摘要：Take the watch apart and see if you can check out the problem.把手表拆开，看看能不能查出问题。
未来生活（一般将来时will+动词原型）
【重点短语】
1. in the future 将来
in future 今后
2. live longer /better活得更久/更好
3. take over 接管
【拓展：有关take短语】
①take after：长相或举止像（某个长辈）
Mary really takes after her mother.
玛丽真的很像她妈妈。
②take apart：拆开；严厉批评
Take the watch apart and see if you can check out the problem.把手表拆开，看看能不能查出问题。
③take as：看作
I took your nod as a sign of approval.
我把你的点头当作认可的表示。
④take away：拿走；减去
Take away 2 from 4 and you get 2.
从4中取2，得到2。
⑤take back：收回话语；送回
I take back everything I said.
我收回我说过的一切。
⑥take down：拿下；记下来
When the picture was taken down, the wall looked very bare.当照片被取下时，墙看起来很光。
⑦take in：理解；接待留宿；吸收
It took me a long time to take in what you were saying.我花了很长时间才理解你说的话。
⑧take off：脱下；升空；休假
The plane took off.飞机起飞了。
⑨take on：承担；呈现
His face took on a worried expression.他的脸上流露出担忧的表情。
⑩take out：带某人去；正式取得
I'm taking the children out to the theatre tonight.今晚我要带孩子们去剧院。
⑪take over：接管
Who do you think will take over now that the governor has been dismissed?既然州长被解职了，你认为谁会接任？
⑫take to：喜欢上；染上习惯
I took to Paul as soon as we met.
我们一见面，我就喜欢上了保罗。
⑬take up：占据；开始从事
This table takes up too much room.
这张桌子占了太多的空间。
4. space stations 太空站
5. AI (artificial intelligence) 人工智能
6. keep learning 持续学习
【拓展：keep短语】
①keep up with 跟上（进度、潮流等）
I can't keep up with the new trends.（我跟不上新潮流。）
②keep away from 远离；不接近
Keep away from the fire!
（离火远点！）
③keep in touch with 与…保持联系
Let's keep in touch after graduation.（毕业后保持联系吧。）
④keep a secret 保守秘密
Can you keep a secret?
（你能保密吗？）
⑤keep a diary 写日记
I keep a diary every day.
（我每天写日记。）
⑥keep fit 保持健康
Jogging helps me keep fit.
（慢跑帮助我保持健康。）
⑦keep on doing sth.
继续做某事；坚持做某事
He kept on running to the library.
（他坚持跑去图书馆。）
⑧keep sb. doing sth.
让某人一直做某事
The teacher kept us waiting for an hour.（老师让我们等了一个小时。）
⑨keep sb. from doing sth.
阻止某人做某事
The rain kept us from going out.
（下雨让我们没法出门。）
⑩keep silent 保持沉默
When the teacher asked him a question, he kept silent.
7. traffic accidents 交通事故
traffic lights交通信号灯
8. better health care 更好的医疗
9. use robots 使用机器人
10. travel to Mars 去火星旅行
11. have smart homes 有智能家庭
12. online education 在线教育
13. driverless cars 无人驾驶汽车
14. clean energy 清洁能源
15. less pollution 更少污染
16. more tall buildings 更多高楼
17. work from home 居家办公
18. virtual reality 虚拟现实
19. explore the ocean 探索海洋
20. longer holidays 更长的假期
21. new kinds of food 新型食物
22. communicate with aliens
和外星人交流
23. cure serious diseases
治愈严重疾病
24. live in cities under the sea
住在海底城市
25. fly to the moon 飞到月球
26. more free time 更多空闲时间
27. robots do chores 机器人做家务
28. 3D-printed houses 3D打印房屋
29. global warming 全球变暖
30. solve environmental problems
解决环境问题
31. shorter working hours
更短的工作时间
32. new forms of transportation
新型交通工具
33. live in space stations 住在太空站
34. use solar energy 使用太阳能
35. have robot teachers 有机器人老师
36. travel by spaceship
乘宇宙飞船旅行
37. grow food in labs 在实验室种食物
38. wear smart clothes 穿智能衣服
【重点句型】
1.--What do you think life will be like in 50 years? 你觉得50年后生活会是什么样子？
--I think people will live in smart homes—robots will do all the chores! 我觉得人们会住在智能家庭，机器人会做所有家务！
2.--Will students go to school in the future? 未来学生还会去上学吗？
--Maybe not—they will have online classes at home. 也许不会，他们会在家上网课。
3.--How will people travel in the future? 未来人们会怎么旅行？
--They will probably use driverless cars or even fly in small planes. 他们可能会用无人驾驶汽车，甚至乘小型飞机。
4.--Will there be less pollution in the future? 未来污染会更少吗？
--I hope so—people will use more clean energy like solar power. 希望如此，人们会用更多清洁能源，比如太阳能。
5.--What will doctors be able to do in 100 years? 100年后医生能做什么？
--They will cure many serious diseases like cancer. 他们会治愈很多严重的疾病，比如癌症。
6.--Will people live on Mars one day? 有一天人们会住在火星上吗？
--Scientists say it will be possible, but not soon. 科学家说有可能，但不会很快。
7.--How long will people live in the future? 未来人们会活多久？
--Maybe over 150 years with better health care. 有了更好的医疗，也许能活150多岁。
8.--Will robots take over our jobs? 机器人会接管我们的工作吗？
--Some jobs, but people will have new jobs in AI and space. 一些工作会，但人们会在人工智能和太空领域有新工作。
9.--What will homes be like? Will they be 3D-printed? 房子会是什么样子？会是3D打印的吗？
--Yes, and they will be smarter—they’ll control temperature and lights by themselves. 是的，而且会更智能，能自己控制温度和灯光。
【书面表达】
假如你喜欢的英文杂志正在举办以“My Lifein 20 Years”为题的征文活动，你对此非常感兴趣。请写一篇短文参加此次征文活动。
In 20 years, I think my life will be better and better and I’m always working hard for a bright future.
20年后，我认为我的生活会越来越好，我一直在为美好的未来而努力。
I love my family, so I will take good care of my parents. I will spend more time staying with them because I’ll have more free time.
我爱我的家人，所以我会好好照顾我的父母。我会花更多的时间和他们在一起，因为我会有更多的空闲时间。
Besides,my family, I will also get together with my friends more often. We will talk about the past school life and travel around together.
此外，我的家人，我也会更经常地和朋友聚在一起。我们将一起谈论过去的学校生活和旅行。
As for my job, I’m going to be a reporter. I think I will work much harder and take on more new challenges.I will try my best to do every task well.
至于我的工作，我将成为一名记者。我想我会更加努力地工作，迎接更多的新挑战。我会尽力把每一项任务做好。
I think my life in 20 years will be exciting and wonderful. And I will work harder to make it come true.
我认为我20年后的生活将是令人兴奋和精彩的。我会更加努力地实现它。
来源：一枝寒梅初中英语数学