(共22张PPT)
Unit 7
Will people have robots
Section A 1a-2d
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
1.Master the simple future tense and use the tense to make predictions (预测);
2. Learn to use “more/less/fewer”;
3. Finish the situational dialogue about future prediction;
Lead-in
What will our life be like in the future
Prediction
robot
payment
dress
tranportation
travel
Will people... ——Yes, ... will./No, ... won’t
Prediction
robot
payment
study
life span
world
Make predictions: I think people will/ won’t...
free
Listening 1
Robot I think people __________ robots in their homes ____________. I ______a robot on TV and it _________ the kitchen.
Payment I don’t think people _________ money. I think everything ________ free.
World I think ______________ only one country. I hope ____________ world peace.
Study I think kids __________ to school. They __________ at home ______________.
will have
in 100 years
saw
cleaned
will use
will be
there will be
there will be
won’t go
will study
on computers
1b
Retell
Retell with the help of the mind map using “will(won’t) +动词原形”
Life in
100 years
robots, homes
not use money, free
not go to school
study at home
one country
Maybe our life will change greatly in 100 years, what about the world What will the world be like in 100 years Think about it and listen to the conversation.
Listening 2
Listen and complete the chart.
Aspects Predictions
People There will be ________________.
Cities will be ______________ and __________, because there will be _______________
Free time There will be ___________________.
Transportation There will be ___________________.
People will use _______________.
Environment There will be _______________.
That will be ____________________.
There will be ___________________.
more people
big
less free time
fewer cars
the subway more
less pollution
fewer trees
good for the earth
2b
crowded
a lot more people
Report:
Some students are sharing their predictions about the future.
First, there will be ....
then,...
As for ....,...
When it comes to ....
1. What will the future be like in the book
Cities will be more _______________________.
There will be __________ and the _______________
will be _____________.
2. What can people do to save the earth
We can use____________ and plant__________.
Everyone should _________________________.
Listening 3
2d
Jill also read a book about the world in the future. Let’s listen to her conversation with Nick and answer the following questions.
crowded and polluted
fewer trees
environment
in great danger
less water
more trees
play a part in saving the earth
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.
1. a book about future
一本关于未来的书
2. be like 像...
3. more crowded and polluted 更拥挤更多污染
4. be in great danger
处于极大的危险中
5. move to other planets
搬去其它的星球
6. live on the earth
住在地球上
7. play a part in...
参与，发挥作用
情景对话
角色：你是小明。
情景：与外籍同学Lisa讨论未来人们的生活。
Lisa： Xiao Ming. Let’s talk about the future. Everything about it makes me excited.
小明:___________________________________________________.
Lisa: Well. I think every family will have at least a car.
小明:__________________________________________________.
Lisa： Maybe not. The cars in the future will be greener. And I think more people will choose to live in the countryside.
小明:___________________________________________________.
Lisa: Well, the air in the countryside will be cleaner and the food will be healthier.
小明:___________________________________________________.
Lisa: Me too.
Ok, Lisa. What do you think future will be like
Then there will be more pollution.
Why Won’t people think it’ll be better to live in the city
Oh, I see. I expect to live there one day.
比较级 词义 原级 最高级 用法
more 更多的 many/ much most 修饰可数名词复数或者不可数
less 更少的 little least 修饰不可数名词
fewer 更少的 few fewest 修饰可数名词复数
“more, less & fewer”的用法
根据句意填入正确的比较级形式，并在句末的括号中写出原形，每空一次。 （精讲本P69）
1. 我的书比你的多。 I have ____ books than you.(______)
2. 那个瓶子有更多的牛奶。There is ____milk in that
bottle.(______)
3. 污染将会更少。There wil be ______pollution.(______)
4. 农村的汽车更少。There are ______cars in the countryside.(______)
more
many
more
much
less
little
fewer
few
Put the words in the correct columns in the chart.
job people pollution robot paper fresh water planet car clean air city free time building money tree
Self Check 1
more/fewer more/less
job people robot planet car city building tree
pollution paper
fresh water clean air
free time money
1. In the future, there will be _______ fresh water because there will be _______ pollution in the sea.
2. In 100 years, there will be _______ cars because there will be _______ people in the cities.
3. There will be _______ jobs for people because ______ robots will do the same jobs as people.
4. I think there will be _______ cities because people will build _______ buildings in the country.
5. In 50 years, people will have _______ free time because there will be _______ things to do.
SExercises 1-3a Fill in the blanks with more, less or fewer.
less
more
more
fewer
more
more
more
more
less
more
Language points
1. People will live to be 200 years old. 人们将会活到200 岁。
点拨 句型“live to be+基数词+year(s) old”意为“活到...岁”。句中live作动词，意为“生存，活着”。live作动词，还可以表示“居住，生活”，常用搭配为live in/at/on...“住在...”,如：
我住在北京：
练习：在这个故事中，人们将会活到500岁。
In the story, people will live to be 500 years old.
精讲本P68
I live in Beijing.
2. Will people use money in 100 years
一百年后人们还会使用钱吗？
点拨 in 100 years表示“在100年以后”，其中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。
拓展 辨析“in+时间段”与after+时间段”
1) Jack will go abroad ______ three years.
2) I left the cinema ______ half an hour because the movie was too boring.
in+一段时间 表现以现在为起点的将来某一段时间之后，通常用于一般将来时 用how soon提问
after+一段时间 表示以过去时间为起点的一段时间以后，通常用于一般过去时 用when提问
精讲本P68
in
after
3. So what will the future be like
What will ... be like ......将会是什么样子？like是介词，意为“像”
未来我们的生活将会是什么样子？
What will our life be like in the future
4. Cities will be more crowded and polluted.
pollute v. 污染 pollution n. 污染polluted adj. 受污染的
我们希望将来会有更少的污染。
We hope that there will be less pollution in the future.
5. The environment will be in great danger.
be in great danger 处于极大危险之中
现在很多野生动物处于极大的危险之中,我们要保护它们而不是杀害它们。
Now many wild animals are in great danger, and we should protect them rather than kill them.
精讲本P69
6. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
每个人都应当尽一份力来拯救地球。
点拨 play a part in意为“参与，发挥作用”，其后可接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。同义短语为play a role in。
如：学校在教育中起重要作用。
School plays an important role/part in education.
1) Traditional Chinese medicine is _______________________.
(发挥重要作用) in treating(治疗) COVID-19. （词数不限）；
2) 布莱克先生并没有参与做此决定。
Mr. Black didn’t_______________________making this decision.
playing an important role/part
play a part/take a part in
Thank you
