祈福正东方教育八年级下Unit 8 Life in the future 英语（上海版广州最新教材）

 

Unit 8 Life in the future

 

一、课文再现

二、重点知识

三、知识详解

四、语法讲解

 1. 重点词汇

Internet, post,

apology, excuse,

past, present, wide,

shape, cafe, recently,

forever, actually,

satisfy, mix,

relax

while

 technology

software

 prepare

 

短语：

in the present,

at the front,

on the Internet

in the shape of,

mix….with,

 

prepare for

 

We must prepare for the worst. 我们必须做最坏的打算。
4. Strive for the best, prepare for the worst. 作最坏的打算，争取最好的结果。

5. They led the villagers to arm themselves and prepare for action. 他们领导乡亲们拿起武器准备行动。
6. He had failed to prepare  for the task before him. 他没有为面临的任务做准备。
7. After the harvest, the peasants began to prepare the soil for seed. 收割后，农民就开始整地以便播种。
8. The teacher instructed the class to prepare for a test. 教师通知这一班学生准备测验。
9. He  studies hard every day in order to prepare for the TOEFL. 为了准备托福考试，他每天努力学习。
11. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. (proverb) 往最好处着想，作最坏的打算（谚）。

12. She decided to give up the party and prepare for the English exam. 她决定不去参加聚会，为英语考试作好准备。
13. We must prepare for new responsibility. 我们必须准备挑起新的责任。
来自辞典例句
14. She stopped  to prepare for supper. 她停下手中的工作开始准备晚餐。
15. He asked us to prepare for a quiz. 他要我们准备好测验。
来自辞典例句
16. They made a fire to prepare for supper. 他们生火做晚饭。
17. We should prepare well for the meeting. 我们应该为这次会议做好准备。
18. We must prepare a room for our guest. 我们必须为客人预备一个房间。

in a second

 

1)in the shape of

There was a red mark on his back in the shape of the letter S. 他的背上有一个蛇形的红斑。

 He has nothing in the shape of money. 他没有一文钱。  

2)shopping centre

3）be bored/interested/surprised/excited

4)satisfy sb

 

be staisfied with sb/be pleased with/be happy with sb

5)be mixed with

2、中考句型

      Useful sentences:

1.Have you planned for the future?

2.What will hotels be like?

3It is in the shape of a whale, 

4.They were never bored!

5.I would certainly recommend Forever Green House to my friends.

6.They will satisfy everyone.

7.The hydrogen in the car is mixed with exygen from the air to make electricity for the car.

 

语法： the past continuous tense.

 

1) Explain the detailed usages of the past continuous tense:

a)talking about something happening at a particular time in the past (Finish exercises on Page 7)

b)talk about actions happening at the same time in the past (using “while”)

c)contrasting continuing and complete actions in the past ( using “when”)

d)using “always” in the past continuous tense.

 

 

一、课文再现

 

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                                                         Life in 2050

The Hotel Whale

     The Hotel Whale is built under the water. It is in the shape of a whale.

The hotel has bedrooms, a cafe and 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!”

 

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 when your need more food.

    Mr Yu: “When we were living in our old house, we were using more energy. I would certainly recommend Forever Green Houses to my friends. They will satisfy everyone.”

 

The CJ3

   The Cj3 is a new type of hydrogen car. The hydrogen in the car is mixed with oxygen from the air to make electricity for the car. The CJ3 has an electronic map and is driven by a computer. You tell the computer where you want to go. Then you sit back and relax as the car takes you there.

    Mr Hu: “While I was driving my old car, I was was polluting the city. Now, with the new technology in my CJ3, I’m helping protect the environment.

 

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Life in the past and present

 

 Your grandparents' teenage days

 

When my grandparents were young, they wrote letters to keep in touch with others. They used pens and paper. Their letters were sent by post and it took several days to reach people. While they were waiting for the reply, they might feel worried.

 

Now

Today we write emails to keep in touch with our friends. Our emails can reach others in a second and we can get a reply in a short time. We don't use paper to write emails, so we can save many trees and help protect the environment.

 

 

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MORE PRACTICE

 

Lily:  I was staying at the Hotel Whale with my friends last week. After going shopping and having tea at the café, I went back to my room to rest. But when I opened the door, I saw that water was coming in through the window！I knew I should not just stand there, but I did not know what to do…

 

Mike:  At 11:30 a.m. the day before yesterday, I was having lunch in our Forever Green House while our fridge was ordering food. Suddenly a light went on and a lot of food started to arrive from the supermarket: meat, vegetables, fruit, milk, and so on. “Stop!” I shouted at the fridge, but the food continued to come in …

Benny:  Dad was driving us to the airport in his Cj3, and suddenly the car stopped. The hydrogen in the car failed to mix with the oxygen, so the car did not work. “Oh, no!” said Mum. “We’re going to miss our plane. What shall we do?”

 

 

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Culture corner

Shanghai Expo: Dream inspire future cities

 

What will cities of future look like? At the 2010 Shanghai Expo, countries around the world display their dream of future cities.

The UK displayed the ZED pavilion. "ZED" means "zero energy development",. The idea of this building is to show that we can have more environmentally friendly buildings and houses.

 

Shanghai displayed its eco-home. This house is built completely of recycled and reused materials. It has a solar power system and provides all its own power.

 

 

 

 

 

用动词的适当形式填空

1. While we ____ (wait) for the bus, a girl ______(run) up to us.

 

2. I _____ (telephone) a friend when Bob ________(come) in.

 

3. Jim ___  (jump) on the bus as it ____ (move) away.

 

 

4. We ___(test) the new machine when the electricity ___(go) off.

 

 

5. She _____ (not want) to stay in bed while the others _____ (all, work) in the fields.

 

 

6. While mother _____(put) Cathy to bed, the door bell __ (ring).

 

 

7. As I ____(walk) in the park, it ______ (begin) to rain.

 

 

8. Even when she ___________ (be) a child she _________(already, think) of becoming a singer(歌手).

 

 

9. It was quite late at night. George _____ (read) and Amy ____(play) her needle when they ______(hear) a knock at the door.

 

 

10. There _____ (be)  ten villagers round the fire when they _____(reach) it.

 

 

 

 Homework

1) Go over what you’ve learnt today.

20. He asked me if I ______ (go) fishing that afternoon.

21. The three of them were in a hurry because their plane ___ (leave) in five minutes.

22. In a letter, john told us that he __ (come) to china next month.

23. When the bell rang, jenny _____ (wait) in her seat.

24. She _____ (make) her dress the whole afternoon.

25. While my father ____ (look) through the evening paper, he suddenly ____ a cry.

二、选择题

1).I ___  a meal when you ___ me.

     a. cooked, were ringing        

     b. was cooking, rang   

     c. was cooking, were ringing    

     d. cooked, rang

 

 

2)He said he __ to draw a plane on the blackboard at that time.

a. tries   b. tried   c. was trying   d. will try

 

 

3) While she ____TV, she ____ a sound outside the room.

a. was watching, was hearing     

b. watched, was hearing

c. watched, heard              

d. was watching, heard

 

 

4.They _____ a football game from 7 to 9 last night.

    a. were watching    b. watch  

    c. watched                d. are watching

4) What book ____ you ______ when I ____ you at four yesterday afternoon?

a. did, read, was seeing      

b. did, read, saw

c. were, reading, saw        

d. were, reading, was seeing

 

 

5)It was Friday evening. Mr and Mrs. Green _____ ready to fly to England.

a. are getting   b. get   c. were getting d. got

 

 

6)Lei Feng _____ always _____ of others when he ______ in the army.

a. is, thinking, was   b. was, thinking, is      

c. did, think, is           d. was, thinking, was

 

 

7)A girl __ my pen fall off the table when she ___ me.

   a. saw, passed        

   b. was seeing, passed

   c. was seeing, passed 

   d. was seeing, was passing

 

 

8)We ____ for Tom at ten last Sunday. He often kept us ______.

   a. were waiting, waiting    

   b. were waiting, wait    

   c. waited, waiting  

   d. waited, wait

 

 

10.He ___his father on the farm the whole afternoon last Saturday.

   a. helps                b. would help  

   c. was helping   d. is helping

 

11.While mother _____ some washing, I _____ a kite for Kate.

   a. did, made              

   b. was doing, made

   c. was doing, was making   

   d. did, was making

 

12."____ you angry then?" "they ___ too much noise."

   a. are, were making        

   b. were, were making   

   c. are, made             

   d. were, made

 

13.He ____ some cooking at that time, so _____ me

a. did, heard              b. did, didn't hear

 c. was doing, heard        d. was doing, didn't hear

14.This time yesterday jack _____ his bike. He _____ TV

a. repaired, didn't watch     b. was repairing, watched          

c. repaired, watched       d. was repairing, wasn't watching

15.His parents wanted to know how he _____ on with his new classmates.

a. was getting  b. gets  c. is getting d. will get

Learning lagnuage points:

a.       Deal with some useful phrases and expressions in the passage. Guide the Ss to learn and use them in their own speaking and writing.

1)      Stay at

2)      Go back to/come back to/return to

3) get to+地方

  到达  reach +地方

        arrive at +小地方，arrive in +大地方  

        get/arrive + here/there/home

4) 感觉动词：see/watch/hear +sb.+    V-ing(正在进行)

                                 V原(全过程)

被动语态： sb. + be +seen/watched/ heard  +   V-ing

                                           to+V.

  e.g.,   We can see men wearing skirts in Scotland.

        Men can be seen wearing skirts in Scotland.

5)I don’t know what to do/I don’t know how to do sth

6)shout at sb

7)continue to do sth

8)fail to do sth(拓展：fail in doing sth/succeed in doing sth)

9)mix with

 

 

MORE PRACTICE

Lily: I was staying at the hotel whale with my friends last week. After going shopping and having tea at the café, I went back to my room to rest. But when I opened the door, I saw that water was coming in through the window！I knew I should not just stand there, but I did not know what to do…

Mike: At 11:30 a.m. the day before yesterday, I was having lunch in our Forever Green House while our fridge was ordering food. Suddenly a light went on and a lot of food started to arrive from the supermarket: meat, vegetables, fruit, milk, and so on. “Stop!” I shouted at the fridge, but the food continued to come in …

Benny: Dad was driving us to the airport in his Cj3, and suddenly the car stopped. The hydrogen in the car failed to mix with the oxygen, so the car did not work. “Oh, no!” said Mum. “We’re going to miss our plane. What shall we do?”