Unit 8. Life in the future

Dak Glong High School
Class: 12B

Thursday, November 8th, 2011



Do you think life will be better in the future?
Why?/why not?
Look at the following pictures and answer the
questions





Robots are serving theWhat
meal. are they
Robot
? is cleaning the floor.

Car can run on sea water.

Baby with computer


Do you think life will be better in the future?
Why?/why not?
List three things that might happen in the
future

UNIT 8

LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A. READING

I. Before reading


VOCABULARY
- Optimist

[’ɔptimist](n): người lạc quan

People who always expect good things to happen

- Optimistic [ɔpti'mistik](a):

Lạc quan


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

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

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


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

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


VOCABULARY
- 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 kyỵ̀
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


UNIT 8

LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A. READING

I. Before reading
II. While reading
Read the text and do the tasks that follow.
1. Task 2 Answer the questions


1. Task 2 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
brings about dramatic changes in different
aspects of our lives?


1. 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.


Many large
corporations will be
wiped out
and millions of jobs
will be lost

1. What will happen in
an economic depression?


1. Task 2 Answer the questions
3. 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. Tsk 2

Answer the questions

4. 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.


UNIT 8

LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A. READING

I. Before reading
II. While reading
1. Task 2 Answer the questions
2. Task 3

Collecting information