Unit 1 Will people have robots? Period 1

Que Sera Sera When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be Will I be pretty, will I be rich Here's what she said to me. When I was young, I fell in love I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead Will we have rainbows, day after day Here's what my sweetheart said. Now I have children of my own They ask their mother, what will I be Will I be handsome, will I be rich I tell them tenderly. CHORUS Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Que Sera, Sera What will be, will be.

How was your winter vacation? Did you have a good time? What did you do? What did Miss Chen do?

I was too busy to have a good rest. So I hope… I will get some help. I will have a robot to help me. The robot will ….

People will have robots in their homes. The world will be different in the future( 未来 ). How will the world be different in the future, 100 years from now?

…, I agree. …, I disagree. Do you agree?

In 100 years 不是你背背包，而是背包背你

即使你在睡觉，机器人也可以帮你 锻炼身体

医生同时也是魔术师， 他可以不用 X 射线检查你的骨骼

Your predictions? Money? Paper money 钞票，纸币 Books? World? Transportation? in 100 years

1a How will the world be different in the future, 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. （不可数 a piece of paper 一张纸） A D 4. Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers. A D 5. There will only be one country. A D 6. People will live to be200 years old. = will not = they will 纸 使用 预言；预测；预示

What predictions do they have ?

1b Listen and circle the predictions you hear in activity 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. 活到 … 岁

Fill in the blanks A: ________ people use money in 100 years? B: No, they _______. Everything _____ be free. _____people live to be 200 years old? A: Yes, they ______. 一百年后 Will won’twill Will will 1c :PAIRWORK

There will be more people. My another prediction: 我的另一个预 言

language point: few – fewer - fewest many – more - most much – more – most little – less - least

污染 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.

Activity 2b _____ 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.

看表，用 more, less 或 fewer 完成练习。 In 100 years… There will be ___________ houses. There will be ___________ pollution. There will be ___________ schools. There will be ___________ people. There will be ___________ snow. There will be __________ movie theaters. NowIn 100 years 600 houses1000 houses A lot of pollution Almost no pollution Seven schoolsTwo schools 2400 people3500 people A lot of snowA little snow Six movie theaters Two movie theaters more less fewer more less fewer

In 10 years… NowIn 10 years 3000 students1000 students A lot of homework Almost no homework 32 classes20 classes 10 big trees25 big trees 造句 What will our school be like?

What will our city be like?

Homework 1. read the conversations 2. Write sth about our school or our city in ten years.