Unit 8 Life in the future

Do household chores Entertain Carry out difficult people tasks Work as they’re Make friends with programmed, unable to deal people Be with sudden situations emotionles Advantages Disadva[r]

I WARMER.

Listen to the tape Listen to a piece of music in the song :

“We are the world” Then fill in the blank with a missing word.

There comes the …(1)… when we need a certain call When the world must come …(2)… as one There are people …(3)…., oh and it’s time to lend a hand To life the greatest gift of all We can’t

go on pretending day by day that someone, …(4)

… will soon make a change We all part of God’s great big …(5)…., and the truth you know …(6)… is all we need We are the world, we are the ones, we are the …(7)… to make a brighter day, so let’s start giving There a choice we’re making We’re saving our lives It’s true we’ll make a …(8)… day just you and me……

I WARMER.

Listen to the tape

WE ARE THE WORLD There comes the time when we need a certain call When the world must come together as one There are people dying, oh and it’s time to lend a hand To life the greatest gift

of all We can’t go on pretending day

by day that someone, somewhere will soon make a change We all part of God’s great big family, and the truth you know love is all we need We are the world, we are the children, we are the ones to make a brighter day, so let’s start giving There a choice we’re making We’re saving our lives It’s true we’ll make a better day just you and me….

BEFORE YOU READ

Choose suitable sentences

to fill in the following chart

Present future

1 Higher living standard

2 More high buidings, more cars

3 More fresh air

4 More friendly people

5 More dangerous diseases

6 Labour-wasting

7 Economics, technology, science,

medical systems and education

are more developed.

6 4 3

7 5 2 1

UNIT 8 LIFE IN THE FUTURE

A READING

I Before reading

1 Do you think life

will be better in the

future? Why?/why

not?

2 List three things

that might happen

in the future

What might happen in the future:

- Many people might travel to other planets.

- Robots might be used in most of the factories,

offices…

- The weather might become hotter.

- The environment might be destroyed completely.

- Cars might run on anything from electricity to

methane gas.

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

A person who always expects bad things to

happen

- Pessimistic [,pesi'mistik] (a): Bi quan

-Optimistic [ɔpti'mistik](a):

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

a person who always expects good things to happen

VOCABULARY

lạc quan

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

The use of violent action in order to achieve

political aims or to force a government to

act

Quân/ kẻ khủng bố

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

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

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

Thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động

= telecoms (informal): the

technology of sending

signals, images and

messages over long

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

Thời kỳ suy giảm kinh tế

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

- Wipe out [waip] (v): Xóa sạch (quét sạch)

Be destroyed or removed completely

- Optimistic [ ɔ ɔ pti'mistik pti'mistik ](a):

- Labour-saving devices ['leib ,seivi ] ['leib ,seivi ] ə ə η η [di'vais]:

Thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động

- Wipe out [waip] (v): Xóa sạch (quét sạch)

- Economic depression [,i:k 'n mik] [,i:k 'n mik] ə ɔ ə ɔ [di'pre n ] [di'pre n ] ∫ ∫ :

Thời kyy suy giảm kinh tế

- Terrorism ['ter ri ['ter ri ə ə zəm](n): Sư ̣ khủng bố

- Pessimistic [,pesi'mistik] (a): Bi quan

Lạc quan

VOCABULARY

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

-Telecommunication (n) [,telik ,mju:ni'kei n]: ə ʃ Viễn thông

1 Someone who is is hopeful about the future or the success of

something in particular.

A powerful B optimistic C stagnant D pessimistic

2 A …………is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and

back to earth several times.

A plane B corporation C telecom D space-shuttle

3 An economic ……… is a time when there is very little economic

activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.

A improvement B depression C development D mission

4 The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the …… is.

A creativity B history C terrorism D technology

5 Someone who is… … thinks that bad things are going to happen.

A optimistic B pessimistic C threatened D hopeful

6 Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial

problems.

A taken off B put away C wiped out D gone over

Task 1: Choose the best option

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WHILE YOU READ

READ THE TEXT AND DO THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW:

What will life be like in the future? Different people have different answers to this question; some are pessimistic while others optimistic.

Things will be much worse than they are nowadays, pessimists say The whole world will experience a period of economic depression Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous On the contrary, optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today

We will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods We will also be better looked after by a more modern medical system Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labor – saving devices.

For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different Developments in macro technology – computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives Take work, for instance Robots will do most of the work in factories, so they will be cleaner places for fewer people to work in them Offices, too, will go electronic with the result that paper will almost completely disappear More people will work from home on computers linked to a head office As for travel, it is likely that space – shuttle technology will be used

in normal air travel achieving speeds of up to 15, 000 kph Cars will still be with us, but, instead of petrol, they will run

on anything from electricity to methane gas They will also be fitted with computers to tell us how efficiently we are driving and if there is anything wrong on the road ahead.

Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight lines, and history is full of unexpected developments However, we are confident that the future is in our hands, and it is our responsibility to contribute to bettering our own lives.

Lesson 1: reading

Task 1 Answer the questions

Answer the questions

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 bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?

GROUP - WORK

READ THE TEXT AND DO THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW:

What will life be like in the future? Different people have different answers to this question; some are pessimistic while others optimistic.

Things will be much worse than they are nowadays, pessimists say The whole world will experience a period of economic depression Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous On the contrary, optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today

We will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods We will also be better looked after by a more modern medical system Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labor – saving devices.

For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different Developments in macro technology – computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives Take work, for instance Robots will do most of the work in factories, so they will be cleaner places for fewer people to work in them Offices, too, will go electronic with the result that paper will almost completely disappear More people will work from home on computers linked to a head office As for travel, it is likely that space – shuttle technology will be used

in normal air travel achieving speeds of up to 15, 000 kph Cars will still be with us, but, instead of petrol, they will run

on anything from electricity to methane gas They will also be fitted with computers to tell us how efficiently we are driving and if there is anything wrong on the road ahead.

Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight lines, and history is full of unexpected developments However, we are confident that the future is in our hands, and it is our responsibility to contribute to bettering our own lives.

Lesson 1: reading

GAME: LUCKY NUMBER

Rule: Each group has a representative

to choose the number In each number you have a question to answer.

I WARMER.

Listen to the tape

II PRE- READING

I WARMER.

Look at the pictures

and answer questions

II PRE- READING

1.Pre- teach vocabulary

Fill in the diagram

Look at the diagram below read the text and fill the diagram with suitable missing information

TASK 2

go electro nic

Many people will work from home

Travelling by space-shuttle

is very fast (at 15,000kms

per hour)

Cars could run on

electricity

or methane gas and fitted with

computers

AFTER YOU READ

I WARMER.

Listen to the tape

II PRE- READING

1.Pre- teach vocabulary

What will life be like in the future accoding to pessimists and optimists?

Look at the pictures and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robots.

Do most of work in

factories.

Lose their jobs (people) Drive vehicles (avoid

accidents )

Do household chores

Be emotionles

s

Entertain people

Make friends with

people

Carry out difficult

tasks

Work as they’re programmed, unable to deal with sudden situations

I WARMER.

Look at the pictures

and answer questions

II PRE- READING

1.Pre- teach vocabulary

2 Checking vocabulary

III WHILE - READING

1 Answer questions

2 Fill in the diagram

III POST- READING

Speaking freely

IV HOMEWORK

 Learn by heart new words.

 Practice retelling the passage

 Do exercises Part reading in your workbook.

 Prepare speaking lesson

go electronic

Space shutle will be used

in travel Car will run

on electicity

to methane

gas

more powerful and more dangerous terrerist groups

Economic depression Large corporation will be wiped out million of jobs will be lost

Look at the pictures and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robots.

Do most of work in

factories.

Lose their jobs (people) Drive vehicles (avoid

accidents )

Do household chores

Be emotionles

s

Entertain people

Make friends with

people

Carry out difficult

tasks

Work as they’re programmed, unable to deal with sudden situations

Advantages Disadvantages

Write about the advantages and disadvantages of robots

III After reading:

- 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

I WARMER.

Listen to the tape

II PRE- READING

1.Pre- teach vocabulary

I WARMER.

Listen to the tape

II PRE- READING

1.Pre- teach vocabulary

be threatened by terrorism as terrorists groups will become more powerful and more dangerous.

I WARMER.

Listen to the tape

II PRE- READING

1.Pre- teach vocabulary

cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods They will also looked after by modern medical system Domestic chores will no longer be burden thanks to the inventions of labor- saving devices.

I WARMER.

Listen to the tape

II PRE- READING

1.Pre- teach vocabulary

aspects of our lives?

Congratulations!