Unit 8- Reading-E 12-Hothot

List three things that might happen in the future2. Vocabulary -pessimist n Eg: Pessimists always expect bad things to happen →pessimistic adj... - Pessimist n /'pesimist/ n: Người bi

1 What is (are) this (these)?

1

• FOOD

• HUG

• TREES

• UMBRELLA

• RABBIT

• EAGLE

• → FUTURE

Unit 8: Life in the future

A Reading

I Before you read

1 Leading questions:

1 Do you think life will be better in the future? Why?/Why not?

2 List three things that might happen in the future?

2 Vocabulary

-pessimist (n)

Eg: Pessimists always expect bad things to

happen

→pessimistic (adj)

- optimist n)

Eg: Optimists always expect good things to happen

→ optimistic (adj)

- depression (n):The state of being depressed, a sinking

- wipe out exp): clean, destroy completely

- terrorist (n)→ terrorism

- burden (n)

Eg: Housework used to be a burden to women

- labour-saving devices (n.p)

Eg: Washing machines, cleaning machines… are labour-saving devices (n.p)

- telecomunication (n)

- space-shuttle (n)

- Pessimist (n) /'pesimist/ (n): Người bi quan

→pessimistic (adj) /,pesi'mistik/ (adj): bi quan

- optimist /'optimist/ (n) : Người lạc quan

→ optimistic /,opti'mistik/ (adj) : Lạc quan

- depression /di'pre∫n/ (n): Sự suy thoái

- wipe out /waip aut/ (exp): clean, destroy completely

Quét sạch, dọn sạch

- terrorist /'terзrist/ (n)→ terrorism (n): quân khủng bố, chính sách khủng bố

- burden /'bз:dn/ (n) : gánh nặng

- labour-saving devices /'leibз 'seiviŋ di'vaisiz/ (n.p)

Các thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao dộng

- telecomunication /'telikз,mju:ni'kei∫n/ (n) : viễn thông

- space-shuttle /'speis'∫ tlʌ / (n): tàu con thoi

3 Checking vocabulary: Rub out and remember

pessimistic

optimist

optimistic

depression wipe out

terrorist burden

labour-saving devices

telecomu-nication space-shuttle

pessimist

II WHILE YOU READ

*Task 1:Explanation/synonyms

Find words or phrases in the passage which have the following meanings

People who always expect bad things to happen

People who always expect good things to happen

A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs

The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act

Be destroyed or removed completely

Spacescrafts designed to be used for traveling between the earth and a space station

pessimists optimists economic depression

terrorism

wiped out

space-shuttle

* Task 2: Answer the questions

Read the passage and answer the questions

What will happen in an ?

Why, according to pessimists, will the of the earth

be ?

What will life be in the , according to ?

What are the most important that will bring about dramatic in different aspects of our lives?

economic depression

future

security threatened

optimists factors

changes

* Task 2: Answer the questions

What will happen in an economic depression ?

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

What will life be in the future , according to

What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?

1.Many large corporations will be wiped out and

millions of jobs will be lost.

2.Because/cause/cos’ the terrorist groups will

become more powerful and more dangerous 3.Life will be far better than it is today: We will be

living in a much cleaner environment,

breathing fresher air and eating healthier food, looked after by a more modern medical

system…

4.Developments in micro-technology-computers

and telecommunication.

Task 3 Complete the sentences about how technology will influence our life in the futures

1 Work:

- Factories /will /run /by robots.

- Offices /will / electronic.

-Many people /will /work / home.

2 Travel:

- People /travel / space shuttle very fast.

- Cars /can /run /electricity or methane gas.

- Car/can/ be/fitted / computers.

GAME: TREASURE HUNTING

6.Offices /will / electronic.

Your treasure is

in teacher’s bag

1.Many people /will /work / home.

3 People /travel / space shuttle very fast.

5.Cars /can /`run /electricity or methane gas 2 Car/can/ be/fitted / computers 4.Factories /will /run /by robots.

- Revise the reading passage

- Learn by heart the vocabulary

- Summarize the reading passage in 5 sentences