新人教版英語八年級上冊7-8單兀課文句子表解

Unit7WhenTomorrowComes

SectionAlb

TengFei:Hi,Peter!Areyoufreetomorrow?Anewsci-fifilmiscomingout.Iknowyoulikesci-fifilms.Shall

wegotoseeit?

Peter:Oh,I'dloveto!Whichcinemashallwegoto?

TengFei:WhatabouttheHuaxiaCinema?

Peter:Goodidea!

TengFei:OK.I'llbooktheticketsonlinenow...OK,done.Thefilmstartsat5:15p.m.

Peter:Good.Shallwemeetatthecinemaatfiveo'clock?

TengFei:Allright.Seeyouthen!

SectionA1c

Peter:Whatanexcitingsci-fifilm!Ireallylovedthestory.

TengFei:Metoo.Butdoyouthinkthefilmwasright?Willclimatechangebeworseinthefuture?

Peter:I'mafraidso.Somescientistsbelievetherewillbelesslandtogrowfood.

TengFei:Idon'tthinktherewillbelessland

Peter:Youseemquitepositiveaboutthefuture.

TengFei:Iam.Ireadthatpeoplecouldplanttreesandturndesertsintoforests.Andwecanmakemore

farmlandtoo.

Peter:Perhapsyouareright.So,doyouthinkwewillstillliveonearthinthefuture?

TengFei:Yes,butIbelievewe'llkeeponexploringspace.

SectionA2aand2d

Helen:Hi,Jennifer.What'sup?

Jennifer:Oh,hi,Helen.rmwatchingavideoaboutfuturepredictions.

Helen:So,whatwillthefuturebelike?

Jennifer:Well,therewillbemorepeopleincities,butthetransportsystemwillbemoreefficient.ltmeans

thattherewillbefewertrafficaccidents.

Helen:Soundsgreat!Anyotherpredictions?

Jennifer:Studentsprobablywon'tgotoaschoolinthefuture.Theywillstudyathomeoranyplacethey

want.

Helen:Oh,butIreallylikegoingtoschool!Anythingelse?

Jennifer:Andpeoplewilllivelonger.

Helen:Really?Why?

Jennifer:Becausewe'llhavebetterhealthcaretechnologyinourhomes.Machineswilltellushowtosolve

smallhealthproblemsbeforetheybecomebigger.

Helen:That'llbegreat.Howlongwillmostpeoplelive?

Jennifer:Well,morepeoplewilllivetobeover100yearsold.Somemayevenlivetobe150.

Helen:Wow,thatsoundswonderful!

Grammar

Shallwegotoseethesci-fifilm?

Oh,I'dloveto.

Whatwillthefuturebelike?

Therewillbemorepeopleincities,buttherewillbefewertrafficaccidents.

Willmostpeopleliveinouterspace?

Yes,theywill./No,theywon't.

Howlongwillpeoplelive?

Well,morepeoplewilllivetobeover100yearsold.

SectionBReadyforTomorrow?

Host:Goodevening,everyone!OurguesttodayisDrLuXingyuan,chiefresearcheroftheFutureWorld

ResearchCentre.Sowelcometoourshow,DrLu.

DrLu:Goodevening.Thankyou,it'sapleasuretobehere.

Host:DrLu,thankyouforjoiningus.So,asafuturist,canyoutellushowlifewillbedifferentin50years?

DrLu:Well,you'llseerobotsworkingeverywhere.

Host:Canyougiveussomeexamples?

DrLu:Well,asweallknow,China'sroboticsindustryisgrowingfast.

Robotswillmakeourlifeeasier.We'llhaveservicerobots.Theywilldoalmostallourhousework.Theywill

alsohelpsaveliveswhendisastersandemergencieshappen.

Host:So,whatjobswillhumansstilldointhefuture?

DrLu:Goodquestion!Somejobstodaywilldisappearinthecomingyears.However,therewillbemore

challengingjobsinthefuture,suchasspacepilotsandAIexperts.

Host:Doyouthinkrobotswillreplacehumansoneday?

DrLu:No,Idon't.Ourcreativityandemotionalintelligenceareimportant

forrelationships.AIwillnotreplacehumansforthesethings.

Host:YoumentionedAI.HowwillAIchangeourworld?

DrLu:Well,itwillcertainlychangehowwework,study,andlive.Forexample,asmartrefrigeratorwillknow

whatyouneedandorderfoodforyouwhenyou'rerunninglow.

Host:Wow,that'llsaveusalotoftime!Now,mylastquestion:Howcanweprepareforthefuture?

DrLu:It'ssimple.Justacceptchange.Keeplearningandworkinghard.

Today'schoiceswillinfluenceyourfuture.

Host:Thankyouforyourtime,DrLu.

3aMyDreamsfortheFuture

Whatwillmylifebelikein20years?It'snotaneasyquestion,buthereareafewofmy

predictions!loveart,so1thinkIwillbecomeanartist.IwanttostudyartinFrance,

andthenIwillvisitallthefamousart

museums.!willlearnalotaboutdifferentartistsandtheirworksofart,andIwill

createmyowntoo.

Asanartist,!willliveinthecountrysideandstayclosetonature.Therewillbe

flowersandplantsaroundmyhome.Lifetherewillgivemegoodideasformakingart.Attheweekend,!will

invitefriendstocomeoverandhavefuntogether.

IbelievethesedreamswillcometrueaslongasIstudyhardandkeepontrying.

ReadingLookingintotheFuture

Areyoucuriousaboutthefuture?Whatdoyouthinkourlifewillbelikein50yearsormore?Toanswer

this,youcanreadasci-fibook.Perhapsyouwillhavesomeideasthen.Today,manyyoungreadersare

interestedinsciencefiction.Butwhatmakesitsopopular?

Foronething,sciencefictiongivesusachancetoimaginewhatourfuturewillbelike.Anythingis

possible.Wecandreambig.Somepeoplethinktherewillbeflyingcarsandrobotservants.Othersbelieve

wewilllearnmoreaboutstrangealiensandotherworlds.

Anotherreasonisthatsci-fiwritersandtheirworkcaninspireustocreatethefuture.In1945,asci-fiauthor

namedArthurC.Clarkewroteaboutasystemofspacestations.Inthearticle,hepredictedtheearthofthe

futurewouldhavemanyTVstationsandpeoplewouldsendTVprogrammesaroundthe

world.However,thiswasbeforeTVwasacommonitemathome!InashortstorybyClarke,hesuggested

peopleinthefuturewoulduseasystemtotalkwithothersaroundtheworld.Amazingly,theshortstorywas

actuallytheinspirationfortheinternet!

Sciencefictionisalsopopularbecauseitcanmakeusthinkaboutourworldinnewways.Althoughmany

sci-fistoriesaresetinimaginaryworldsorsocieties,theycanhelpusbetterunderstandtherealworld.They

canalsomakeusexcitedwhenwefeellikewearelivinginaboringworld.

Whatwillthefuturebelike?Sci-fiinspiresusandhelpsustounderstandwhatitcouldbelike.

Unit8Let'sCommunicate!

SectionAlband1c

Conversation1

Dad:Hello?

Jim:HiDad,Ihavearehearsalafterschool.Canyoupickmeuplater?

Dad:Sure.Whendoesitend?

Jim:We'llfinishat7:00p.m.ifit'sontime.Canyoupickmeupat7:15?

Dad:OK.Ifeverythinggoeswell,I'llseeyouat7:15.Ifthetrafficistoobad,you'llhave

towaitforafewminutes.

Jim:Gotit.I'llwaitforyouattheschoolgate.Bye!

Dad:Bye!

Conversation2

Emma:Grandpa,canyouseeme?WelcometoPeople'sPark!Letmeusethecamerato

showyouaround.

Grandpa:Hello!Yes,Icanseeyouandthepark.Oh,peoplearesinginganddancing.Theyseemhappy.

Emma:Yeah.Manypeoplecomeheretoexerciseandrelax.

Grandpa:IfIvisitChinathisyear,Iwillgototheparkwithyou.Itseemsfunandlively.

Emma:Great!Ifyoucanmakeit,I'llshowyouaroundthecityandletyoutastealltheyummylocalfood.

Grandpa:Wonderful!

SectionA2aand2d

Jason:Professor,thanksforthehelpfulspeechoncommunication.!haveaquestion.

SometimesmyfriendsandIarguebutdon'tknowhowtomakeup.What'sthebestwaytocommunicatein

thissituation?

Professor:Ifyouwanttosolvetheproblem,aface-to-facetalkusuallyworksthebest.

Jason:Iunderstand,butmeetinginpersonisnotalwayseasy.

Professor:Ifyoucan'tmeet,justcallyourfriend.Someofyoumayprefertexting,butittakeslongerandcan

makethingsworseifyou'renotcarefulwithyourwords.

Jason:Butwhatifwearguemoreoverthephone?

Professor:Ifyoustaycalmandsaysorry,itwillhelp.Ifitisstillhardtotalk,takeabreak.

Meetwhenyou'rebothready.

Jason:I'llcallandtrytomeet.Becausefriendshipisimportant.Thanksfortheadvice!

Professor:You'rewelcome.

Grammar

Ifyouwanttosolvetheproblem,aface-to-facetalkusuallyworksthebest

Textingcanmakethingsworseifyou'renotcarefulwithyourwords.

Iftherehearsalendsat7:00p.m.1'11pickyouupat7:15p.m.

Ifyoustaycalmandsaysorry,itwillhelp.

If1gothere,Iwilltryallthedeliciouslocalfood.

SectionBHowtoMakeaBetterConversation

Doyougetnervouswhenyoutalktosomeone?Doyoufindithardtohaveaconversationwithastranger?If

youhavesuchworries,itistimeforyoutolearnsomemoreconversationskills.Herearesometipsfor

makingbetterconversations.

1.Listencarefullyandshowinterestinothers.Oneofthemostimportantthingsistolistentothepersonyou

speakto.Ifyouareagoodlistener,youwillfindsomegoodpointstoaskquestionsabout.Forexample,if

someonetellsyoutheirhobbyandyoucanaskquestionsaboutit,theywillsurelybehappytocontinuethe

conversation.

2.Choosetherighttopic.Someofthebesttopicsmightbetheweather,sports,music,films,food,or

travel.However,itisimpolitetoasksomeone'sage,weight,orotherpersonalinformation.Also,ifyoudon't

agreewithothers,don'targuewiththem.Justmoveontoanothertopic.

3.Behonestandsincere.Ifyouhavenoideaofasubjectjustsay"Idon'tknowmuchaboutit."Ifyouwantto

maketheotherpersonhappy,mentionhisorherstrongpoints.Butdon'tjustpretendtobenice,because

peoplecanfindoutyouarenottellingthetruth.

4.Payattentiontoyourbodylanguage.Sometimesitisjustasimportantasyourwords.Don'tbenervous.

Standupstraight,smile,andbeyourself-youhavealottooffer.

Ifyoureallyworkatit,youwillfindhavingconversationsmucheasier

3aMinghuaMiddleSchool

DearProfessorJones,

WewouldliketoinviteyoutogiveaspeechatourEducationTalkevent.Theeventwilltakeplaceat9

a.m.on10thJanuary.Ifyouareabletoattendtheevent,wewillcoverallyourtravelandhotelcosts.The

eventisanexcellentopportunityforstudents,parents,andteacherstohearnewopinionsandideas.Ifyou

cansparethetimetogiveaspeechonteenagers'communicationskills,wearesurethestudentswillbenefit

alotfromyou.

Wearelookingforwardtoyourreply.Ifyouhaveanyspecialneeds,pleaseletusknow.ltwouldbeagreat

honourtohaveyouspeakatourschool.

Yourssincerely,

ReadingHowtoStaySafeOnline

Nomatterwhetheryoulikeitornot,socialmediaisbecomingabigpartofmanyteenagers'lives.The

internetispopularamongyoungpeopleinChina.According