Unit 8. Life in the future

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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 ....
pessimists
optimists
People who always think about better future are ……..
People who always think about worse future are …..
UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A. Reading
Find the words or phrases in the passage
which have the following meanings
People who always expect bad things to happen
People who always expect good things to happen
A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs
The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act
Be destroyed or removed completely
6. Spacecraft designed to be used for travelling between the earth and a space station
Pessimists
Optimists
Economic
depression
Wiped out
Space - shuttle
Terrorism
Task 1
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
* Travel:
.Space shuttle :

.Cars :
Robots will do most of the work, there will be
cleaner places, fewer workers
Cars will run on anything from electricity to
methane gas, will be controlled by computer
Space shuttle will be used in normal
air travel with high speed
Office will go electronic, people’ll work from
home, paper’ll almost completely disappear
Task 3
Complete the notes about how technology will influence our life in the future
*Work:
.Offices :

.Factories :


Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robots.
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