沪教版（初中二年级）八年级英语下册：Unit 8 Life in the future（Period 12）_课件1.pptVIP

Period 12 Unit 8 Life in the future Getting ready 1 Look at the cartoon and answer the questions. • What are Hi and Lo talking about? • What did Lo do today? • Why did he buy more oil? • What does Lo mean by “in the future”? They are talking about their plans for the future. He bought two bottles of oil. He thinks he will probably need another one in the future. He just means “in the near future”, maybe tomorrow. What do you know about …? 2 A1 Which of the following sentences are probably about the future, and which are about the present? Tick (√) the boxes. √ √ √ √ Look and learn hydrogen /haɪdrədʒən/ • What is it? • When can we probably see it? • What is it used for? • What is it especially for? • Would you like to have one? Why or why not? Look at the pictures in A2. Then, discuss and answer the following questions for each picture. A2 What will life be like in the future? In pairs, discuss the following questions. What will the following things be like in the future? Discuss and complete the following sentences. In 2050, hotels in our city will be under the water/on the Moon. Computers of the future will be smaller than they are now/be able to think for themselves. Kitchens in the future will be controlled by computers/be linked to the supermarkets’ computers. In 2050, people will go on holiday by helicopter/to the Moon. Cars of the future will run on hydrogen/not pollute the air. 3 Look at the pictures and the headings of the Internet posts in the book Then tick (√) the descriptions that match the pictures. Before you read 1 The hotel looks like a very large fish. □ 2 The hotel is built on a mountain. □ 3 There is a robot helper in the house. □ 4 The CJ3 has a wide window at the front. □ 5 The CJ3 does not have any wheels. □ √ √ The website is from the year 2050. People can watch fish swim outside their room window at the Hotel Whale. Forever Green Houses a