Unit 8. Life in the future

Guessing: Who is he?
1. He was one of famous Kings of China.
2. He was the King who initiated and built the Great wall.

Unit 8: Life in the future - Listening
What was his ambition?
Was his ambition of living forever possible?
What should we do to live healthy lives?
Unit 8 : life in the future
C: Listening

Vocabulary:
Incredible
Fatal
Centenarian
Eradicated
Life expectancy
Eternal life

(adj) [in`kredəbl]
(adj) [`feitl]
(n)[,senti`neəriən]
(adj)[i`rædikeitid]

(n)[iks`pektənsi]
(n) [i:`tə:nl]

Unit 8: Life in the future - Listening
Nobody can predict how long we will be able to live in the 21th century.
People’s general health will improve because they eat a lot of mushrooms.
Nowadays, if people look after themselves, they can live to be 90
Within 30 years, 80% of cancers will be curable.
Eternal life isn’t impossible.





Unit 8: Life in the future- Listening-Task 1
Task 1: T or F
F
F
F
T
T
Task 2: Answering the questions
What are the factors that help people have longer life expectancy according to Dr. Davis?
Which factor is the most important one? Why?
Which will we have been able to do about AIDS in ten years’ time?
Unit 8: Life in the future-Listening- Task 2
Eating more healthily, cutting
down on things like butter, alcohol
and cigarettes.
2. The development in medical
science.
3. In ten years’ time AIDS will
also be brought under control.

Discussing: Advantages and disadvantages of having a very long life
Advantages
Have time to do things they want.
Enjoy life more.
See their children and grandchildren grow up.
Help their children and grandchildren
Disadvantages
Too weak to do things and often get sick.
Be burden of their children and grandchildren.
Feel lonely when children have grown up.

Unit 8: Life in the future - Listening
HOMEWORK:
In about 80 words write a paragraph to answer :
“What should we do to live a healthy life?”





Unit 8: Life in the future - Listening
Unit 8: Life in the future - Listening