初中八年级英语课件Unit Life in the future

Unit8LifeinthefutureUnit

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LifeinthefutureWhathashappenedinthepast80years?…Watchaseriesofpicturesandtelluswhathaschanged?ComputersTelephonesHousesandhotelsCarsandbusesGreatchangeshavetakenplaceinthepast80years,Canyoutelluswhatthechangesare?InthepastNowadaysComputersandtelephones…Housesandhotels…Cars…Inthepast,wewroteletterstoothersbutnow…Inthepast,housesandhotelsarepooranddirtybutnow…Inthepast,cars…CommunicationEnvironmentTransportationImagine…In2050…whatwillhotels,housesandcarsbelike?In2050,hotelswillbe/have…In2050,houseswill…In2050,carswill…Let’scometotheexercisesonpage114Whatdoyouknowabout…?A1Whichofthefollowingsentencesareprobablyaboutthefuture,andwhichareaboutthepresent?Tick(√)theboxes.√√√√LookatthepicturesandtheheadingsoftheInternetpostsonpage115.Thentick(√)thedescriptionsthatmatchthepictures.Beforeyouread1Thehotellookslikeaverylargefish.□2Thehotelisbuiltonamountain.□3Thereisarobothelperinthehouse.□4TheCJ3hasawidewindowatthefront.□5TheCJ3doesnothaveanywheels.□√√Let’sact!Rules:1.15scores/15words2.Listentothetextandfillintheblanks3.Writedowntheanswers4.Onestudentreadoneparagraghtochecktheanswers.

Areyouready?I.ListenandfillintheblanksTheHotelWhaleTheHotelWhaleisbuiltunderthewater.Itisinthe______of

awhale.Thishotelhas50bedrooms,a______

andashopping______.MrsPeng:“Whenwewerestayingatthehotel________,mychildrenwatchedthefishoutsidetheirbedroomwindow.Theywereneverbored!”ForeverGreenHousesThesehousesareboth“________”and“_______”.Thereisglassoutsidethehouses.Heatisheldundertheglassandisthenusedas________foreachhouse.Inthebathroom,yourmedicinecupboardisconnectedtoyourdoctor’scomputer.Inthekitchen,yoursmartfridgetellsthe_______________computerwhenyouneedmorefood.MrYu:“Whenwewerelivinginouroldhouse,wewereusingmoreenergy.Iwould

______

recommendForeverGreenHousestomyfriends.Theywill______

everyone.”TheCJ3TheCJ3isanewtypeofhydrogencar.Thehydrogeninthecaris______

withoxygenfromtheairtomakeelectricityforthecar.TheCJ3hasan__________

mapandisdrivenbyacomputer.Youtellthecomputerwhereyouwanttogo.Thenyousitbackand______

asthecartakesyouthere.MrHu:“______Iwasdrivingmyoldcar,Iwaspollutingthecity.Now,withthenew___________inmyCJ3,I’mhelpingprotecttheenvironment.”shapecafecentrerecentlygreensmartenergysupermarket’scertainlysatisfymixedelectronicrelaxWhiletechnologyLet’sreadthetextquickly,writedowntheanswers.ReadtheInternetpostsagainandanswerthequestionsbelowincompletesentences.II.Scanning1WhereistheHotelWhale?_________________________________________________2WhatisspecialaboutForeverGreenHouses?_________________________________________________3WhydoesthedriveroftheCJ3notneedtodrivethecar?_________________________________________________Itisunderthewater.Theyareboth“green”and“smart”.Becauseitisdrivenbyacomputer.Readthetextindetail,findouttheanswersasquicklyaspossible.TheHotelWhaleTheHotelWhaleisbuiltunderthewater.Itisintheshapeofawhale.Thishotelhas50bedrooms,acafeandashoppingcentre.III.While-readingReadthefirstInternetpostandanswerthefollowingquestions.WhatisspecialabouttheHotelWhale?Whatdoesthehotelhave?Itisbuiltunderthewateranditisintheshapeofawhale.Ithas50bedrooms,acafeandashoppingcentre.ReadthesecondInternetpostandanswerthefollowingquestions.ForeverGreenHousesThesehousesareboth“green”and“smart”.Thereisglassoutsidethehouses.Heatisheldundertheglassandisthenusedasenergyforeachhouse.Inthebathroom,yourmedicinecupboardisconnectedtoyourdoctor’scomputer.Inthekitchen,yoursmartfridgetellsthesupermarket’scomputerwhenyouneedmorefood.

Whereisheatheldandwhatisitusedfor?

Itisheldundertheglassandisthenusedasenergyforeachhouse.Whatisconnectedtoyourdoctor’scomputer?Mymedicinecupboard.

Whenyouneedmorefood,whatdoesyoursmartfridgedo?

Ittellsthesupermarket’scomputerwhatIneed.ReadthethirdInternetpostandcompletethefollowingtable.TheCJ3TheCJ3isanewtypeofhydrogencar.Thehydrogeninthecarismixedwithoxygenfromtheairtomakeelectricityforthecar.TheCJ3hasanelectronicmapandisdrivenbyacomputer.Youtellthecomputerwhereyouwanttogo.Thenyousitbackandrelaxasthecartakesyouthere.CharacteristicsSupportingdetailsahydrogencar

withanelectronicmapcomputer-driven

Thehydrogeninthecarismixedwithoxygenfromtheairtomakeelectricityforthecar.Youtellthecomputerwheretogo.Thenyousitbackandrelaxasthecartakesyouthere.IV.DiscussionYNYYNThishotelhas50bedrooms,acafeandashoppingcentre.Thishotelhas50bedrooms,acafeandashoppingcentre.Inthebathroom,yourmedicinecupboardisconnectedtoyourdoctor’scomputer.Whenwewerelivinginouroldhouse,wewereusingmoreenergy.Thehydrogeninthecarismixedwithoxygenfromtheairtomakeelectricityforthecar.BelowaresomequestionsabouttheInternetpostsonpage115.Answerthequestions.WriteY(Yes)or

N(No).Findtheevidenceinthepassage.V.ComprehensionTheHotelWhaleTheHotelWhaleisbuilt（A）在水下.Itisintheshapeofawhale.Thishotelhas50bedrooms,acafeandashoppingcentre.MrsPeng:“Whenwewerestayingatthehotelrecently,mychildrenwatchedthefishoutsidetheirbedroomwindow.(B)Theywereneverbored!”ForeverGreenHouses

Thesehousesareboth“green”and“smart”.Thereisglassoutsidethehouses.Heatisheldundertheglassandisthenusedasenergyfor(C)eachhouse.Inthebathroom,yourmedicinecupboardisconnectedtoyourdoctor’scomputer.Inthekitchen,yoursmartfridgetellsthesupermarket’scomputerwhenyou(D)needmorefood.MrYu:“Whenwewerelivinginouroldhouse,wewereusingmoreenergy.IwouldcertainlyrecommendForeverGreenHousestomyfriends.(E)Theywillsatisfyeveryone.”1.将文中划线部分(A)译成英语：______________________________________2.文中划线部分（B）指代的是：____