Unit 8: Life in the future (reading)

Teacher : Nguyen Thi Hue


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5. What is it ? It can help people to save their labour.


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UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A. Reading


I. BEFORE YOU READ
Read the text and do the following tasks


VOCABULARY
1. Economic depression (n. phr)

Sự suy thoái kinh tế

2. Terrorism (n)

Chủ nghĩa khủng bố

3. Labour-saving device (n. phr)

Thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động

4. Burden (n)

Gánh nặng

5. Micro technology (n. phr)

Công nghệ vi mô

6. Space – shuttle (n.phr):

Tàu con thoi, tàu vũ trụ


II. WHILE YOU READ


Task 1: Work individually and complete the following
sentences using given words below
economic depression
pessimists
optimists
terrorism

space-shuttle

burdens

1. Osama Bin Laden is the leader of the international
……………………
2. Many countries are poor because they have just
undergone a period of …….……………………..
3. Addicts are ……………of our society
4. People who always expect good things to happen
are ……………….
5. People who always think of bad things to happen are
……………


Task 2: Work in pairs. Read the text and answer
the following questions

1. According to pessimists, who will become more powerful and
more dangerous ?
→ terrorist groups.( P2, line 5)
2. According to optimists, will life be far better than it is today?
→ Yes, it will.( P2, Line 6)
3. Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden?
→ Thanks to the inventions of labour - saving devices.
( P2, Line 10)
4. What are the most important factors that will bring about
dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?
→ They are developments in micro technology, computer
and telecommunication.( P3, Line 2-3)

Task 3:

Work in groups and complete the chart about
how technology will influence our life in the future.

The influences of technology in future life
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factories

(1) O FFICES
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people

will

work

go (5)

from home
on (6)
COMPUTERS
…............

OBOTS ELECTRONIC
R……
……….

Traveling by (2)
PACE-SHUTTLE
S..................
is
very
fast at
15,000
(7) ….……
kph

(3)C…
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run
on (8)
LECTRICITY
E…………….
methane gas

III. AFTER YOU READ
These following phrases are advantages and disadvantages
of robots. Work in pairs and put them in the right column.
1. Help people relax

4. Make people unemployed

2. Make people lazy

5. Not solve sudden situation

3. Do housework

6. Do most of work in factories

ADVANTAGES

7. Not have feelings
8. Save labor

DISADVANTAGES


Retell the advantages and disadvantages using
suggestions below
It is an advantage that
robot will help people relax
ADVANTAGES

It is a disadvantage that

robot will make people lazy
DISADVANTAGES

1. Help people relax

2. Make people lazy

3. Do housework

4. Make people unemployed

6. Do most of work in factories

5. Not solve sudden situation

8. Save labour

7. Not have feelings


HOMEWORK
1.Learn by heart vocabulary
2.Do exercises part A (reading) in the
workbook (page 51 - 52)
3. Prepare the next lesson (part B: Speaking)