Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes SectionB(1a-1e)课件 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语上册

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Section B
How can we prepare for the future
1. To read and understand the interview and get specific information from it
2. To infer information from the interview
3. To use the words and expressions learned in this unit to discuss the questions in Activity 1e
4. To learn how we can prepare for the future
Objectives
The 2025 World Robot Conference (世界机器人大会) took place in Yizhuang, Beijing from _____________ 8 to 12. More than ______ new robots made their debut (首次亮相) at this tech feast (科技盛宴).
August / Aug.
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Watch the video and fill in the blanks.
Have you ever seen a robot in real life
你在现实生活中见过机器人吗？
What can robots do for us now
Industrial (工业)
Medical (医疗)
Household (家用)
Military (军事)
Entertainment (娱乐)
Sports (体育)
Service (服务)
Agricultural (农业)
China's robotics industry is growing fast.
Can you imagine what robots will do for us in the future
Today we'll read an interview. Let's find out what it says about robots in the future.
Look at the title of the interview. What do you think the interview is about
1a
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Read the interview and see if your guess was correct.
1b
An interview is a meeting (often public). A host (主持人) asks someone questions in it to find out their opinions.
future prediction
Are you ready for the future
technological development
preparations (准备工作)
Greetings and Introduction
Robots in the future
Jobs in the future
Topic
AI & Humans
Advice
End the interview politely
This interview is about what our life will be like in the future (future
prediction: about robots, about jobs, and about AI) and how to get ready for the future.
What is the interview about
Complete the table with the information from the interview.
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1c
Guest name
Job
Future prediction about robots:
about jobs in the future:
about AI:
Advice
Dr Lu Xingyuan
chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre
Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Today's choices will influence your future.
Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years. However, there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts.
Robots will work everywhere. Service robots will do almost all our housework. Robots will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen.
AI will not replace humans because it doesn't have human creativity and emotional intelligence. AI will change how people work, study, and live. For example, a smart refrigerator will know what you need and order food for you when you're running low.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT Dr Lu's opinion
A. Robots will do almost all people's housework and help save
lives in the future.
B. AI will change our world.
C. Humans don't need to keep learning because robots will do
everything for us.
2. What can we infer from Dr Lu's answer to the last question
A. It is impossible for people to get ready for the changing future.
B. Our actions today play a role in shaping our future.
C. There is no need to prepare for the future.
Read and choose the proper answer.
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Read again and tick the statements that you can infer from the interview.
1d
Try to summarize Dr Lu's predictions and advice for the future.
Future predictions and advice
Predictions
Advice for preparing for the future
Robots
Jobs
AI & Humans
Robots will work everywhere and make our life easier.
Service robots:
* do almost all housework
* help save lives in disasters
and emergencies
Challenging jobs: Space Pilots and AI Experts
Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years.
AI will not replace humans because of our creativity and emotional intelligence.
AI will change how we work, study, and live.
Accept change.
Keep learning and working hard.
Today's choices will influence your future.
Read and pay attention to the underlined expressions.
首席研究员
很高兴来到这里。
感谢您的参与。
众所周知
让我们的生活更轻松
帮助挽救生命
灾害与紧急情况
在未来几年
例如
情绪智力
即将用尽；快用完
节省我们很多时间
为未来做准备
影响你的未来
感谢您的宝贵时间。
例如
持续学习
接受变化
Translate the expressions into English.
1. 首席研究员
2. 很高兴来到这里。
3. 感谢您的参与。
4. 众所周知
5. 让我们的生活更轻松
6. 帮助挽救生命
7. 灾害与紧急情况
8. 在未来几年
9. 例如
chief researcher
It's a pleasure to be here.
Thank you for joining us.
as we all know
make our life easier
help save lives
disasters and emergencies
in the coming years
such as / for example
10. 情绪智力
11. 即将用尽；快用完
12. 节省我们很多时间
13. 为未来做准备
14. 接受变化
15. 持续学习
16. 影响你的未来
17. 感谢您的宝贵时间。
run low (on sth)
emotional intelligence
prepare for the future
save us a lot of time
keep learning
accept change
Thank you for your time.
influence your future
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Discuss the questions.
1e
1. No, I don't think robots will replace humans. Robots can help with many tasks, but they can't think or feel like humans. They cannot truly feel love, happiness, or sadness.
2. I think people in the future should be creative and eager to learn. Creativity helps solve problems in new ways, and being eager to learn keeps us growing and ready for new changes. These two qualities can help people do well in the future.
3. First, focus on your schoolwork. Try your best in all your subjects. Second, stay curious. Always ask questions and be interested in the world around you.
We never know what will happen in the future. But the goal of making life better has never changed. In the past, our ancestors worked hard with passion to create the life we have today. Now, it is our turn. We should face every change with courage and dare to dream about the puters and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago.
我们永远不知道未来会发生什么。但让生活更美好的目标从未改变。过去，我们的前辈满怀热忱，努力奋斗，创造了我们今天的生活。现在，轮到我们了。我们应该勇敢面对每一次变化，并敢于畅想未来。100年前，计算机和火箭看起来也是不可能实现的事物。
Kao Gong Ji is one of the oldest Chinese books about science and technology.
Tiangong Kaiwu is an encyclopedia of Chinese crafts in the 17th century.
Mengxi Bitan is called a milestone (里程碑) in the history of Chinese science.
1. ..., chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre.
n. & v. 研究；调查
research
① I'm doing some research on the subject.
② She's researching into possible cures for AIDS.
researcher
n. 研究者；探索者
我正就这一课题进行研究。
她正在对一些可能治愈艾滋病的疗法进行研究。
She's a researcher on a women's magazine.
她是一家女性杂志的研究员。
未来世界研究中心的首席研究员......
1. In April, some planarians (涡虫) were taken into China's space station for scientific research. (2025成都)
2. Thanks to researchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) in China, AI guide dogs may soon become available (可用的) to them. (2024泸州)
多亏了中国西北工业大学的研究人员，人工智能导盲犬或许很快就能为他们所用。
四月，一些涡虫被带入中国的空间站进行科学研究。
翻译句子。
2. Well, as we all know, China's robotics industry is growing fast.
嗯，众所周知，中国的机器人产业发展迅速。
用来引入大家都熟知的事实或信息。意思是：众所周知
as we all know
As we all know, learning a new language takes time and practice.
众所周知，学习一门新语言需要时间和练习。
robotics
n. 机器人学
The robotics industry has many exciting developments.
机器人产业有许多令人振奋的发展。
1. As we all know, respecting and caring for our elders is not only a traditional (传统的) Chinese virtue (美德) but also our duty. (2024遂宁)
2. Driven (推动) by robotics and AI, bionics (仿生学) has grown rapidly. (2025重庆)
在机器人学和人工智能的推动下，仿生学发展迅速。
众所周知，尊敬和关爱长辈不仅是中华民族的传统美德，也是我们的责任。
翻译句子。
3. Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years.
现有的一些职业在未来几年将会消失。
v. 消失；不见
disappear
① Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view.
② The magician will make the rabbit disappear during the show.
莉萨一直看着火车从视线中消失。
魔术师会在表演中让兔子消失。
翻译句子。
1. In the 1980s, many people studied at night schools for middle school courses. However, night schools disappeared because of the popularization (普及) of higher education. (2024遂宁)
2. The sun disappeared behind a cloud.
太阳躲到了云彩的后面。
20世纪80年代，许多人曾在夜校学习中学课程。然而，由于高等教育的普及，夜校逐渐消失了。
4. Do you think robots will replace humans one day
您认为机器人有一天会取代人类吗？
replace
① The factory replaced most of its workers with robots.
② Teachers will never be replaced by computers in the classroom.
这家工厂用机器人取代了大多数工人。
课堂上电脑永远不会取代老师。
v. 代替；取代
5. Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships.
我们的创造力和情商对人际关系至关重要。
creativity
n. 创造力
emotional intelligence
情绪智力
Creativity makes life more interesting.
创造力让生活更有趣。
Emotional intelligence helps people communicate better.
情商有助于人们更好地沟通。
creative
adj. 创造性的；创作的
翻译句子。
1. Robots cannot replace human creativity and emotions.
2. Teachers encourage students to have creative ideas in class.
3. People with high emotional intelligence understand others' feelings easily.
机器人无法替代人类的创造力和情感。
情商高的人更容易理解他人的感受。
老师鼓励学生在课堂上提出有创意的想法。
6. For example, a smart refrigerator will know what you need and order food for you when you're running low.
例如，智能冰箱会知道你需要什么，并在食物快用完时帮你订购。
run low (on sth)
即将用尽；快用完
① I need to go shopping - we're running low on everything.
② My phone is running low on battery (电池) — can I borrow your charger (充电器)
我得去购物了——我们所有东西都快用完了。
我的手机快没电了——能借你的充电器用一下吗？
7. Just accept change.
accept
① We should accept others' differences and be kind.
② He accepted the challenge and completed it successfully.
③ It's hard to accept that we lost the game.
我们应该接受他人的不同，心怀善意。
很难接受我们输了比赛的事实。
v. 接受；相信
接受变化。
他接受了挑战，并成功完成了它。
翻译句子。
1. He is running low on energy after a long walk.
2. If you fail in a match, accept the loss (失败) and show respect to other players for their victory (胜利；成功). (2024南充)
如果你在比赛中失利，要接受失败，并对其他选手的胜利表示尊重。
长时间散步后，他的精力快耗尽了。
8. Today's choices will influence your future.
influence
v. 影响；对……起作用
今天的选择将影响你的未来。
① What influenced you to choose a career in nursing
② What exactly is the influence of television on children
③ At the time she was under the influence of her father.
n. 影响；作用
电视对儿童究竟有什么影响？
什么使你选择了护士这个职业？
她当时受到父亲的影响。
翻译句子。
1. The invention of the compass (指南针) has a strong influence on the world. (2024泸州)
2. How does the behavior (行为) of adults influence children's choices of food (2024连云港)
指南针的发明对世界产生了深远的影响。
成年人的行为如何影响孩子的饮食选择？
9. What do you think are the most important qualities that people in the future should develop
你认为未来的人们应该培养的最重要的品质是什么？
quality
n. 素质；质量；品质
adj. 优质的；高质量的
develop
v. 增强；发展；开发
① The food was of such poor/low quality.
② This is a quality product.
这种食品质量很差。
这是优质产品。
The company is spending $650 million on developing new technology.
该公司将斥资6.5亿美元用于新技术的开发。
翻译句子。
1. A Chinese team has developed a small robot that can work for humans in the world's deepest sea trench (海沟).
(2025成都)
2. — Why is it good to have hobbies
— Because you can learn about new things and develop new skills. (2025天津)
一支中国团队研制出了一款能在世界最深海沟为人类工作的小型机器人。
——为什么有爱好是好事？
——因为你能学到新知识，还能培养新技能。
10. emotional intelligence
11. run low (on sth)
12. save us a lot of time
13. prepare for the future
14. accept change
15. keep learning
16. influence your future
17. Thank you for your time.
1. chief researcher
2. It's a pleasure to be here.
3. Thank you for joining us.
4. as we all know
5. make our life easier
6. help save lives
7. disasters and emergencies
8. in the coming years
9. such as / for example
1. We will invite ten g_____ to our party.
2. He looked e__________ for his keys.
3. Floods and earthquakes are natural d________.
4. He is a great ______.
5. My grandmother had a strong i________ on my early childhood.
6. It was i___________ to sleep because of the noise.
I. 根据首字母或图片提示填写英语单词。
uests
verywhere
isasters
pilot
nfluence
mpossible
1. 众所周知，科技正在改变我们的生活。
____ ____ ____ ______, technology is changing our lives.
2. 学习急救技能可以在紧急情况下挽救生命。
Learning first aid can ____ _____ _____ in emergencies.
3. 在未来几年，教育将变得更加数字化。
____ ____ ________ ______, education will become more digital.
4. 我们的纸张快用完了，需要再买一些。
We're ________ ____ ___ paper, so we need to buy more.
II. 根据中文意思完成句子，每空一词。
As we all know
help save lives
In the coming years
running low on
1. Can you understand the interview and get specific information from it
2. Can you infer information from the interview
3. Can you use the words and expressions learned in this unit to discuss the questions in Activity 1e
4. Do you know how to prepare for the future