bài giảng tiếng anh 12 unit 8 life in the future

What might happen in the future:- Many people might travel to other planets.. People who always expect bad things to happen 2.. People who always expect good things to happen 3.. A perio

Unit 8:

TIẾNG ANH 12

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1 Where are these people?

2 Do you think life will be better in the future? Why/ Why not?

3 List three things that might happen in the future

Look at the pictures and discuss the following questions

What might happen in the future:

- Many people might travel to other planets.

- Robots might be used in most of the factories,

offices…

- The weather might become hotter.

- The environment might be destroyed completely.

- Cars might run on anything from electricity to

methane gas.

Find words or phrases in the passage which have the following meanings:

1 People who always expect bad things to 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.

4 The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims

or to force a government to act

5 Be destroyed or removed completely.

6 Spacecraft designed to be used for travelling between

the earth and a space station.

1 People who always expect bad things to happen

['pesimist]



2 People who always expect good things

to happen

-> optimists (n)

['ɔptimist]

người lạc quan

3 A period when there’s little economic

activity and many people are poor or

without jobs.

-> economic depression (n)

[,i:kə'nɔmik di'pre∫n]

sự trì trệ về kinh tế

4 The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a

government to act

-> terrorism (n)

['terərizəm]

sự khủng bố

5 Be destroyed or removed completely .

-> wiped out (v)

[waip aut]

phá hủy hoàn toàn

6 Spacecraft designed to be used for travelling

between the earth and a space station.

-> space - shuttle (n)

['speis'∫ʌtl]

phi thuyền không gian, tàu vũ trụ

Unfamiliar words:

1 pessimists (n) ['pesimist] người bi quan

2 optimists (n) ['ɔptimist] người lạc quan

-> terrorist (n) ['terərist] quân khủng bố

Answer the following 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 bring about dramatic changes in different

aspects of our lives?

Lucky animals

Gap - filling

1 Factories will be run by ………

2 Offices will go ………

3 Many people will ………from home

4 Travel by ……… will be very fast,

* Advantages of robots

Do housework and difficult jobs, so people save labour and have more time to enjoy life.

* Disadvantages of robots

They replace human beings in many

fields so many people will lose their jobs

or go jobless

- Learn by heart some new words

- Prepare : Speaking

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?

-> The security of the earth will be

threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more

dangerous.

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 be better looked after by a modern medical system Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices.

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 - computers and

telecommunication.