Made by me Unit 8 Life in the future Reading

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> MATCHING GAME. 1. 2. 3. 4. A. TERRORIST. B. OPTIMIST. These words relateWEAPON to our lesson today. Now, let’s begin! C. NUCLEAR D. SPACE SHUTTLE.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> ENGLISH 12 – UNIT 8 LIFE IN THE FUTURE PART A: READING.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> ● Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions. 1. Do you think life will be better in the future? Why/Why not? In my opinion, life will be better in the future because thanks to the progress of sciences and technology, people can live longer and have more leisure time. 2. List three things that might happen in the future. * People might find out cures for AIDS and cancers. * People might have fewer working days in a week. * People might not get to schools to study..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> VOCABULARY Burden (n):. gánh nặng. Economic depression (n.p): To go electric:. suy thoái kinh tế. dùng bằng điện. Micro-technology (n):. công nghệ vi-mạch. Terrorist (n):  Terrorism (n):. Chủ nghĩa khủng bố. Kẻ khủng bố.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> Task 2. Answer the questions (P. 86) 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. Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> KEY FOR TASK 2 (P. 86). 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?  Because terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous. 3. What will life be like in the future, according to optimists?  Life will be far better than it is today. 4. Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden?  Thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> Task 1: Choose the best option 1. Someone who is......... is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular. A. lazy. o. B. optimistic. C. selfish. D. pessimistic. 2. A …………is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times. A. plane. B. train. C. telecom. o. D. space-shuttle. 3. An economic ………..is a time when there is very little economic activity,. o o. which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty. A. improvement B. depression. C. development. D. mission. 5. Someone who is…..… thinks that bad things are going to happen. A. optimistic. B. pessimistic. C. threatened. D. hopeful.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> TASK 3 (P.86) Decide whether these statements are TRUE or WORK IN THE FUTURE: FALSE 1. ____ people. devices. labour-saving F Domestic chores will be done by only 2. ____ T Robots will do most of the work in factories. 3. ____ F People will have to go to office for their work  More people will work from home on computers linked to a head office. TRAVEL IN THE FUTURE:. 1. _____ T Space-shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel. 2. _____ F Cars will run by using only petrol.  Cars will run on anything from electricity to methane gas..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> AFTER YOU READ: (Talking about the advantages & disadvantages of using robots) WORK IN GROUPS, PUT THESE SENTENCES INTO THE RIGHT SIDE. Advantages. Disadvantages. A. Robots are used in many fields, replacing people, so many people may get unemployed. B. Humans can have more time to enjoy life and do more creative work. C. Robots can do difficult and dangerous jobs and save human labour.. ROBOTS. D. New smart robots may be troublesome to human living..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> HOMEWORK - LEARN BY HEART VOCABULARY CAREFULLY - REVIEW READING LESSON - PREPARE THE NEXT PARTS OF UNIT 8.

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