Bài tập & Lời giải
FACES OF THE FUTURE
Humans have adapted and changed through the ages and, unless a catastrophe destroys the Earth, we'll probably survive and continue to change. Scientists are already saying that children born now might live until they're 150. Further into the future, perhaps people won't die but simply buy new body parts as they get older!
What other changes are possible in the years ahead?
1. Homo Informaticus If we continue to use computers and screens more and more, our eyes and brains will probably get bigger in order to process more information.
2. Neo-humans If there’s a terrible war or an epidemic, survivors might leave the cities and live in caves, They'll become stronger, hairier and more agile.
3. Homo Perfecus If scientists manipulate human genes, will some people pay to have children who are better looking, healthier and more intelligent than ‘normal’ humans?
4. Cyborgs Soldiers of the future might be part human, part machine, with super-strong body parts, auto-zoom eyes and a brain connected by Wi-Fi to super computers.
5. Space humans If the Earth gets too crowded, humans will move to other planets. If they adapt to a different atmosphere and gravity on another planet, they won't look the same as humans on Earth.
1. Read the article on the future of human beings. Match paragraphs 1-5 with pictures A - E.
(Đọc bài viết về tương lai của con người. Nối các đoạn 1-5 với các hình A - E)
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2. Read and listen to the text again and answer the questions.
(Đọc và nghe lại văn bản và trả lời câu hỏi)
1. Who might live to be 150 years old?
2. What will probably cause our brains to get bigger?
3. What will people possibly do as the result of an epidemic or war?
4. What are the possible ways the children of the future will be different from now?
5. What might happen if the Earth gets overcrowded?
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3. VOCABULARY PLUS Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words in blue in the text.
(Sử dụng từ điển để tra nghĩa của những từ tô màu xanh trong đoạn văn)
adapt
destroy
process
manipulate
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4. USE IT! Work in pairs. Which of the ideas in the article do you think will happen in the future? Compare your ideas.
(Làm việc theo cặp. Bạn nghĩ ý tưởng nào trong bài viết sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai? So sánh ý tưởng của bạn)