Do you think life will be better in the future?. List three things that might happen in the future Do you think life will be better in the future?. - Optimistic [ɔpti'mistik]a: Lạc quan
Trang 1Dak Glong High School
Class: 12B
Teacher: Nguyen Dinh Hao
Thursday, November 8 th , 2011
Trang 3Do you think life will be better in the future? Why?/why not?
Look at the following pictures and answer the questions
Trang 7Robots are serving the meal Robot is cleaning the floor.
Car can run on sea water. Baby with computer
What are they ?
Trang 8List three things that might happen in the
future
Do you think life will be better in the future? Why?/why not?
Trang 9LIFE IN THE FUTUREUNIT 8
A READING
I Before reading
Trang 10- Optimistic [ɔpti'mistik](a): Lạc quan
- Optimist [’ɔptimist](n): người lạc quan
People who always expect good things to happen
Trang 11- Pessimist [ ’ pesimist] (n): Người bi quan
People who always expect
bad things to happen
- Pessimistic [,pesi'mistik] (a): Bi quan
Trang 12- 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
Trang 13Space-shuttle [’speis ’∫۸tl] Tàu con thoi,
tàu vũ trụ
Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling
between the earth and a space station
Trang 14A 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
Trang 15Wipe out [waip] (v):
Be destroyed or removed completely
Xóa sạch (quét sạch)
Trang 16Contribute to [kən'tribju:t](v):
-Labour-saving devices ['leibə,seiviη] [di'vais]:
- Micro technology (n) ['maikrə] [tek'nɔlədʒi]:
Đóng góp cho
Thiêt bị tiêt kiệm sức lao động
Công nghệ vi mô
VOCABULARY
Trang 17Labour-saving devices ['leibə,seiviη] [di'vais]:
Thiêt bị tiêt kiệm sức lao động
VOCABULARY
Trang 18- Optimistic [ ɔpti'mistik]( a): Lạc quan
- Pessimistic [,pesi'mistik ] (a): Bi quan
- Terrorism ['terərizəm] (n): Sự khủng bố
-Contribute to [kən'tribju:t] (v): Đóng góp cho
- Economic depression [,i:kə'nɔmik] [di'pre∫n ] : Thời kyỵ̀ suy giảm kinh tê
- Wipe out [waip] (v): Xóa sạch (quét sạch)
- Labour-saving devices ['leibə,seiviη] [di'vais]: Thiêt bị tiêt kiệm sức lao động
- Micro technology (n) ['maikrə] [tek'nɔlədʒi]: Công nghệ vi mô
VOCABULARY
Trang 19LIFE IN THE FUTUREUNIT 8
A READING
I Before reading
II While reading
1 Task 2 Answer the questions
Read the text and do the tasks that follow.
Trang 201 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?
1 Task 2 Answer the questions
Trang 211 Task 2 Answer the questions
1 What will happen in an economic depression? (P.2 -L.3)
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? (P.2 – L.4+5)
The security of the earth will be threatened by
terrorism as terrorist groups will become more
powerful and more dangerous.
Trang 221 What will happen in
Trang 233 What will life be like in the future, according
to optimists? (P.2 – L.7-10)
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.
1 Task 2 Answer the questions
Trang 244 What are the most important factors that will brings about dramatic changes in
different aspects of our lives? (P 3 – L.2)
They are developments in micro technology – computers and telecommunication.
1 Tsk 2 Answer the questions
Trang 25LIFE IN THE FUTUREUNIT 8
A READING
I Before reading
II While reading
1 Task 2 Answer the questions
2 Task 3 Collecting information
Trang 262 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)
Trang 27LIFE IN THE FUTUREUNIT 8
A READING
I Before reading
II While reading
1 Task 2 Answer the questions
2 Task 3 Collecting information
III After reading
Trang 28III After reading Writing
Write about the advantages and
disadvantages of robots
Trang 29+ Save labor, lighten our work
+ do difficulties/hard jobs so that men have more time to enjoy life or do more creative work
+ replace human beings in many fields so many people will lose their jobs or go jobless.
+ people become more dependent on robots; we can’t work properly when the power is off or
when robots stop working
Disadvantages