U8 LIFE IN FUTURE reading

OPTIMISTS WHAT WILL LIFE BE LIKE IN THE FUTURE?... Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened2. What will the health problem be like in the future, acco

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UNIT 8:

LIFE IN THE FUTURE

Lesson : READING

GAME:

The perfect couple

6 lucky girls and 6 lucky boys will

receive half of hearts Each boy has to find out the rest half of his heart to

become the perfect couple After

having the result, stick the heart on

the board The

quicker couple will be the winner.

 1 OPTIMISTS

 2 PESSIMISTS

 3 SPACE SHUTTLE

 4 ECONOMIC

DEPRESSION

 5 TERRORISM

 6 WIPED - OUT

 A people who expect bad things to happen

 B A period when there’s little economic activity and many people have no job

 C the use of violent action to achieve political aims

 D people who expect good things to happen

 E spacecraft designed to

be used for travelling between the earth and a space station

 F be destroyed or removed completely

OPTIMISTS

WHAT WILL LIFE BE LIKE IN THE FUTURE?

1 What will happen in an economic depression?

2 Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth

be threatened?

3 Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden??

4 What are the most important factors that will bring about

dramatic changes in various aspects of our lives?

5 What will the health problem be like in the future,

according to optimists?

Task 2: Answer the following questions WHILE YOU READ

Answer the questions

1 What will happen in an economic depression?

 The security of the earth will be threatened by

terrorism because terrorist groups will become more powerful and dangerous.

 Many large corporations will be wiped out and

millions of jobs will be lost.

2 Why, according to pessimists, will the security of

the earth be threatened?

3 Why will domestic chores no longer be a

burden?

 Thanks to the inventions of labour – saving

devices.

 Developments in micro technology – computers

and telecommunication

4 What are the most important factors that will

bring about dramatic changes in various aspects of

our lives?

5 What will the health problem be like in the future,

according to optimists?

People will be better looked after by a more

modern medical system.

Task 3: look at the pictures and use your own words to

describe the life in the future

a Work ………

………

b Travel: ………

……….

c Marriage :……….

………

Task 3: look at the pictures and use your own words

to describe the life in the future.

- Work:…

- Travel:……

+Factories will be run by robots +Robots will replace human beings to serve the customer at the café……

+space -shuttle technology will be used to travel the Mars and other planets.

+Cars could run on electricity or methane gas and fitted with computers

Marriage:… Many young men won’t be able to

find their partners to get married to.

Women will have the right to marry to many men

AFTER YOU READ Read and decide which are the advantages

and disadvantages of robots

1 Save labor, lighten our work

2 Replace human being in many fields so many people will lose their jobs or go jobless

3 Do difficult / hard jobs so that men have more time to enjoy

life or do more creative work

4 People become more independent on robots so we can’t work properly when the power is off or when robots

stop working

AFTER YOU READ Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robots

Advantages:

1 Save labor, lighten our work

3 Do difficult / hard jobs so that men have more time to enjoy life or do more creative work

Disadvantages:

2.Replace human being in many fields so many people will lose their jobs or go jobless

4.People become more independent on robots so we can’t work properly when the power is off or when robots

stop working

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION!