Lesson 1

a. Match the words with the descriptions. Listen and repeat. (Nối các từ với các mô tả. Nghe và lặp lại.)

1. e-learning_____c_____

2. prediction___________

3. virtual classroom___________

4. app___________

5. artificial intelligence___________

6. robot___________

7. interactive whiteboard___________

a. software you can download to a device, such as a smartphone or tablet

b. a big touchscreen attached to a computer

c. education that uses electronic media, usually over the internet

d. a machine that can do complicated tasks

e. the ability of a machine to copy human thinking

f. an online learning space where teachers and students work together at the same time

g. what a person or people think might happen in the future

Phương pháp giải:

- e-learning (n): học trực tuyến

- prediction (n): sự dự đoán

- virtual classroom: lớp học ảo

- app (n): ứng dụng

- artificial intelligence: trí tuệ nhân tạo

- robot (n): người máy

- interactive whiteboard: bảng tương tác thông minh 

a. Read the article and choose the best headline. (Đọc bài báo và chọn tiêu đề tốt nhất.)

1. Technology in Schools (Công nghệ trong trường học)

2. The Future of Learning (Tương lai của việc học)

3. No More Schools? (Không còn trường học?)

TEEN WORLD MAGAZINE

We asked two experts. Here's what they said:

Patrick K. Fletcher, futurologist 

“Learning in 2050, say, will probably be very different to how it is now.

I don't think the education system we have today will still exist. In my opinion, education will focus on e-learning, and students will attend virtual classrooms. I think students will connect to the internet using artificial intelligence, so they won't need to remember facts anymore. Actual schools and classrooms will probably be very rare. I believe the few schools that still exist will be for children from rich families, and they will mainly have robot teachers. But children with special needs will still go to school with actual teachers because I don't think robots can take care of the children yet.”

Shara Nguyễn, Vice Principal, Everlake School

“We started testing a variety of e-learning technologies about a year ago to find out what really works. For example, we tried a variety of apps for giving and marking assignments. Our studies showed that both teachers and students found these very useful, and the cost was reasonable, so I think we're going to see a lot of schools doing this in future. We also had good success with interactive whiteboards, but right now they are too expensive, and most schools in our area can't afford more than one or two for the whole school. We're definitely not going to see them in all schools for a long time.”

b. Now, read and circle True or False. (Bây giờ, hãy đọc và khoanh tròn Đúng hoặc Sai.)

1. Patrick thinks students will mainly study online.                                True  False

2. Patrick thinks there won't be many schools in 2050.                          True  False

3. Shara says not many schools are going to use apps.                          True  False

4. Shara predicts interactive whiteboards will be common soon.              True  False

a. Listen and repeat. (Nghe và lặp lại.)

Oh, no! It's going to fall! (Ôi không! Nó sắp rơi!)

In the future I think every class will have a robot teacher. (Trong tương lai, tôi nghĩ rằng mỗi lớp học sẽ có một giáo viên người máy.)

will

be going to

c. Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box and the correct form of be going to or will. (Điền vào chỗ trống với một động từ và dạng đúng của be going to hoặc will.)

1. I didn't study at all for tomorrow's test. I'm sure I'm/am going to fail.

2. I think there _____________ robot teachers in every school one day.

3. In my opinion, all students _____________ online classes one day.

4. Look at those black clouds in the sky! It _____________.

5. Do you think most classrooms _____________ interactive whiteboards in future?

6. (Your school soccer team is ahead by four goals with one minute left.) Yay! We _____________ 

d. In pairs: Talk about some things you are going to do in the future. (Theo cặp: Nói về một số việc bạn sẽ làm trong tương lai.)

I'm going to go to England with my parents next month. (Tôi sẽ sang Anh với bố mẹ vào tháng tới.)

I'm not sure, but I think I will go to the mall this weekend. (Tôi không chắc lắm, nhưng tôi nghĩ tôi sẽ đến trung tâm mua sắm vào cuối tuần này.)