Unit 8. Life in the future

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Do you think the life will be better in the future? Why/ Why not?
BEFORE YOU READ
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
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Vocabulary:
2. optimist (n)
người lạc quan
3. terrorist (n)
quân khủng bố
1. pessimist (n)
người bi quan
7. depression (n)
5. wipe out (v)
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6. space - shuttle
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4. burden (n)
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UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
[`terərist]
[`pesimist]
[speis’ʃʌtl]
[di`pre∫n]
[`ɔptimist]
[waip aut]
= destroy or remove completely.
1. In a period of economic depression, many large corporations will be developed.
2. We will be better looked after by a modern medical system in the future.
3. In the future, cars will still run on petrol as they are nowadays.
4. Robots will do most of the work in factory.
5. Thanks to the inventions of labor-saving devices, domestic chores will no longer be a burden.
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Task 1. Listen and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)
Guess True - False
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
wiped out
from electricity to methane gas
on anything
PAIR - WORK
READ THE TEXT AND DO THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW:
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 modern medical system. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labor – saving devices.
For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different. Developments in macro 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.
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
MATCHING
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B
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. Pessimists

2. Terrorism


3. Optimists

4. Economic
depression

5. Space shuttle

6. Wiped out
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Task 1:
Lesson 1: reading
PAIR - WORK
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
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Task 2
Answer the questions
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?
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UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
WHILE YOU READ
optimistic
pessimistic
unexpected
terrorism
depression
Lucky words
Task 2
What will happen in an economic depression?
Many large corporations will be wiped out
and millions of jobs will be lost.
Lucky words

2. Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened?
Task 2
The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous.
Lucky words
Task 2
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Lucky words

3. What will life be like in the future, according to optimists?

Task 2
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 labor-saving devices.
Lucky words

4. What are the most important factors that will brings about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?
Task 2
They are developments in micro technology - computers and telecommunication.
Lucky words
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Task 3 : Complete the notes about how technology will influence our life in the future.
- Work: + factories will be run by …………………
+ offices will go …………………….
+ many people will work ……………
on computers …………….………………
- Travel : + travel to space by ……………………. very fast
+ cars could run on ………….. ….. / methane gas and …..……… with computers
ROBOTS
ELECTRONIC
FROM HOME
LINKED TO A HEAD OFFICE
SPACE-SHUTTLE
ELECTRICITY
BE FITTED
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
WHILE YOU READ
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
After you read: Put the statements into the advantages and disadvantages of Robots:
have negative effects on the human beings
do many things faster
make everyday life safer and enjoyable
do more creative work
be emotionless
do most of work in factories.
drive vehicles (avoid accidents)
do household chores
lose their jobs
work as they’re programmed, unable to deal with sudden situations
Advantages Disadvantages


GROUP - WORK
UNIT 8- READING
Life in the future
Lesson 1: reading
After you read: Answers
Advantages Disadvantages
2. do many things faster 1. have negative effects on the
3. make everyday life safer human beings and enjoyable 5. be emotionless
4. do more creative work 9. lose their jobs
6. do most of work in factories. 10. work as they’re programmed
7. drive vehicles (avoid accidents) unable to deal with
8. do household chores sudden situations
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