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Unit 8 Life in the future
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Life in the past and present
Science and technology are developing very quickly. When your grandparents were young, their lives were different from yours today.
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A.Many things in daily life are different from those in your grandparents’ teenage days. In pairs, think of one thing. Use the topics below to help you.
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B.Choose one topic and make an outline. Follow the example.
in the past
in the present
For example:
in the past
in the present
Your grandparents' teenage days Now
went to physical shops stay at home and shop online
it took a long time to get to physical shops it saves a lot of time
a few kinds of goods more kinds of goods
The way people buy things
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C.Write an Internet post about the topic. Follow the example.
For example:
Your grandparents' teenage days
When my grandparents were young, they must go to physical shops to buy thing. It took a long time to get there. And there are very limited kind of goods.
Now
Today we can just stay at home and shop online. It save a lot of time.And there are more kinds of goods online.
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I. 写作指导
本单元中,我们以学习想象中的各种未来的生活方式为主线,掌握了“未来生活”的相关话题。那么,怎么用英语描写今夕生活的对比情况呢?写作过程中又需要用到哪些词汇和句型呢?
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【词汇归纳】
描述过去时间的相关词汇:
in the past, used to, yesterday, just now, last night, ten years ago, long long ago
描述现在的相关词汇:
now, at present, at the moment, today, nowadays
描述生活的相关词汇:
hard, terrible, usual, comfortable, boring, interesting, colorful, great changes, take place, convenient
【句型归纳】
1. 开头:引入写作的话题。
Great changes have taken place in ...
When our grandparents were young, their lives were different from ours today.
The way of ... has changed a lot because of the development of the technology.
2. 中间:描述今昔生活的不同之处。
When ... were young, they ...
While they were waiting for the reply, they might ...
Today, we ... We don’t use ...
... years ago ... But now...
3. 结尾:总结或展望未来。
With the development of science and technology, ... will become all the better.
With the change of the way of ..., our life becomes easier and easier.
II. 写作训练
随着技术的进步,人们洗衣服的方式发生了很大的变化。请根据提示写一篇短文介绍这种变化。要求:80 词左右,可适当发挥。
提示:
Step 1: 题干细审
人称:第三人称为主
时态:一般过去时和一般现在时
Step 2: 词汇激活
1. 过去常常 ___________
2. 洗衣机 ___________
3. 打开(电器) ___________
4. 在过去 ___________
used to
washing machine
turn on
in the past
Step 3: 句型点拨
The way of ... has changed a lot ...
But now, people ...
However, people ... nowadays.
After they ...
It took people a long time to ...
With the change of the way of ...
Step 4: 谋篇布局
总结:根据写作任务、要求及提示,可知本文应为说明文,对比过去和现在的洗衣方式。
III.实战演练
近年来,随着科学技术的发展,人们使用电脑的情况发生了很大的改变。请根据内容提示写一篇短文来介绍这种变化。
内容提示:
要求:
1. 词数 80 左右;
2. 要点齐全,可适当发挥;
3. 条理清晰,语句通顺,意义连贯,书写规范;
4. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。
Now the way to use computers has changed a lot. The computers used to be expensive. There were fewer computers in the past. Only a few people could use them. Besides, computers were usually used to work. Now computers become cheaper and cheaper. Nearly every family has a computer. The computer science becomes a course at school, so more people can use computers.
B. 书面表达(本题 15 分)
科技的发展使人类的生活进入智能化时代,请发挥你的想象,根据下面的思维导图写一篇短文,描写 2050 年的生活。
要求:
1. 80 词左右(开头已给出,不计入总词数);
2. 要点齐全,可适当发挥;
3. 条理清晰,语句通顺,意义连贯,书写规范;
4. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。
Life in 2050
The development of science and technology makes our lives more convenient and wonderful. So what will life be like in 2050
Firstly, our clothes will become lighter. We will wear a special kind of clothes that can help to keep us warm or cool. Secondly, the food will be healthier and cheaper. And we won’t need to worry about food safety. Thirdly, we will live on Mars. Our houses will be very smart.
Last but not least, the transportation will be more developed. If we want to send something to our friend, we will only need to call a robot and input the address. What’s more, we won’t have to worry about the traffic jam.
All in all, we will certainly love the smarter, healthier and more convenient life in 2050.
【书面表达写作指导】
本次书面表达要求写一篇与未来生活相关的作文。人称以第一人称为主,时态主要使用一般将来时。根据提示内容进行描写,需要适当想象和发挥,使文章内容丰富。注意要保证行文连贯、语言丰富、表达准确、书写规范。