Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes Section B 1a-1e 课件 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes Section B 1a-1e Ready for Tomorrow? Reading and thinking Learning objectives 学习目标 After the class, you will be able to: 1. master key vocabulary in the text, e.g. AI, robot, creativity, emotional intelligence. 2. know some predictions about the future from Dr. Lu 3. understand the relationship between AI and humans Lead-in 课堂引入 What are they talking about? Robots What do they think of robots? Robots are very _. useful and helpful do boring or dangerous jobs make products faster help doctors in hospital Robots can take some people's jobs, but they can't replace human _(创造力) Robots can make life easier in the future, but we should also use them _(careful). We should use robots in the right way! creatvitiy carefully What do you think of our future life? Do you think we will have a lot of robots to help us? 1. What type of writing is the text? A. novel B. online post C. interview 2. What's the text mainly about? A. some predictions about future life B. how to get ready for tomorrow C. AI will replace humans one day Let's read! How can we divide the text? Interview greetings the topic appreciation Greetings 问候 The topic 访谈内容 appreciation致谢 Read the text and decide T/F 1. The guest , Dr Pete Roberts, is the chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre. 2. Robots will be working everywhere in 50 years. 3. Service robots can't do housework. 4. All jobs will disappear in the future. 5. AI will replace humans one day. T T F F F Complete the table below Dr Lu Xingyuan researcher working everywhere some jobs will disappear. there will be more challenging jobs. AI won't replace humans it will change how we work, study, and live. just accept change; keep learning and working hard. Think and discuss No, I don't. Because our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships. AI don't have these things. Think and discuss I think, ...... are the most important qualities that people in the future should develop. creavitity 创造力 adaptability 适应能力 empathy 同理心 curiosity 好奇心 Think and discuss We should accept change, keep learning and working hard. Stay hungry, stay foolish, and never stop learning. 求知若渴,学无止境 Summary of the text Interview about the future Robots Make our life easier save lives Jobs Some jobs will disappear More challenging jobs will appear space pilots AI experts AI will not replace humans will change how we work, study, and live Advice Accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Lanague Focus 语言重点 1. chief researcher 首席研究员 2. pleasure n. 愉悦,高兴 3.future n.未来 futurist n.未来学家 4. in 50 years 五十年后 5. see sb doing sth 看见某人做某事 see robots working everywhere 6. as we all know 众所周知 7. robotics n.机器人学;机器人技术 robot n.机器人 8. do housework 做家务 9. save lives 挽救生命 (life复数改fe为v再加es) 10. disaster n.灾难 11. emergency n.突发情况, 紧急情况(复数emergencies) 12. challenging adj. 有挑战性的 13. AI (artificial intelligence)人工智能 14. replace v.替代 replace A with B 用B替代A 15. creativity n.创造力 creative adj.有创造力的 create v.创造 creator n.创作者 16. emotional intelligence 情商 19. refrigerator n.冰箱 20. run low 供货不足,即将用尽 21. prepare for 为...准备 22. influence n./v. 影响 have an influence/effect/impact on对..有影响 下 课 Lavf60.16.100 $Hey, what do you think about robots? Do you think they are useful? Yes, I think robots are very helpful. They can do boring or dangerous jobs. That's true. Manufactories use robots to make products faster. And some robots help doctors and hospitals. They can do very small surgeries. Wow, that's amazing. But do you think robots will take people's jobs? Maybe some jobs, but robots can't replace human creativity. yeah. Robots can follow orders, but they can't think like us. right? But robots are getting smarter. Some can even talk like humans. I saw a robot that can answer questions and tell jokes. ha ha, that sounds cool. I think robots will make life easier in the future. yes, but we should also use them carefully. I agree, robots are tools, and we need to use them in the right way.