the future
Lesson 1: Reading
Vocabulary:
 pessimistic
1. an optimist
: a person who always expects good things
to happen.
: người lạc quan
 optimistic
(adj)
: lạc quan
2. a pessimist
≠ an optimist
: người bi quan
(adj)
: bi quan
3. depression
(unc.)
: tình trạng suy thoái
4.
: tên khủng bố
a terrorist
What do you call them?
vacuum cleaner
washing machine
dishwasher
Vocabulary:
 pessimistic
: a person who always expects good things
to happen.
: người lạc quan
 optimistic
(adj)
: lạc quan
2. a pessimist
≠ an optimist
: người bi quan
(adj)
: bi quan
3. depression
(unc.)
: tình trạng suy thoái
4. a terrorist
: tên khủng bố
5. labour – saving devices
: các thiết bị tiết kiệm sức
lao động
1. an optimist
Read the information in the table. Guess whether they belong to optimists or pessimists
5. The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism.
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Optimists
Pessimists
4. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden.
3. The whole world will experience a period of economic depression.
Things will be much worse than they are nowadays.
2. Life will be far better than it is today.
Task 1: Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B
3. economic depression
2. pessimists
5. terrorism
1. wiped out
4. space – shuttle
a. People who always expect bad things to happen.
b. Be destroyed or removed completely.
c. Spacecraft designed to be used for
traveling between the earth and a space station.
d. The use of violent action in order to
achieve political aims or to force a
government to act.
e. A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or
without jobs.
A
B
Who will become more powerful and dangerous according to pessimists?
Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden?
What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in various aspects of our lives?
How fast will space – shuttle technology be used in normal air travel?
What will happen in an economic depression?
Task 2: Answer the following questions.
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Lucky Numbers
GROUP B
GROUP A
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WINNER
Unit 8: Life in the future
Answer the questions
Unit 8: Life in the future
1. Who will become more powerful and dangerous, according to pessimists?
 Terrorist groups
Answer the questions
Unit 8: Life in the future
 Speeds of up to 15,000 kph.
4. How fast will space – shuttle technology be used in normal air travel?
Answer the questions
Unit 8: Life in the future
 Developments in micro technology – computers and telecommunication
3. What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in various aspects of our lives?
Answer the questions
Unit 8: Life in the future
5. What will happen in an economic depression?
 Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jpbs will be lost.
 Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jpbs will be lost.
Answer the questions
Unit 8: Life in the future
 Thanks to the inventions of labour – saving devices.
2. Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden?
Lucky number
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Lucky number
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Lucky number
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1. Who will become more powerful and dangerous according to pessimists?
 Terrorist groups
2. Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden?
 Thanks to the inventions of labour – saving devices.
 Developments in micro technology – computers and telecommunication.
3. What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in various aspects of our lives?
Answer keys
 Speeds of up to 15,000 kph.
4. How fast will space – shuttle technology be used in normal air travel?
5. What will happen in an economic depression?
 Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.
Discuss the following question
What technologies will influence our life in the future? How will they effect?
- Robots:
factories will be run by robots
- Space – shuttle:
travelling by
space-shuttle will be
very fast and
convenient
- electricity:
cars could run on electricity
more people will work from home on computers linked to a head office
- computers:
Homework
Learn by heart new words
Do exercises:
+ task 3 in your textbook
+ part reading in your workbook
Prepare speaking lesson
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