八年级Unit7SectionB1

1、Unit 7Unit 7 Will people have robots?Section B 1 1a2eTell something about the future with more, less or fewer. ReviewThere will be less fresh water because there will be more pollution in the sea. There will be more cars because there will be more people. There will be fewer jobs for people because

2、more robots will do the same jobs as people.There will be more cities because people will build more buildings in the country. People will have more free time because there will be less things to do. Lead-inI will live in a high building.I will be a pilot. What do you want to be in the future? Where

3、 will you live? How will you go to work? I will be an astronaut. I will live in other planet. I will go to work by spaceship. I will go to work by e-bike. rocketse.g. An astronaut takes the rockets to the space station. 宇航员乘火箭去空间站。astronautspace stationNew wordse.g. Man is weightless in space. 人在太空中

4、会失重。1. space n. 太空；空间e.g. Do you live in a house or an apartment? 你住在房子里还是公寓里？2. apartment n. 公寓；套房Write each word in the correct column below. 1aJobs TransportationPlaces to liveastronaut house apartment train rocket space station computer programmerastronauthouseapartmenttrainrocketspace stationco

5、mputer programmerTalkingAn astronaut lives in a space station. He goes to work by rockets. 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. ListeningListen to Alexis and Joe. Num

6、ber the pictures 1-3.1c2311dListen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box. 1. 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. livelivedamworkam, live, work, lived, took, will be, will live, will fly

7、 5. I _ the train to school.6. I _ an astronaut.7. I _ rockets to the moon.8. I _ on a space station. tookwill bewill livewill flyam, live, work, lived, took, will be, will live, will fly Student A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joes life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now. 1eI live

8、 in an apartment. Pair workWhere do you live?I lived in a house in the country.Where did you live ten years ago?I will live in the space station. Where will you live in ten years?DiscussionTell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?2aI think there will

9、be more robots in the future.Really? What do they look like?I think they look like humans. They can do anything men can do. Sounds interesting.e.g. The little girl can even recite the article. 小女孩甚至还能背诵这篇文章。1. even adv. 甚至；连；愈加2. human adj. 人的 n. 人 e.g. A human can think and talk, but an animal cant

10、. 人能思考、说话，但动物不 能。New Wordse.g. My aunt is already fifty, but she looks very young. 我姑姑早已五十岁了，但她看起 很年轻。3. already adv. 已经；早已4. dangerous adj. 有危险的；不安全的e.g. Some animals are in great danger. 一些动物处于极大的危险中。名词danger +后缀ous dangerous Lions are dangerous animals. 狮子是危险的动物。fall down 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌 5. factory n.

11、 工厂e.g. There will be more factories in the future. 将来会有更多的工厂。e.g. The house might fall down in a few months. 几个月内这所房屋也许就会倒塌。6. fall v. (fell/ fel/) 倒塌；跌倒；掉落前缀(dis) + agree (同意)disagree7. disagree v. 不同意 ；持不同意见； 有分歧e.g. My father agrees, but my mother disagrees. 我爸爸同意，但我妈妈不同意。believe sb. 相信某人说的话beli

12、eve + that 从句8. believe v. 相信；认为有可能e.g. I believe that you can finish the work on time. 我相信你会按时完成工作。e.g. What is the shape of your kite? 你的风筝是什么形状的？9. shape n. 形状10. hundreds of 许多；大量= lots of【辨析】具体数字+ hundred 如：three hundred 三百e.g. There are hundreds of flags in front of the building. 在那个高楼前有很多旗帜。1

13、1. over and over again 反复地；多次 还可以说over and overe.g. They sang the song over and over. 他们反复地唱那首歌。 He called over and over again but nobody answered. 他多次打电话但没有人接。12. possible adj. 可能的；可能存在或发生(前缀)im+ possible impossible 不可能的e.g. Do you think its possible to beat them? 你认为战胜他们有可能吗? To cross this river s

14、eems impossible. 穿过这条河中似乎不可能。Lead-inWhat can robots do?What do the robots look like?Para.1 Will robots think like humans in the future? Para.2 What will robots be like in the future? Para.3 What can robots do today?Para.4 What are robots like in movies? Reading2bRead the article and match each parag

15、raph with the question it discusses. 1. Robots can build _ in factories.2. They can do _ jobs many times and never get bored. 3. Some can _ and _. 4. Some can help _ people under _. cars simplelook for the buildingswalkdanceRead the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can

16、 do now.2cFill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article. 指导：此类短文填空题，考查同学们全面掌握短文内容，以及综合运用语言的能力。首先，应将通读本段文字，掌握大意。可知在短文中列举了科学家们的两种观点。然后，根据2b中短文的内容填空。2dSome robots are very human-like. They can walk and _ like people. Some scientists think that in the future they will _ robots more li

17、ke humans. This may not _ in the near future, but at some point, robots will even be able to _ like people. However, some scientists _. dancemakecome truetalkdisagree James White believes that robots will not be able to do the _ things as we can. For example, he thinks that robots will _ be able to

18、wake up and know where they are. Which side do you _ with? samenot agreeWhat kind of 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 likespiders. They will be

19、 able to help us clean the window, sweep the floor. Some robots might look like snakes. They will be able to help look for people under the buildings. If buildings fall down with people inside. They will also be able to sever us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and cook coffee for us. Some robots