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课件网) Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes 人教版八年级上册 Section B 1a-1e优质阅读课件 Learning objectives 1. 能够理解并掌握与未来生活、机器人和人工智能相关的词汇和表达，如 emotional intelligence、save time、prepare for、run low (on sth) 等； 2.能够根据阅读文本标题对文本中可能谈及的内容进行预测，并通过阅读验证自己的预测；能够通过阅读了解英文访谈类文本的内容结构、问答交互流程以及语言特点。 3. 能够从文本中找出访谈的重要细节信息，完成访谈记录表；能够基于访谈内容理解受访者谈及的未来世界预测及其理由。 4.能够与同伴谈论和畅想未来，自觉提高对当代先进科学技术的认识，积极面对未来面临的挑战，保持乐观向上的精神，次自己设立努力的方向和目标，为未来做好准备。 Warming-up Enjoy the video and discuss the questions: 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) Robotics industry is growing fast in China. 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 An interview is a meeting (often public). A host (主持人) asks someone questions in it to find out their opinions. Are you ready for the future 1. What does “Tomorrow” mean The future. 2. Can you guess what the passage talks about Changes in the future Challenges in the future What will the future be like How can we prepare for the future Future predictions 3. What kind of text is it An interview. 4. Who is the guest today Dr. Lu. /Dr. Lu Xingyuan. 5. What does he do Chief researcher of the Future World Research Center. (未来研究中心首席研究员） Futurist. What does a futurist do Study the future and make predictions. Questions& answers Try to analyse the structure of the interview. Introduction &Greetings Closing Body What questions does the host ask Read the passage and complete the table. Questions Answers Examples How will life be different in 50 years What jobs will humans still do in the future You’ll see robots everywhere. Some jobs will disappear. There will be more challenging jobs. Service robots will do almost all our housework. They will help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen. There will be jobs such as space pilots and AI experts. Questions Answers Examples Will robots replace humans one day How will AI change our world No, they won’t. It will change world in many ways. AI will not replace humans for things like creativity or emotional intelligence. We won’t need to go to the supermarket. Smart refrigerators will understand our needs. Read the interview and see if your guess was correct. 1b Interview Content Structure Topic Expectation Future predictions Future life Introduction Questions and Answers Closing AI technology Robots Medical service in the future What jobs will disapp ... ...
