Unit 8. Life in the future

Note down aspects of future life
service
housework
that can be changed basing on
the given pictures:

transportation

education


Construction/ housing

music

health

nature



VOCABULARY
- Optimist

[’ɔptimist](n): người lạc quan

People who always expect good things to happen

- Optimistic [ɔpti'mistik](adj): Lạc quan

VOCABULARY
- Pessimist [ ’pesimist] (n): Người bi quan
People who always expect
bad things to happen

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


- Terrorism ['terərizəm](n): Sự khủng bố, chủ
nghĩa khủng bốố
The use of violent action in order to achieve
political aims or to force a government to act
- Terrorist ['terərist](n): Quân khủng bố


VOCABULARY
Space-shuttle [’speis ’∫۸tl] Tàu vũ trụ con thoi
Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling
between the earth and a space station


Economic depression [,i:kə'nɔmik] [di'pre∫n ]:
Thời kyỵ̀ suy giảm kinh tê
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


VOCABULARY
Contribute to [kən'tribju:t](v): Đóng góp cho

- Micro technology (n) ['maikrə] [tek'nɔlədʒi]:
Công nghệ vi mô


VOCABULARY
Labour-saving devices ['leibə,seiviη] [di'vais]:
Thiêt bị tiêt kiệm sức lao động


- Optimistic

Sự khủng bố

- Pessimistic

Đóng góp cho

- Terrorism

Bi quan

- Contribute

Lạc quan

- Economic depression

Xóa sạch (quét sạch)

- Wipe out

Công nghệ vi mô

- Micro technology

Thời kyỵ̀ suy giảm kinh tê


TASK 2: ASK AND ANSWER THESE 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 brings about dramatic changes
in different aspects of our lives?



Task 3: Collecting information

The influences of technology in future life

Travel

Work

Factories
will
be run
by robots

Offices
will
go
electronic

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


• Prepare Speaking lesson



1. What will happen in an
economic depression?
- 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?
- The security of the earth will be
threatened by terrorism as terrorist
groups will become more powerful
and more dangerous


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2

Lucky
number!


3. What will life be like in the future,
according to optimists?
- 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.


4. What are the most important
factors that will brings about
dramatic changes in different
aspects of our lives?
- They are developments in
micro technology–computers
and telecommunication.


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