Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 unit 8: Life in the future

BÀI GIẢNG TIẾNG ANH 12 CROSSWORD How people travel to other planet? CROSSWORD s p a c e c r a f t 2.Throwing rubbish, smoke from cars, factories, industrial waste cause… CROSSWORD s p a c e c r a f t p o l l u t i o n 2.Throwing rubbish, smoke from cars, factories, industrial waste cause… CROSSWORD s p a c e c r a f t p o l l u t i o n Doing morning exercises is good for our CROSSWORD s p a c e c r a f t p o l l u t h e a l t h i o n You can get information from the Internet easily by using CROSSWORD s p a c e c r a f t p o l l u t i o n h e a l t h c o m p u t e r What is it ? It can help people to save their labour CROSSWORD s p a c e c r a f t p o l l u t h e a l t h c o m p u t e r i o n r o b o t 6 Today, H1N1 is a very dangerous CROSSWORD s p a c e c r a f t p o l l u t h e a l t h c o m p u t e r D I i o n r o b o t s e a s Today, H1N1 is a very dangerous e UNIT : LIFE IN THE FUTURE A READING Do you think life will be better in the future? Do you think we will be living in a cleaner Vocabulary: an optimist : a person who always expects good things to happen : người lạc quan  optimistic (adj) : lạc quan a pessimist ≠ an optimist : người bi quan  pessimistic (adj) depression a terrorist (unc.) : bi quan : tình trạng suy thoái : tên khủng bố dishwasher vacuum cleaner washing machine What you call them? Vocabulary: an optimist : a person who always expects good things to happen : người lạc quan  optimistic (adj) : lạc quan a pessimist ≠ an optimist : người bi quan  pessimistic (adj) : bi quan depression : tình trạng suy thoái (unc.) a terrorist labour – saving devices : tên khủng bố : thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động People who always think about worse future are … pessimists People who always think about better future are …… optimists Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B A B a People who always expect bad things to wiped out happen pessimists b Be destroyed or removed completely economic depression c Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling between the earth and a space station space – shuttle d The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act terrorism e A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs 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 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 speeds of up to 15, 000 kph Cars will still be with us, but, instead of petrol, they will run on anything from electricity to methane gas They will also be fitted with computers to tell us how efficiently we are driving and if there is anything wrong on the road ahead Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight lines, and history is full of unexpected developments However, we are confident that the future is in our hands, and it is our responsibility to contribute to Find the words or phrases in the passage which have the following meanings People who always expect bad things to Pessimists happen People who always expect good things to happen Optimists A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs Economic depression The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act Terrorism Be destroyed or removed completely Spacecraft designed to be used for travelling between the earth and a space station Wiped out Space - shuttle III AFTER YOU READ: Look at the pictures the advantages Do most of work in and discuss Lose their Do household and disadvantages factories of robots jobs(people) chores Drive vehicles(avoid Entertain Carry out difficult accidents) tasks people Make friends with Work as they’re Be people emotionless programmed, unable to deal with sudden situations Advantages Disadvantages Work/ offices Travel Daily life HOMEWORK -Learn by heart the new words -Translate the text into Vietnamese -Prepare for the next lesson: Speaking [...]... violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act 5 terrorism e A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs 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? 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