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Unit 8
Life in the future
More practice, culture corner,
Project
牛津深圳版八年级下册
What possible problems might these three things have
What is the most dangerous thing for an underwater hotel
Will the computers always work properly in a Forever Green House
Look at the pictures and discuss the following questions.
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课堂导入
Where can you find this page
2. What are they
3. What are they talking about
On the Internet.
Posts.
About problems in 2050.
Lily: I was staying at the Hotel Whale with my friends last week. After going shopping and having tea at the cafe, I went back to my room to rest. But when I opened the door, I saw that water was coming in through the window! I knew I should not just stand there, but I did not know what to do ...
Listen, read and understand.
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课堂活动
Mike: At 11:30 a.m. the day before yesterday, I was having lunch in our Forever Green House while our fridge was ordering food. Suddenly a light
went on and a lot of food started to arrive
from the supermarket: meat, vegetables,
fruit, milk, and so on. “Stop!” I shouted
at the fridge, but the food continued to
come in ...
Benny: Dad was driving us to the airport in his CJ3, and suddenly the car stopped. The hydrogen in the car failed to mix with the oxygen, so the car did not work. “Oh, no!” said Mum. “We're going to miss our plane. What shall we do ”
1. Lily was staying at the Hotel Whale last week. ( )
2. Water came in through the window of Lily's room. ( )
3. When the fridge was ordering food, Mike was having dinner. ( )
4. A lot of food started to arrive at the supermarket. ( )
5. The car stopped because the oxygen in the car failed to mix the hydrogen. ( )
Judge the sentences according to the story.
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lunch
from
hydrogen
oxygen
1. What did Lily see when she came back to her room
She saw that water was coming in through the window.
2. What happened to Mike's fridge when it was ordering food
Suddenly a light went on and a lot of food started to arrive from the
supermarket: meat, vegetables, fruit, milk, and so on.
3. What was wrong with Benny's father's car
The hydrogen in the car failed to mix with the oxygen, so the car did not work.
Read the Internet posts again and complete the following table.
Name Product Problem
Lily
Mike
Benny
The Hotel Whale
Forever Green House
The CJ3
Water came in through the window.
Food came to our house without stopping.
The hydrogen in the CJ3 didn’t mix with oxygen and so the car didn’t work.
The three Internet posts above do not have endings. In pairs, choose one of the posts and discuss how you can finish it. Write the ending .
For example:
Suddenly, an old-style taxi passed by. We waved to the taxi as we shouted for help. Thanks to the taxi, we arrived at the airport in time.
B
Shanghai Expo: Dream inspires future cities
What will cities of the future look like
At the 2010 Shanghai Expo, countries
around the world displayed their dreams
of future cities.
The UK displayed the ZED Pavilion.
“ZED” means “zero energy development”. The idea of this building is to show that we can have more environmentally friendly buildings and houses.
Shanghai displayed its eco-home. This house is built completely of recycled and reused materials. It has solar power system and provides all its own power.
Culture corner
Answer the following questions:
From its solar power system.
1. What does “ZED” mean
2. What did Shanghai display
3. Where does the house get its power
It means “zero energy development”.
Shanghai displayed its eco-home.
How might cities develop in the future
Project
City of the future
What will your city be like in the future The following advertisement asks young people to help plan a city of the future. Read it and work together to describe your city.
In groups, choose one topic below and discuss what it will be like in the future.
High-tech machines Roads Transport
Hotels Study Work
House The environment
A
S1: In the future, there'll only be a few people in the office. Most
people will work from home with their computers connected to
their offices.
S2: There'll be fewer workers in the factories because most work
will be done by robots.
In groups, write down all your ideas and draw the pictures. Follow the example.
Work in our city of the future
In our city of the future, most people will work six hours a day and three days a week.
There will be fewer offices in the future because most people will work from home by computer.
B
There will be fewer workers in factories
because most work will be done by robots.
There will be many new types of work in the future, for example robot designers and space tour guides, so no one will need to worry about getting a job.
Collect your descriptions and put them in one booklet. You should also make a cover like the one below.
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课堂小结
1. We have read an Internet posts.
2. And we have learned something about Shanghai Expo.
一、根据句意,用恰当的介词或副词填空。
1. It is raining. I prefer staying ______ home to going outside.
2. I forgot to bring my book, so I had to go ______ home again to get it.
3. The sunlight gets in ______ the window. It lights up the room.
4. I’m changing my clothes. Don’t come ______ until I say “OK”.
5. You should mix the egg ______ some sugar first.
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课堂训练
二、根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 他很沮丧,因为他没能通过考试。
He was really upset, because he ________ ________ __________ the exam.
2. 我需要你的意见,因为我不知道该做什么。
I need your advice, because I don’t know ____ ___ ___
3. 爸爸答应开车送我们去博物馆。
My father promised to _____ us _____ the museum.
4. 突然一盏灯亮了,我看到一个黑衣人站在我面前。
Suddenly, a light _____ _____. I saw a man in black standing in front of me.
failed to pass / did not pass
what to do
drive to
went on
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