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(1)(2) MATCHING GAME A TERRORIST B OPTIMIST These words relateWEAPON to our lesson today Now, let’s begin! C NUCLEAR D SPACE SHUTTLE (3) ENGLISH 12 – UNIT LIFE IN THE FUTURE PART A: READING (4) ● Work in pairs Discuss the following questions Do you think life will be better in the future? Why/Why not? In my opinion, life will be better in the future because thanks to the progress of sciences and technology, people can live longer and have more leisure time List three things that might happen in the future * People might find out cures for AIDS and cancers * People might have fewer working days in a week * People might not get to schools to study (5) VOCABULARY Burden (n): gánh nặng Economic depression (n.p): To go electric: suy thoái kinh tế dùng điện Micro-technology (n): công nghệ vi-mạch Terrorist (n): Terrorism (n): Chủ nghĩa khủng bố Kẻ khủng bố (6) Task Answer the questions (P 86) What will happen in an economic depression? Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened? What will life be like in the future, according to optimists? Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden? (7) KEY FOR TASK (P 86) What will happen in an economic depression? Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened? Because terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous What will life be like in the future, according to optimists? Life will be far better than it is today Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden? Thanks to the inventions of labour-saving devices (8) Task 1: Choose the best option Someone who is is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular A lazy o B optimistic C selfish D pessimistic A …………is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times A plane B train C telecom o D space-shuttle An economic ……… is a time when there is very little economic activity, o o which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty A improvement B depression C development D mission Someone who is… … thinks that bad things are going to happen A optimistic B pessimistic C threatened D hopeful (9) TASK (P.86) Decide whether these statements are TRUE or WORK IN THE FUTURE: FALSE people devices labour-saving F Domestic chores will be done by only T Robots will most of the work in factories F People will have to go to office for their work More people will work from home on computers linked to a head office TRAVEL IN THE FUTURE: _ T Space-shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel _ F Cars will run by using only petrol Cars will run on anything from electricity to methane gas (10) AFTER YOU READ: (Talking about the advantages & disadvantages of using robots) WORK IN GROUPS, PUT THESE SENTENCES INTO THE RIGHT SIDE Advantages Disadvantages A Robots are used in many fields, replacing people, so many people may get unemployed B Humans can have more time to enjoy life and more creative work C Robots can difficult and dangerous jobs and save human labour ROBOTS D New smart robots may be troublesome to human living (11) HOMEWORK - LEARN BY HEART VOCABULARY CAREFULLY - REVIEW READING LESSON - PREPARE THE NEXT PARTS OF UNIT (12)