八年级下册英语牛津深圳版Unit 8《Life in the future》Reading

Unit8ReadingLifeinthefutureWarmingupBrainstormingEducationWestudyintheclassroom.NowWestudyathomeontheInternetFutureCommunicationNowFutureWecommunicatebymeansof...Wecommunicatewithaliens(外星人).TransportNowFutureWetravelbycar,train,airandsoon.Wetravelbyspaceship,timecapsuleandsoon.HousesNowFuturePersonsliveinmodernflatsinhighbuildings.Personsmaylivefloatinghouses/ontheMars/underthesea.

CulturecornerWhatwillcitiesofthefuturelooklike?Atthe2010ShanghaiExpo,countriesaroundtheworlddisplayedtheirdreamsoffuturecities.TheUKdisplayedtheZEDPavilion.“ZED”means“zeroenergydevelopment”.Theideaofthisbuildingistoshowthatwecanhavemoreenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingsandhouses.Shanghaidisplayeditseco-home.Thishouseisbuiltcompletelyofrecycledandreusedmaterials.Ithasasolarpowersystemandprovidesallitsownpower.Whatdoyouknowabout…?A1Whichofthefollowingsentencesareprobablyaboutthefuture,andwhichareaboutthepresent?Tick(√)theboxes.NowFutureTherearehotelsontheMoon.Ourhousesusealotofenergy.Yourfridgecanorderfoodforyou.Mostpeopleusehydrogencars.

√√√√A2Whatwilllifebelikeinthefuture?Inpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.1.Whatwillhotelsbelike?

2.Whatwillhousesbelike?

3.Whatwillcarsbelike?Theywillbelikewhales.Theywillbelikeourfriends.Theywillbelikespaceship.BLookatthepicturesandtheheadingsoftheInternetpostsonpage115.Thentick(√)thedescriptionsthatmatchthepictures.Thehotellookslikeaverylargefish.Thehotelisbuiltonamountain.Thereisarobothelperinthehouse.TheCJ3hasawidewindowatthefront.TheCJ3doesnothaveanywheels.Beforeyouread√√√C1.ThewordsinitalicsarefromtheInternetpostsonpage115.Circlethecorrectanswerstocompletethesesentences.1Theshapeofsomethingis

.awhatitismadeofbitsoutsideform2Ifsomethinghappenedrecently,ithappened

.anotlongagobalongtimeago3Tosatisfypeoplemeanstomakethem

.aangrybynotgivingthemwhattheywantbpleasedbygivingthemwhattheywant4Whenthingsaremixed,they

.aareputtogetherbdonotgotogether5Relaxmeansto

.adosomethingwithalotofenergybrestwhiledoingsomethingfun

VocabularyC2.Completetheconversationwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.certainlyelectronicshapetechnologywhileMatt:I'vedecidedtobuildaspacehotelwhenIgrowup.Nelson:Really?Whatwillthehotelbelike?Matt:It'llbeinthe

ofastar.Andit'llusesolarenergytorunits

parts,soit'llbeenvironmentallyfriendly.Withthis

,thehotelwillalsobeabletomovefromplacetoplace,likeaspaceship.Nelson:Whatelsewillithave?Matt:There'llbeacomputerineachbedroom.It’llbeconnectedtotheInternet.Inthisway,you'llbeabletocommunicatewithyourfamilyandfriendsonEarth

.you'restayinginthespacehotel.Doyoulikemyidea?Nelson:

.I'drecommendittoallmyfriends!

shapeelectronictechnologywhileCertainlyD1BelowaresomequestionsabouttheInternetpostsonpostsonpage115.Answerthequestions.WriteY(Yes)orN(No).Comprehension1CanwegoshoppingattheHotelWhale?2Arethere100bedroomsintheHotelWhale?3CanIcontactmydoctorfromthebathroomofaForeverGreenHouse?4DoForeverGreenHousesusealotofenergy?5DoweneedoxygentoruntheCJ3?NYNYY2WhatisspecialaboutForeverGreenHouses?3WhydoesthedriveroftheCJ3notneedtodrivethecar?

Thesehousesareboth"green"and"smart".Thereisglassoutsidethehouses.Heatisheldendertheglassandisthenusedasenergyforwatchhouse.TheCJ3hasanelectronicmapandisdrivenbyacomputer.Youtellthecomputerwhereyouwanttogo.Thenyousitbackandrelaxasthecartakesyouthere.D2ReadtheInternetpostsagainandanswerthequestionsbelowincompletesentences.1WhereistheHotelWhale?

Itisbuiltunderthewater.Lifein2050ItisAugust2050.Somepeoplearewritingabouthotels,housesandcarsontheInternet.Readtheirposts.TheHotelWhaleTheHotelWhaleisbuiltunderthewater.Itisintheshapeofawhale.Thishotelhas50bedrooms,acaféandashoppingcenter.Mrs

Peng:“Whenwewerestayingatthehotelrecently,mychildrenwatchedthefishoutsidetheirbedroomwindow.Theywereneverbored!”ForeverGreenHousesThesehousesareboth“green”and“smart”.Thereisglassoutsidethehouses.Heatisheldundertheglassandisthenusedasenergyforeachhouse.Inthebathroom,yourmedicinecupboardisconnectedtoyourdoctorscomputer.Inthekitchen,yoursmartfridgetellsthesupermarket’scomputerwhenyouneedmorefood.TheCJ3TheCJ3isanewtypeofhydrogencar.Thehydrogeninthecarismixedwithoxygenfromtheairtomakeelectricityforthecar.TheCJ3hasanelectronicmapandisdrivenbyacomputer.Youtellthecomputerwhereyouwanttogo.Thenyousitbackandrelaxasthecartakesyouthere.Mr

Hu:“WhileIwasdrivingmyoldcar,Iwaspollutingthecity.Now,withthenewtechnologyinmyCJ3,I’mhelpingprotecttheenvironment.”MrYu:“Whenwewerelivinginouroldhouse,wewereusingmoreenergy.IwouldcertainlyrecommendForeverGreenHousestomyfriends.Theywillsatisfyeveryone.technologypostapologyexcusepastpresenthydrogenrelaxwhile宽阔的外形小餐馆最近永远当然推荐使满足电子的ImportantWordswideshapecaferecentlyforevercertainlyrecommendsatisfyelectronic科技帖子道歉借口过去目前氢气休息在...期间现在在前面在互联网上……的形状（使…与…）相混合准备瞬间inthepresentatthefrontontheInternetintheshapeofmix……with……prepareforinasecondImportantPhrasesLanguagepoints1.Somepeoplearewritingabouthotels,housesandcarsontheInternet.(L1)在因特网上是“ontheInternet““上网”一般情况来说，是surftheinternet最好。但是如果说成“surfontheinternet"也是可以的。

2.TheHotelWhaleisbuiltunderthewater.(L2)underthewater意为“在水里底”3.Itisintheshapeofawhale.(L2)intheshapeof意为“是。。。的形状”那云成公鸡形。Thecloudwasintheshapeofacock.4.Heatisheldundertheglassandisthenusedasenergyforeachhouse.(L10)这三个短语的结构都是“be+used+介词”，但它们的意义是不同的。1.beusedfor意为“被用作……”，介词for表示用途，后面接名词或动名词，相当于“beusedtodosth”。2.beusedas意为“被用作……”，介词as表示“作为……”，后面常接名词。3.beusedby意为“被……使用”，介词by后面常接动作的执行者。1)这台机器是用来切割东西的。Themachineisusedforcuttingthings.2)在中国，英语被用作一门外语。EnglishisusedasaforeignlanguageinChina.3)我的叔叔使用这辆轿车。Thecarisusedbymyuncle.【学以致用】Ⅰ.用beusedfor,beusedas或beusedby填空。1.Computer__________manypeopleallovertheworld.2.Thecalculators__________workingoutmathproblems.3.Theradio__________atoolinmyEnglishstudy.4.Stamps____________sendingletters.isusedbyareusedforisusedasareusedfor１)请把电脑连上网。PleaseconnectthecomputertotheInternet.２)它是连接祖国大陆与世界其它地方的桥梁。Itservesasabridgewhichconnectsthemainlandwiththerestoftheworld.３)整个世界被电脑连在了一起，世界变得越来越小了。Thewholeworldisconnectedwithbycomputersanditisbecomingsmallerandsmaller．5.Inthebathroom,yourmedicinecupboardisconnectedtoyourdoctorscomputer.(L10)beconnectedto/with/by的区别1.beconnectedto:把...连上2.beconnectedwith:把...与...连接起来。3.beconnectedby：被...连接在一起。１)能推荐一些有关这个学科的新书给我吗?Canyourecommendmesomenewbooksonthissubject?２)我劝你遵守安全规则。Irecommendyoutocomplywithsafetyregulations.３)他的建议有不少可取之处。Hisproposalhasmuchtorecommendit.４)我把孩子托付给她照顾。Irecommendedmychildtohercare.6.IwouldcertainlyrecommendForeverGreenHousestomyfriends.及物动词vt.1)推荐,介绍[(+as/for)2.)