Unit8

LifeinthefutureReadingAWhatdoyouknowabout…?A1

Whichofthefollowingsentencesareprobablyaboutthefuture,andwhichareaboutthepresent?Tick(√)theboxes.√√√√A2

Whatwilllifebelikeinthefuture?Inpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.LookatthepicturesandtheheadingsoftheInternetpostsonpage115.Thetick(√)thedescriptionsthatmatchthepictures.BBeforeyouread√√CVocabularyC1

ThewordsinitalicsarefromtheInternetpostsonpage115.Circlethecorrectanswerstocompletethesesentences.C2

Completetheconversationwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.shapeelectronictechnologywhileCertainlyDComprehensionD1

BelowaresomequestionsabouttheInternetpostsonpage115.Answerthequestions.WriteY(Yes)orN(No).YNYNYD2

ReadtheInternetpostsagainandanswerthequestionsbelowincompletesentences.TheHotelWhaleisunderthewater.Thesehousesareboth“green”and“smart”.BecausetheCJ3isdrivenbyacomputer.課文講解WriteanInternetpostaboutlifeinthepastandpresent.寫一篇關于過去生活和現在生活的網絡帖子。presentn.

目前；現在。inthepresent現在。Present作名詞還有“禮物”之意。如：Yesterdayisahistory,tomorrowisamystery,buttodayisagift—that’swhyit’scalledthepresent.昨日已成歷史，明日依然是迷，而今日是上蒼的禮贈，那正是為什么它被稱為“當下（禮物）”的原因。相關短語：inthepast過去inthefuture將來課文講解TheCJ3hasawidewindowatthefront.CJ3的前部有一扇大窗。

atthefront在前面。如：Kellystoodatthefrontoftheline.凱莉排在隊伍最前面。 辨析：atthefrontof指在某個物體本身或范圍之內的前面，有時可與inthefrontof換用；

inthefrontof通常指位于某個空間的內部；

infrontof指在某一范圍以外的前面；

infront籠統(tǒng)地表示“在前面”，單獨使用。如：Timsits/inthefrontofclassroom.蒂姆坐在教室（內部的）前面。Timsitsinfrontoftheclassroom.蒂姆坐在教室（外部的）前面。Timisinfront.蒂姆在前面。課文講解Somepeoplearewritingabouthotels,housesandcarsontheInternet.一些人正在網絡上撰寫有關旅店、房屋和汽車的帖子。ontheInternet在互聯(lián)網上。如：HepostedthephotoofthelostdogontheInternet,hopingtofinditsowner.他將走失小狗的照片發(fā)布到網上，希望能找到它的主人。課文講解Itisintheshapeofawhale.它（旅店）形似一頭鯨魚。intheshapeof……的形狀。如：Theislandisintheshapeofaheart.該島呈心形。課文講解Thehydrogeninthecarismixedwithoxygenfromtheairtomakeelectricityforthecar.車中的氫氣與空氣中的氧氣混合，從而為汽車發(fā)電。mixv.

（使）混合。mix...with...（使……與……）相混合。如：Pleasemixtheseingredientstogether.請把這些原料混合起來。Mixthesugarwitheggs.將糖與雞蛋混合。鞏固練習(一)單項選擇。1Thelibraryis______theteachingbuilding.Youcanreachtherein5minutesonfoot.A.infrontB.infrontofC.inthefrontofD.atthefrontof2—Hi,John,wheredidyougetthismodelplane?It’scool!—On_______Internet.A.a B.an C.the D./3Iplayedthepianoalotinthe_______.A.past B.now C.present D.future4Theshowwaswonderful.It_______allofus.A.hurt B.satisfiedC.reached D.fed5Whilemyfatherwasreadinganewspaper,I_______withAdamonthephone.A.talk B.talked C.havetalkedD.wastalking鞏固練習(二)單詞拼寫。1Shewroteap____ontheInternet,lookingforaniceroommate.2Kidsinthep________aremoretiredthanthoseinthepastastheyhavetolearnlotsofthings.3Thebridgeisw_____enoughforeightpeopletowalksidebyside.4Thes______ofhisfaceisround.5Hisapologycouldn’ts________me.Hedidn’ttakeitseriously.ostresentidehapeatisfy鞏固練習(三)完成句子。1我們應該學會活在當下。Weshouldlearntolive_____________________.2公共汽車上很擁擠，露西坐在前面。Thebuswascrowded.Lucysat_____________________.3如今，網上購物變得越來越流行。Today,shopping____________________isbecomingmoreandmorepopular.4瞧！有朵云的形狀像一匹馬。

Look!Acloudis_____________________________ahorse.5將鹽與幾滴水混合。

_______thesalt_______hepresentatthefrontontheInternetintheshapeofMixwith鞏固練習(四)讀課文，選擇正確答案。1Peoplewillfindbedrooms,ashoppingcentreanda_______intheHotelWhale.A.swimmingpool B.cinema C.cafe2MrsPeng’schildrenthoughtthehotelwas_______.A.interesting B.simple C.boring3Forevergreenhousesaredescribedas_______.A.cheapandsmart B.greenandsmartC.greenandcheap4TheCJ3isdrivenby_______.A.anelectronicmapB.arobot C.acomputer5MrHuthinkstheCJ3________.A.isgoodfortheenvironmentB.costmoreenergyC.pollutesthecity鞏固練習(五)讀課文，根據首字母提示寫出所缺的單詞。

TheHotelWhaleThisunderwaterhotelisinthes_______ofawhale.Ithas50bedrooms,ac______andashoppingcentre.MrsPengstayedatthehotelwithherchildrenr________andtheyhadgreatfun.ForeverGreenHousesThesehousesareboth“g______”and“s______”.Theenergyisenvironmentfriendlyandthehomeappliancesareintelligent.MrYuc________recommendsthesehousesbecausetheywills________everyone.TheCJ3Thec