八年级英语unit7_Will_people__have__robots_section_B__3a---se

Let’s review the phrases in 2b. 1. 在工厂 ______________ in factories 2. 做简单工作_________________ do simple jobs 4. 多次；反复地 ___________________ over and over again hundreds of 5. 许多；大量 ___________________ 6. 看起来像人类 ________________ look like humans

wake up 7. 醒来 ________ be able to 8. 能够 _____________ fall down 9. 突然倒下；跌倒___________ 10. 寻找；寻求 ______________ look for

Fill in the blanks with the right words.already robots Today there are ________ working in ___________. For example, factories build cars, and they do they can help to ______ simple jobs over and over again. They ______ do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous ______. places _________

Fewer people will do such jobs in future because they are boring, but robots will never get _______. bored Some scientists _______ believe that there will more robots in ________ ____ hundreds of years. They are trying to make robots look like ________. humans

1. probably adv. 很可能；大概 (=maybe) e.g. The boys probably dress up as ghost. 这些男孩可能会装扮成鬼。2. during prep. 在……期间 e.g. He swims every day during the summer. 他夏天每天游泳。

3aRead Jill’s answers to the question “What will your life be like in the future?” Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.meet work wear more live less look keep fewer take

阅读指导： 首先，阅读备选单词，明白每个单词的意 思；阅读并整体把握短文大意。 其次，分析有空格的每个句子，根据句意 及上下文意来判断每个空格应填的词。 最后，再通读一遍短文，看是否通顺合理。

In 20 years, I think I’ll be a newspaper reporter. I’ll _____ live in Shanghai, because there will be ______ more jobs in that city. As a reporter, I think I will _____ meet lots of interesting people, so I’ll have more friends. I’ll have _____ keep pets, though, because I’ll have fewer _____ free time. And my apartment will be no good for pets because it’ll be too small.

keep a bird. During So I’ll probably just ____ the week, I’ll wear _____ smart clothes. On the weekend, I’ll _____ look less smart but I’ll be more comfortable. In the future, people will _____ work more so they’ll probably have fewer vacations, but I think I’ll _____ take a holiday in HongKong when possible. One day I’ll even go to Australia.

1. live: 由下文“在那座城市里有更多的工 作”,可知本空填live“居住”一词。 2. more: 空格前是be动词，空格后为jobs这一 名词，可知前面应用一形容词来修饰，由句 意及常识可知应 填more (大都市就业机会 多)。3. meet: 空格前为情态动词will,空格后为名 词people,可知本空应填动词meet 会见。 句意“作为一名记者，我想我将会见很多 有趣的人”。

4. fewer: 由下文“并且我的公寓将会对养 宠物没好处因为它太

小了。”,可知我 将有“更少的”宠物，故本空应填 fewer一词。 5. less: 由下文文意为“不适合养宠物” 且空格后的free time是不可数名词，可 知空格处应用less一词。 6. keep: 上文描述的是养宠物的事，因此 本空应填keep“养”之意。

7. wear: 空格后有名词clothes,可知空格 处应为动词wear“穿”。 8. look: 空格前是主语I’ll,空格后为形容 词smart,故本空格为连系动词look。

9. work: 由下文“因此他们将可能有更 少假期”,可知本空填work“工作” 一词。 10. take: take a holiday为固定搭配，句意“有可能的话，我会在香港度假。”

3bComplete the chart about your life 20 years from now. You can add more items.

What will your…be like?job home free time activities neighborhood

pilotin an apartment keep some plants near a park

3cWrite about your life 20 years from now. Use 3a and 3b to help you.___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

本文为写自己未来二十年后的工作及生活， 因此，时态应用一般将来时态。 首先，根据3b中自己所填表格中的内容， 来想像一下自己的生活。工作、家庭、业 余活动，自己周围的生活环境等。 将上述几个方面逐条写出来，并注意恰当 运用连接词，以使文章连贯通顺。 最后，通读一遍短文，检查是否有错误。

One possible version:In 20 years, I think I’ll be a pilot. I’ll work in Beijing, because my parents work in Beijing. I want to live with them. I’ll live in a large apartment. As a pilot, I can have a few days off every month. I think I’ll keep some plants in my apartment. There’ll be a park near my home. I’ll take a walk after supper. I like chess, so I can also play chess with my friends in the park.

4Discuss how you think a robot will help students with schoolwork in the future. Write down your group’s ideas and draw a picture of your robot.

I think students won’t need dictionaries because a robot will tell them the meaning of the words.