专题7.4 人教版八年级英语上册 Will people have robots Writing知识点+练习题学案

Unit 7  Will people have robots?

  话题分析

本单元的话题是预测未来。写有关预测未来的作文时，需用到一般将来时，同时可以用比较级结构，以增强对比效果。常见的预测未来的话题有：机器人、电脑、环境、旅行、工作和生活等。

  写作目标

1. 能用＂will＂描述未来的生活，内容包括居住环境、职业情况、生活水平、出行方式、日常饮食、科技发明等；

2.能使用because，however，but，so，so that等连词拓展句子；

3.能正确使用＂there will(not) be＂句型对未来的生活进行预测；

4.能正确使用more，less，fewer和其他形容词的比较级描述将来的变化；

5.写作微技能：善用连词，使文章逻辑清晰，思路流畅。

  一、词汇积累

1. 在家用电脑学习 _________________________________________

2. 活到200岁 _________________________________________

3. 更多的空闲时间 _________________________________________

4. 处于极大的危险中 _________________________________________

5. 长得像人类 _________________________________________

6. 做和人类一样的工作 _________________________________________

7. 帮忙做家务 _________________________________________

8. 一遍又一遍 _________________________________________

9. 从不厌倦 _________________________________________

10. 能够做某事 _________________________________________

11. 花数百年时间 _________________________________________

12. 在不远的将来 _________________________________________

13. 在某种情况下 _________________________________________

14. 同意某事 _________________________________________

  二、句子积累

(一)根据句意及括号中的英语或汉语提示填写单词。每空词数不限。

1. Cities in the future will be bigger and ____________________ (crowded) because there will be a lot ____________________ (many) jobs.

2. People will have more free time so they’ll probably have ____________________ (many) vacations.

3. There will be ____________________ (few) trees and there will be ____________________ (much) pollution than now.

4. ____________________ (越来越多) robots will work around the house to help make our life ____________________ (越来越好). [来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。K]

5. With the help of modern medicine, people will live to be much ____________________ (long).

(二)用because，however，but，so，so that等连词连接句子。

1. I will meet lots of interesting people. I want to have more friends.

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2. My apartment may be too small. It will be no good for pets.

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3. Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers.

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4. The environment will be in great danger. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.

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  三、以读促写

根据短文内容及首字母或汉语提示，写出空白处所缺单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Life in the f    1     is different from now.

For example, there won’t be     2     (纸) money any more. People will shop on the Internet. And the Internet will play an important p    3     in our daily life. Of course the net     4     (环境) will never be     5     (危险的).

As for education，there     6     (甚至) won’t be any schools on the     7     (地球). Students will have lessons at home on computer.     8     (很可能，大概) teachers will teach them and give out homework on the Internet. Children hand in their homework and they can also check it by themselves on the Net.

Today there are     9     (已经) robots working in different     10     (工厂). They do some simple jobs all day and all night. We     11     (相信) there will be more machines in our future life. Robots will do all the boring and tiring housework for     12     (人类). Parents won’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot will cook breakfast and a servant r    13     will wake us up and serve breakfast to us.

Thanks to robots, it’s     14     (可能的) that people will be much freer. There will be more     15     (假期). Families will be able to spend more time staying together.     16     (在……期间) their holidays，people will go sightseeing or traveling around the world more often.

Life in the future will certainly be easier and more comfortable.

【答案】

（一）

未来总是让人充满幻想， 请根据下列提示， 以＂The life in the future＂为题写一篇80词左右的短文。

提示：1. 想象一下未来的生活会是什么样子；

2. 具体介绍一下未来的生活，如：很多事情都由电脑和机器人完成(例如： 料理家务、购物等)；孩子们通过网络把课堂搬到家里；人们可以活到200岁；……

3. 为了未来的生活， 我们现在应该……

要求：1. 语句通顺， 内容完整， 语法正确；

2. 不要逐字翻译提示的内容， 想象内容要合情合理。

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【佳作展示】

The life in the future

What do you think the life in the future will be like?①I think it will be very interesting.

Every family will have computers and robots. Computers will help us know a lot all over the world. Robots will help us do most of the housework. They can help us do some cleaning, cooking or washing. We can do some shopping and see a doctor without going out. Students can study at home on computers. People will live to be 200 years old because of② the better medical care.

Our life will be better and better③. For this, we should study hard. I believe we’ll be able to do this.

【名师点评】

2. 本文添彩点：[来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K]

①通过此句，让文章显得更有水平。

②because of 因为，后面不接从句。

③better and better越来越好，表达了作者对未来的期盼。

（二）

假设你是Jenny，你们班要开展以＂对自己未来的想象＂为主题的演讲比赛，发挥你的想象，以＂My life in the future＂为题，写一篇70词的短文，开头已给出。

提示：可以从自己的外貎、性格、居住环境及工作等方面展开想象。

Dear classmates,

I’m Jenny, I want to talk something about my life in the future. _____________________________________

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（二）

【思路导航】

这是一篇发挥想象力的作文。在写作时可以根据自己的一些实际情况对自己以后的工作、生活等方面进行恰当的想象。写作时要注意语句通顺，符合英语的表达习惯。

【佳作展示】

My life in the future

Dear classmates,

I’m Jenny, I want to talk something about my life in the future. My life in the future will be colorful and meaningful.

I’m going to be a good doctor after I graduate from the university. I believe, I’ll bring my parents health and happiness. In my spare time, I’ll stay with my family. We’ll travel a lot and do lots of sports. I’ll also read as many books as I can for I want to improve myself. Even if I work, I will never give up studying.

I’m sure my dream will come true because of my hard work and the life in the future will get better and better.

【名师点评】

想象力丰富合理，展示了自己未来的生活、工作等。内容充实。语言通顺，表达清楚。正确地使用了时态。文中既应用了简单句，又有复合句，充分展示了作者的语言运用能力。

（一）

请以＂Living in the Future＂为题，写一篇不少于80词的短文。

内容提示：

1. 在机器人的帮助下，人们工作和学习会更轻松；

2. 随着科学的发展，人类可以在其他星球上居住；

3. 未来生活将会更加美好。  

参考词汇：robot 机器人；science科学；development发展；human beings人类；future将来

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（二）

学校要举行＂My dream job in the future＂主题演讲比赛，要求大家以此为题，写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：你的梦想职业，你的理由和所做的努力。

参考词汇：hobby, favorite, free time, work hard, try to do, come true

My dream job in the future

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（三）

假如你是杨立，你的美国好友吉姆(Jim) 来信询问你对未来生活的畅想。请你根据下面的内容提示，发挥想象，给吉姆写一封回信。

提示：1. your job；

2. your home；

3. your free time activities；

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（一）

【思路导航】

这是一篇提纲式的给材料作文。所给材料较为详细，逻辑清楚，我们要做的就是用正确的英语把这些内容表达出来。根据标题＂Living in the Future＂可知，是畅想未来的生活，时态应为一般将来时态，句型以简单句为主。写作时要灵活运用，注意主谓一致，单词拼写正确。

【名师点评】

本文按照写作要求，根据汉语提示，用简洁的语言，准确地表达出汉语意思，语言流畅。本文写作思路清晰，写出了未来生活发生的一些变化，最后对美好的生活进行憧憬At that time, our life will become more and more beautiful.

（二）

【思路导航】

这篇短文要求我们以＂My dream job in the future＂为题写一篇演讲稿，内容要包括你梦想的职业是什么、你选择这一职业的理由以及你为实现梦想所做的努力三个方面。写作时要注意这三个方面，不要遗漏要点。题目中给了我们一些可能用到的关键词，像hobby, favourite, free time, work hard, try to do, come true等。写作时要注意意思连贯、完整，并且要有逻辑性。通过审题可知，这篇短文我们应主要使用一般现在时，第一人称。学//*+科网

【佳作展示】

My dream job in the future

My dream job is to be a writer. Reading is one of my hobbies. Whenever I am free, you can find me bury myself in the books I am interested in. Those books help me know a lot about the world, such as history, geography, science, society and so on. I wish I could be a writer and write many good books for the people.

Now I’ve read quite a few books in Oxford Bookworm series, and written several stories. Some of my teachers and friends say they are wonderful. I wish my dream would come true.

【名师点评】

这篇范文写得比较优秀，在文章的开头作者就先点明了主题，自己梦想的工作是当一名作家，开门见山。接下来叙述了自己选择这样职业的理由，并且理由很充分。第二段主要写了自己为了实现梦想所做的努力，并在最后表达了梦想会实现的决心。内容完整，意思连贯。文中还用到了一些较好的句型，如Whenever I am free, you can find me bury myself in the story books I am interested in、Those books help me know a lot about the world, such as history, geography, science, society and so on、Now I’ve read quite a few books in Oxford Bookworm series, and written several stories等。

（三）

【佳作展示】 [来源:Z§xx§k.Com]