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课件网) Section B Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes 1a Look at the title of the interview below. What do you think the interview is about I think this interview is about how future developments will impact our lives, work, and society, and what we should do to prepare for them. 1b Read the interview and see if your guess was correct. Ready for Tomorrow Host: Good evening, everyone! Our guest /ɡest/ today is Dr Lu Xingyuan, Chief /t i f/ researcher /r 's t (r)/ of the Future World Research /r 's t / Centre. So welcome to our show, Dr Lu. Dr Lu: Good evening. Thank you, it’s a pleasure to be here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 长难句分析：Thank you 为礼貌用语。it 是形式主语，is是系动词，a pleasure 是表语，to be here 是动词不定式作真正的主语。 Host: Dr Lu, thank you for joining us. So, as a futurist /'fju t r st/, can you tell us how life will be different in 50 years Dr Lu: Well, you’ll see robots working everywhere/'evriwe (r)/. Host: Can you give us some examples ~~~ how 是疑问副词，引导宾语从句。 Dr Lu: Well, as we all know, China‘s robotics/r 'b t ks/ industry /' nd stri/ is growing fast. Robots will make our life easier. We‘ll have service /'s v s/ robots. They will do almost all our housework. They will also help save lives when disasters /d 'zɑ st (r)z/ and emergencies /i'm d nsiz/ happen. Host: So, what jobs will humans still do in the future ~~~~ 不能用于被动语态 Dr Lu: Good question! Some jobs today will disappear/d s 'p (r)/ in the coming years. However, there will be more challenging /'t l nd / jobs in the future, such as space pilots /'pa l ts/ and AI experts /'eksp ts/. Host: Do you think robots will replace/r 'ple s/ humans one day Dr Lu: No, I don’t. Our creativity /kri e 't v ti/ and emotional / 'm nl/ intelligence / n'tel d ns/ are important for relationships. AI will not replace humans for these things. Host: You mentioned /'men nd/ AI. How will AI change our world Dr Lu: Well, it will certainly change how we work, study and live. For example, a smart refrigerator will know what you need and order food for you when you're running low. Host: Wow, that’ll save us a lot of time! Now, my last question: How can we prepare for the future ~~~~~~ prepare for sth.为某事做准备 Dr Lu: It’s simple. Just accept / k'sept/ change. Keep learning and working hard. Today’s choices will influence /' nflu ns/ your future. Host: Thank you for your time, Dr Lu. ~~~ adv.努力地；费力地；艰难地 adj.坚硬的；难做的；艰苦的 从教材语篇1b挖中考设问 [新考法 行文方式] How does Dr Lu show how life will be different in 50 years _____ A. By comparing facts. B. By telling stories. C. By giving examples. D. By listing numbers. C 1c Complete the table with the information from the interview. Dr Lu Xingyuan Guest name Job Future prediction about robots: Chief researcher of the Future World Centre Robots will make our life easier. We will have service robots. They will do almost all our housework and also help save lives ... ...
