Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 unit 8: Life in the future

BÀI GIẢNG TIẾNG ANH 12


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UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A. READING


1. Do you think life will be better in the
future?
2. Do you think we will be living in a cleaner


Vocabulary:
1. an optimist : a person who always expects good things
to happen.
: người lạc quan

 optimistic (adj)
: lạc quan
2. a pessimist

≠ an optimist : người bi quan

 pessimistic (adj)
3. depression
4. a terrorist

(unc.)

: bi quan
: tình trạng suy thoái
: tên khủng bố


dishwasher
vacuum cleaner

washing machine

What do you call
them?


Vocabulary:
1. an optimist : a person who always expects good things
to happen.
: người lạc quan

 optimistic (adj)
: lạc quan
2. a pessimist

≠ an optimist : người bi quan

 pessimistic (adj)

: bi quan

3. depression

: tình trạng suy thoái

(unc.)

4. a terrorist
5. labour – saving devices

: tên khủng bố
: các thiết bị tiết kiệm sức
lao động


People who always think about
worse future are …..pessimists

People who always think about
better future are …….. optimists

Match the words in column A with their definitions in
column B
A
B
a.
People
who
always
expect
bad
things
to
1. wiped out
happen.
2. pessimists

b. Be destroyed or removed completely.

3. economic
depression

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

4. space –
shuttle

d. The use of violent action in order to

achieve political aims or to force a
government to act.

5. terrorism

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



Unit 8: LIFE

IN THE FUTURE -Part A: READING

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 micro 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


Find the words or phrases in the passage
which have the following meanings
1. People who always expect bad things to
Pessimists
happen
2. People who always expect good things to
happen

Optimists

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

Economic
depression

4. The use of violent action in order to achieve

political aims or to force a government to act

Terrorism

5. Be destroyed or removed completely
6. Spacecraft designed to be used for travelling
between the earth and a space station

Wiped out
Space - shuttle


III. AFTER YOU READ: Look
at the
pictures
the advantages
Do most
of work
in and discuss
Lose their
Do household
and disadvantages
factories. of robots. jobs(people)
chores
Drive vehicles(avoid
Entertain
Carry out difficult
accidents)
tasks
people

Make friends with
Work as they’re
Be
people
emotionless programmed, unable to deal
with sudden situations
Advantages
Disadvantages
Work/
offices

Travel

Daily
life


HOMEWORK
-Learn by heart the new words.
-Translate the text into Vietnamese.
-Prepare for the next lesson:
Speaking