bai unit 8

-express their ideas about advantages and disadvantages of robots.. Point to the words or empty circles and ask Ss to read or remember the words.. - Get Ss to come to the board and fill

UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE

DIVISION OF LESSONS

1 Reading

2 Speaking

3 Listening

4 Writing

5 Language focus UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE

Lesson 1 READING Period :

Date :

-read for specific information.to understand the passage

-express their ideas about advantages and disadvantages of robots

II.Language Content:

1 Grammar: Preposition, The articles

2 Vocabulary: pessimistic, optimistic, pessimist, corporation, depression,

security, threaten, terrorist, environment, burden, telecommunication, disappear,

space- shuttle, effeicient, fit, achieve, contribute, aspect

III.Teaching method: Communicative Approach

V Procedure :

Teacher’s and students’ activities Content

- Divide Ss into 12 groups

- Give each group a poster and a board

marker

-Stick 5 pictures on the board and

tell Ss to write one sentence/ a

phrase describing each picture

-Set a limit time for 4 minutes for Ss to

write

- Ask Ss to put the posters on the

Warm-up:

Game: Picture sentence (see Appendix)

Expected:

1 Cars can run on sea water

2 A city on the sea

3 A city on Mars

4 Robots are seen everywhere in schools, factory, homes

5 The anniversary of 120th birthday

Aims: to introduce the topic of the lesson and to raise students' interest

Lead-in:

- Introduce the new lesson to the students

- Do you think these things will happen in the future?

- What is your dream life in the future?

We don't know for sure what will happen

to our future life Some people have made

board when they have finished.

- The first group to have the most

correct sentences is the winner

-Put each of the words which have been

taught in each circle on the board

-Rub out one of the words but do not rub

out the circle

-Get Ss to repeat the words including the

rubbed-out word by pointing at the empty

circles

- Rub out another word but leave the circle

Point to the words or empty circles and

ask Ss to read or remember

the words

- Continue until all the circles are empty

The Ss-now have to remember all the

words

- Get Ss to come to the board and fill the

circles with the correct words

- Get Ss to read the reading passage

and answer the questions

- Ask Ss to compare the answers with

their partners

- Call on some Ss to write the answers on

the board

- Check with the class

optimistic predictions but the others the pessimistic ones And that's the focus of our lesson today

Before you read :

Pre-teaching vocabulary

1.pessimistic [pesi'mistik] (a) (explanation):

expecting bad things to happen or to be unsuccessful, (bi quan) + a pessimist (n): a person who always expects bad

things to happen (người bi quan)

2 optimistic [opti'mistik] (a) (antonym) >< pessimistic (lạc quan)

+ an optimist (n) a person who always expects good things to happen (người lac quan)

3 terrorism (n) (explanation) the use of •violent action in-order to achieve political arms or to force a government to act (sự khủng bố)

4 labor-saving (a).(context) (tiết kiệm sức lao động) Example:

-It takes less time for my mother to do housework thanks to the modern labor-saving devices such as washing machines, vacuum cleaners and dishwashers

5 wipe sth out (v) (synonym): destroy or remove sth completely (xoa bo; pha huy)

6 space shuttle (n) (picture + explanation):

spacecraft designed to be used for traveling between the

earth and a space station, (tau con thoi)

7 depression (n) (translation): (tình trạng suy thoái) + economic depression: suy thoái về kinh tế

Checking: What and Where

While you read :

Task 1:

Expected answers

1.pessimists 2.optimists 3.economic depression 4.terrorism 5.wiped out 6.space suttle

Task 2: Questions and answers

Expected answers

1 Many large corporations will be wiped and millions of jobs will be lost.

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

- Arrange the class into small groups of

four or five

- Tell Ss to look over thetext, find the

information to complete the notes about

how technology will influence

our life in the future

- Give feedback

- Divide the class into 6 groups

-Assign 3 groups to discuss the

advantages of robots and the other three

the disadvantages of robots

-Invite the groups' ideas to the class

- Give feedback and make comments

3.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 be no longer a burden thanks to the inventions

of labor-saving devices.

4.They are developments in micro technology- computers and

telecommunication.

Task 3: Collecting information

1 Work: factories will be run by robots, offices

will go electronic; many people will work from home

fast, at 15,000kms per hour; cars could run on electricity or

methane gas and fitted with computers

After you read : Discussion

Suggested ideas:

Advantages:

+ save labor, lighten our work + do difficulties/ hard jobs so that men have more time to

enjoy life or do more creative work Disadvantages:

+ replace human beings in many fields so many people

will lose their jobs or go jobless.

+ people become more independent on robots; we can't

work properly when the power /v off or when robots stop working.

Writing

-Get Ss to write a short paragraph about the advantages and disadvantages of robots

Homework: Ask students to learn the new words

by heart and prepare the next part in advance

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