Unit 8 Reading

Question 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, computer and telecom[r]

Choose suitable sentences to fill in the following chart Higher living standard More high buidings, more cars More fresh air More friendly people More dangerous diseases Labour-wasting Economics, technology, science, medical systems and education are more developed Present future New Words: Healthy food ; Labour saving devices: Terrorist: Space shuttle: Working on computer: Robot: Dirty environment: Now, look at the pictures! Terrorist Dirty environment Now, look at the pictures! Working on computer Healthy food Labour saving devices Now, look at the pictures! Space shuttle Robot Task 1: Find the words or phrases in the passage which have the following meaning: A • Optimists Economic depression • Pessimists • Terrorism • Wiped out Space shuttle B People who always expect good things to happen A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs People who always expect bad things to happen The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or force a government to act Be destroyed or removed completely Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling between the earth and the space station What will happen in an economic depression? Look at four questions Why, according to pessimists, carefully will the security of the earth be threatened? What will life be like in the future, according to optimists? What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives? Question What will happen in an economic depression? A In an economic depression, many large corporations will be wiped out and many jobs will be lost Congratulations! Question Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened? The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorists groups will become more powerful and more dangerous Question 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 looked after by modern medical system Domestic chores will no longer be burden thanks to the inventions of labor-saving devices Question What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives? They are developments in micro technology, computer and telecommunications Task 3: Complete the notes about how technology will influence our life in the future Aspects Detail descriptions Will go electronic; paper will completely disappear; people will work at home at Offices computers linked to a head office Will be largely run by robots, so there Factories will be cleaner places with fewer people working in Travel Cars won’t run on petrol; they will run on electricity or methane gas Modern cars will be fitted with computers to tell us how we are driving and weather there is something wrong ahead or not Space shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel with the speed of 15,000 kph Are you an optimist or a pessimist ? Complete the survey with the correct verbs in the box Be, Know , Live, Work ( You will use “be” in sentences) then take the survey Read each item Check ( √ ) Agree or Disagree Then add the numbers By the year 2030,…… Agree be many big 1) There won’t …… (5) companies 2) We’ll…… know how to grow food (10) in the ocean be 3) The world will… too crowded (5) be 4) There won’t ……any rain (5) forests be (5) 5) Many people will………jobless live (10) 6) People will……in space be 7) There will……a cure for cancer (10) work factories and 8) Robots will… at (5) at homes Total Disagree (10) (5) (10) (10) (10) (5) (5) (10) _+  Total from 40 to 65, you are a pessimist  Total from 65 to 75, you are an optimist Learn by heart new words Write a paragraph about advantage or disadvantage Practice retelling the passage Do exercises Part reading in your workbook 