Unit 8- Life in the future

People who always expect bad things to happen 2.. People who always expect good things to happen 3.. A period when there’s a little economic activity and many people are poor or witho

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Life in the future

Unit 8

List three things that might happen in

the future.

Do you think our life will be better?

Why? Why not?

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Optimistic [ɔpti'mistik]: (a) >< Pessimistic [,pesi'mistik]: (a)

Terrorist

Labour-saving devices

Matching exercises

Finding out words or phrases

1 People who always expect bad things to happen

2 People who always expect good things to happen

3 A period when there’s a 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 use for travelling between the earth

and a space station

Finding out words or phrases

1 People who always expect bad things to happen

2 People who always expect good things to happen

3 A period when there’s a 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 use for travelling between the earth and a space

Answering 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 brings about

dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives?

Answering questions

1 What will happen in an economic depression ? (P.2 -L.3)

2 Why, according to pessimists , will the security of the earth be

threatened? (P.2 – L.4+5)

3 What will life be like in the future, according to optimists ? (P.2 –

L.7-10)

4 What are the most important factors that will brings about

dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives ? (P 3 – L.2)

1 2

4 3

6 5

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 labor-saving

devices.

4 What are the most important factors that will brings

about dramatic changes in different aspects of

our lives?

They are developments in micro technology –

computers and telecommunication.

Many people will work from home

Cars could run

on electricity or methane gas and fitted with computers

Travelling by space-shuttle

is very fast (at 15,000kms per hour)

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