Unit 8 - Listening

Look at the following newspaper cutting and say what will have happened by the end of the 21 st century CHINESE ASTRONAUTS LAND ON MARS 25th October, 2099... Discuss the question: Whi

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to Our English Class!

-12A3-Teacher: Trương Thành Khải

Check up the previous knowledge

1 Look at the following newspaper cutting and say what will have happened by the end of the

21 st century

CHINESE ASTRONAUTS LAND ON MARS 25th

October, 2099

Check up the previous knowledge

2 Fill in each blank with a suitable word

1 Domestic chores will no longer be a

burden thanks to the inventions of

……… devices.

labour-savings

2 ……… believe that life in the future

will be better than it is today.

3 Those who always expect bad things to

happen are ……… people.

Optimists

pessimistic

Warm up

Monday, December 6 th , 2010

*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

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Choose the best answer A, B or C

1/ He often tells a lie, so he is ………

A.reliable B incredible C believable

2/ Women have a longer …… than men.

A.life expectancy B age C health

3 / We are determined to ….hunger and poverty.

A.eradicate B maintain C keep

4 / There have been more and more … ……….thanks to the better

living conditions A.astronauts B citizens C centenarians

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 Nowadays, if people look after

themselves, they can live to be

90.

3 Within 30 years, 80% of

cancers will be curable.

4 Eternal life isn’t impossible

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Nobody

Many scientists

90

80

While you listen

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 ?

A eating more meat and vegetables.

B eating more healthily, cutting down on things like butter, alcohol and cigarettes.

C doing exercise regularly.

2/ Which factor is the most important one ?

A the development in medical science.

B the development in technology.

C the development in food production.

3 / What will we have been able to do about AIDS in ten years’ time ?

A eradicate AIDS.

B cure AIDS patients.

C 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?

Interviewer : What are the reasons?

population is mushrooming as our general health improves

Interviewer : Can you explain this further?

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?

Interviewer: What do you mean?

Interviewer: So scientists are trying to find cures for fatal diseases like cancer and AIDS?

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?

After you listen Work in pairs

Advantages

Disadvantage s

After you listen

Work in pairs

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having

*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

- Summarize the content of the interview

in the listening lesson

- Prepare Unit 8 : D- Writing

The man is 102.

The woman is 100.

She is celebrating her

150 th birthday.