Unit 7 第四课时 Section B (1a～1e)课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级上册

Section B(1a-1e) Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes How can we prepare for the future? Are you ready for tomorrow? What will you think when we talk about the future? Brainstorm Robots AI Self-driving cars Smart home What benefits(好处) or challenges(挑战) do you think the future will bring to us? benefits challenges efficient traffic benefits No worries about housework 7 better health care challenges climate change employment disruption 就业冲击 digital divide 数字鸿沟 efficient traffic no worries about housework better health care … climate change Employment disruption digital divide … 12 In the face of these challenges, how can we prepare for the future? Discussion Protect the environment improve ourselves …..… Look at the title of the interview below. What do you think the interview is about? Ready for Tomorrow? It might be about what change will happen in the future. It might be about how to be positive for the future. It might be about what preparation we should make for the future. 1a 14 Read the interview and see if your guess was correct. 1. What’s the text type of the passage? A. A story. B. An interview. C. News. 2. What might the passage talk about? A. Predictions about life in the future and how to prepare for it. B. Ways to change the world. C. Life today and in the future. 1b How many parts are there in the interview? 1 What are they? 2 How do you feel about their conversations? 3 Fast-Reading Three greeting talking thanks Polite, happy, enthusiastic (热情的) and logical. Read and answer He is the chief (首席) researcher of the Future World Research Centre. Host: Good evening, everyone! Our guest today is Dr Lu Xingyuan, chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre. So welcome to our show, Dr Lu. Dr Lu: Good evening. Thank you, it’s a pleasure to be here. ... Host: Thank you for your time, Dr Lu. Who is Dr Lu Xingyuan? Life in 50 years Life changes 1 Robots everywhere Service Robots: do ____________ Rescue Robots: save lives in ___________________________ Work trends 2 Some jobs disappear New jobs:___________ and AI experts Human VS Robots 3 Robots can’t replace humans Need __________ and emotional intelligence. AI impact 4 Smart refrigerator Order__________ when running low. housework disasters and emergencies space pilot creativity food Read and answer Dr.Lu advices people to accept change, keep learning and working hard. What advice does Dr.Lu give to prepare for the future? 1 What will influence people’s future according to the conversation ? 2 Today’s choice will influence people’s future. What are they talking about? They are talking about robots, jobs, AI and how to prepare for the future. What are the main points that Dr Lu talks about in his interview? Robots in the future Jobs in the future AI in the future How will AI change the way we study and work? Create personal study plans for each student Help scientists analyze data Improve working plans effectively 26 Will AI take the place of humans? Read the interview and complete the mind map with key words or phrases life in 50 years examples robots everywhere Host Guest (Dr Lu) Read the interview and complete the mind map with key words or phrases life in 50 years examples robots everywhere Host Guest (Dr Lu) service robots: do housework, save lives disappear; challenging jobs: space pilots, AI experts No: creativity, emotional intelligence work, study and live; a smart refrigerator accept change, keep learning and working hard jobs replace humans AI changes our world how to prepare Translation 为明天做好准备了吗? 主持人：大家晚上好！我们今天的嘉宾是陆行远博士，他是未来世界研究中心的 首席研究员。陆博士，欢迎您来到我们的节目。 陆博士：晚上好，谢谢，很高兴来到这里。 主持人：陆博士，感谢您参加我们的节目。那么，作为一名未来学家，您能告诉 我们50年后的生活会有哪些变化吗? 陆博士：嗯，你会看到机器人四处忙碌着。 主持人：您能给我们举些例子吗? 陆博士：嗯，正如我们都知道的，中国的机器人产业发展迅速。机器人将会使我们 的生活变得更方便。我们将会有服务型机器人。它们会完成几乎所有的 家务活。它们还能在灾难和危机发生时帮助拯救生命。 主持人：那么，未来人类还会从事哪些工作呢? 陆博士：问得好！现在的一些工作在未来几年会消失。不过，未来会出现更具挑战 性的工作，例如太空飞行员和人工智能专家。 主持人：您认为有一天机器人会取代人类吗? 陆博士：不，我不这么认为。我们的创造力和情商对人际关系至关重要。在这些事 情上，人工智能是无法取代人类的。 主持人：您提到了人工智能。人工智能将如何改变我们的世界? 陆博士：嗯，它确实会改变我们的工作、学习和生活。例如，智能冰箱会知道你的 需求并在库存即将耗尽时帮你订购食品。 主持人：哇，这样能省下我们不少时间！我现在还有最后一个问题：我们该如何为 未来做好准备呢? 陆博士：这很简单，只要接受变化，不断学习并努力工作。今天的选择将影响你 的未来。 主持人：陆博士，感谢您抽出时间参加我们的节目。 Retell the conversation The interview Interviewer & interviewee Host & Dr Lu Greeting(Part 1) Welcome and introduce Dr Lu. Talking Q&A (Part 2) about robots: Robots will work everywhere and make our life easier. about jobs in the future: Some jobs today will disappear. There will be more challenging jobs in the future. about AI: AI will certainly change how we work, study and live. Thanks (Part 3) Advice for future: Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Thanks for his tine. Brainstorm What do robots look like ? dog human huge arm snake elephant Discussion What can robots do in our daily life? Further Thinking According to the interview, what kind of jobs do you think robots will do in the future? Why? Robots will do service-related, dangerous and some easy jobs because they’re patient, fast and won’t get tired or hurt. Will the robots take the place of humans? Complete the table with the information from the interview. Guest name Job Future prediction about robots: about jobs in the future: about AI: Advice Dr Lu Xingyuan Chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre working everywhere, doing housework, helping save lives AI will not replace human because of people's creativity and emotional intelligence more challenging jobs, such as space pilots and AI experts accept change; keep learning and working hard 1c Read again and tick the statements that you can infer from the interview. 1. Dr Lu is very positive about the future. 2. In the future, robots will take over most jobs of today. 3. Robots will save lives during emergencies. 4. Humans will have more challenging jobs and do creative work. 5. Our emotional intelligence will always be important. 6. It is impossible for us to prepare for the future. 1d 1e Discuss the questions. 1. Do you think robots will replace humans one day? Why do you think so? 2. What do you think are the most important qualities that people in the future should develop? 3. What do you think we should do to prepare for the future? Do you think robots will replace humans one day? Why do you think so? Discuss the questions I don't think robots will replace humans, because we have creativity and emotions. 2. What do you think are the most important qualities that people in the future should develop? Discuss the questions I think the most important quality that people should develop is being adaptable and open to change, learning lots of different skills that they can switch between over the course of their lives. They should also always be prepared for the future. 3. What do you think we should do to prepare for the future? Discuss the questions To prepare for the future, I think we should study new technology so we can understand and use it to help us. We should also not forget about how to do simple things, as they will always be important, We shouldn't let technology make us useless! Accept change, keep learning and working hard. SEE YOU Lavf58.29.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 null 162829.3 Lavf58.29.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $