1 1. What is (are) this (these)? food trees umbrella hug eagle rabbit 2 3 4 5 6 1 • FOOD • HUG • TREES • UMBRELLA • RABBIT • EAGLE • → FUTURE Unit 8: Life in the future A. Reading I. Before you read 1. Leading questions: 1. Do you think life will be better in the future? Why?/Why not? 2. List three things that might happen in the future? 2. Vocabulary -pessimist (n) Eg: Pessimists always expect bad things to happen →pessimistic (adj) - optimist n) Eg: Optimists always expect good things to happen → optimistic (adj) - depression (n):The state of being depressed, a sinking - wipe out exp): clean, destroy completely - terrorist (n)→ terrorism - burden (n) Eg: Housework used to be a burden to women - labour-saving devices (n.p) Eg: Washing machines, cleaning machines… are labour- saving devices (n.p) - telecomunication (n) - space-shuttle (n) - Pessimist (n) /'pesimist/ (n): Người bi quan →pessimistic (adj) /,pesi'mistik/ (adj): bi quan - optimist /'optimist/ (n) : Người lạc quan → optimistic /,opti'mistik/ (adj) : Lạc quan - depression /di'pre∫n/ (n): Sự suy thoái - wipe out /waip aut/ (exp): clean, destroy completely Quét sạch, dọn sạch - terrorist /'terзrist/ (n)→ terrorism (n): quân khủng bố, chính sách khủng bố - burden /'bз:dn/ (n) : gánh nặng - labour-saving devices /'leibз 'seiviŋ di'vaisiz/ (n.p) Các thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao dộng - telecomunication /'telikз,mju:ni'kei∫n/ (n) : viễn thông - space-shuttle /'speis'∫ tlʌ / (n): tàu con thoi 3. Checking vocabulary: Rub out and remember pessimistic optimist optimistic depression wipe out terrorist burden labour-saving devices telecomu- nication space-shuttle pessimist II. WHILE YOU READ *Task 1:Explanation/synonyms Find words or phrases in the passage which have the following meanings . People who always expect bad things to happen . People who always expect good things to happen. . A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs. . The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act. . Be destroyed or removed completely. . Spacescrafts designed to be used for traveling between the earth and a space station. pessimists optimists economic depression terrorism wiped out space-shuttle * Task 2: Answer the questions Read the passage and answer the questions . What will happen in an ? . Why, according to pessimists, will the of the earth be ? . What will life be in the , according to ? . What are the most important that will bring about dramatic in different aspects of our lives? economic depression future security threatened optimists factors changes * Task 2: Answer the questions . What will happen in an economic depression? . Why, according to pessimists, will the security of the earth be threatened? . What will life be in the future, according to optimists? . What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives? . rabbit 2 3 4 5 6 1 • FOOD • HUG • TREES • UMBRELLA • RABBIT • EAGLE • → FUTURE Unit 8: Life in the future A. Reading I. Before you read 1. Leading questions: