八年级上 Unit 7 Will people have robots
基础词汇:
1. 在人们的家里 _______ 2. 通过电脑 _______
3. 活到200岁 _______ 4. 处于很大的危险中 _______
5. 参与(某事) _______ 6. 在将来 _______
7. 乘火箭飞往 _______ 8.太空站 _______
9. 感到厌烦 _______ 10. 一遍又一遍 _______
11. 几百年 _______ 12. 看起来像 _______
13. 醒来 _______ 14. 倒塌 _______
15. 在上班时间 _______ 16. 在周末 _______
17. 单词的意义 _______ 18. 寻找 _______
重点词汇与短语:
1. Do you think there will be robots in people's homes
Do you think... 结构通常用来征求对方的意见或看法,后面接宾语从句,从句用陈述语序。
本句的肯定回答用"Yes, there will.",否定回答用"No, there won't."。
---Do you think there will be robots in school 你认为学校将来会有机器人吗?
---Yes, there will. 是的,会有。
( )1.---Do you think Tina will go to Hong Kong
--- .
Yes, she does. B. No, I don't. C. Yes, she will. D. No, she doesn't.
( )2. ---Do you think there will be a football match on TV tonight.
--- .
A.Yes, I do. B. No, I will. C. Yes, there won't. D. No, there won't.
2. Books will only be on computers, not paper. 只能用电脑看书,不再有纸质书。
paper
paper为不可数名词,一张纸表示为“a piece of paper”,两张纸表示为“two pieces of paper”
注意:paper作名词时, 还可意为“报纸 ;试卷;论文”,是可数名词
如a morning paper 一张晨报
Please give me two______. I want to write an article.
A. pieces of paper B. pieces of papers C. papers D. piece papers
3. Will people use money in 100 years 一百年后人们还会用钱吗?
in是指以现在时间为起点的"在一段时间以后",也可以表示"在将来多少时间之内",句中的谓语动词要用一般将来时: He will be back in two days. 他将在两天后回来。
对“in+时间段”提问常用how soon.
——How soon can the clothes be ready 这些衣服要多久能准备好?
——In three days.三天后
4. There will be less free time.将会有更少的闲暇时间。
There will be fewer people.将会有更少的人。
There will be more pollution.将会有更多的污染。
Fewer, less, more:
few比较级:fewer, 修饰____________名词
little比较级:less,修饰____________名词。 Fewer与less都意为" "
many修饰____________名词,much修饰____________名词,他们的比较级都为more, 意为“____________”。
如: They buy fewer cigarettes and less beer now.现在他们买的香烟和啤酒少些了。
注意:less也可作副词,意为"较少地,更少地",常用来修饰形容词、副词或动词。其反义词为more,用法与less相同。
如: Eat less, drink less and sleep more.少吃,少喝,多睡觉。
1.The doctor told Jenny to eat ________vegetables and ________meat because she was getting heavier and heavier.
A. much, little B. more, less C. many, few D. more, fewer
2. There will be _______________ trees and _____________ pollution in the countryside.
A. much; more B. little, many C. more, less D. much, fewer
5. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. 树木会更少,环境会处于极大的危险中。
in great danger 处于极大的危险中
dangerous为形容词“危险的”,其名词形式是danger,构成词组“in danger”在危险中,“out of danger”脱险。
Tigers are dangerous animals.
The doctor said that his father was out of danger.
Don’t climb so high. It is _______________(danger).
6. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth. 每个人都应该参与到拯救地球中来。
play a part in …表示参与……,后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
We should try our best to play a part in protecting the environment.我们应该尽我们最大的努力参与到保护环境中来。
As a student, you’d better play a part in _______________(join) the activity in the English club.
He also __________ ___________ ____________ in yesterday’s discussion.
7. …and they do simple jobs over and over again. ……他们反复地做着简单的工作。
over and over again 多次,反复地
Say it over and over again until you remember it.反复多说它几次,直到记住了为止。
他们不得不重复做同一件事。
_______________________________________________
8. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.他们认为在未来的25至50年内,机器人甚至能像人类一样说话。
even为副词“甚至,更”,常用在句中加强语气,后面可接形容词的比较级。
It was cold there even in summer.
Bob is very tall, Tom is even taller than Bob.
9. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.如果楼房倒塌里面还有人,这些蛇形机器人就能帮助寻找埋在建筑下面的人。
(1) fall为动词“落下,跌落”,其过去式为fell。fall down 意为“倒塌”
The old wall fell down last night.那面旧墙昨天晚上倒塌了。
Why did the old house _________________ (倒塌)
(2) look for意为“寻找”,强调寻找的过程,“find”强调寻找的结果。
I’m looking for my pen, but I can’t find it.
他们正在寻找那个丢失的男孩。
They ________________________________ the lost boy.
10. That may not seem possible now, but computers and rockets seemed impossible 100 years ago. 这在现在看来不太可能,但是电脑和火箭在一百年前也似乎是不可能的。
(1) possible adj.“可能的; 可能存在或发生的”。固定搭配:as…as possible 尽可能……
impossible“不可能的”和 possible为反义词。
It’s impossible for him to learn English well.
11. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.然而,他们同意这可能还要花费几百年的时间。
Hundred百,一百的
a hundred years ago一百年以前
He weighs more than one hundred kilograms.他体重超过100公斤。
Hundreds of 表示不确切的数目,意为"数百,好几百,成百上千"。
Hundreds of students will take part in the games.成百上千的学生将会参加这次比赛。
hundred,thousand(千),million(百万)表示不确切的数目时,在词尾加s,且和of连用,表示"数百,数千,数百万"。但当这些词千有数词或several, some等修饰词时则不加s,也不跟介词of连用,直接跟名词。
Several hundred visitors will come to visit our school today.
= Hundreds of visitors will come to visit our school today.今天会有数百名参观者到我们学校来参观。
1.Nanjing is a city with many places of interest. tourists come here every year.
A. Thousand of B. Thousands C. Thousands D. Thousands of
2. Last week, five ____________ students took part in the sports meeting in our school.
A. hundred B. thousands C. hundreds of D. thousands of
12. During the week, I'll wear smart clothes.在平时,我将穿讲究的衣服。
During 在……期间
I went to see my uncle during my stay in Beijing.我在北京逗留期间去看了我叔叔。
During指"在...时间内,在...的期间",一般有明确的时间长度和起止时间。谓语动词常为持续性的动作或状态,时间段前常有限定词(the,物主代词等),表特指。
He asked many questions during the three meetings.在这三次会议期间他问了许多问题。
She didn't say a word d the meal.
The twins lived there the years 1993-1995.
A. during B. between C.for D.at