Unit 4 Digital life Starting out课件- 2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语上册

Unit 4 Digital life Starting out Digital Life Stop 1 Stop 2 Stop 3 Stop 4 Understand digital life Share digital life Explore digital history Imagine digital future □ read a book □ work with AI □ order food on an app □ exercise with live stream First stop: Understand digital life Which activities are about digital life? My weekend First stop: Understand digital life smart tools □ work with AI □ order food on an app □ exercise with live stream smartphone smart TV computer A digital technologies Which activities are about digital life? What is digital life? Second stop: Share digital life Jack is a travel blogger. He shares Chinese digital life online. shared bike electric car smartwatch smartphone laptop You can give comments on smart tools and talk about their functions. I live a digital life. I often use ... when I ... It is ... It helps me ... Second stop: Share digital life digital life smart tools digital technologies AI apps live stream smartphone smart TV computer shared bike smartwatch electric car QR code video call digital payment ipad laptop ... VR ... Word Bank useful; powerful convenient; be friendly to the environment (环保); health data (数据); help sb. do sth.; search for information; cash (现金) I live a digital life. I often use ... when I ... It is ... It helps me ... Wow, life in China is so digital! What digital tools do you often use in daily life? Oh, I see. And I notice there are many ________ cars on the road. Exactly! Digital technologies make _______________________ much _______. Yeah, electric cars are great because _____________________________. Help Jack finish the interview about digital life in China. Well, I often ride a _____________ to school. It is quite ___________. What’s more, I’ve seen many people talking on their _______ or using their __________. life and communication easier shared bike convenient electric they’re friendly to the environment phones Second stop: Share digital life laptops 1. How big was the first general-purpose computer ENIAC? A. as big as a table B. as big as a house 2. What was the first computer mouse made of? A. wood B. plastic 3. What is a netizen? A. a user of the internet B. a type of computer 4. Which one is older? A. email B. World Wide Web 5. When did the first mobile phone appear? A. in 1983 B. in 1973 6. What does “app” mean? A. a piece of computer software that does a particular job B. a group of websites 7. When did social media sites become popular? A. in the early 21st century B. in the mid-20th century 8. What is a digital library? A. an online library to store books and other reading materials B. a real library with modern technology Are you a fan of the digital world? How many facts do you know? Quiz Time Third stop: Explore digital history Watch the Quiz Show and choose answers. 1. How big was the first general-purpose computer ENIAC? A. as big as a table B. as big as a house 2. What was the first computer mouse made of? A. wood B. plastic 3. What is a netizen? A. a user of the internet B. a type of computer 4. Which one is older? A. email B. World Wide Web 5. When did the first mobile phone appear? A. in 1983 B. in 1973 6. What does “app” mean? A. a piece of computer software that does a particular job B. a group of websites 7. When did social media sites become popular? A. in the early 21st century B. in the mid-20th century 8. What is a digital library? A. an online library to store books and other reading materials B. a real library with modern technology Have a check! Checklist Excellent: 7-8 points Good: 5-6 points Not bad: 1-4 points Third stop: Explore digital history 除了知情权以外，人也应该拥有不知情权，后者的价值要大得多。它意味着高尚的灵魂不必被那些废话和空谈充斥。过度的信息对一个过着充实生活的人来说，是一种不必要的负担。 除了知情权以外，人也应该拥有不知情权，后者的价值要大得多。它意味着高尚的灵魂不必被那些废话和空谈充斥。 度的信息对一个过着充实生活的人来说，是一种不必要的负担。 除了知情权以外，人也应该拥有不知情权，后者的价值要大得多。它意味着高尚的灵魂不必被那些废话和空谈充斥。过度的信息对一个过着充实生活的人来说，是一种不必要的负担。 the first general-purpose computer ENIAC the first computer mouse the first mobile phone There are so many great “first” stories in digital history! Let’s take a look! Story 1 Story 2 Story 3 Question 1 Question 2 Question 5 Third stop: Explore digital history the first computer ENIAC Look! This is ENIAC.​ It was as big as a whole room!​ What could it do?​ It helped with math problems.​ But wait—ENIAC was not that smart!​ To let it do new things,​ people needed to change its wires (电线).​ And this took… days! Story 1 Are there any fun facts to you? Third stop: Explore digital history the first computer mouse Before, using a computer was hard.​ Why? Because moving the cursor​ (光标) only worked with the keyboard (键盘).​ It was not easy at all!​ Then came the first mouse.​ It looked like a wooden box (木盒) instead of a mouse! Story 2 Are there any fun facts to you? Third stop: Explore digital history the first mobile phone Long ago, people used telephones to communicate. You couldn’t take them outside.​ Then the first mobile phone came.​ But look—it was as big and heavy as a brick (砖头)!​ You could talk for only 30 minutes.​ After that, it needed to charge(充电)… for hours!​ Story 3 Are there any fun facts to you? Fourth stop: Imagine digital future in the past now in the future What will digital life be like in the future? transport homes health food clothes ... Digital Life Fourth stop: Imagine digital future in the past now in the future Will our life be more digital? Fourth stop: Imagine digital future In the future, even more things will be connected to the internet, so I believe life will be more digital. Our homes will be full of smart devices. For example, when we run out of eggs or milk, our smart fridge will order more by itself. Different devices will communicate and share data with each other to make homes more comfortable. As for health, we may even take “smart pills” to help check our condition, and this will help doctors provide the right treatment. And we’ll be healthier. Jack’s opinion examples Our Smart fridge will order food by itself. Read and complete the mind map. Life will be more digital. home health You can use specific (具体的) examples to support your opinion. Smart pills can help check people’s condition. Fourth stop: Imagine digital future In the future, I believe life will be/won’t be more digital. I think the biggest change will be in traffic. Smart cars will _______________ and they will share data with the smart city network to avoid traffic ___________. As for _________ (food/clothes/games/...), _____________________________________. My opinion examples Share your opinion with the mind map. Life will/won’t be more digital. traffic You can use specific (具体的) examples to support your opinion. Must do： Polish your writing about the digital life in the future with examples for Jack to share on his vlog. Choose to do: Search for the latest news about digital technologies, take notes and share with your classmates. Homework {"WXVer":402669611} www.aliyun.com - Media Transcoding wxmmcibr22dr0000 $