Unit 4 Digital life-Understanding ideas(reading)课件 2026-2027学年外研版八年级英语上册

Unit 4 Digital life Starting out & Understanding ideas (reading) 外研版（2024）八年级上册 · 教学课件 Unit 4 Digital life How digital is your life? Today, we cannot live without technology. In this unit, let's explore digital life. How has digital technology made life easier? How can we use digital devices wisely? What will digital life be like in the future? By the end of this unit, you will hold a debate on digital life. 便利 → 善用 → 未来 After completing the unit, you will be able to: ▸ use words and expressions in the unit to talk about digital life. 谈论数字生活 ▸ use the infinitive as object complement to talk about digital experiences. 不定式作宾语补足语 ▸ describe the future of digital technology. 描述数字技术的未来 Starting out Look and talk · 教材 p51 What's a digital life like? 1 What facts do you know about the digital world? e.g. Billions of people use smartphones and shop or study online. 2 Which fact interests you most? e.g. AI can now answer questions and even write stories! 3 What digital technologies can you see around you? Shared bikes, digital payment, online classes, food-delivery apps... 4 How digital is your life? e.g. Very digital! I study, chat, shop and pay with my phone every day. Useful expressions 数字生活支架 Devices （设备） smartphone; shared bike; app; computer; digital wallet I use my smartphone every day. Payment （支付） digital payment; QR code; pay with...; use cash I often pay with my phone. Communication （沟通） chat online; video call; send messages We chat online after class. Convenience （便利） convenient; save time; order food online Technology makes life easier. Problems （问题） digital problems; slow delivery; it didn’t work But sometimes it doesn’t work. Reference dialogue 参考对话 A: Morning, Amy! You look upset. What happened? B: I tried to pay with my smartphone , but the shop's payment system didn't work. A: Oh no! Did you have any cash with you? B: No. I always make digital payments, so I never carry my wallet. A: Well, technology is convenient, but sometimes we still need a plan B . B: You're right. I'll keep some cash in my bag from now on. （便利 → 小意外 → 应变） Pre-reading 教材 p52 · A1 shared bike smartphone app digital payment technology convenient A1 Look at the pictures and talk about them. Then read and check. 1 What problems may the writer come across? Maybe riding a shared bike, paying by phone or ordering food goes wrong. 2 Where may the writer have these problems? Perhaps in a country where digital life is less popular than in China. While-reading Read and check · 教材 p52-53 Digital Shock — back in the UK for Christmas 1 I've studied in China for a year and now it's the Christmas holiday. I've been back in the UK for three days, but it feels like a century! It's amazing to see my family. Also, I really love Christmas and the delicious food. However, I've had some digital problems here. 2 Today, I wanted to get some vegetables and meat from a shop. I decided to ride a shared bike to get there. But it took forever to find a bike! I finally found an old one. But that 20-minute ride cost me an arm and a leg – 4.8 pounds! 3 In the shop, I quickly got everything I needed. I wanted to pay with my smartphone. I asked the shopkeeper to show the QR code, but she didn't understand! Next, I tried to use my digital wallet, but the shop's payment system didn't work. The shopkeeper told me to use cash. As I always make digital payments in China, I never carry my wallet. I had to go home to get some cash. 4 When I got home, I was so tired that I gave up on cooking. I ordered my favourite dishes through an app instead, but the delivery was really slow. When my dishes finally arrived 90 minutes later, they were stone-cold! I had to heat them one by one in the oven. I felt tired and hungry. 5 Except for today. I've had a great holiday. However, I'm looking forward to going back to China. The technology there lets me live a more convenient life! A2 Read the passage. What problems did the writer come across? Problems with a shared bike, digital payment and food delivery. While-reading Title & structure · 教材 p54 The text is a/an diary story . A3 Choose another suitable title for the passage: a Shared bikes for you and me b Shopping online in the UK c A day of digital problems ✔ Answer: c — A day of digital problems. The writer's day · 三次数字打击 ¶2 Shared bike took forever · cost an arm and a leg ¶3 Digital payment no QR code · system didn't work · no cash ¶4 Food delivery slow · 90 minutes · stone-cold ¶1 回英国过节，满心欢喜 ¶2-4 三次数字打击，狼狈一天 ¶5 盼着回中国，享受便利 While-reading Shock 1 · Shared bike (¶1-2) 1 I've studied in China for a year and now it's the Christmas holiday. I've been back in the UK for three days, but it feels like a century! It's amazing to see my family. Also, I really love Christmas and the delicious food. However, I've had some digital problems here. 2 Today, I wanted to get some vegetables and meat from a shop. I decided to ride a shared bike to get there. But it took forever to find a bike! I finally found an old one. But that 20-minute ride cost me an arm and a leg – 4.8 pounds! it feels like a century take forever cost me an arm and a leg 4.8 pounds The shared bike took forever and cost an arm and a leg . 1 How long has the writer been back in the UK? For three days, but it feels like a century. 2 What does "an arm and a leg" mean here? Very expensive — the 20-minute ride cost 4.8 pounds! While-reading Shock 2 · Digital payment (¶3) 3 In the shop, I quickly got everything I needed. I wanted to pay with my smartphone. I asked the shopkeeper to show the QR code, but she didn't understand! Next, I tried to use my digital wallet, but the shop's payment system didn't work. The shopkeeper told me to use cash. As I always make digital payments in China, I never carry my wallet. I had to go home to get some cash. pay with my smartphone show the QR code didn't understand didn't work use cash never carry my wallet Digital payment didn't work — she had to go home for cash . 1 Why couldn’t the writer pay by phone? The shopkeeper didn't understand the QR code, and the shop's payment system didn't work. 2 Why did the writer have to go home? She always makes digital payments in China, so she never carries a wallet or cash. While-reading Shock 3 · Food delivery (¶4-5) 4 When I got home, I was so tired that I gave up on cooking. I ordered my favourite dishes through an app instead, but the delivery was really slow. When my dishes finally arrived 90 minutes later, they were stone-cold! I had to heat them one by one in the oven. I felt tired and hungry. 5 Except for today. I've had a great holiday. However, I'm looking forward to going back to China. The technology there lets me live a more convenient life! so tired that... gave up on cooking through an app stone-cold one by one look forward to Food delivery 90 minutes late and stone-cold . How does the writer feel about China’s technology? She is looking forward to going back — the technology there lets her live a more convenient life. Post-reading P54 · A4 4 Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. The writer's digital shock in the UK 1 ______ 2 It ② ______ to find one. 3 The 20-minute ride cost me ③ ______. ① Shared bike ② took forever ③ an arm and a leg ④ ______ There wasn't a QR code in the shop. 5 The shop's ⑤ ______ didn't work. 6 I had to go home to get some ⑥ ______. ④ Digital payment ⑤ payment system ⑥ cash Food delivery 7 I ordered food through a(n) ⑦ ______. 8 The delivery was very ⑧ ______. The food was stone-cold. ⑦ app ⑧ slow Think and share Think and share. 1 Why does the writer say that technology makes life more convenient in China? She always makes digital payments, rides shared bikes and orders food easily there. 2 Why do you think digital technology is so popular in China? e.g. Fast technology development, big companies, and government support for digital services. Learning to think · for question 2 Think about technology development and government plans. Post-reading China vs the UK In China: digital payments · shared bikes · fast delivery ↓ In the UK: hard to find a bike · no digital payment · slow delivery ↓ Technology lets me live a more convenient life! Language points ¶1-3 短语 1. 在中国学习了一年 have studied in China for a year 2. 回到英国三天 be back in the UK for three days 3. 感觉像过了一个世纪 it feels like a century 4. 遇到数字问题 have some digital problems 5. 骑共享单车去 ride a shared bike to... 6. 花了很久才找到 take forever to find... 7. 花了我一大笔钱 cost me an arm and a leg 8. 用智能手机支付 pay with my smartphone 1. 出示二维码 show the QR code 2. 没听懂 didn't understand 3. 数字钱包 digital wallet 4. 支付系统出故障 the payment system didn't work 5. 用现金 use cash 6. 总是手机支付 always make digital payments 7. 从不带钱包 never carry my wallet 8. 回家取现金 go home to get some cash Language points ¶4-5 短语 1. 太累而不想做饭 so tired that I gave up on cooking 2. 通过App点餐 order... through an app 3. 送餐非常慢 the delivery was really slow 4. 终于送到 finally arrive 5. 凉透了 stone-cold 6. 在烤箱里逐个加热 heat them one by one in the oven 1. 又累又饿 feel tired and hungry 2. 过了一个很棒的假期 have had a great holiday 3. 盼着回中国 look forward to going back to China 4. 那里的科技 the technology there 5. 让我生活更便利 let me live a more convenient life Language points ¶1-2 1 I've studied in China for a year and now it's the Christmas holiday. I've been back in the UK for three days, but it feels like a century! It's amazing to see my family. Also, I really love Christmas and the delicious food. However, I've had some digital problems here. 2 Today, I wanted to get some vegetables and meat from a shop. I decided to ride a shared bike to get there. But it took forever to find a bike! I finally found an old one. But that 20-minute ride cost me an arm and a leg – 4.8 pounds! 已经……一年 have studied... for a year 感觉像 it feels like... 决定做某事 decide to do sth. 花了很久 take forever 花大价钱 cost an arm and a leg e.g. 找到停车位花了很久。 It took forever to find a parking space. Language points ¶3 3 In the shop, I quickly got everything I needed. I wanted to pay with my smartphone. I asked the shopkeeper to show the QR code, but she didn't understand! Next, I tried to use my digital wallet, but the shop's payment system didn't work. The shopkeeper told me to use cash. As I always make digital payments in China, I never carry my wallet. I had to go home to get some cash. 用……支付 pay with... 请某人出示 ask sb. to show... 没听懂 didn't understand 出故障 didn't work 总是 always 取现金 get some cash e.g. 我的手机刚才出故障了。 My phone didn't work just now. Language points ¶4-5 4 When I got home, I was so tired that I gave up on cooking. I ordered my favourite dishes through an app instead, but the delivery was really slow. When my dishes finally arrived 90 minutes later, they were stone-cold! I had to heat them one by one in the oven. I felt tired and hungry. 5 Except for today. I've had a great holiday. However, I'm looking forward to going back to China. The technology there lets me live a more convenient life! 如此……以至于 so... that... 放弃做饭 give up on cooking 通过App点餐 order... through an app 凉透了 stone-cold 逐个加热 heat them one by one 盼望做某事 look forward to doing sth. e.g. 我盼着再见到你。 I look forward to seeing you again. Homework Retell Digital Shock with the three-shock map. Retell · 复述支架 Morning back in the UK → shared bike → took forever, cost an arm and a leg Noon in the shop → QR code? No → payment system didn't work → home for cash Evening ordered food via an app → 90 minutes late → stone-cold Wish looking forward to going back to China Task · 任务 □ Retell the writer’s day with the map. □ 用英语说一件你遇到的「数字小尴尬」。 □ 想一想：科技让生活更便利，我们还能做什么？ Thank You! $