Unit 7 Will People have robots? The First Period Section A (1a-2d)

Warming up Look at the movie poster.

Warming up Look at the movie poster.

Warming up Look at the movie poster.

Warming up Talk about the following questions： 1.Will we have robots in our houses in 100 years? 2.Will we use money? 3.Will books be on the computers? 4.Won’t kids go to school, and they will study at home on computers. 5.Will there be only one country? 5.Will we be young forever?

1a How will the world be different 100 years from now? Read these predictions. Check (√) A (for agree) or D (for disagree). ____ 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 Listen and circle the predictions you hear in 1a. 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 only be one country. 6. People will live to be 200 years old.

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) cars. 4. There will be (more / less / fewer) pollution. 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 crowded. √ √

1c Ask and answer questions about the predictions in 1a. A: Will people use money in 100 years? B: No, they won’t. Everything will be free. Will people live to be 200 years old? A: Yes, they will.

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

2d Role-play the conversation. Nick: What are you reading, Jill? Jill: It's a book about the future. Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the future be like? Jill: Well, cities will be more crowded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. Nick: That sounds bad! Will we have to move to other planets? Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth. Nick: Me, too. Then what can we do? Jill: We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.

Language Points 1. People will live to be 200 years old.人们将会活到200岁。 （教材第49页） (1)live to+基数词+year(s) old意为“活到……岁”。 In the story,people will live to be 500 years old. (2)live此处用作不及物动词，意为“居住；生活”。 I live in Beijing. We live happily.

Language Points 2. But I want to live on the earth.但我想住在地球上。（教材第50页） 辨析：on the earth与on earth All the living things on the earth depend on the sun. What on earth do you mean? on the earth 在地球上 用作地点状语，位于句首或句末 on earth 究竟；到底 用于疑问代词或副词后，以加强语气

Language Points 3. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.每个人都应当尽一份力来拯救地球。（教材第50页） play a part in意为“参与；在……中尽自己的一份力量”，其后可接名词、代词或动词的-ing形式。 Education can play a part in it. At the concert,every fan will play a part in the movie.

Exercise 一、根据提示写单词。 1.Cities w_________be very crowded in 100 year. 2.I hope there will be less________(污染) in the near future. 3.What's your ________(预测) about future,Jim? 4.Please write your telephone number on a piece of p________. ill pollution prediction aper

二、单项选择。 1.—I don't think people will use money in the future.Everything will be free. —Well,________. A.I agree B.I don't C.I will D.I won't 2.The old man is very healthy.I think he will live________. A.90 years old B.at 90 years old C.to be 90 years old D.in 90 years old 3.—Will there be fewer students in 5 years? —________ A.Yes,there are. B.No,there aren't. C.Yes,there will. D.No,it won't. A C C

二、单项选择。 4.I hear our teacher will be back________three weeks' time. A.at B.in C.for D.after 5.We lost the match because they had _______ players.They had eleven and we have only one. A.stronger B.younger C.fewer D.more B D

Homework 1.Review the new words and phrases. 2.Make a conversation about the future you like.

Thank you!