Unit 8 Reading--Life in 2050 课件 2024-2025学年沪教牛津版英语八年级下册

Unit8 Life in the future Reading ：Life in 2050 Watch a video about life in 2050. What will life be like in 2050？ efficient 高效的 sustainable 可持续的 smart 智能的 A. Internet post B. Fact file C. Exposition It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the Internet. Read their posts. Pre-reading: What is the text type of the article? The structure(结构) of the Internet posts: _____________+____________ A. description B. review 评论 C. conversation D. conclusion 结论 It is August 2050. Some people are writing about hotels, houses and cars on the Internet. Read their posts. description review Pre-reading: √ √ √ The Hotel Whale Forever Green Houses The CJ3 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 center. Mrs Peng: “When we were staying at the hotel recently, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. They were never bored. Description Location Shape What does it have? Review Under the water. In the shape of a whale. 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre. They were never bored. It is ______________ to live in the Hotel Whale because we can watch the fish outside the bedroom window. funny/interesting adj. Forever Green Houses green smart is held and used as heat energy the doctor’s computer the supermarket’s computer the medicine cupboard the smart fridge is connected to tells adj. Forever Green Houses These houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard（药柜） is connected to your doctor's computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket computer when you need more food. Mr Yu: “When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend Forever Green Houses to my friends. They will satisfy everyone. Description Review Forever Green Houses will satisfy everyone. Forever Green Houses is ________ and ________ because it uses heat as energy and it is connected to the computer. green smart features reasons The CJ3 The CJ3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there. Mr. Hu： “While I was driving my old car, I was polluting the city. Now with the new technology in my CJ3, I’m helping protect the environment.” Name: Type: Energy: Specialty: 1. 2. Stars for comfort: Stars for environment: Review Description:（Fact file） the CJ3 a hydrogen car an electronic map computer-driven electricity hydrogen + oxygen The CJ3 CJ3 is a ________ car because it has an electronic map and it is driven by a computer. smart It is ______________ to drive CJ3 because you can sit back and relax when driving. comfortable It is ________________________________ to drive CJ3 because it uses electricity as energy to help protect the environment. green/environment-friendly What will the school library be like in the future? Group work: Let’s talk，draw and write _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Main idea Supporting details My green school library 1. shape: The school library in the future will be... 2. material: 3. energy: 4. activities: ...... ............................... in the shape of ... glass, recycled paper, wood... hydrogen, electricity, solar power... Let’s talk: group discussion 1. describe the library from four or more aspects; 2. write down your answer and try to draw a rough sketch of it; 3. present your future library . The school library in the future will be ______ and _____. It is in the shape of __________. It is made of ____________. It uses___________as energy. People can ____________________and _______________________________in the library. Presentation Further thinking Will AI robots take the place of humans to do jobs in the future? What is AI ( Artificial Intelligence ) ? Is it helpful or dangerous for us? What should we do to keep us competitive? Study hard ! Be creatvie! Complete the conversation with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary. certainly electronic shape technology while Matt: I’ve decided to build a space hotel when I grow up. Nelson: Really? What will the hotel be like? Matt: It’ll be in the of a star. And it’ll use solar energy to run its parts, so it’ll be environmentally friendly. With this , the hotel will also be able to move from place to place, like a spaceship. shape electronic technology C2 Exercise C2: P116 Nelson: What else will it have? Matt: There’ll be a computer in each bedroom. It’ll be connected to the Internet. In this way, you’ll be able to communicate with your family and friends on Earth you’re staying in the space hotel. Do you like my idea? Nelson: . I’d recommend it to all my friends! while Certainly certainly electronic shape technology while Summary We have learnt some useful words and expressions like in the shape of, recently, recommend, certainly and so on. We have learnt how to write a short passage about the school library in the future. We have learnt Internet posts about three products in 2050 Self-evaluation 1. What do you think life be like in the future? 2. Can you talk about hotels, houses and cars in 2050 in the passage? Homework 必做： 完成周报Reading练习 & 每日阅读训练 Read the passage on page 25 (周报) 选做： Write a short passage about the classroom in the future. Thank you! 19 $$