Unit 8 Reading 课件2022-2023学年沪教牛津版（广州沈阳通用）八年级英语下册

Unit 8 Oxford English Module 4 Discovery Getting ready Reading (I) Life in the future Getting ready Look at the cartoon and answer the questions. • What are Hi and Lo talking about? • What did Lo do today? • Why did he buy more oil? • What does Lo mean by “in the future”? They are talking about their plans for the future. He bought two bottles of oil. He thinks he will probably need another one in the future. He just means “in the near future”, maybe tomorrow. What do you know about …? A1 Which of the following sentences are probably about the future, and which are about the present? Tick (√) the boxes. √ √ √ √ A2 What will life be like in the future? In pairs, discuss the following questions. Look at the pictures and the headings of the Internet posts on page 115. Then tick (√) the descriptions that match the pictures. Before you read 1 The hotel looks like a very large fish. □ 2 The hotel is built on a mountain. □ 3 There is a robot helper in the house. □ 4 The CJ3 has a wide window at the front. □ 5 The CJ3 does not have any wheels. □ √ √ The website is from the year 2050. People can watch fish swim outside their room window at the Hotel Whale. Forever Green Houses are green inside. The CJ3 can fly. F T T F Look at the pictures, the introduction and the headings of the Internet posts again. Then, decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Read the first part and complete the table The Hotel Whale The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre. Mrs Peng: “When we were staying at the hotel recently, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. They were never bored!” Characteristics Supporting