Unit 8. Life in the future

Unit 8. Life in the future tài liệu, giáo án, bài giảng , luận văn, luận án, đồ án, bài tập lớn về tất cả các lĩnh vực k...

*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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6 3 9

FACTORS not smoking

jogging

doing exercise

not drinking a lot

eating healthy foods

going to bed early

not eating a lot of meat

The factors might help people have a long and healthy life

 incredible [in’kred Ə bl] (a)

 fatal [‘feitl] (a)

 centenarian [senti:’ne Ə ri Ə n] (n)

 eradicate [i’rædikeit] (v)

 life expectancy [laif

iks’pekt Ə nsi] (n.phrase)

 eternal life [i:’t Ə :nl laif ]

(n.phrase )

While you listen

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/ People’s general health will improve

because they eat a lot of mushrooms

3/ Nowadays, if people look after themselves,

they can live to be 90

4/ Within 30 years, 80% of cancers will be

curable

5/ Eternal life isn’t impossible.

F T

Listen to the interview about people’s life expectancy

in the future and do the tasks that follow.

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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.

After you listen Work in pairs

a very long life

*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 lives and our old friends are dead.

• Summarize the content of the interview

• Prepare writing lesson

Listening script

Dr Davis, a Dutch biologist is being interviewed about people’s life expectancy in the future

into the incredible age of 130 What do you think about this?

that

centenarian

population is mushrooming as our general health improves

butter, alcohol and

cigarettes, we can add nearly 35 years to that figure

science

they get older

and AIDS?

believe that

within 30 years this will increase to 80% And in ten years’ time AIDS will also

be brought under control, too

science,

it’s not impossible