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新人教八年级上册
Section B 1a-1e
Unit 7 When Tomorrow
Comes
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02
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In this part, you will
write a description of your life in 20 years.
read an interview with a futurist.
learn words and phrases of this unit.
Learning objectives
Pre-reading
How will life be different in 50 years
Will you see robots working everywhere
Will some jobs disappear then
Will robots replace humans
Will AI change our world
There will be ... in 50 years.
Reading
1 Read the text QUICKLY.
What might the text talk about
A. Predictions about life in the
future and how to prepare for
it.
B. Ways to change the world.
C. Life today and in the future.
Reading
1 Read the text QUICKLY.
What’s the text type of the passage
A. A story.
B. An interview.
C. News.
Introduction
Questions
&
Answers
Closing
An
interview
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2. Read the text CAREFULLY.
What’s the guest’s name _________________
What’s his job
__________________________________________________
Dr Lu Xingyuan
The chief researcher of the Future World Research Centre.
Future prediction
about robots:
about jobs in the
future:
about AI:
What’s Dr Lu’s advice on preparing for the future
_________________________________________________
Accept change; keep learning and working hard.
1d Read again and tick the statements that you can infer from the
interview.
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.
接管
Post-reading
1e Discuss the questions.
1. Do you think robots will replace
humans one day Why do you
think so
I don’t think robots will replace humans, because we have creativity and emotions.
2. What do you think are the most important qualities that
people in the future should develop
I think the most important quality that people should develop is being adaptable and open to change, learning lots of different skills that they can switch between over the course of their lives.
They should also always
be prepared for the future.
3. What do you think we should do to prepare for the future
To prepare for the future, I think we should study new technology so we can understand and use it to help us. We should also not forget about how to do simple things, as they will always be important. We shouldn’t let technology make us useless!

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