unit 8 reading english 12
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<b>Word Scramble</b>
1. ODO
<b>F</b>
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<b>Wednesday, November 11th<sub> 2009</sub></b>
<b>Unit 8: Life in The Future</b>
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<b>Do you think our life will be </b>
<b>better? Why? Why not?</b>
Before-Reading
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<b>- Optimistic [ɔpti'mistik](a): </b>
Lạc quan
<b>- Pessimistic [,pesi'mistik] (a): </b>
Bi quan
<b>- Terrorism ['terəriz</b>
<b>ə</b>
<b>m](n): </b>
Sư
<b>̣ </b>
khủng bô
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<b>Contribute to [kən'tribju:t](v): </b>
Đóng góp
cho
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<b>Economic depression</b>
[,i:kə'nɔmik]
[di'pre∫n ]: Thời kyy suy giảm kinh tê
<b>- Wipe [waip] (v): </b>
Xóa sạch (quét sạch)
<b>- Labour-saving devices ['leibə,seiviη] </b>
<b>[di'vais]: </b>
Thiêt bị tiêt kiệm sức lao động
<b>- Micro technology (n) ['maikrə] </b>
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<b>Finding out words or phrases which have the </b>
<b>following meanings</b>
<b>1.</b> <b>People who always expect bad things to happen </b>
<b>2.</b> <b>People who always expect good things to happen</b>
<b>3.</b> <b>A period when there’s a little economic activity and many people are poor or without </b>
<b>jobs</b>
<b>4.</b> <b>The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to </b>
<b>act </b>
<b>5.</b> <b>Be destroyed or removed completely </b>
<b>6.</b> <b>Spacecraft designed to be use for travelling between the earth and a space station</b>
<b> Pessimists</b>
<b>Optimists</b>
<b>Economic </b>
<b>depression</b>
<b>Terrorism</b>
<b>Be wiped out</b>
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<b>Answering questions</b>
<b>1. What will happen in an economic </b>
<b>depression? </b>
<b>2. Why, according to pessimists, will the </b>
<b>security of the earth be threatened? </b>
<b>3. What will life be like in the future, </b>
<b>according to optimists? </b>
<b>4. What are the most important factors </b>
<b>that will brings about dramatic changes </b>
<b>in different aspects of our lives? </b>
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<b>Answers:</b>
<b> </b>
1. Many large corporations will be wiped out and
millions of jobs will be lost.
2. The security of the earth will be threatened by
terrorism as terrorist groups will become more
powerful and more dangerous.
3. People will be living in much cleaner environment,
breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods.
They will also be better looked after by modern
medical system. Domestic chores will no longer be
burden thanks to the inventions of labor-saving
devices.
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<b>Read the passage again </b>
<b>and find out details which describe </b>
<b>the new aspects of life</b>
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<b>Factories </b>
<b>will </b>
<b>be run by </b>
<b>robots</b>
<b>The influences of technology in future life</b>
<b>Work</b> <b>Travel</b>
<b>Offices will </b>
<b>go </b>
<b>electronic</b>
<b>Many </b>
<b>people </b>
<b>will work </b>
<b>from </b>
<b>home</b>
<b> Cars could run </b>
<b>on electricity or </b>
<b>methane gas </b>
<b> and fitted with </b>
<b>computers</b>
<b>Travelling by </b>
<b>space-shuttle </b>
<b>is very fast </b>
<b> (at 15,000kms </b>
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Write about the
advantages and
disadvantages of robots
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