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Unit 7
When Tomorrow Comes
Section B （1a-1e）
Learning objectives
Lead-in
What did you see in the photo
How might these technologies reshape our daily lives
Look at the title of the interview below. What do you think the interview is about
1a
Whether people are ready for the future.
Pre-reading
Read the interview and see if your guess was correct.
1b
While-reading
introduction
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
future prediction
advice on preparing
for the future
1. Dr Roberts is very positive about the future.
2. In the future, robots will take over most jobs of today.
3. Robots will save lives during emergencies.
4. Humans will have more challenging jobs and do creative work.
5. Our emotional intelligence will always be important.
6. It is impossible for us to prepare for the future.
Read again and tick the statements that you can infer from the interview.
1c
While-reading
Host: Good evening, everyone! Our guest today is Dr Pete Roberts, author of the best-selling book Ready for Tomorrow. So welcome to our show, Dr Roberts.
Guest: Good evening. Thank you, it’s a pleasure to be here.
Host: Dr Roberts, thank you for joining us. So, as a futurist, can you tell us how life will be different in 50 years
Guest: Well, you’ll see robots working everywhere.
Host: Can you give us some examples
Guest: Well, we’ll have service robots. They will do almost all our housework. They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen.
/gest/ n. 客人；宾客
/ θ (r)/ n. 作者；作家
/ best sel / adj. 畅销的
/ fju t r st/ n. 未来学家
/ evriwe (r)/
adv., pron. & conj. 到处；所有地方
/ s v s/ n. 服务；公共服务
/d zɑ st (r)/ n. 灾难；不幸
/i m d nsi/n. 突发事件；紧急情况
While-reading
时间状语从句
Host: So, what jobs will humans still do in the future
Guest: Good question! Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years. However, there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts.
Host: Do you think robots will replace humans one day
Guest: No, I don’t. Our creativity and emotional intelligence are important for relationships. AI will not replace humans for these things.
Host: You mentioned AI. How will AI change our world
/ d s p (r)/ v. 消失；不见
/ t l nd / adj. 挑战性的
/ pa l t/ n. 飞行员；领航员
/ eksp t/ n. 专家；行家
adj. 熟练的；内行的
/r ple s/ v. 代替；取代
/ kri e t v ti/ n. 创造力
/ m nl/ adj. 情感的；情绪的
/ n tel d ns/ n. 智力；智慧
/ men n/ v. 提到；写到
情绪智力
Guest: It will change the world in many ways. For example, we won’t need to go to the supermarket. Smart refrigerators will understand our needs. When we are almost out of some food, they will order it for us.
Host: Wow, that’ll save us a lot of time! Now, my last question: How can we prepare for the future
Guest: It’s simple. Just accept change. Keep learning and working hard. Today’s choices will influence your future.
Host: Thank you for your time, Dr Roberts.
/r fr d re t (r)/
(= fridge /fr d /) n. 冰箱
/ k sept/ v. 接受；相信
/ nflu ns /
v. 影响；对……起作用
n. 影响；作用
Complete the table with the information from the interview.
1d
Guest name
Job
Future prediction about robots:
about jobs in the future:
about AI:
Advice
Dr Pete Roberts
author of the best-selling book Ready for Tomorrow ; futurist
Robots will work everywhere, do almost all housework and help save lives during disasters and emergencies.
Some current jobs will disappear, but there will be
more challenging jobs like space pilots and AI experts.
AI will change the world in many ways, like smart refrigerators ordering food for us when we're running out.
Accept change. Keep learning and working hard.
Discuss the questions.
1e
3. What do you
think we should do to prepare for
the future
2. What do you
think are the most important qualities that people in the future should
develop
1. Do you think
robots will replace humans one day Why do you think so
/ kw l ti/
n. 素质；质量；品质
adj. 优质的；高质量的
/d vel p/
v. 增强；发展；开发
Post-reading
Discuss the questions.
1e
Post-reading
1. Do you think robots will replace humans one day
Why do you think so
I don't think robots will replace humans because humans have creativity and emotions. Robots are good at tasks , but they can't think like us.
Discuss the questions.
1e
Post-reading
2. What do you think are the most important qualities that people in the future should develop
Problem-solving ability
Creativity
Emotional intelligence
Teamwork.
Discuss the questions.
1e
Post-reading
3. What do youthink we should do to prepare for the future
To prepare for the future, we should keep learning new skills , especially in technology.It's also important to be open-minded and ready to change. Staying curious and always trying to improve ourselves wil help a lot.
Summary
key vocabularies:
guest; author; best-selling; futurist; everywhere; service; disaster; emergency; disappear; challenging; pilot; expert; replace; creativity; emotional; intelligence;
key expressions:
emotional intelligence
Language points
1.Our guest today is Dr Lu Xingyuan, chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre.我们今天的嘉宾是卢星源博士，他是未来世界研究中心的首席研究员。
chief
①【形容词】首席的;最重要的
e.g. He is the chief engineer of the project.
他是这个项目的首席工程师。
②【名词】首领;酋长
e.g. The police chief told us how to stay safe.
警察局长告诉我们如何保证安全。
Language points
(2)research ①【名词】研究；调查
常与动词(短语)do , make, carry out 等连用,表示
“做/进行研究”,其后可用介词on，into等引出研究的内容。注意:research的复数形式通常不与many 或数词连用。
e.g. The research shows that napping for about an hour is the best.
研究表明小睡大约一个小时是最好的。
②【动词】研究;调查，其后常接介词 into,表示“对……进行研究”。
e.g. They're researching into the causes of cancer.他们正在研究癌症的起因。拓展 researcher【名词】研究者;探索者
Language points
2.Thank you, it's a pleasure to be here.
谢谢你，很高兴来到这里。
It be+名词+to do sth做某事是…
句中it作形式主语,真正的主语是 to do sth。
e.g. It's our duty to keep our classroom clean.
保持教室干净是我们的责任。
Language points
3.So, as a futurist, can you tell us how life will be different in 50 years 那么,作为一名未来学家，您能告诉我们50年后的生活会有什么不同吗
futurist 【名词】未来学家
指的是推测未来的人。futurist是以后缀-ist结尾的表示职业的名词。常见的以-ist结尾的职业名词还有:
pianist钢琴家 artist艺术家 violinist小提琴手 scientist科学家
e.g. The futurist believes technology will change our lives greatly.
这位未来学家相信科技会极大地改变我们的生活。
Language points
4. Well , you'll see robots working everywhere.
嗯，你会看到机器人在各处工作。
everywhere
①【副词】到处;所有地方
相当于 here and there,其前不能使用介词。
e.g. The balls are everywhere.球到处都是。
②【代词&连词】到处;所有地方
e.g. You can find beautiful flowers everywhere you go in the small town. 在这个小镇上,所到之处你都能看到美丽的花朵。
拓展
anywhere 在任何地方
somewhere 在某处
nowhere 无处
Language points
5. Well, as we all know, China's robotics industry is growing fast. 嗯,众所周知,中国的机器人产业正在快速发展。
industry
①【可数名词】行业，表示具体的“行业”门类。
e.g. The tourist industry brings many jobs to the city.
旅游业为这座城市带来很多工作岗位。
②【不可数名词】工业，表示工业的总称。
e.g. Great changes have taken place in industry.
工业领域已经发生了巨大变化。
Language points
6.We’ll have service robots. 我们会有服务型机器人。
service【不可数名词】服务;公共服务
e.g. We hope we can give you better service.
我们希望能给您提供更好的服务。
拓展
serve【动词】为……服务
e.g. Science serves the people.科学为人民服务。
Exercises
(江苏泰州中考)
根据句意和汉语提示,在空白处填人一个适当的单词。
The hotel provides delicious food and comfortable rooms, but still some customers complain about its (服务).
service
解析 我们可用“语法分析法”解答此题。its(它的)是形容词性物主代词，后应接名词service 为不可数名词,意为“服务”。
答案 service
Language points
7.They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen.当灾难和紧急情况发生时，它们也会帮助拯救生命。
happen ①【不及物动词】发生
与 go on(意为“发生”时)同义，一般指偶然发生,其主语常为事而不能是人。
a.Sth+happen(s)to sb.某人发生了某事。
e.g. A traffic accident happened to him yesterday.
昨天他发生了一起交通事故。
b.Sth+happen(s)+地点/时间某地/某时发生了某事。
e.g. An accident happened on Park Street. 帕克街上发生了一起事故。
Language points
7.They will also help save lives when disasters and emergencies happen.当灾难和紧急情况发生时，它们也会帮助拯救生命。
happen ②【动词】碰巧
a. sb + happen(s)to do sth.某人碰巧做某事。
e.g. I happened to see my uncle on the street.
我碰巧在街上遇见了我叔叔。
b.It happens+that从句.碰巧…可与 sb happen(s)to do sth.转换。
e.g. It happened that I saw my uncle on the street.
碰巧我在街上遇见了我叔叔。
Language points
8.Some jobs today will disappear in the coming years.
现在的一些工作在接下来的若干年后将会消失。
disappear 【不及物动词】消失;不见
一般指具体、有形的事物突然或逐渐不见强调“看不见了”“不再存在了”的结果。
disappear 的名词形式是 disappearance,意为“消失;失踪”;
反义词是 appear,意为“出现”
e.g. It makes me really sad to learn that a forest has disappeared.
得知森林消失了,我很难过。
Language points
拓展
dis-为否定前缀,主要加在名词、形容词或动词之前。
含否定前缓 dis-的常见单词有:
dis-+ like(喜欢)→ dislike 不喜欢
dis-+agree(同意)→ disagree 不同意
dis-+honest(诚实的)→ dishonest 不诚实的
dis-+believe(相信)→ disbelieve 不相信
Language points
9.However, there will be more challenging jobs in the future, such as space pilots and AI experts.但未来会有一些更有挑战性的工作，比如太空飞行员和人工智能专家。
(1)challenging
【形容词】挑战性的
其动词形式为challenge,意为“向(某人)挑战”。
e.g. Mike found a challenging job as a computer programmer.
迈克找到了一份做计算机程序员的富有挑战性的工作。
Language points
(2)expert
①【名词】专家;行家
an expert at/in/on.…方面的专家 a computer expert计算机专家
e.g. She is an expert on modern literature.
她是一位现代文学研究专家。
②【形容词】熟练的;内行的
be expert at/in(doing)sth 擅长(做)某事
e.g. We need some expert help.我们需要一些内行的帮助。
Language points
10.Do you think robots will replace humans one day
您认为机器人有一天会取代人类吗
replace 【及物动词】代替;取代
replace...with/by.用……替换/取代
e.g. Robots may replace workers in some factories.
机器人可能会取代一些工厂里的工人。
e.g. Nothing can replace the love from my parents.
没有什么能取代父母的爱。
Language points
11.You mentioned AI. 您提到了人工智能。
mention【及物动词】提到;写到
其后常接名词、代词、动词的 -ing形式或that/wh-从句。
mention sth to sb 向某人提到某事
e.g. Did you mention the thing to him yesterday
你昨天向他提到那事了吗
拓展 Don't mention it.不用谢;没关系;常用于回应别人的感谢。
e.g. —Thank you very much!非常感谢!
—Don't mention it.别客气。
Language points
12.For example, a smart refrigerator will know what you need and order food for you when you're running low.例如,一台智能冰箱会知道你需要什么，并且当你的食物快用完时会为你订购食物。
(1)need
①【实义动词】需要
a.need sb/sth需要某人/某物
e.g. We need a driver for the school bus.我们需要一名校车司机。
b.need to do sth 需要做某事
c.need doing.需要被做…(表示被动,常用物作主语)
e.g. The door needs repairing.这扇门需要修理了。(门被修理)
Language points
12.For example, a smart refrigerator will know what you need and order food for you when you're running low.例如,一台智能冰箱会知道你需要什么，并且当你的食物快用完时会为你订购食物。
(1)need
②【情态动词】需要后跟动词原形,常用于否定句或疑问句中
e.g. You needn't take any medicine.你没必要吃药。
③【不可数名词】需要
e.g. There's no need for you to do that.你没必要做那件事。
④【可数名词】需要的事物;需求，常用复数形式。
e.g. emotional needs 情感需求
Exercises
(2024·黑龙江龙东中考)
Must I answer this question in English
No , you .
A.mustn't B.needn't C. can't
B
点拨：由must引起的一般疑问句，肯定回答用 must,否定回答用 needn't或 don’t /doesn't have to .
Exercises
解析 我们可用“问答一致法”解答此题。
mustn’t“一定不要”;ncedn’t“不必”;can’t“不能”。上文是以情态动词must 开头的一般疑问句，否定回答用“No,主语 + needn't.”或“No,主语+ don't/doesn't have to.”。故选B。句意:“我必须用英语回答这个问题吗 ”“不，你不必。”
答案 B
Language points
(2)order
①【动词】订购;点(菜)
order sth for sb 为某人订购某物
e.g. I want to order a glass of juice.我想点一杯果汁。
②【动词】命令
order sb to do sth 命令某人做某事
e.g. The officer orders the soldiers to stand up.军官命令士兵们起立。
③【名词】顺序
e.g. Put the sentences in the right order.
把这些句子按照正确的顺序排列
Language points
(3)run low( on sth )即将用尽;快用完
e.g. We're running low on gas.我们的汽油不多了。
拓展 run out (of)用完;耗尽
e.g. Her money soon ran out.
她的钱很快就花完了。
e.g. She soon ran out of her money.
她很快花光了她的钱。
Language points
13.How can we prepare for the future
我们如何为未来做好准备
prepare for(=get ready for)为……做准备
e.g. Lucy is preparing for her talent show now.
露西现在正在为她的才艺表演做准备。
拓展① prepare sth for..为……准备某物
②prepare sb for sth 使某人为某事做准备
③prepare to do sth(= get ready to do sth)准备做某事
e.g. Tom prepared to take a holiday.汤姆准备去度假。
Language points
14.Today's choices will influence your future.
今天的选择将会影响你的未来。
infuence ①【及物动词】影响;对…起作用
influence sb to do sth 影响某人做某事
e.g. The weather influences the crops.天气影响农作物。
②【名词】影响;作用
influence 前可用 good, bad, great, strong等修饰。
have an influence on...对…有影响
e.g. Yang Jiang had a great influence on Chinese literature.
杨绛对中国文学有很大的影响。
Homework
1.描述自己理想中的未来生活，包括未来的工作、居住环境、科技应用等方面。字数不少于 80 字。要求运用本节课所学的词汇和句型，书写工整，语法正确。
2. Recite the key words and sentences of this lesson.
Thank you！

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