北师大版八年级下课文原文

Unit 1 Technology and the Future

Lesson 1 Schools of the Future

The School of Tomorrow

Schools keep changing. Every year, new inventions and products appear. Some of them are very

helpful for students and teachers. Which of them will schools use? No one is sure, but here are

some possible developments.

1.There will be robots in the schools of the future. Some people think that these robots will help

students with their homework. The robots will have special software from the school. They

will know what the students are studying and they will be able to help them solve problems

easily.

2.Many teachers do not believe there will be traditional classes or classrooms. Each student in a

class might study different materials at the same time. Classrooms might be in open areas and

use large LCD screens.

3.Many people believe schools will use less paper and fewer books. In the future, students may

only need to bring an e-book to school. In fact, some schools are already doing this. The

e-book will store all their school materials and students can write notes and answers on the

screen. They can also search for information on the Internet. Most people think students will

be happy to have lighter schoolbags.

4.Teachers will give homework online in the future. This can help parents follow their child

progress closely. They can check their child’s work and their marks through the Internet. The system will also allow students to see teaching videos and notes online. Some people wonder

if students will even need to go to school any more.

Do you believe they will come true?

Lesson 2 Online Life

Host: Hello and Welcome to Talking Points. Today’s subject is online life. We have two guests

today. Dr Kong Zheng teachers computer science at university and studies Internet habits. Miss

Julie New man is the president of a website. Dr Zheng, let’s start with you. What are the changes

in online life in the last five years? What things do you notice?

Dr Zheng: I think people are much more comfortable online these days. People already shop

online for lots of things like books, e-tickets and even clothes. Playing games on the Internet is

also common, not just for young people, but even for the elderly too. And social media is also

getting popular. In the future, we’ll do even more things online. For example, people will use the

Internet more for work, school, taking exams, buying food, doing medical checks and all kinds of

other things.

Host: Miss New man, what do you think?

Miss Newman: I agree that people today aren’t afraid to use the Internet to do things like shopping

and paying their bills. They also love sharing photos and other interesting things with their friends.

However, I don’t agree with some other things. I don’t think people will do everything online. I

believe most people will still buy food at the market so they can touch it and smell it. And people

would want to go to the doctors when they’re ill. You can’t do an X-ray online. I also don’t think

everybody will have a computer or can connect to the Internet. So for these people, they will still

have to do things in person.

Host: Mmm, that’s interesting. Now what do you…

Lesson 3 Tomorrow’s Jobs