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TIẾNG ANH 12 Unit 8: 1 F U 2 T 3 U 4 R 5 E 6 L 7 8I F 9 10 E Look at the pictures and discuss the following questions 1. Where are these people? 2. Do you think life will be better in the future? Why/ Why not? 3. List three things that might happen in the future. What might happen in the future: - Many people might travel to other planets. - Robots might be used in most of the factories, offices… - The weather might become hotter. - The environment might be destroyed completely. - Cars might run on anything from electricity to methane gas. Find words or phrases in the passage which have the following meanings: 1. People who always expect bad things to happen 2. People who always expect good things to happen 3. A period when there’s 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 used for travelling between the earth and a space station. 1. People who always expect bad things to happen -> pessimists (n) người bi quan ['pesimist]  2. People who always expect good things to happen -> optimists (n) ['ɔptimist] người lạc quan 3. A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs. -> economic depression (n) [,i:kə'nɔmik di'pre∫n] sự trì trệ về kinh tế 4. The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act -> terrorism (n) ['terərizəm] sự khủng bố 5. Be destroyed or removed completely. -> wiped out (v) [waip aut] phá hủy hoàn toàn 6. Spacecraft designed to be used for travelling between the earth and a space station. -> space - shuttle (n) ['speis'∫ʌtl] phi thuyền không gian, tàu vũ trụ Unfamiliar words: 1. pessimists (n) ['pesimist] người bi quan -> pessimistic (adj) [,pesi'mistik] bi quan 2. optimists (n) ['ɔptimist] người lạc quan -> optimistic (adj) [,ɔpti'mistik] lạc quan 3. economic depression (n) [,i:kə'nɔmik sự trì trệ về kinh tế 4. terrorism (n) ['terərizəm] sự khủng bố ['terərist] quân khủng bố -> terrorist (n) 5. wiped out (v) [waip aut] 6. space - shuttle (n) ['speis'∫ʌtl] phá hủy hoàn toàn phi thuyền không gian, tàu vũ trụ Answer the following 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 bring about dramatic changes in different aspects of our lives? Lucky animals tiger dog horse cat elephant leopard Gap - filling space - shuttle robots work methane gas electronic 1. Factories will be run by …………….. 2. Offices will go ………………… 3. Many people will ……………from home 4. Travel by …………………… will be very fast, at 15, 000 kph 5. Cars could run on electricity or ………………… and will be fitted with computers * Advantages of robots Do housework and difficult jobs, so people save labour and have more time to enjoy life. * Disadvantages of robots They replace human beings in many fields so many people will lose their jobs or go jobless - Learn by heart some new words - Prepare : Speaking 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 labour-saving devices. 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 - computers and telecommunication.