Unit 7

Will people have robots? Unit 7 Will people have robots?

Section A1 1a-2d 学科网

Lead-in What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a scientist.

I’m going to study science hard. How are going to do that? 学科网 I’m going to study science hard. I will go to Science and Technology College. I’m interested in robots. I’ll invent many robots.

Robots? Sounds interesting. Will people have robots in their home in 50 years? Yes, they will.

Will kids go to school then? No, they won’t. They will study at home. And books will not be on paper.

More predictions What will life be like by the year 3000?

Presentation two years ago in two years 2011 2013 2015 两年以后 now I’m thirteen years old now. And I will be fifteen years old in two years. 现在我十三岁，两年后我将是十五岁。

1. will + 动词原形 e.g. Books will be on computers. 2. won’t + 动词原形 e.g. Books won’t be on paper.

Game People will have robots in their homes. How will your life be like in 100 years? Can you say any sentences? People will have robots in their homes. There will be only one country. FREE People won’t use money. Everything will be free.

Books will only be on computers, not on paper. Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers. People will live to be 200 years old.

How will the world be different in the future, 100 years from now How will the world be different in the future, 100 years from now? Read these predictions. Check (√) A (for agree) or D (for disagree). 1a

A D 1. People will have robots in their homes. A D 2. People won’t use money. Everything will be free. A D 3. Books will only be on computers, not on paper. A D 4. Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers. A D 5. There will be only one country. A D 6. People will live to be 200 years old.

1b Listening 1. People will have robots in their homes. Listen and circle the predictions you hear. 1. People will have robots in their homes. 2. People won’t use money. Everything will be free. 3. Books will only be on computers, not on paper. 4. Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers. 5. There will be only one country. 6. People will live to be 200 years old.

Listen and fill in the blanks. A: Do you _____ people will ____ ______ in their homes in 100 _____ ? B: Yes, I do. I saw a robot on TV, and it _______ the kitchen. A: Well, I don’t think people ___ ___ money. B: Do you think everything will __ ____? A: Yeah, ________ . B: I think there will be ____ one _______ . think have robots years cleaned will use be free probably only country

A: Only one _______ in the world? Will there ___ world _____? B: I _____ so. A: I ____ kids _____ go to school. They will _____ at home on _________ . B: Oh, I ________ . A: You do? B: Yeah, there will ______ be schools. country be peace hope think won’t study computers disagree always

1c Pair work No, they won’t. Everything will be free. Will people use money in 100 years? Will people live to be 200 years old? Yes, they will.

No, they won’t. They’ll study at home on computers. Will kids go to school? Will there be only one country? Yes, there will be only one country.

New Words 1. pollute v. 污染 pollut(e) + ion→pollution n. 污染 e.g. Bicycle is a good exercise. It doesn’t pollute the air. 自行车是一种好的运动，它 不污染环境。 Air pollution is a great problem now. 现在空气污染是个大问题。

2. prediction n. 预言；预测 e.g. This great prediction is coming true. 这个伟大的预言正在实现。 3. future 将来 in the future 在将来 e.g. We don’t know what will happen in the future. 我不知道将来会发生什么事情.

more trees 可数名词 more + 不可数名词 more water

less meat less + 不可数名词 fewer people fewer + 可数名词

Remember many—more—most much—more—most few—fewer—fewest little—less—least 修饰可数名词 修饰不可数名词

Listening 2a Listen and circle the words you hear. 1. There will be (more/ less/ fewer) people. 2. There will be (more/ less /fewer) free time. 3. There will be (more/ less/ fewer) pollution. 4. There will be (more/ less/ fewer) cars. 5. There will be (more/ less/ fewer) trees.

2b Listen again. Check (√) the predictions you hear. ______1. There will be fewer people. ______2. There will be less free time. _____ 3. People will use the subways less. _____ 4. There will be more pollution. _____ 5. Cities will be very big and crowed.

2c Pairwork Make conversations about the predictions in 2a and 2b. I think there will be more pollution. What’s your prediction about the future? Really? I don’t think so. But I think there will be fewer trees.

What’s your prediction about the future? I think cities will be very big and crowed. Sure. I agree with you. And I think there will be more pollution.

New Words 1. environment n. 环境 e.g. Our living environment is much better now. 现在我们的生活环境好多了。 2. planet n. 行星 earth n. 地球 e.g. The earth is a planet of the sun. 地球是太阳的一颗行星。

3. plant v. 种植；n. 植物 e.g. They want to plant trees around the lake. 他们想在湖边种树。

4. play a part in… 是一个固定短语，表示“参与……；在……中尽自己的一份力量” e.g. He didn’t play a part in making this decision. 他并没参与做出此决定。 part n. 参加；参与；部分

2d Read Read the conversation and answer the questions. 1. What will the future be like in the book? Cities will be more crowed and polluted. There will be fewer trees and environment will be in great danger.

2. What can people do? We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.

Role play Role-play the conversation. It’s a book about the future. … What are you reading, Jill? …

Homework 将来100年后的生活会是什么样的？请你写出六个预言。 I think… in 100 years. …