Unit 8. Life in the future

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Note down aspects of future life that can be changed basing on

the given pictures:

service

transportation

housework

education

Construction/ housing music

- Optimistic [ɔpti'mistik] (adj): Lạc quan

- Optimist [’ɔptimist] (n): người lạc quan

People who always expect good things to happen

- Pessimist [ ’ pesimist] (n): Người bi quan

People who always expect

bad things to happen

- Pessimistic [,pesi'mistik] (adj):

Bi quan

- Terrorism ['terərizəm] (n): Sự khủng bố, chủ

nghĩa khủng bốố

- Terrorist ['terərist] (n): Quân khủng bố

The use of violent action in order to achieve

political aims or to force a government to act

Space-shuttle [’speis ’∫ ۸tl] Tàu vũ trụ con thoi

Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling

between the earth and a space station

A period when there’s little economic activity

and many people are poor or without jobs

Economic depression [,i:kə'nɔmik] [di'pre∫n ]:

Thời kyỵ̀ suy giảm kinh tê

Wipe out [waip] (v):

Be destroyed or removed completely

Xóa sạch (quét sạch)

Contribute to [kən'tribju:t] (v):

- Micro technology (n) ['maikrə] [tek'nɔlədʒi]:

Đóng góp cho

Công nghệ vi mô

VOCABULARY

Labour-saving devices ['leibə,seiviη] [di'vais]:

Thiêt bị tiêt kiệm sức lao động

VOCABULARY

- Optimistic Sự khủng bố

- Pessimistic Đóng góp cho

- Economic depression Xóa sạch (quét sạch)

- Micro technology Thời kyỵ̀ suy giảm kinh tê

1 What will happen in an economic depression?

2 Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened?

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

4 What are the most important factors that will brings about dramatic changes

in different aspects of our lives?

TASK 2: ASK AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

Task 3: Collecting information

go electronic

Many people will work from home

Cars could run on electricity

or methane gas and fitted with computers

Travelling by space-shuttle

is very fast (at 15,000kms per hour)

• Prepare Speaking lesson

- Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs

will be lost.

1 What will happen in an

economic depression?

- The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous

2 Why, according to

pessimists, will the security

of the earth be threatened?

X 2

Lucky

number!

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

- People will be living in much

cleaner environment, breathing

fresher air and eating healthier

foods They will also be better

looked after by a modern medical system Domestic chores will no

longer be a burden thanks to the

inventions of labor-saving devices.

- They are developments in

micro technology–computers

and telecommunication.

4 What are the most important factors that will brings about

dramatic changes in different

aspects of our lives?

You are unlucky!

: 2

You’ve just lost half of your points!