Unit 9:

What Lies
By: Cricynthia
Ahead?
 Watch a Video!
• Watch the video about
predictions for the
future.
• Which of these
predictions are likely
to come true? Why?
 There will be an AI girlfriend and boyfriends
There will a pill that makes you taller There will be cars without wheels
That look exactly like humans
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g
c
a
b
f
d
Unit 9: Lesson 1
Discuss the
feasibility of
future
technologies
 Which of the twentieth
century predictions about
computers have come true?
In the following years, flying cars
are going to be made available for
the public.
time expressions:
tomorrow, next week/ month/ year
in a few days/ weeks/ months
 assumed that children as young as two
were going to be equipped with cell phones.
verbs for prediction:
anticipate, conclude, envision,
y next year, everyone will have been vaccinated

time expressions:
by, by the time, before,
by tomorrow/ next month/7 o’clock, until/till
 Lightweight building materials from Earth will be transported by
rockets.
Inhabitants will be protected from radiation and solar winds by the
construction materials.

Robots will be used to mine the Moon’s natural resources

by technicians .
air travel will have been replaced by
high-speed maglev trains as the preferred
means of transportation.
passports for international travel
will have been replaced by alternative
methods of identification.
air pilots will have been made obsolete
by drone technology.
a space hotel with a spectacular view
of the Earth will have been constructed
by a private company.
More Grammar
Practice
 Everyone’s lives will (OR are going to) be made easier by advances in technology.

Household chores in most people’s homes will (OR are going to) be done by robots.

Human communities on the planet Mars will (OR are going to) be established by astron

Crops in urban skyscrapers will (OR are going to) be grown by agricultural companies

Vehicles that can’t have accidents will (OR are going to) be built by car manufacturer
 would be smelled
(OR was going to be smelled

would be rejected
(OR were going to be rejected)

would be sent instantly

(OR were going to be sent instantly)

would usually be worn to most events

(OR were going to be usually worn to most events)

would be built
(OR were going to be bui
 will (OR are going to) have been discovere

will (OR are going to) have been established

will (OR are going to) have been replaced

will (OR are going to) have been designed

will (OR are going to) have been developed

A: do you have any wild prediction for the future?
B: I think that by 2050….. How about you ?
A: I think that by the end of the century…………..
B: Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future ?
A: I am pessimistic/optimistic. I think the good/bad outweighs
the bag/good….. How about you ?
B: I am pessimistic/optimistic. I think the good/bad outweighs
the good….
Unit 9: Lesson 2
Evaluate
Applicatio
ns of
Innovativ
e
Technolog
 cloning to create an identical genetic copy of that person

to put a tracking device under your skin to prevent identity

computer chip implants

genetic engineeringto put the genes of fish into tomatoes

remote surgery to operate on a patient in Tokyo by a doctor in Los Angeles

artificial intelligence
to decide what move a computer will make next in a chess ga

virtual reality to feel like you are walking on Mars

nanotechnology to introduce tiny capsules into your arteries to deliver med

 Speaking
assigned to Assignment 3
1. Create an informative class presentation about the topic
your groups.
2. Duration: between 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Presentation Day: Tuesday, April 5, 2022
4. Scoring: Group Score + Individual Score ÷ 2 = Final Score
5. All slides should be submitted by Monday, April 4, 2022 at
8:00 p.m. on LMS.

Group Criteria: Individual Criteria:

•Content 2 •Content 2
•Slide 2 •Grammar 2
•Grammar 2 •Vocabulary 2
•Vocabulary 2 •Pronunciation 2
•Pronunciation / Fluency 2 •Fluency 2
Total: 10 Total: 10
 The passive voice in unreal
conditional sentences.
• If people used mass transit more, they would save a
lot of energy.

• If mass transit were used more, a lot of energy would

be saved.

• If people used mass transit more, a lot of energy

would be saved.
 hadn’t been discovered
wouldn’t have been developed

would have gotten

were not reported

were supported

could/would/might be used

were implanted

had been stopped

More Grammar
Practice
If chips were implanted in our bodies at birth,
…
If genetic engineering were prohibited, …

If human cloning were permitted, …

 If airplane hadn’t been invented in the early
1900s, …
If dinosaurs hadn’t been made extinct, …

If written language had not been developed

thousands of years ago, …

If electricity hadn’t been discovered in the

seventeenth century, …
Chatgpt and AI used in cheating in exam

Drones used in wars

Unit 9:
Lesson 3
Discuss
how to
Protect
our
Future
What threats today
will affect the
environment of the
future?
A
E
F
B
C G
H
D
Most old-growth trees that are over 100 years old—many even 1,000 years or more.

After centuries of logging, development, pollution, and disease, about 98% of these forests
have been destroyed.

The group clones and sells ancient tree species so they can be planted.

Trees produce oxygen, which is good for the environment; absorb carbon, which
contributes to global warming.

More and more inexperienced farmers took up agriculture near the

edges of Cambodia’s forests. Consequently, as elephants searched for food, they
destroyed farms. In turn, farmers killed the elephants to protect their livelihoods.

He taught the farmers about the elephants’ migration patterns and how to apply practical
solutions for protecting their farms without killing the elephants.
 Reading
Comprehension
Quiz
Duration: 10 minutes
Password: U9RQ
 I give leftovers to homeless
animals to feed them
I refilter tab water and do not
I switch off all lights Use plastic bottles of water
And unplug all cables
Before I leave the house
Unit 9:
Lesson
Examine 4
Future
Social and
Demographic
Trends
a trend

a demographic

a rate

a statistic
3 2

4 1
4
✔

✔
✔
 Age of marriage is getting higher. Rate of divorce is getting higher as well
The government increases the taxes more and more
People tend to not believe in news media anymore because they always lie
Education in Vietnam is improving. In the past teachers can’t even speak English in
classroom but now young Vietnamese English teachers are better
Young people are becoming more independent from their family
Seniors are living longer and longer and their number getting higher than youth
Diseases are increasing and new diseases appear every 5 years like COVID19
A: So, what are the biggest challenges we face in 2023?
B: In my opinion…………………………..
A: Can you suggest any solution for that ?
B: The way I see it………………………………….. How about you?
What are the biggest Challenges that we may face in the future ?
A: From my point of view,…………………………….
B: Do you have any solution for that ?
A: I think…………………………………………
Unit 9:
Review
 artificial intelligence

remote surgery

computer chip implants

genetic engineering
I think drone deliveries will definitely catch on in the future.

Renovating our basement opened a can of worms;

there were problems behind every wall we removed.

Lucas did poorly his first year of university, but he turned things
around and is graduating now with top honors.
Statistics
population growth
birthrate

trend
mortality rate

demographic
In two years, a new factory will have been designed.

The factory is going to be equipped with air filters.

Paper, metal, and plastic will be recycled.

Waste is going to be treated before it is released into rivers.

Energy demands are going to be reduced by 50 percent.

Rainwater will be collected and transported to tanks.

Excess heat will also be carried from one building to another.

Unit 9: Writing
The thesis
statement
in a formal
essay
Hospitals and medical care are becoming so expensive that more and more people cannot
afford basic care.
Fast food restaurants have made eating a solitary experience.

There are several tips that can help one avoid being the victim of
crime.
Contrary to popular belief, research shows that there are many social and intellectual
benefits to video games.
The best places to go on vacation are places where you can rest your body and mind.
 Writing an
Introduction
Paraphrasing
Exercises
Paraphrase
the
following
questions