(共21张PPT)
Unit 7
Will people have robots
Section A (1a~2d)
What will our life be like in the future
能说出并正确运用本课时的重点单词和词组:paper, pollution, future, environment, planet, earth, play a part等。
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能区分并正确使用more/less/fewer 对未来进行预测。
能运用一般将来时“will+动词原形”对未来进行预测。
目标一:能运用一般将来时“will+动词原形”对未来进行预测
Activity 1
Let’s make predictions.
Will people have robots in their homes
Yes, they will/No, they won't.
will 常用于一般将来时,意为”将会”,后面接动词原形
will not =won’t
Will kids go to school
in 100 years
in 100 years 在100年后
in +时间段,表示“在…之后”.
Will people use money in 100 years
Will books only be on paper in 100 years
paper n. 纸(不可数名词)
常用短语piece of表示纸张的数量
e.g. five pieces of paper 五张纸
paper n. 报纸;论文;试卷 (可数名词)
on paper/computers
在纸上/电脑上
Will there be only one country
there will be意为“将有;会有”,是there be句型的一般将来时
Finish 1a quickly and show your answer!
How will the world be different 100 years from now
Read these predictions. Check (√) A (for agree) or D (for disagree).
1a
___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 computer, 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.
They will
Kids will not go
What are the boys talking about
Can you describe the pictures
Listen and circle the predictions you hear.
1b
Activity 2
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.
There will be only one country.
People will live to be 200 years old.
Listen again and check your answer.
A: Do you think people will have robots in their homes in 100 years
B: Yes, I do. I saw a robot on TV, and it cleaned the kitchen.
A: Well, I don’t think people will use money.
B: Do you think everything will be free
A: Yeah, probably.
B: I think there will be only one country.
A: Only one country in the world Will there be world peace
B: I hope so.
A: I think kids won’t go to school. They will study at home on computers.
B: Oh, I disagree.
A: You do
B: Yeah, there will always be schools.
Activity 3
Ask and answer questions about the predictions in 1a.
1c
Pair work
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.
1. People will have robots in their homes.
2. People won’t use money.
3. Books will be only on computers.
4. Kids won’t go to school.
5. People will live to be 200 years old.
6. There will be only one country.
目标二:能运用一般将来时“will+动词原形”对未来进行预测
Activity 1
There will be fewer trees.
There will be less water.
There will be more people.
What else will happen in the future Let’s predict.
There will be more pollution.
Can you find any rules
fewer 较少的,few的比较级,用于修饰可数名词
more, less, fewer
more
less
fewer
less 较少的,little的比较级,用于修饰不可数名词
more 较多的,much 和many的比较级,用于修饰可数名词或不可数名词
问题探究
Ms. Steen and her students are making predictions about future.
Listen and circle the words you hear.
2a
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 2
Listen again. Check (√) the predictions you hear.
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.
√
√
Listen again and check the answers.
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.
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.
Activity 3
2c
Make conversations about the predictions in 2a and 2b.
What’s your prediction about the future
I think there will be more pollution.
Really I don’t think so. But I think there will be fewer trees.
Read 2d and and complete the tasks.
Activity 4
1. What will the future be like according to the book about the future
2. What can people do to save the earth
Cities will be more croweded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. Maybe people will have to move to other planets.
We can use less water and plant more trees. We should all play a part in saving the earth.
play a part in参与……;在……中尽自己的一份力量
in great danger处于极度危险之中
role-play the conversation.
2d
Read the dialogue aloud for a few minutes by yourself;
Role play in groups;
Role play in front of the class.
We’ll see which group does the best.
Role play
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.
Predict the world in the future. You can make predictions about 2 or 3 things such as the robots, the schools and so on.
A: What’s your prediction about the future
B: I think ......…What’s your prediction about the future
C: ……
D: ……
Using these patterns:
People/Kids/Books will…
People/Kids/Books won’t…
There will be more/ less/ fewer…
People/Kids/Books will… People/Kids/Books won’t… There will be more/ less/ fewer…
1.
2.
3.
… …
Report:
Different people have different predictions about the future. Xx thinks people will… Xx thinks there will be more/ less /fewer… because…Our predictions are interesting!
Fill in the blanks and then give a report: