Unit 8. Life in the future

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Thursday , December 18th , 2008
Unit 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
C. LISTENING
Warm-up
*Work in pairs. Discuss the question: Which of the following factors do you think might help people have a long and healthy life?
Before you listen
3.going to bed early
1.eating healthy foods
4.doing exercise
2.laughing a lot
6.eating a lot of meat
5.drinking a lot
FACTORS
not smoking
jogging
doing exercise
not drinking a lot
laughing a lot
playing sports
eating healthy foods
going to bed early
not eating a lot of meat
VOCABULARY
incredible [in`kred?bl] (a)
fatal [`feitl] (a)
centenarian [senti:`ne?ri?n] (n)
eradicate [i`rỉdikeit] (v)
life expectancy [laif iks`pekt?nsi] (n.phrase)
eternal life [i:`t?:nl laif ] (n.phrase)
*Listen and repeat

While you listen
Task 1. Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
1/ Nobody can predict how long we will be
able to live in the 21st century.
2/ People’s general health will improve
because they eat a lot of mushrooms.
3/ Nowadays, if people look after themselves,
they can live to be 90.
4/ Within 30 years, 80% of cancers will be
curable.
5/ Eternal life isn’t impossible.
F
T
Listen to the interview about people’s life expectancy in the future and do the tasks that follow.
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Task 2 . Listen again and answer the questions about the interview. (Choose A, B or C)
1/ What are the factors that help people have longer life expectancy according to Dr. Davis ?
eating more meat and vegetables.
eating more healthily, cutting down on things like butter, alcohol and cigarettes.
doing exercise regularly.
2/ Which factor is the most important one ?
the development in medical science.
the development in technology.
the development in food production.
3 / What will we have been able to do about AIDS in ten years’ time ?
eradicate AIDS.
cure AIDS patients.
bring AIDS under control.
Listening script
Dr. Davis, a Dutch biologist is being interviewed about people`s life expectancy in the future.
Interviewer: Many scientists predict that in the 21st century people will be living into the incredible age of 130. What do you think about this?
Dr. Davis: Well, I quite agree with them. They have reasons to be confident about that.
Interviewer : What are the reasons?
Dr. Davis: In fact their prediction is based on research and on the fact that the centenarian
population is mushrooming as our general health improves.
Interviewer : Can you explain this further?
Dr. Davis: A century ago average life expectancy in Europe was 45. Today, providing we look after ourselves, eat more healthily, cut down on things like butter, alcohol and
cigarettes, we can add nearly 35 years to that figure.
Interviewer: So these are the factors that help people live longer?
Dr. Davis: Yes, But the most important factor is the development in medical science
Interviewer: What do you mean?
Dr. Davis: Nobody dies from old age, just from diseases that affect people when they get older.
Interviewer: So scientists are trying to find cures for fatal diseases like cancer and AIDS?
Dr. Davis : Right. Nowadays, about 50% of cancers are curable, and I really believe that
within 30 years this will increase to 80%. And in ten years` time AIDS will also
be brought under control, too.
Interviewer: That sounds interesting. What about living forever?
Dr. Davis: So far, eternal life is just science fiction. But with the advance of science,
it`s not impossible.
After you listen
Work in pairs
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having
a very long life.
*Advantages
- enjoy life more.
- do many things we want to do .
- see our children and grandchildren grow up.
- help our children and grandchildren.
- our children and grandchildren are happy with us.
*Disadvantages
- too weak to do any hard work and often get ill.
- feel lonely when our children are busy with their own
lives and our old friends are dead.
Homework
Summarize the content of the interview.
Prepare Unit 8 : D- Writing.
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