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Unit 7 Will people have robots
Section A 1a-2d
Lead-in
What will you be in the future
I will be a teacher.
I will be a doctor.
Let’s predict our futures.
The helicopter cap will get you around faster and easier than your bike.
In the future, you’ll save time by having robots make you exercise while you sleep.
Enjoy a video Big Hero about robots. Do
you think there will be robots in people’s homes in the future
New words
pollute
n.纸；纸张
/'pe p (r)/
paper
n.污染；污染物
/p 'lu n/
pollution
n.预言；预测
/pr 'd k n/
prediction
n.将来；未来
/'fju t (r)/
future
v.污染
/p 'lu t/
play a part
n.环境
/ n'va r nm nt/
environment
n.行星
/'pl n t/
planet
n.地球；世界
/ (r)θ/
earth
v.种植；n.植物
/pl nt/
plant
n.部分
/pɑ (r)t/
part
参与；发挥作用
Make predictions
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.
1a
√
√
___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.
People will have robots in their homes.
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.
5. There will be only one country.
6. People will live to be 200 years old.
Boy 1: Do you think people will have robots in their
homes in 100 years
Boy 2: Yes, I do. I saw a robot on TV, and it cleaned
the kitchen.
Boy 1: Well, I don’t think people will use money.
Boy 2: Do you think everything will be free
Boy 1: Yeah, probably.
Boy 2: I think there will be only one country.
Tapescripts:
Boy 1: Only one country in the world Will there be world peace
Boy 2: I hope so.
Boy 1: I think kids won’t go to school. They’ll
study at home on computers.
Boy 2: Oh, I disagree.
Boy 1: You do
Boy 2: Yeah, there will always be schools.
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.
About the future
cars
trees
Future
pollution
people
…
There will be more people in the future.
There will be less water pollution in the future.
There will be fewer cars in the future.
2a
Listen and circle the words you hear.
There will be (more / less / fewer) people.
There will be (more / less / fewer) free time.
There will be (more / less / fewer) cars.
There will be (more / less / fewer) pollution.
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.
√
√
Ms. Steen: OK, now I want to hear everyone’s
predictions about the future.
Girl 1: Well, I think there will be more people.
Ms. Steen: More people OK. What else
Boy 1: I think that there will be less free time.
Ms. Steen: I hope not!
Girl 2: Well, I think there will be fewer cars.
Tapescripts:
Ms. Steen: You do
Girl 2: Yes, people will use the subways more.
Ms. Steen: That’s a great idea. Let’s hear another
prediction.
Boy 2: There will be less pollution.
Ms. Steen: That will be good for the earth!
Girl 1: I think there will be fewer trees. And
cities will be really big and crowded
because there will be a lot more people.
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.
Read the conversation quickly and answer questions.
1. What will the future be like according to the
book about the future
Cities will be more crowded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. Maybe people will have to move to other planets.
2. What can people do to save the earth
We can use less water and plant more
trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
What are you reading, Jill …
It’s a book about the future. …
Role play
A book about the future
Four or five students as a group
Each student makes a prediction about the
future.
Choose one student to take notes and another
to be the reporter.
Please give a name to your book.
Group work
1. Do you think there will be robots in people’s
homes
Language points
主句
宾语从句（陈述语气）
there be 句型的一般将来时结构
there will be 意为“将会有……”，是there be句型的一般将来时结构，可与there is/are going to be...进行句式转换。
例：明天上午将会有一场英语测试。
There will be an English test tomorrow morning.
=There is going to be an English test tomorrow
morning.
there be句型遵循“就近一致”的原则，即离be
近的是单数或不可数名词，be动词就用单数；离be近的是复数名词，be动词就用复数。
例：讲台上有一本书和两支笔。
There is a book and two pens on the teacher’s desk.
讲台上有两支笔和一本书。
There are two pens and a book on the teacher’s desk.
2. People will live to be 200 years old.
人们将会活到200岁。
live to be+基数词+years old,意思是“活到……岁”。其中live作动词，意为“活……；生活”。
例：狗能活15年。
Dogs can live to be fifteen years old.
（1）live on sth.意为“靠……为生”，这里的
sth.常为表示“食物”的名词；live on sb.
则表示“靠某人生活”。
例：大多数亚洲人以大米为主食。
Most Asians live on rice.
（2）live by ...表示“靠……（手段）谋生”，
by后通常跟表示方式、手段的动名词。
例：这位老人靠捕猎为生。
The old man lives by hunting.
3. Will people use money in 100 years
100年以后人们还使用钱吗？
in 100 years “在100年以后”，in为介词，其后跟一段时间表示“在……之后”，通常用于一般将来时，对其提问要用how soon（多久以后）。
例：我将在一周后回来。
I will come back in a week.
in
for
in与for:
“ in+一段时间” 表示以现在为起点的
将来某一段时间之后
用how soon提问
“for+一段时间”表示某个动作或状态持续多长时间
用how long提问
4. There will be (more/less/fewer) people.
将会有（更多/更少/更少的）人。
more是many和much的比较级，“更多的”，既可以修饰可数名词复数，也可以修饰不可数名词。
例：我们需要更多的时间来完成这项工作。
We need more time to finish the work.
意思 用法 比较级 最高级
few
little
many
much
一些（否定）
一些（否定）
许多
许多
修饰
可数名词
修饰
不可数名词
修饰
可数名词
修饰
不可数名词
fewest
least
most
most
fewer
less
more
more
5. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
每个人都应当尽一份力来拯救地球。
play a part (role) in… “参与……；在……中扮演角色；在……中起作用” 。常在part或role的前面加no,(not) any, important等形容词修饰。in后接名词或动词-ing形式。
例：他在这部电视剧中扮演一个重要的角色。
He played an important part in the TV show.
1. How many new __________ (建筑物) are
there in your city this year
2. It is ___________ (不可能的) for us to finish
the work in such a short time.
一、根据括号内所给的汉语提示填空。
buildings
impossible
Exercise
3. That baby is able to ______ (穿衣) himself now.
4. What will our life be like ____________ (在将来)？
5. ________ (好像) they have known our new
address.
in the future
It seems
dress
二、用括号中所给词语的适当形式填空。
I hear a great ________ (science) will give us
a talk tomorrow.
2. I think I can do all the housework by _______ (I).
3. Computers can’t take the place of ________ (human) completely.
scientist
myself
humans
4. We must try our best to save water and
__________ (electric).
5. Would you like to go _______ (skate)with us
this weekend
electricity
skating
三、根据句意完成句子。
1. —_____ people _____ money in 100 years
—_____, they ______.
—一百年后人们还使用钱吗？
—不，不用。
Will
use
No
won’t
2. Kids _________ to school in the future. They
___________ at home on computers.
未来孩子们不会去上学了，他们将在家里
用电脑学习。
won’t go
will study
3. Everyone should _____________ planting trees.
每个人都应该参与植树。
4. _________________ trees here in ten years.
十年后这里会有更多树木。
play a part in
There will be more
5. —_________________ jobs for people
— Yes, there will.
—未来工作岗位会更少吗？
—是的。
Will there be fewer
