Unit 9. Deserts

Welcome to our class
Match the words in the box with the pictures below
population droughts famine electric vehicle petroleum
GAMES
population
droughts
petroleum
electric vehicle
famine
Unit 8-TEST YOURSELF C
TEST YOURSELF C
I. LISTENING
Listen to a passage making the predictions about the second half of the twenty-first century. Choose the best answer from the options A, B or C.
The world’s population will increase from 6 billion to 10 billion, mostly in ________.
A. America and Asia
B. Africa, Asia and Latin America
C. Africa, Asia and America
2. The earth’s climate will become warmer, which will create ________ .
A. droughts and famine in Africa
B. droughts and famine in southern Europe
C. Both A and B
3. In the second half of the 21st century,_____.
A. the world’s supplies of petroleum will run out
B. people can’t produce electric vehicles
C. we’ll go on using our normal cars
4. With the help of new technology, _______.
A. people will communicate easily in the same place
B. people won’t need to be in the same place to communicate
C. people can’t use computer and videophones at home
5. Patterns of work may change. People ______.
A. won’t need to go banks, offices
B. won’t have to go to schools, universities or shops any more
C. Both A and B
II. READING
Science fiction (n): khoa học viễn tưởng
Wheel (n): bánh xe
Automatic (adj): tự động
High-tech (n): công nghệ cao
Diagnostic (adj): chẩn đoán
Urgent (adj): khẩn cấp

Read the passage and decide the followings statements are true (T) or false (F)
The experts who write science fiction think about our own lives in the future.
You will be able to get home safely by car because you bring your own high-tech computers and cameras with you.
For lunch, your special machine will help you choose proper foods and makes you a salad.
T
F
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4. With the help of your information and screen and new computer, you will be able to work at home without going to the office.
5. When receiving an urgent message from someone in Brazil, you will be able to translate it from Portuguese into English yourself before reading and relying to the message.
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HOMEWORK
+Correct the false sentences and write them in your notebook
+Prepare for the next lesson
Thank You!