内容正文:
沪教版八年级上册
Unit 3 Our digital lives
How has digital technology changed our lives ?
Key question
主题范畴:人与社会
Reading I
1
Time Machine
Year 2046
What smart devices do you already use in your daily life?
I use... to...
洪水感应器
空气调节系统
活动传感器
多媒体
温度计
Smart Home in 2046
How does it actually work?
How will it change our lives?
In a smart home, a lot of devices are connected to the internet.
You can control these devices even when you are not at home.
Let’s listen to a podcast interview with Dr. Li to find out.
What will life in the future be like?
P37
Fast reading
Skim the transcript and fill in the blanks.
Text type:______________
Interviewer:______________
Interviewee:______________
The interviewee’s opinion:
__________________________________________________________
podcast interview
the host
Dr Li
The internet will further change our lives in the future.
How?
①
②
③
④
⑤
Read and find topic sentences.
Life will continue to change as more things will be connected to the internet.
Some of these things have already started happening.
②
③
④
a. the way the transport system works.
b. the way we use energy.
d. the way we look after our health.
Read and match.
The internet will change ...
Life will continue to change as more things will be connected to the internet.
Some of these things have already started happening.
Opinions
Read and complete the table.
Careful reading
probably wear small devices all the time, and they will check our health and warn us about health problems
automatically tell the smart city network when they are full. This data will allow the rubbish collection company to plan better collection routes
drive themselves and they will share data with the smart city network
opinions
Finding examples that support opinions
Writers often use examples to support their opinions and this help the reader understand the opinions better.
Post reading
Which change do you think is the most useful? Why?
Does Dr Li take a positive, negative or neutral(中立的) attitude towards the changes brought by the internet?
Dr Li takes a positive attitude towards these changes.
medical care given to patients
...
...
Your ideas
Post reading
Discuss the questions below.
(1)What will life in a smart city be like?
With the development of internet, we will….
AI/VR/AR
Self - driving cars
flying cars
wearable devices
online shopping
(2)Do you think the internet has negative effects on our daily lives?
What are they? How can we deal with them?
Negative effects:
Time waste:Play phone games or watch short videos for long.
Bad for eyes:Look at screens too much, eyes hurt.
False info:Some wrong news on the internet.
Privacy leaks & Online bullying
How to deal with them:
Use time well:Set rules. Like play games only 30 minutes a day.
Protect eyes:Take breaks. Look far away every 20 minutes.
Check info:Ask teachers or parents. Don't believe news easily.
Time to go back!
Technology is a double-edged sword. It brings convenience, but we must use it wisely.
Remember, we are the masters(主人) of technology, not the slaves(奴隶).
Let's use our digital literacy to create a better 2046!
Self-assessment
“321” Self-assessment
3 things I have learnt The internet will change the way we ____________
The internet will change the way we ____________
The internet will change the way ____________
2 sentences I liked in the text
1 question I still have
Must-do:
(1)Choose one of your smart home devices and show how it works.
(2)Listen and repeat the podcast after the tape three times.
Choose to do:
Design one smart device for the future and explain how it works.
(1) expert (line 1)
(2) warn (line 9)
(3) treatment (line 10)
(4) traffic (line 21)
(5) smoothly (line 21)
Vocabulary
1 Find the words in the transcript of the podcast interview in page 37 and match them with their meanings.
a to tell someone that something
bad may happen
b medical care given to patients
c the vehicles moving in a road
at a certain time
d moving without difficulties
e a person with special knowledge
and skill
Smart technology is changing the way we live. Nowadays, more devices are connected to the internet. (1) smartwatches ..
Athletes can use them to measure their speed and heart rate, and then send all the (2) to their trainer.
Smart devices will change our cities in the future and traffic will flow more (3) thanks to smart city technology. Our homes will be full of smart devices too. For example, when we run out of eggs or milk, our fridge will automatically order more.
One day, we may even take “smart pills” to help check our health, and this will help doctors provide the right (4) . However, some experts (5) that smart technology can easily go wrong and this could lead to serious problems.
data take ... for example warn smoothly treatment
Take for example
data
smoothly
warn
treatment
2. Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary.
3. Write about how you think the internet will change our lives in the future.
Use the words and expressions below.
check provide warn
bring changes to change the way we ...
changes will come in ... connected to
take ... for example
The internet will bring great changes to our lives in the future.
(Opinion: )I think the biggest change will come in ________ (e.g., education, health, transport...).
(Example: )Take ________ for example. It will be connected to the internet, and it will ________ (check / provide / warn...).
(Conclusion: )The internet will change the way we ________.
I think the internet will bring great changes to our future lives. First, it will change the way we live. For example, more things will be connected to the internet, like our homes. Smart devices will check our health every day and warn us if there is a problem. They can also provide information about our daily life, such as the weather or traffic.
Changes will come in education too. The internet will let us study online anytime, and teachers can provide more interesting lessons. Take learning English as an example, we can watch videos or play games to practice. Also, the internet will change the way we work. People might work from home more, and meetings can happen online.
In short, the internet will make our lives easier and more convenient in many ways.
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