Unit 8. Life in the future

Warm Up
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1. How do people travel to other planet?
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2. Throwing rubbish, smoke from cars, factories, industrial waste cause….
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2.Throwing rubbish, smoke from cars, factories, industrial waste cause….
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3. Doing morning exercises is good for our ...
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4. You can get information from the Internet easily by using ...
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5. What is it ? It can help people to save their labour.
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6. Today, H1N1 is a very dangerous ....
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6. Today, H1N1 is a very dangerous ....
UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A. Reading
VOCABULARY
(a) : lạc quan
- optimistic
>< pessimistic (a) : bi quan
- terrorism (n)
 terrorist (n)
: Kẻ khủng bố
- wipe out (v)
- space- shuttle (n)
- depression (n)
Tình trạng trì trệ
Tiêu diệt, lau sạch
Tàu không gian
-Micro- technology (n)
Kĩ thuật vi mô
I. Before you read
While you read
Task 1
Find the words in the reading passage which have the best suitable meaning with these following definitions
A. People who always expect good things to happen.
B. A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs
C. People who always expect bad things to happen
D. The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or force a government to act.
E. Be destroyed or removed completely.
F. Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling between the earth and the space station
1. Matching( Task 1)
Maching
A
B
1. Pessimists

2. Terrorism


3. Optimists

4. Economic
depression

5. Space shuttle


6. Wiped out
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?
In an economic depression, many large corporations will be wiped out and many jobs will be lost.
The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorists groups will become more powerful and more dangerous.
People will be living in much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods. They will also be looked after by modern medical system. Domestic chores will no longer be burden thanks to the inventions of labor-saving devices.
They are developments in micro technology, computer and telecommunications.
Answer the questions
Task 2
Complete the notes about how technology will influence our life in the future
WORK:
- Factories: __________________________________
- Offices: ___________________________________
- Many people: ________________________________
2. TRAVEL:
- Travel by space shuttle: ________________________
Cars: _______________________________________
will be run by robots
will go electronic
will work from home
is very fast ( at 15,000 kph)
could run on electricity or methane gas and fitted with computers
TASK 3
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robots.
III. After you read
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robots.
Work as they’re programmed, unable to deal with sudden situations
Drive vehicles (avoid accidents) Do most of work in factories.
Make friends with people Carry out difficult tasks
Lose their jobs (people) Do household chores
Be emotionless Entertain people
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robots.
Be emotionless
Do most of work in factories.
Carry out difficult tasks
Work as they’re programmed, unable to deal with sudden situations
Lose their jobs (people)
Drive vehicles
(avoid accidents)
Make friends with people
Entertain people
Do household chores
HOME WORK
Write down 5 advantages and disadvantages of robots