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 field[r]
Trang 2Do you think life will be better in the future? Why?/why not?
Look at the following pictures and answer the questions
Trang 6Robots are serving the meal Robot is cleaning the floor.
Car can run on sea water. Baby with computer
What are they ?
Trang 7List three things that might happen in the
future
Do you think life will be better in the future? Why?/why not?
Trang 8LIFE IN THE FUTUREUNIT 8
A READING
I Before reading
Trang 9- Optimistic [ɔpti'mistik] (a): Lạc quan
- Optimist [’ɔptimist] (n): người lạc quan
People who always expect good things to happen
Trang 10- Pessimist [ ’ pesimist] (n): Người bi quan
People who always expect
bad things to happen
- Pessimistic [,pesi'mistik] (a): Bi quan
Trang 11- Terrorism ['terərizəm](n): Sự khủng bố, chủ
nghĩa khủng bố́
- 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 12Space-shuttle [’speis ’∫۸tl] Tàu con thoi,
tàu vũ trụ
Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling
between the earth and a space station
Trang 13A period when there’s little economic activity
and many people are poor or without jobs
Economic depression [,i:kə'nɔmik] [di'pre∫n ]:
Thời kyy suy giảm kinh tê
Trang 14Wipe out [waip] (v):
Be destroyed or removed completely
Xóa sạch (quét sạch)
Trang 15Contribute 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 16Labour-saving devices ['leibə,seiviη] [di'vais]:
Thiêt bị tiêt kiệm sức lao động
VOCABULARY
Trang 17- 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 kyy 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 18LIFE 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 191 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 201 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 211 What will happen in
an economic depression? Many large
corporations will be
wiped out
and millions of jobs
will be lost
Trang 223 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 234 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 24LIFE IN THE FUTUREUNIT 8
A READING
I Before reading
II While reading
1 Task 2 Answer the questions
2 Task 3 Collecting information
Trang 252 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 26LIFE 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 27III After reading Writing
Write about the advantages and
disadvantages of robots
Trang 28+ 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