READING SKILL Instructor :Nguyễn Ngọc Vũ, Ph.D Students :Tạ Thị Thu Hà Hồ Thị Xuân Vương Class :3B

Contents Pre-reading 1 While-reading 2 Post-reading 3 Homework 4

I. PRE-READING

A. WARM-UP ACTIVITY Brainstorming: Work in pairs, guess what will happen to these things in the future technology Security of the earth computers robots jobs cars

B. VOCABULARY  optimistic (a): believing that good things will happen in the future  optimistic about/ (that) Ex: Andrew took a more optimistic view.  pessimistic (a): believing that bad things will happen in the future  pessimistic about Ex: He remains deeply pessimistic about the peace process.

B. VOCABULARY  depression (n): [C,U] a long period during which there is very little business activity and a lot of people do not have jobs Ex: Vietnam suffered from a serious economic depression at that time.  contribute to (v): to help to make something happen Ex: Methane is one of the principal gases contributing to the greenhouse effect.

B. VOCABULARY  burden (n): something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for  burden of/on Ex: I don't like being a burden on other people.  micro technology (n): technology with features near one micrometer Ex: Micro technology has made life much convenient.

B. VOCABULARY  telecommunications (n): the sending and receiving of messages by telephone, radio, television, etc… Ex: The telecommunications industry has been improved a lot this year.  methane (n): a gas that you cannot see or smell, which can be burned to give heat  better (v): to improve something Ex: We need to better our environment.

B. VOCABULARY  corporation (n): a big company, or a group of companies acting together as a single organization Ex: He works for a the Microsoft corporation.

B. VOCABULARY  terrorism (n): [U] the use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act  terrorist (n): a person who commits terrorism

B. VOCABULARY labor-saving devices (n): machines that make it easier for you to do a particular job

B. VOCABULARY space-shuttle (n): a vehicle that is designed to go into space and return to Earth several times

II. WHILE-READING

A. TASK 1: VOCABULARY 1. People who always expect bad things to happen 2. People who always expect good things to happen 3. A period when there’s a 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 use for traveling between the earth and a space station Find words or phrases in the passage that have the following meanings

A. TASK 1: VOCABULARY 1. People who always expect bad things to happen 2. People who always expect good things to happen 3. A period when there’s a 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 use for traveling between the earth and a space station pessimists optimists economic depression terrorism be wiped out space-shuttle

B. TASK 2: TRUE/ FALSE T F 1. People have both bad and good attitude towards future.   2. We will live in a safe environment since there will be no terrorists.   3. Housework will become much easier.   Decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

B. TASK 2: TRUE/ FALSE (continued) T F 4. Robot will replace workers and people will stay at home instead of offices.   5. Cars will still need petrol to run.   6. The computers in the cars will help us with the right directions.   Decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

C. TASK 3: COMPLETE THE TABLE Pessimists say…Optimists say…  Economic (1) _________ will occur  People will (2) _________ countless jobs.  We will enjoy (3) _________ air and (4) _________ food.  Our life will be greatly affected by telecommunications and (5) _________.  Paper will no longer exist because offices will be totally (6) ________.  We will drive cars run on (7) ____________. depression lose fresher healthier computers electronic methane gas

III. POST-READING

Talk about the future change you like most and give reasons why you like it.

IV. HOMEWORK

 Review vocabulary; do task 2, 3 in the textbook page 86.  Write a small paragraph (about 100 words) about the advantages and disadvantages of robots.