Unit 8 Reading

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Choose suitable sentences to fill in the following chart. 1. Higher living standard 2. More high buidings, more cars 3. More fresh air 4. More friendly people 5. More dangerous diseases 6. Labour-wasting 7. Economics, technology, science, medical systems and education are more developed.. Present. 3 4 6. future. 1 2 5 7.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> New Words: Healthy food ; Labour saving devices: Terrorist: Space shuttle: Working on computer: Robot: Dirty environment:.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> Now, look at the pictures!. Terrorist. Dirty environment.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> Now, look at the pictures!. Working on computer. Healthy food. Labour saving devices.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> Now, look at the pictures!. Space shuttle. Robot.

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> Task 1: Find the words or phrases in the passage which have the following meaning:. A • Optimists . Economic depression • Pessimists • Terrorism • Wiped out .Space shuttle. B 1. People who always expect good things to happen.. 2. A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs 3. People who always expect bad things to happen 4. The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or force a government to act. 5. Be destroyed or removed completely. 6. Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling between the earth and the space station.

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> 1. What will happen in an economic depression?. Look at four questions 2. Why, according to pessimists, carefully 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 bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> 3. 1 5 2. 4.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> Question 1. What will happen in an economic depression?. A. In an economic depression, many large corporations will be wiped out and many jobs will be lost..

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(14)</span> Question 2 Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened? The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorists groups will become more powerful and more dangerous..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(15)</span> Question 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 looked after by modern medical system Domestic chores will no longer be burden thanks to the inventions of labor-saving devices..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(16)</span> Question 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 telecommunications..

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(18)</span> Task 3: Complete the notes about how technology will influence our life in the future. Aspects. Detail descriptions. Will go electronic; paper will completely disappear; people will work at home at Offices computers linked to a head office. Will be largely run by robots, so there Factories will be cleaner places with fewer people working in.. Travel. Cars won’t run on petrol; they will run on electricity or methane gas. Modern cars will be fitted with computers to tell us how we are driving and weather there is something wrong ahead or not. Space shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel with the speed of 15,000 kph.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(19)</span> Are you an optimist or a pessimist ? Complete the survey with the correct verbs in the box. Be, Know , Live, Work ( You will use “be” in 5 sentences) then take the survey. Read each item. Check ( √ ) Agree or Disagree. Then add the numbers. By the year 2030,…….

<span class='text_page_counter'>(20)</span> Agree. be many big 1) There won’t …… (5) companies. 2) We’ll…….. know how to grow food (10) in the ocean. be 3) The world will…..too crowded. (5) be 4) There won’t ……any rain (5) forests. be (5) 5) Many people will………jobless. live (10) 6) People will……in space. be 7) There will……a cure for cancer. (10) work factories and 8) Robots will….....at (5) at homes. Total. Disagree (10) (5) (10) (10) (10) (5) (5). (10) _________+__________.  Total from 40 to 65, you are a pessimist.  Total from 65 to 75, you are an optimist.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(21)</span> Learn by heart new words. Write a paragraph about advantage or disadvantage Practice retelling the passage Do exercises Part reading in your workbook. .

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