Unit 8. Life in the future

Friday, November 13th ,2009

UNIT 8: LIFE IN THE
FUTURE
SPEAKING


Give the correct form of the verb in bracket and
change it into the passive voice

will have finished
Eg: By the end of this month, I ………………….....
my English course. (finish)
→ By the end of this month, my English course
will have been finished.

→ Future Perfect
* Form:
Active: S + will/shall + have + PP
Pasive: S + will/shall + have been + PP
(by + O)


Task 1
Look at the newspaper cuttings from the future, and
say what will have happened by the end of the 21th
century.

CHINESE ASTRONAUTS LAND ON MARS
25th October, 2099

Example:
By the end of the 21st century,
Chinese astronauts will have landed on Mars.


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New
words

Was declared open : khai trương
Citizen (n): công dân
Cure for (n): phương pháp chữa trị
Holiday resort (n): khu nghỉ cao cấp
Holiday-maker (n): người đi nghỉ mát
Cold war (n): cuộc chiến tranh lạnh, cuộc
chiến chống lại bệnh cảm cúm
• Run on sea water: chạy bằng nhiên liệu
nước biển


150th BIRTHDAY PARTY!
ByOldest
the end

the celebrated
21st century,
worldof
citizen
his
150th birthday
yesterday.
an oldest
man will
have held
2nd party.
July, 2087
his 150th birthday

NEW MOON CITY OPENED

By
the
end
themoon
21st was
century,
The
third
city of
on the
declared
opencity
yesterday.
a new

moon
will have
The new city has a population of over
opened.
200,000 people16th May, 2089

COLD
WAR
ByTHE
the end
of the
21st ENDS
century,
Scientist have found a for the
scientistscommon
will have
cold found a
th September,
2099 cold.
cure4for
a common
CARS
By the
ON
end
SEA
of the
WATER
21st
At

last, thecars
first car
century,
willrunning
have on
runsea
on
water wassea
finished
yesterday.
water.
9th August, 2087

Holiday resort on Jupiter
st
By the
end welcomes
of the 21
century,
Vietnam
tourism
the
fiftieth
holidaymakerVietnamese
back from Jupiter.
the fiftieth
holiday12thcome
April, 2098
maker will have
back

from Jupiter.

Example:
By the end of the 21st
century, Chinese astronauts
will have landed on Mars.


Task 2
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Inmy
myopinion,
opinion,it’s
it’slikely
likelythat
thatby
bythe
the
thth
end
endof
ofthe
the21
21 century
centurypeople
peoplewill
will
be
beliving
livingto

tothe
theage
ageof
of150.
150.

Because
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there
will
willbe
becures
curesfor
for
fatal
fataldiseases
diseases

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reall
y

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Work in pairs:
Likely

Reasons

• developments in
science and technology
• living standard
improved
• cures for fatal
diseases found

Unlikely

• too far
• no water
• thin atmosphere
• too costly
• too cold/ hot
• more diseases
• just impossible

A: I think it’s very unlikely that by the end of the 21st century, there will
have been some cities on the Moon.
B: Why do you think so?
A: Because it’s too far from the earth.
A: I think it’s very likely that by the end of the 21st century, there will
have been some cities on the Moon.
B: Why do you think so?
A: Because of the developments of science and technology.


To express a personal
idea

I my opinion
As far as I know
To be honest I think
From my point of view
To my knowledge
Personally I think

To show probability
It’s (un)likely that + Clause
S + be + (un)likely + to V_inf
In all likelihood/probably + Clause
It’s (un)doubted that +Clause
I doubt that +Clause
I’m (not) sure that +Clause
We can totally think that +Clause


Task 3
Make some more predictions about what will our life be one ten years from
now?

Example:
A: What will our life be ten years from now?
B: Maybe, cars will have been running on sea
water.
A: Why?
B: Because of the development in science and
technology.

 Write a passage about your
predictions about what life
will be like one hundred years
from now