Unit 1 Career tslkd Reading for writing 课件 2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

新外研版八下 Unit 1 Career talks Reading for writing ~ New words Lead in Look at the pictures below and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. 1 What jobs can you see in the pictures? 2 What do you think might happen to these jobs in the future? 飞行员 出纳员 导游 时尚设计师 新的需求 传统的 消失 取代 涌现 新的科技 pilot cashier tour guide fashion designer Lead in Look at the pictures below and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. 2 What do you think might happen to these jobs in the future? I think pilots may not be needed in the future because planes can fly with autopilot. More people will spend time in virtual reality, so they need VR fashion designers. Tour guides will work in new places, like the moon or virtual reality. While-reading Read the passage and choose. 1.What is the main idea of the article? A. Mouse catching was a popular job in the past. B. Technology is making some jobs disappear and new jobs appear. C. Space tourism will be very popular in the future. D. Pilots and cashiers will lose their jobs soon. While-reading Read the passage and choose. 2.According to the article, which jobs are "soon to be history"? A. Mouse catcher B. Cashier C. Space tour guide D. Pilot E. VR fashion designer 3.According to the article, which jobs are "jobs of the future"? A. Mouse catcher B. Cashier C. Space tour guide D. Pilot E. VR fashion designer While-reading Read the passage and choose. 4.How many parts can the passagbe divided into? Three. Part 1:Findings Part 2:Examples Part 3:Comments While-reading Read the passage and choose. Read the sentences. Write T (True) or F (False). _ Mouse catchers were common in the mid-1300s. _ Mouse catching is still a well-respected job today. _ Technology is developing faster than before. _ Only traditional jobs are disappearing. _ New jobs appear because people have new needs. T F T F T While-reading The word "traditional" in "traditional jobs" means jobs that _. A. are new and modern B. have existed for a long time C. will appear in the future D. are easy to do What does "it" refer to in "few people do it today"? A. living in the mid-1300s B. being well respected C. being a mouse catcher D. changing jobs While-reading Complete the table with information from the passage. Job Why it may disappear Cashier _ Pilot _ Machines can replace them. Autopilot technology is developing. While-reading Do you think it's good or bad that machines may replace cashiers and pilots? Give a reason. I think it's both good and bad. It's good because machines can work faster and never get tired. But it's bad because people will lose their jobs and need to learn new skills. While-reading Complete the table with information from the passage. Job Why it may disappear Space tour guide _ VR fashion designer _ Lead people to the moon and beyond. Design cool and fashionable clothes for VR. While-reading What can we infer about virtual reality from this passage? A. VR is only for games. B. More people will use VR for work and play in the future. C. VR is not popular now. D. People don't care about how they look in VR. While-reading What does Cynthia263 mean by "Will pilots' jobs go up in smoke?" Cynthia263 means she is worried that pilots' jobs will disappear completely in the future. "When something 'goes up in smoke,' it disappears like smoke in the air. Cynthia263 is asking if pilots' jobs will just disappear." While-reading What does JerryMc's comment mean? JerryMc's comment shows that he has mixed feelings. He is excited about space tourism, but he is also worried about losing his job as a cashier. "JerryMc is excited about the future, but he's also afraid. He wants to go to space, but first he needs to keep his job and make money." While-reading What does JZhang00 mean by "sit at our desks"? JZhang00 means we cannot stay in the same job without changing or cannot expect things to remain the same. "JZhang00 isn't just talking about sitting down. He means we shouldn't be lazy or think everything will stay the same. We have to be ready to change and learn new skills." Post-reading Complete the research report with the words and expressions from the passage. changed developing traditional new needs replaced new technology space tour guide fashion designers Now, technology is developingat an even faster speed. Some traditional jobs are disappearing. disappear / d s p r/ v. 消失 【常见搭配】 disappear completely(完全消失) gradually disappear(逐渐消失) make something disappear(使某物消失) Some traditional jobs are disappearing. Mouse catchers have almost disappeared. Will cashiers disappear in the future? They may soon be replaced by machines. replace /r ple s/ v. 取代、代替 【常见搭配】 be replaced by(被……取代) replace old with new(以新换旧) replace someone(取代某人) Cashiers may soon be replaced by machines. Will robots replace teachers one day? They replaced the old computers with new ones. With the developmentof new technology, there might be no need for human pilots in the future! replace /r ple s/ v. 取代、代替 【常见搭配】 be replaced by(被……取代) replace old with new(以新换旧) replace someone(取代某人) Cashiers may soon be replaced by machines. Will robots replace teachers one day? They replaced the old computers with new ones. 1.成为历史 2.在路上 3.贯穿历史 4.深受尊重 5.以更快的速度 6.兴起 7.满足新的需求 8.在将来 9.在不久的将来 10.被...取代 be history on the way throughout history be well respected at even faster speed spring up meet new needs in the future in the near future be replaced by 11.自己 12.被使用 13.一个多世纪以前 14.随着新科技的发展 15.以更低的成本 16.带领某人去 17.给某人提供某物 18.足够安全 19.化为乌有 20.给某人报名参加 on one's own=by oneself be used over a century ago with the development of new technology at a lower cost lead sb. to provide sb. with sth.=provide sth. for sb. safe enough go up in smoke sign sb. up for $