牛津深圳版英语八下Unit 8 Life in the future.pptVIP

Unit 8 Oxford English Module 4 Discovery Period 1 Getting ready Reading (I) Life in the future Getting ready 1 Look at the cartoon and answer the questions. 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 /ha?dr?d??n/ 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 on page 115. Then tick (√) the descriptions that match the pictures. Before you read √ √ /waId/ F T T F Look at the pictures, the introduction and the headings of the Internet posts again. Then, decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Read the passage The Hotel Whale The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale. This hotel has 50 bedrooms, a cafe and a shopping centre. Mrs Peng: “When we were staying at the hotel recently, my children watched the fish outside their bedroom window. They were never bored!” /?e?p/ /ri?sntli/ /3kCfeI/ 4 Forever Green Houses These houses are both “green” and “smart”. There is glass outside the houses. Heat is held under the glass and is then used as energy for each house. In the bathroom, your medicine cupboard is connected to your doctor’s computer. In the kitchen, your smart fridge tells the supermarket’s computer when you need more fo