2. Unit 1 Will people have robots? Section A n. 机器人

3. 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. 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

4. will / shall 引导的一般将来时 : 一般将来时表示将来发生的动作或 情况，最基本的结构： will / shall + 动词原形 “ 主谓（宾）句型 ” 的一般将来时： 肯定句：主语 + will / shall + 动词原形 + （宾语） + 其他成份 People will have robots in their homes. 否定句：在 will / shall 的后面加 not 即可。 will not = won’t People will not (won’t) have robots in their homes. 一般疑问句：把 will / shall 提到句子主语之前，结尾变问号。 Will people have robots in their homes? 特殊疑问句：特殊疑问词 +will + 主语 + 动词原形 + 其他成份？ When will people have robots in their homes?

5. “ There be ” 句型的一般将来时 肯定句： There will be + 名词 + 其他成份 [ 注意 ] ：无论后面加单数名词或复数形式， be 都必须用原形。 There will be only one country. 否定句：在 will 后面加 not. There won’t be only one country. 一般疑问句：把 will 提到 there 之前。 Will there be only one country? Yes, there will. / No, there won’t.

6. 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.

7. 1c PAIRWORK Ask and answer questions about the predictions in activity 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. 一百年后 “ in 与 after + 时间 ” 都可表示 “ 在 … 之后 ” 。当它们用于一般将来 时态时， in 后接 “ 时间段 ” ， after 后接 “ 时间点 ” 。 1. He’ll come back in three years. 他三个小时以后回来。 2. He’ll come back after three o’clock. 他三点钟以后回来。

8. 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. (little 的比较级 ) 较少 (few 的比较级 ) 较少数 污染 树 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

9. 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 less subways less. 4. There will be more pollution. 5. Cities will be very big and crowded. √ √

10. 2c GROUPWORK Look at activity 2b. Make conversations about the predictions. A: I think there will be more pollution. B: Well, I don’t agree. But I think there will be fewer trees. A: I agree.

11. Grammar Focus Will there be less pollution? No, there won’t. There will be more pollution. Will there be fewer trees? Yes, there will. Kids won’t go to school. Kids will study at home on computers. 一般将来时结构： 肯定式：主语 + will + 动词原形 否定式：主语 + won’t + 动词原形 一般疑问句： Will + 主语 + 动词原形

12. Look! fewer Use fewer to talk about countable nouns. eg. There will be fewer trees. There will be fewer people. less Use less to talk about uncountable nouns. eg. There will be less pollution. There will be less free time.

13. 3a Look at the pictures of Sally. Then fill in the blanks in the sentences. 1. Five years ago, Sally was. 2. She played. 3. She had. in high school soccer a cat 一般过去时： be 动词、行为 动词都用过去式。 4. Today Sally is. 5. She plays. 6. She has. 7. In five years, Sally will be. 8. She will play. 9. She will have. in college a guitar a dog 一般现在时：动词用现在式， 但当主语为第三人称单数时， 动词要有相应的变化。 a mother / wife tennis a baby 一般将来时：动词在 will 后 面必须用原形。

14. 3b PAIRWORK Look at activity 3a. Make predictions about Sally. A: What do you think Sally will be in five years? B: I think she’ll be a doctor. A: What sport will she play? B: She’ll play… (= she will)

15. 3c Now write about yourself. Five years ago, I was. I played. I had. Today, I am. I play. I have. In five years, I will be. I will play. I will have.

16. 4 GROUPWORK Draw a picture of the city of tomorrow. Then describe it to your class. A: I think there will be more tall buildings. And there will be fewer cars and more buses. 建筑物，房屋