Unit 8. Life in the future

Look at the pictures and answer the questions
Will the life in the future be better?
Why or why not?
List three things that might
happen in the future.
Unit 8 : life in the future

Task 1: Read the text again and guess the meanings of these words.
1. Pessimist [`pesimist]
2. Optimist [`ɔptimist]
3. Economic depression [di`pre∫n]
4. Terrorist [`terərist]
5. Wiped out
6. Be bound to

(n) Người bi quan
(n) Người lạc quan
(np) sự suy thoái kinh tế
(n) Kẻ/ người khủng bố
(adj) xóa sổ
(v) Chắc chắn
Unit 8: Life in the future-reading- task 1
Unit 8: Life in the future - reading
Sub-task: Choose the best answer:
1. ____ are people who always expect bad things to happen.
A. Optimists C. Terrorism
2. ___ means “be destroyed or moved completely”.
A. ruin C. damage
3. The whole world have experienced a period of economic ______; As the result, many people are poor or jobless.
B. development C. stability

B. Pessimists
B. wiped out
A. depression
Unit 8: Life in the future-reading-task 2
Task 2: Answer the following questions
What will happen in an economic depression?
Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened?

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

What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?

Many large corporation will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.
2. Because of terrorism as terrorists will be more powerful and more dangerous.
3. People will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods. They will be better looked after by a more modern medical system. Their domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the environment of labour-saving devices.
4. They are developments in micro-computers and telecommunication.
- Work :
+ Factories : ________________________
+ Offices : ____________________
+ People : _________________________

- Travel :
+ Space shuttle : _______________________
+ Cars : _______________________________
Robots will do most of the work
Cars will run on anything from electricity
to methane gas
Space shuttle will be used
in travel
People will work from home
Office will go electric
Unit 8: Life in the future – reading - task 3
Homework
Learn by heart the new words.
Summarize the text.

Thank you for your attention