Unit 8 - Listening

Warmly Welcome to Our English Class! -12A3- Teacher: Trương Thành Khải Check up the previous knowledge Check up the previous knowledge 1. Look at the following newspaper cutting and 1. Look at the following newspaper cutting and say what will have happened say what will have happened by the end of the by the end of the 21 21 st st century century CHINESE ASTRONAUTS LAND ON MARS 25 CHINESE ASTRONAUTS LAND ON MARS 25 th th October, 2099 October, 2099 Check up the previous knowledge Check up the previous knowledge 2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word 2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word 1. 1. Domestic chores will no longer be a Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of burden thanks to the inventions of ………………………. devices. ………………………. devices. labour-savings labour-savings 2. ……………… believe that life in the future 2. ……………… believe that life in the future will be better than it is today. will be better than it is today. 3. Those who always expect bad things to 3. Those who always expect bad things to happen are ………………. people. happen are ………………. people. Optimists Optimists pessimistic pessimistic Warm up Warm up Monday, December 6 th , 2010 *Work in pairs. Discuss the question: Which of the following factors do you think might help people have a long and healthy life? Before you listen 3.going to bed early 1.eating healthy foods 4.doing exercise 2.laughing a lot 6.eating a lot of meat 5.drinking a lot 12 6 3 9          incredible [in'kredəbl] (a)  fatal ['feitl] (a)  centenarian [,senti'neəriən] (n)  eradicate [i'rædikeit] (v)  life expectancy [laif iks'pektənsi]  eternal life [i:'tə:nl laif ] (n.phrase) kh«ng thÓ tin ® îc sè mÖnh ng iườ sèng tr m tuæiă b i tr , lo i bà ừ ạ ỏ tu i thổ ọ cuéc sèng vÜnh h»ng Choose the best answer A, B or C 1/ He often tells a lie, so he is …………… A.reliable B. incredible C. believable 2/ Women have a longer ……. than men. A.life expectancy B. age C. health 3 / We are determined to ….hunger and poverty. A.eradicate B. maintain C. keep 4 / There have been more and more … ……………….thanks to the better living conditions. . A.astronauts B. citizens C. centenarians Task 1 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) 1.Nobody can predict how long we will be able to live in the 21st century. 2. Nowadays, if people look after themselves, they can live to be 90. 3. Within 30 years, 80% of cancers will be curable. 4. Eternal life isn’t impossible. T F     Nobody Many scientists 90 80 While you listen Task 2 . Listen again and answer the questions about the interview. (Choose A, B or C) 1/ What are the factors that help people have longer life expectancy according to Dr. Davis ? A. eating more meat and vegetables. B. eating more healthily, cutting down on things like butter, alcohol and cigarettes. C. doing exercise regularly. 2/ Which factor is the most important one ? A. the development in medical science. B. the development in technology. C. the development in food production. 3 / What will we have been able to do about AIDS in ten years’ time ? A. eradicate AIDS. B. cure AIDS patients. C. bring AIDS under control. [...]... *Advantages - enjoy life more - do many things we want to do - see our children and grandchildren grow up - help our children and grandchildren - our children and grandchildren are happy with us *Disadvantages - too weak to do any hard work and often get ill - feel lonely when our children are busy with their own lives and our old friends are dead - Summarize the content of the interview in the listening. .. do any hard work and often get ill - feel lonely when our children are busy with their own lives and our old friends are dead - Summarize the content of the interview in the listening lesson - Prepare Unit 8 : D- Writing The man is 102 She is celebrating her The woman is 100 150th birthday .. .Listening script Dr Davis, a Dutch biologist is being interviewed about people’s life expectancy in the future Interviewer: Many scientists predict that in the 21st century people will be living into the... scientists are trying to find cures for fatal diseases like cancer and AIDS? Dr Davis : Right Nowadays, about 50% of cancers are curable, and I really believe that within 30 years this will increase to 80 % And in ten years’ time AIDS will also be brought under control, too Interviewer: That sounds interesting What about living forever? Dr Davis: So far, eternal life is just science fiction But with the . very long life. *Advantages - enjoy life more. - do many things we want to do . - see our children and grandchildren grow up. - help our children and grandchildren. - our children and grandchildren. our old friends are dead. - Summarize the content of the interview in the listening lesson - Prepare Unit 8 : D- Writing The man is 102. The man is 102. The woman is 100. The. with us. *Disadvantages - too weak to do any hard work and often get ill. - feel lonely when our children are busy with their own lives and our old friends are dead. - Summarize the content