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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Teacher : Truong Thanh Khai From: Phu Cat 2 High School.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Fill in the gaps with suitable words: Although or In spite of. althoug 1. I can’t speak English fluently h _________ I have practiced regularly. 2. He decided to leave in such snowy inweather spite _______my advice. ________ I have met her several times of3. Althou before, gh I didn’t recognize her 4. In ________ spite suffering from lung cancer, Swiss of smokes 20 cigarettes a day..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> UNIT 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE A. Reading.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> Doyou youthink thinklife lifewill willbe bebetter betterininthe thefuture? future? 1.1.Do Doyou youthink thinkwe wewill willbe beliving livingininaacleaner cleanerenvironment? environment? 2.2.Do.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 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.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> 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 3. A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs. Optimists 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. Wiped out. 6. Spacecraft designed to be used for travelling between the earth and a space station. Space - shuttle.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> 2. Task 2:Answer the following question 1. What will happen in an What will life be like in the future? economic depression? Different people have different  Many large corporations answers to this question; some are. will be wiped out and pessimistic while others optimistic. millions of jobs will be lost Things will be much worse than they (lines 3-4 para 2) 2. Why, according to are nowadays, pessimists say.Many The Many pessimists, will the large large corporations will willbe bewiped wiped out out and wholecorporations world will experience a period of security of the earth be and millions millions ofdepression. jobs of jobs will will be lost. be lost. economic threatened?  Because terrorist groups terrorist groups will become more will become more powerful powerful and more dangerous. and more dangerous. (lines life be farof better than Thewill security the earth 4-5 para 2) it is today. 3. What will life be like in will be threatened by terrorism as will be according far better to theLife future, than it is today. (lines 7-10, optimists? On the contrary, optimists para 2)  believe that We 4. What are the most important factors that will will be living in a much cleaner in microfresher technology – environment, breathing air and bring dramatic Developments They about are Developments and telecommunication changes different– computers eating healthier foods. We will alsoare be in macro in technology bound to a influence on bound to have have a huge huge influence on aspects of our lives? better looked after by a more modern computers and various aspects of our lives..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> Task 3. The influences of technology in future life Work. Travel. Factories Offices. Traveling by space-shuttle. will be Run by robots. will go electronic. people will work from home. is Very fast at 15, 000kms/hour). Car. will run on electricity, methane gas.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> III. AFTER YOU READ: Look at theof pictures and discuss Lose the advantages Do most work their and disadvantages of robots. in factories. jobs(people). Do household chores Drive Entertain Carry out vehicles(avoid difficult tasks people accidents) Make friends Work as they’re Be with people emotionl programmed, unable to deal with sudden ess Advantages Disadvantages situations. Work/ offices. Travel. Daily life.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> HOMEWORK -Learn by heart the new words. -Translate the text into Vietnamese. -Prepare for the next lesson: Speaking.

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