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八年级 上册 Unit 7 人民教育出频社 英语 ENGLISH 义务教育教科书 Section B How can we prepare for the future? (1a-1e) √ 能够根据阅读文本标题对文本中可能谈及的内容进行预测,并通过阅 读验证自己的预测。 √ 能够通过阅读了解英文访谈类文本的内容结构、问答交互流程以及语 言特点。 √ 能够从文本中找出访谈的重要细节信息,完成访谈记录表。 √ 能够基于访谈内容理解受访者谈及的未来世界预测及其理由。 √ 能够与同伴谈论和畅想未来,自觉提高对当代先进科学技术的认识, 积极面对未来面临的挑战,保持乐观向上的精神,为自己设立努力的 方向和目标,为未来做好准备。 学习目标 新教材 The chief invited the guest to join the campfire. 首领邀请客人一起参加篝火晚 会。 The chief reason I joined the club was to make new friends. 我加入这个俱乐部最重要的原 因是为了结交新朋友。 guest /gest/ n.客人;宾客 chief /t i:f/ adj.首席的;最重 要的 n. 首领;酋长 新教材 The young researcher loves penguins and does research on how they keep warm. 这位年轻的研究员喜爱企鹅, 并研究它们如何保暖。 researcher /ri's3:t (r)/ n. 研究者;探索者 research /ri'ss:tf/ n.&v. 研究;调查 新教材 My cousin wants to be a futurist 新教材 and imagines helper robots everywhere in our school. 我的表弟想成为一名未来学家,他 想象校园里到处都是助手机器人。 My brother wants to take a robotics course and build a robot that can play soccer. 我哥哥想修一门机器人学课程,造 一个会踢足球的机器人。 futurist /'fju:t rist/ n. 未来学家 everywhere /'evriwe (r)/ adv.,pron.&conj. 到处;所有地方 robotics /ras'bptiks/ n.机器人学 Robots will work in industry on big machines,and they will also talk to guests in the service area of hotels. 机器人将在工业领域操作大型机器, 也会在酒店的服务区和客人交谈。 Scientists use robots to find people who are trapped after a disaster. 科学家使用机器人寻找灾难后被 困的人员。 industry /'ind stri/ n.行业;工业 service /'s3:VIs/ n. 服务;公共服务 disaster /d 'za:st (r)/ n.灾难;不幸 新教材 The rescue game was challenging: players had to find the missing keys before they disappeared and call for emergency help. 救援游戏很有挑战性:玩家必须 在钥匙消失前找到它们,并呼叫 紧急援助。 emergency /i'm3:d nsi/ n.突发事件;紧急情况 disappear /,dis'pi (r) v.消失;不见 challenging I'tf lind 1n/ adj. 挑战性的 新教材 新教材 My sister wants to be a pilot and become an expert in flying big passenger planes. 我妹妹想成为一名飞行员,并成为 驾驶大型客机的专家。 Robots can help,but they will never replace a real friend's smile. 机器人可以帮忙,却永远取代不了 真心朋友的微笑。 pilot /'parl t/ n.飞行员;领航员 expert /'eksp3:t/ n. 专家;行家 adj.熟练的;内行的 replace /ri'pleis/ v. 代替;取代 like a muscle—the more you use it, the stronger it gets. 美术老师说创造力就像肌肉,越 用越强壮。 Our teacher says emotional intelligence is knowing how to calm yourself before a big test. 老师说,情绪智力就是在大考前知 道怎样让自己冷静下来。 creativity /kri:er'tiv ti/ n.创造力 emotional /i'm f nl/ adj.情感的;情绪的 intelligence /in'telid ns/ n.智力;智慧 emotional intelligence 情绪智力 Our art teacher says creativity is 新教材 My mom puts the fresh strawberries in the refrigerator to keep them cold. 我妈妈把新鲜草莓 放进冰箱里保鲜。 I accept your idea,but you didn’t mention when we should start. 我接受你的想法,但你没提到我 们该什么时候开始。 mention /'menfn/ v.提到;写到 refrigerator /ri'frid orerts(r)/ (=fridge)n. 冰箱 accept / k'sept/ v. 接受;相信 新教材 The battery is low,so I have to charge my phone now. 电池电量低了,所以我得马上 给手机充电。 We ran low on milk,so Mom bought two more bottles at the store. 我们的牛奶快喝完了,所以妈妈 在商店又买了两瓶。 low /l v/ adv.向……底部;低 adj. 低的;矮的 n. 低水平;低谷 run low(on sth) 即将用尽;快用完 新教材 My art teacher influences me a lot—she always tells us to be creative and use bright colors. 我的美术老师对我影响很大—— 她总是让我们要有创造力,多用 鲜艳的颜色。 It's impossible to finish 200 math problems in five minutes. 五分钟内做完200道数学题是不 可能的。 influence /'influ ns/ v. 影响;对……起作用 n. 影响;作用 creative /kri'eitiv/ adj.创造性的;创作的 impossible /m'pps bl/ adj.不可能的 新教材 We must develop good study habits if we want to improve the quality of our homework. 如果我们想提高作业的质量,就 必须养成良好的学习习惯。 quality /'kwpl ti/ n.素质;质量;品质 adj.优质的;高质量的 develop /dr'vel p/ v. 增强;发展;开发 新教材 What do you think the interview is about? What are the necessary steps for an interview? What are the possible topics that the speakers might mention? What do you expect to learn from the interview? T Ready for Tomorrow? 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. DrLu:Good evening.Thank you,it's a pleasure to be here. Host:Dr Lu,thankyou forjoining us.So,as a futurist,can you tell us how life will be different in 50 years? DrLu:Well,you'lsee robots working everywhere. Host:Can you give us some examples? DrLu:Well,as we all know,China's robotics industry is growing fast. Robots will make our life easier.We'll have service robots.They will do almost all our housework.They will also help save lives when disasters andemergencies happen. 新教材 Look at the guiding questions,instructionS, and title,then predict what the text will be about. 1a Look at the title of the interview below.What do you think the interview is b Read the interview and see if your guess was correct. Predicting about ? Suggested Answers I think the interview is about the future and whether or not we are ready for the changes that will come. T Ready for Tomorrow? 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:Dr Lu,thank you for joining us.So,as a futurist,can you tell us how life will be different in 50 years? Look at the title of the interview below.What do you think the interview is about? 新教材 T Ready for Tomorrow? DrLu:Good question!Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years.However,there will be more challenging jobs in the future, Host:Good evening,everyone!Our guest today is Dr Lu Xingyuan,chief such as space pilots and AI experts. researcher of the Future World Research Centre.So welcome to Host:Do you think robots will replace humans one day? our show,Dr Lu. DrLu:No,I don't.Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important DrLu:Good evening.Thank you,it's a pleasure to be here. for relationships.AI will not replace humans for these things. Host:DrLu,thank you forjoining us.So,as a futurist,can you tellus how Host:You mentioned AI.How will AI change our world? life will be different in 50 years? DrLu:Well,it will certainly change how we work,study,and live.For DrLu:Well,you'll see robots working everywhere. example,a smart refrigerator will know what you need and order Host:Can you give us some examples? food for you when you're running low. DrLu:Well,as we all know,China's robotics industry is growing fast.Host:Wow,tha'l save us a lot of time!Now,my last question:How can Robots will make our life easier.We'll have service robots.They we prepare for the future? will do almost all our housework.They will also help save lives DrLu:It's simple.Just accept change.Keep learning and working hard. when disasters and emergencies happen. Today's choices willinfluence your future. Host:So,what jobs will humans still do in the future? Host:Thank you for your time,Dr Lu. Read the interview and see if Correct. your guess was 新教材 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. DrLu:Good evening.Thank you,it's a pleasure to be here. Host:DrLu,thank you for joining us.So,as a futurist,can you tellus how life will be different in S0 years? DrLu:Well,you'll see robots working everywhere. Host:Can you give us some examples? DrLu:Well,as we all know,China's robotics industry is growing fast. Robots will make our life easier.We'll have service robots.They will do almost all our housework.They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen. Host:So,what jobs will humans still do in the future? DrLu:Good question!Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years.However,there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts. Host:Do you think robots will replace humans one day? DrLu:No,I don’t.Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships.AI will not replace humans for these things. Host:You mentioned AI.How will AI change our world? DrLu:Well,it will certainly change how we work,study,and live.For example,a smart refrigerator will know what you need and order food for you when you're running low. Host:Wow,that'll save us a lot of time!Now,my last question:How can we prepare for the future? DrLu:It's simple.Just accept change.Keep learning and working hard. Today's choices will influence your future. Host:Thank you for your time,Dr Lu. Who is the guest? Dr Liu Xingyuan. What do you know about him? Chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre. 新教材 Guest name Dr Lu Xingyuan Job chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre Future prediction about robots:working everywhere,doing housework,helping save lives about jobs in the future:more challenging jobs, such as space pilots and AI experts about AI:AI will not replace human because of people's creativity and emotional intelligence Advice accept change;keep learning and working hard Complete the table with the information from the interview. 新教材 Questions Answers Examples How will life be different in 50 years? You'll see robots everywhere. Service robots will do almost all our housework.They will help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen. What jobs will humans still do in the future? 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Host: i3: Thank you for your time,DrLu. life will be different in 50 years? in+…时…间段 ,it will certainly change how we work,study,and live.For Host:DrLu,thank you for joining us.S m 改变我们工作/学习/生活的方式 will do almost all our housework.They will also help save lives DrLu: 为未来做准备 n{ d. 让生活更轻松 快速增长'll save us a lot of ti an 新教材 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? Discuss the questions. 1.Do you think robots will replace humans one day?Why do you think so? 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? 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. 新教材 3.What do you think we should do to prepare for the future? 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! 新教材 Summary 很高兴做某事 在……之后(表示将来) 众所周知 快速增长 让生活更轻松 做家务 挽救生命 在接下来的几年里 更有挑战性的工作 例如 …… 情绪智力 改变我们工作/学习/生活的方式 即将用尽;快用完 为未来做准备 It's a pleasure to.. in+ 时间段 as we all know grow fast make life easier do(the)housework save lives in the coming years more challenging jobs such as... emotional intelligence change how we work/study/live run low (on sth) prepare for the future 新教材 Exercises 1. 众所周知,人工智能正在快速发展。 (as we all know,grow fast) As we all know,AI is growing fast. 2. 在接下来的五年里,家用机器人将帮我们做家务。 (in + 时间 段,do the housework) In the coming five years,home robots will help us do the housework. 3. 当牛奶快用完时,智能冰箱会自动(automatically) 下单。 (run low on) When milk runs low,the smart fridge will order automatically. 英汉互译 新教材 4. 无人机(drone pilots)和太空导游是将来更有挑战性的工作。 (such as,more challenging jobs) Jobs such as drone pilots and space guides will be more challenging jobs in the future. 5. Future tech will change how we work,study and live. (change how we...) 未来科技将改变我们工作、学习和生活的方式。 6. 我们必须不断学习,为未来做准备。 (prepare for the future) We must keep learning to prepare for the future. 7. 自动驾驶汽车真的能让生活更轻松。(make life easier) Self-driving cars can really make life easier. 新教材 seflze the opportunftyand oet wel prepared to welcome 新教材 Changes are unavoidable.What we need to do now is to I can 根据阅读文本标题对文本中可能谈及的内容进行预测, 并通过阅读验证自己的预测。 通过阅读了解英文访谈类文本的内容结构、问答交互 流程以及语言特点。 从文本中找出访谈的重要细节信息,完成访谈记录表。 基于访谈内容理解受访者谈及的未来世界预测及其理 由 。 与同伴谈论和畅想未来,自觉提高对当代先进科学技 术的认识,积极面对未来面临的挑战,保持乐观向上 的精神,为自己设立努力的方向和目标,为未来做好 准备。 Reflecting 新教材 两人一组,一人扮演电视 台记者,一人扮演被采访 对象,扮演记者的同学以 Life in the future为主题设 计一些问题,对被采访对 象进行采访。将采访信息 整理成一段文字下节课和 同学们分享。 Read the text aloud. Remember the words and expressions. Homework 新教材 $