八年级英语上册Unit7全单元课件

1、Unit 7Will people have robots?Section A (1a-1c)Language Goal: Make predictionsHow will the world be in the future?People will have robots in their homes. People wont use money. Everything will be free. Free Books will only be on computers, not on paper.A B. C default.12 + =？。？。Kids wont go to school

2、. Theyll study at home on computers.There will only be one country.People will live to be 200 years old.感冒时，特殊的机器会照看你的鼻子。感冒时，特殊的机器会照看你的鼻子。After 100 years, special devices will take care of your runny nose when you are ill.如果你要去其他国家，你可以自己开车去。如果你要去其他国家，你可以自己开车去。After 100 years, if you want to go to an

3、other country, youll be able to drive there.四条腿的裤四条腿的裤子保证你随子保证你随时随地可以时随地可以休息。休息。After 100 years, the four-legged jeans will make sure you have a place to sit everywhere you go.By the year 3000, cars will always have to stop for stop signs.People will have robots in their homes.Yeah!in the future1a H

4、ow will the world be different 100 years from now? Read these predictions. Check ( ) A ( for agree) or D ( for disagree).1. People will have robots in their homes.2. People wont use money. Everything will be free. 6. People will live to be 200 years old.3. Books will only be on computers, not on pap

5、er.4. Kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computers.5. There will only be one country.1b Listen and circle questions you hear in 1a.1.People will have robots in their homes.2.People wont use money. Everything will be free.3.Books will only be on computers, not on paper.4.Kids wont go to

6、school. Theyll study at home on computers.5.There will only be one country.6.People will live to be 200 years old.1c Ask and answer questions about the predictions in 1a.A: Will people use money in 100 years?B: No, they wont. Everything will be free. Will people live to be 200 years old?A: Yes, they

7、 will.1. Will people have robots in their homes? Yes, they will.2. Will books still(仍然仍然) be on paper? No, they wont. Books will only be on computers, not on paper.3. Will kids still go to school? No，they wont. Kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computers.4. Will there be only one count

8、ry? Yes, there will./ Yes, I hope so.2a Listen and circle the words you hear.1.There will be（more / less / fewer）people.2.There will be (more / less / fewer) free time.3.There will be (more / less / fewer) cars.4.There will be (more / less / fewer) pollution.5.There will be (more / less / fewer) tre

9、es.fewer less morefewer 更少的更少的, 修饰可数名词复数修饰可数名词复数less 更少的更少的, 修饰不可数名词修饰不可数名词more 更多的更多的, 可以修饰可数复数和不可数名词可以修饰可数复数和不可数名词 1. In the future, there will be fresh water because there will be pollution in the sea. 2. In 100 years, there will be cars because there will be people in the cities. 3.There will be

10、 jobs for people because robots will do the same jobs as people. 4. I think there will be cities because people will build buildings in the country. 5. In 50 years, people will have free time because there will be things to do.lessmoremoremorefewermorefewermoremorefewer词语对对碰词语对对碰fewer & less相同点相

11、同点: 这两个词后都是比较级这两个词后都是比较级, 均可表示均可表示“较少的较少的”。不同点不同点: 1. fewer是是few的比较级的比较级,只能修饰可数名词的复数只能修饰可数名词的复数. 2. less是是little的比较级的比较级,只能修饰不可数名词的复数只能修饰不可数名词的复数.试做以下试题试做以下试题:I earn _ money than my sister.There are _ cars parked outside than yesterday.We have _ students this year than last year.You ought to eat _ h

12、amburgers and drink _ coffee.fewerfewerfewerlessless2b Listen again. Check ( ) the predictions you hear.1.There will be fewer people. _2.There will be less free time. _3. People will use the subways less. _4.There will be more pollution. _5.Cities will be very big and crowded. _2c Make conversations

13、 about the predictions in 2a and 2b.A: Whats your prediction about the future?B: I think there will be more pollution.A: Really? I dont think so. But I think there will be fewer trees.2d Role-play the conversation.Nick: What are you reading, Jill?Jill: Its a book about the future.Nick: Sounds cool.

14、So what will the future be like?Jill: Well, cities will be more crowded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger.Nick: That sounds bad! Will we have to move to other planets?Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth.Nick: Me, too. Then what can we do?Jil

15、l: We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.Language Points1.People wont use money. Everything will be free. 人们不使用钱，任何东西都是免费的。人们不使用钱，任何东西都是免费的。 be free 免费的免费的 be free 还有还有“ 有空的，空闲的有空的，空闲的之意。之意。e.g. Many people believe that music and movies should be

16、 free. 许多人认为许多人认为 音乐和电影应该是音乐和电影应该是免费的免费的。 Will you be free tomorrow morning? 你明天早上你明天早上有空有空吗？吗？2. Will people use money in 100 years? 一百年后人们还会使用钱吗？一百年后人们还会使用钱吗？ in in后接一段时间表将来。后接一段时间表将来。 e.g. Hell come back in a week. 他将于他将于一周之后一周之后回来。回来。 Ill call you in two hours. 我我两个小时后两个小时后给你打电话。给你打电话。 4. Whats

17、your prediction about the future? 你对未来有什么预测？你对未来有什么预测？ prediction 是是predict 的名词形式。的名词形式。5. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth. 每个人都应当尽一份力来拯救地球。每个人都应当尽一份力来拯救地球。 play a part in 表示表示“参与参与” 例如：例如： She plays a part in teaching these poor children. 她参加对这些贫穷孩子的教学工作。她参加对这些贫穷孩子的教学工作。 He didnt pl

18、ay a part in making this decision. 他并没有参与做出此决定。他并没有参与做出此决定。be dangerousbe in great danger1. Tigers are animals.2. Pandas are . dangerousin great danger1. I have lots of (paper) to use in the exam.2. There will be (little) pollution in the future.3. Look! Some robots (plant) trees.4. The scientists s

19、ay there will be (much) pollution.5. What will the future (be) like?6. Will we have to move to other (city)?7. We should play a part in (save) pandas.paperlessare plantingmorebecitiessaving1.1. 一本关于未来的书一本关于未来的书2.2. 未来将会是什么样？未来将会是什么样？3.3. 城市将会更拥挤，污染会更严重。城市将会更拥挤，污染会更严重。4.4. 环境将会处于很大的危险之中。环境将会处于很大的危险之中

20、。5.5. 我们将得搬到别的星球上吗？我们将得搬到别的星球上吗？6.6. 我们可以少用水，多种树。我们可以少用水，多种树。7.7. 大家都应该参与拯救地球。大家都应该参与拯救地球。 1. Kids study at school now. In 100 years, . 2.I sometimes see blue skies in my city, but in the future . 3. People now usually live to be about 70-80 years old, but in the future . 4.Family usually spend time

21、 together on weekends, but maybe in 200 years . theyll study at home on computers.the sky will be blue every day.people will live to be 200 years old.family will spend time together everyday.A taskMake a survey about your best friends and finish the following chart.Five years agoTodayIn five yearsHe

22、 was.He is .He will be.He played.He plays.He will play.He had.He has.He will have. Unit 7Will people have robots?Section BA：What will you be in 10 years?B：I will be a A：Where will you work? B：I will work in Ill be a computer programmer.Ill be an astronaut.rocketspace station fly a rocket/fly rockets

23、on a space station house apartmentWrite each word in the correct column below.1a astronaut house apartment train rocket space station computer programmerJobsTransportationPlaces to liveastronaut, computer programmertrain, rockethouse, apartment, space stationAn astronaut lives in a space station. He

24、 goes to work by rocket. A programmer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by subway. A farmer lives in a house. He walks to the farm. An engineer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by car. 1. 住在街对面的公寓里住在街对面的公寓里I live in an apartment the street here.2. 有点无聊。有点无聊。Its boring.3. 那是一张你的照片吗？那是一张你的照

25、片吗？Is that a picture you?4. 10年前你住在这里吗？年前你住在这里吗？ you here 10 years ago?5.我们住在乡下的一所房子里。我们住在乡下的一所房子里。We lived a house in the .6.那离这里相当远。那离这里相当远。 Thats pretty here.7. 10年后你的生活将会是什么样子？年后你的生活将会是什么样子？What your life like 10 years? 8. 或许我也会飞往其他星球。或许我也会飞往其他星球。Maybe Ill also to other . Listen to Alexis and Jo

26、e. Number thepictures 1-3.1c1231. I _in an apartment across the street from here.2. I _ near here.3. I _ a computer programmer.4. We _ in a house in the country.5. I _ the train to school.6. I _ an astronaut.7. I _ rockets to the moon.8. I _ on a space station.liveworkamlivedtookwill bewill flywill

27、live1dListen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box. am live work lived took will be will live will flyI lived in a house in the country.Where did you live ten years ago?I will live on a space station. Where will you live in ten years?evenhumanservant dangerous already factory b

28、elieve disagree shape fall possible agreeimpossible复数复数 humans复数复数 servants名词名词 danger复数复数factories复数复数shapes过去式过去式 fell甚至；愈加甚至；愈加人的；人的；n.人；人类人；人类仆人仆人危险的危险的已经已经工厂工厂相信相信不同意不同意形状形状倒塌；跌倒倒塌；跌倒可能的可能的Section 1Section 1 Before You ReadDo you think you will have your own robot? Whats it like?What do you wan

29、t it to do for you?What do they look like?They look like humans.What do they look like ?They look like snakes.What does it look like?It looks like a dog. This robot looks like a big arm.What can the robots do?speakdo exerciseIt can do housework. run cookplay the pianoThere are some other robots, wha

30、t can they do ?play footballdanceIt can be a doctor.It can plant and water flowers.It can do much hard or dangerous work.2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discuss.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Will robots think like humans in the future?What will robots

31、be like in the future?What can robots do today?What are robots like in movies?Section 2Section 2 While You Read Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot?1.When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs l

32、ike working in dirty or dangerous places.2.Today there are already robots working in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored.Scientists are now trying to

33、 make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. However, somescientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. For example, scientist James

34、White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know3.where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it ma

35、y take hundreds of years.These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for example, scientists made robots that4.look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can helplook for people under

36、 the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!evenhumanservant dangerous already factory believe disagree shape fall possible agreeimpossible复数复数 humans复数复数 servants名词名词 danger复数复数facto

37、ries复数复数shapes过去式过去式 fell甚至；愈加甚至；愈加人的；人的；n.人；人类人；人类仆人仆人危险的危险的已经已经工厂工厂相信相信不同意不同意形状形状倒塌；跌倒倒塌；跌倒可能的可能的翻译短语翻译短语1.数百，成百上千数百，成百上千 2.跌倒，倒塌跌倒，倒塌3.我们从不知道我们从不知道4.多次，反复地多次，反复地5.能够醒来能够醒来6.寻找寻找7.看起来像看起来像8.像人一样移动像人一样移动9. 做这样的工作做这样的工作hundreds offall downwe never knowover and over againbe able to wake uplook forloo

38、k likemove like peopledo such jobs9.例如例如10.与人交谈与人交谈11.做简单的工作做简单的工作12.像人类的仆人像人类的仆人13.变得烦躁变得烦躁14.不赞同某人不赞同某人15.看起来不可能看起来不可能16. 花数百年时间花数百年时间17. 与我们做同样的事情与我们做同样的事情for exampletalk to peopledo simple jobslike human servantsget boreddisagree withseem impossibletake hundreds of yearsdo the same things as we

39、do 1. What do the robots look like in the movies?2. What can the robots do for people?Human servants.They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.Paragraphs 1-2: Answer the questions.3. Where are the robots already working?4. What kinds of the jobs do the robots

40、 do? Why?In factories.They do simple boring jobs over and over again. Because they will never get bored.Paragraphs 3-4: Mark True or False.1. Scientists already make robots think like humans and do the same things as we do.2. Some scientists think that there will be robots think like humans, but Mr.

41、 White disagrees.3.Its easy for a human to wake up and know where they are.4. Most people believe that robots will be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.5. If buildings fall down with people inside, the snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.TFTFT2c Read the article again

42、quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.1. Robots can build _ in factories.2. They can do _ jobs many times and never get bored.3. Some robots can _ and _.4. Some can help _ people under _when buildings fall down.carssimplewalk dance look forbuildings2d Fill in the blanks in thi

43、s paragraph with words from the article.Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and _ like people.Some scientists think that in the future they will _ robots more like humans. This may not _ in the near future, but at some point, robots will even be able to _ like people. dancemakehappentalkH

44、owever, some scientists _. James White believes that robots wont be able to do the _ things as us. For example, he thinks that robots will _ be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you _ with?disagreesameneveragree1. help sb. with sth. 帮助（做）帮助（做） help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助做帮助做 He oft

45、en helps me with my English. = He often helps me (to)study English. 他经常帮助我学习英语。他经常帮助我学习英语。 I like _ my mother _ the housework. A. help; with B. helping; with C. helped; to do D. helps; do B即时练即时练2. It takes / took / will take sb. some time to do sth. 某人花了某人花了时间做某事时间做某事(时态视具体情况而定）时态视具体情况而定） It takes

46、me an hour to get to my office. It took me quite a long time to climb the tree.知识链接知识链接 spend 的主语必须是人，常用于以下结构：的主语必须是人，常用于以下结构：(1) spend time money on sth. 在在上花费时间（金钱）。上花费时间（金钱）。例：例：I spent two hours on this math problem. 这道数学题花了我两个小时。这道数学题花了我两个小时。 (2) spend time money (in) doing sth. 花费时间（金钱）做某事。花费时

47、间（金钱）做某事。They spent two years (in) building this bridge. 造这座桥花了他们两年时间。造这座桥花了他们两年时间。 take 后面常跟双宾语：后面常跟双宾语：It takes sb. 时间时间to do sth. 做某事花了某人多少时间。做某事花了某人多少时间。 It took them three years to build this road. 他们用了三年时间修完了这条路。他们用了三年时间修完了这条路。 The boy _（花费）（花费）three days reading the long story.真题链接真题链接【解析解析】从

48、句意看从句意看“这个男孩读这小说花费了三这个男孩读这小说花费了三天天”, 此句动词应该用过去时态。答案是此句动词应该用过去时态。答案是spent。Dont worry. It wont _ you too much time to fly from Haikou to Guangzhou. A. take B. cost C. spend D. use【解析解析】 A。固定结。固定结 构构 It takes sb. some time to do sth. 意为意为“某人花费多少时某人花费多少时间做某事间做某事”。句意为：。句意为：“别担心。从海口到广州坐飞机别担心。从海口到广州坐飞机不用多少

49、时间。不用多少时间。”1. They spend too much time the report. A. writing B. to write C. on writing D. write2. It will me too much time to read this book. A. take B. spend C. payA即时练即时练A3. hundreds of 许多；大量许多；大量 hundred 用于用于a、one或有数量意义的词之后或有数量意义的词之后, 其后接可数名词的复数形式。其后接可数名词的复数形式。 There are four hundred students in

50、 our grade. 我们年级有我们年级有400名学生。名学生。但但后跟后跟of时，要加时，要加s, 意思为数百、成百上千的意思为数百、成百上千的1. Every year, _ people go to visit their factory. A. a hundred of B. hundreds C. hundred of D. hundreds of2. _ people lost their homes in Japans earthquake. A. Two hundreds B. Hundred C. Hundreds of D. Hundred ofD即时练即时练C1. _

51、travelers come to visit our city every year. （2011 哈尔滨市）哈尔滨市） A. Hundred of B. Hundreds of C. Five hundreds D. Hundred2. _ trees have been planted near here, so the air is very fresh. （2010 四四川达州）川达州） A. Two hundreds B. Hundred of C. Hundreds of D. Hundreds 真题链接真题链接BC 4. make sb. (代词为宾格）代词为宾格）do （让）

52、（让）（做）（做） He made Tom laugh. 他使汤姆发笑。他使汤姆发笑。 I couldnt make my car start this morning. 今天早晨我的汽车发动不起来了。今天早晨我的汽车发动不起来了。 Loud music makes Tina _ to dance. A. to want B. want C. wanted D. wantingB即时练即时练Mother makes me _ my homework every day before I can play games A. finish B. finished C. finishing D. t

53、o finish A 5. the same as 和和一样一样 She looks the same as Lucy. They are the twin sisters. 她看起来和露西长的一样。他们是双胞胎姐妹。她看起来和露西长的一样。他们是双胞胎姐妹。 Scientists make the robots do the same things as 反义短语：反义短语： be different from 1. Lets meet at _ place as we did yesterday.A. a same B. same C. the same D. same theC即时练即时

54、练6. be able to 能够做某事能够做某事 We hoped that we should be able to do that. 我们希望我们能这样做。我们希望我们能这样做。 They may be able to give me some ideas. 他们会给我一些建议的。他们会给我一些建议的。1.and they do simple jobs over and over again. 并且他们反复的干着简单的工作并且他们反复的干着简单的工作 over and over again是固定搭配，译为：反复是固定搭配，译为：反复 地；多次地；多次”， 例如：例如： They sang

55、 the song over and over again. 他们反复地唱着那首歌。他们反复地唱着那首歌。 They called over and over again but nobody answered. 他多次打电话，但没人接。他多次打电话，但没人接。Language points2. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored. 此句中的此句中的get bored 译为译为“ 感到厌烦，感到无感到厌烦，感到无 聊聊”。其同义

56、词为：其同义词为：be bored 二者的区别在于：二者的区别在于： get bored（强调动作）（强调动作） be bored （强调状态）（强调状态） http:/ It will be difficult to make them really think like a human. 把机器人做的像人一样思考将会很难。把机器人做的像人一样思考将会很难。句型句型 ： “it + be + （形容词（形容词 / 名词）名词）+ to do sth.”。 e.g. It is not easy to study a foreign language. 学习一门外语不是件容易的事学习一门外语不

57、是件容易的事6.If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. 如果建筑物倒塌，人还在里面，这些蛇形如果建筑物倒塌，人还在里面，这些蛇形 机器人可以帮助在坍塌的建筑物里搜救伤者。机器人可以帮助在坍塌的建筑物里搜救伤者。 fall down 掉下，落下，跌倒：掉下，落下，跌倒： The old lady fell down in the street and broke her leg. 老太太跌倒在大街上，摔断了腿。老太太跌倒在

58、大街上，摔断了腿。倒塌：倒塌： The old house soon fell down. 这座老房很快就倒塌了。这座老房很快就倒塌了。http:/ But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. 但很多科学家不赞同怀特先生的观点。但很多科学家不赞同怀特先生的观点。 这里的这里的“disagree with ”译为译为 不同意；不一不同意；不一 致；不适合致；不适合 。 固定搭配：固定搭配： agree （同意）（同意）agree with sb/sthdisagree （同意）（同意）disagree with sb/sthWhat kind of

59、animals might robots look like in the future? What do you think these robots will be able to do? Write your ideas and discuss them with your partner. 2eI think some future robots might look likebirds. They will be able to help us clean the window and sweep the floor. Some robots might look like snak

60、es. If buildings fall down with people inside, they will be able to help look for people under the buildings. They will also be able to serve us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and make bed for us. Some robots will be look like people. They will be able to sing, dance and talk with us. Some robots