Unit 7 Will people have robots?
Section A
本单元A部分主要围绕“未来的世界”这一话题，呈现了“运用一般将来时谈论对未来的预测”的语言功能，本部分呈现了一般将来时（will）的肯定句、否定句、一般疑问句和what引导的特殊疑问句，其中包括there be结构在一般将来时中的用法。
【语言知识目标】
1. 能掌握以下单词：paper, pollution, prediction, future, pollute, environment, planet, earth, plant, part, play a part etc.
2. 能掌握以下句型：
① What will the future be like? Cities will be more polluted. And there will be fewer trees.
② Will people use money in 100 years?
③ Will there be world peace?
④ Kids will study at home on computers.
⑤ They won't go to school.
3. 能了解以下语法：
will + 动词原形 来表达一般将来时态。
4. 学会表达自己对未来的看法；学会谈论自己未来的打算。
【情感目标】
通过引导学生展望未来，及对未来生活的设计，来达到前景教育的目的，同时也通过对前景的设想，让学生在潜移默化中反省自己的现状，使之对目前的学习、生活习惯作适当的调整，并不断改善自己的现状，使学生的理想观和价值观更为科学，更具发展价值。
【教学重点】
1. 学习掌握一般将来时的意义和结构。
2. 掌握There be句型的一般将来时态的结构。
【教学难点】
There will be句型以及fewer/more和more/less的用法。
教学过程
Step 1. Warming-up and lead-in
1. 在大屏幕上显示思维导图，让学生们谈论自己的未来及未来的生活是什么样的。
What do you want to be when you grow up?
How are you going to do that?
What will the life be like in the future?
2. 展示图片及文字，初步感受will引导的一般将来时。
（设计意图：用与学生感兴趣的话题导入新课，讨论将来的职业，进一步搜索其他活动，让学生了解本课的内容，以旧带新。）
Step 2. Presentation
1. 展示图片，根据图片及文字来初步了解句型和即将学到的语言目标：做出预测。
2. 1a How will the world be different 100 years from now? Read the predictions. Check A for agree or D for disagree.
（设计意图：学生了解教师活动，让学生在自然亲切的语境中学习新的词汇并学会使用一般将来时。）
Step 3. Listening
a. Students listen to 1b and circle the predictions.
b. Students listen again and check the answers.
（设计意图: 学生在前面的练习基础上完成1b。通过听力练习，使学生进一步学习和掌握一般将来时态。）
Step 4. Practice
1. Students practice the conversation in 1c and make their own conversations.
2. 2a. listening. Listen and circle the words you hear.
2b. Students listen again and check the predictions you hear.
3. Students can use the sentence pattern "I predict..." to make predictions.
4. Make conversations about the predictions in 2a and 2b.
（设计意图: 学生练习对话并将对话真实化。）
Step 5. Role-play the conversation
Role-play the conversation and answer the questions.
1. What will the future be like according to the book about the future?
2. What can people do to save the earth?
（设计意图：增强学生对课文内容的理解，加强学生的阅读理解能力。）
Step 6. Language points
1. Explain language points in 2d.
2. Students learn to use the simple future tense.
3. more/fewer more/less
4. Do some exercises.
（设计意图：系统讲解语法，使学生对一般将来时的概念和使用有更深的理解。）
Step 7. Practice 3a and 3b
1. Give students several minutes to finish the task.
2. Check the answers.
（设计意图：巩固提高。）
Step 8. Summary
What have we learned this class?
Step 9. Homework
3c: Draw a picture of what you think a city in the future will be like. Then describe it to the class.
课件45张PPT。Waming-up Think about our future.
What will the world be like in 100 years? future worldschool lifesciencedaily lifecitycountryWhat will the world be like in 100 years? future cityfuture carLead-in Will everything be free?Will books only be on computers, not on paper?Will every family have a car?Will people live to be 200 years old?Will students study at home on computers? Will people have robots in their homes?Presentation1a 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 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.1bListen and circle the predictions you hear in 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.PracticeFree talkA: Do you think there will be robots in
people’s homes?
B: Yes, there will. I think every home will
have a robot.
A: Will kids go to school?
B: No. Kids won’t go to school. They will
study at home on computers.
… 1cAsk and answer questions about the predictions in 1a.Will people use money in 100 years?No, they won’t. Everything will be free.Will people live to be 200 years old?Yes, they will. 2aListen 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.2bListen 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.√√I predict …Group work2cMake 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.2dRead the conversation quickly and answer questions.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?
People can use less water and plant more trees.
Everyone should all play a part in saving the earth.Listen to the conversation and role-play the conversation.A: What are you reading, Jill?
B: It’s a book about the future.
A: Sounds cool. So what will the future be like?
B: Well, cities will be more crowded and polluted.
There will be fewer trees and the environment will
be in great danger.
A: That sounds bad! Will we have to move to other
planets?
B: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth.
A: Me, too. Then what can we do?
B: We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.Language points:1. Will people use money in 100 years?“in + 时间段”一般用于将来时，表示将来一段时间后。 in 100 years意思是“100年后” I’ll come back in three days.
我3天后回来。“after +时间段”用于过去时，表示从过去某个时间点算起一段时间后。 He came back after three days.
他三天后回来了。
另外, after还可接时间点, 既可用于将来时也可用于过去时。
He came back after two o'clock.
他两点后回来了。 He will come back after two o’clock.
他两点后会回来的。2. pollution n. 污染Air pollution is a great problem now.
现在空气污染是个大问题。 pollute v. 污染 Bicycle is a good exercise. It doesn’t pollute the air.
自行车是一种好的运动，它不污染环境。less + 不可数名词fewer + 可数名词more trees more waterless meatfewer people4. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
play a part in …
参与…；在…中尽自己的一份力量他并没参与做出此决定。He didn’t play a part in making this decision.
What will your life be like in twenty years?There will be more people and cars. Cities will be crowded and polluted. The environment in earth will be in great danger. People will have to move to other planets. Grammar 1(The Simple Future Tense)
时态：一般将来时1、概念：
(1) 表示将要发生的动作或存在的状态。
我们明天去看他。
We will go to see him tomorrow.
(2) 表示将来经常或反复发生的动作。
从现在起我将每天来。
From now on I will come every day.2、基本句型：肯定句:主语 + will +v. 原形否定句:主语 + will +not + v.原形一般疑问句:will +主语 + v.原形特殊疑问句:特殊疑问词 + 一般疑问句简略回答:Yes, I will. No, I won’t. 3、时间状语：4、be going to 和 will 的区别：1). be going to 表示近期、眼下就要发生的事情，will 表示的将来时间则较远一些。如：
He is going to write a letter tonight.
He will write a book one day.
2). be going to 表示根据主观判断将来肯定发生的事情，will表示客观上将来势必发生的事情。
He is seriously ill. He is going to die.
He will be twenty years old. 3). be going to 含有“计划，准备”的意思，而 will 则没有这个意思。如：
She is going to lend us her book.
He will be here in half an hour.
4). 在有条件从句的主句中，一般不用 be going to, 而多用will。 如：
If any beasts comes at you, I'll stay with you and help you.在下列几种情况下用be going to1. 根据现在所见，预计不久肯定会发生的事情时
Look! It’s going to rain!
The car is going to turn over.
2. 谈及打算或事先决定了的事情时
What are you going to be when you grow up?在下列几种情况下要用will而不用be going to 根据要求完成下列各题。
1. My parents will go to?Beijing?next month. ?(改为否定句)
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2. She will be free tonight. ?(改为一般疑问句并作肯定回答)
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_____________________________My parents will not / won’t go to?
Beijing?next month. Will she be free tonight?
Yes, she will. 3. Mr. Hand will buy a big house next year.
?(改为一般疑问句并作否定回答)
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4.?明天我要去日本度假。(翻译句子)
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5.?下周将有一场足球赛。(翻译句子)
__________________________________Will Mr. Hand buy a big house next year?
No, he won’t.I will go to?Japan?on vacation tomorrow. There will be a soccer game next week. What will happen in 100 years?There will be …将会有……Grammar 2There will be fewer trees.There will be less water.There will be more people.3aFill in the blanks with more, less or fewer.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.lessmoremoremore3. 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.fewermoremoremorelessmore3bComplete the predictions with what you think will happen.1. Kids study at school now. In 100 years, _______________________________________
2. I sometimes see blue skies in my city, but in the future _______________________________________
they will study at home on computers. I will almost see the blue skies every day.3bComplete the predictions with what you think will happen.3. People now usually live to be about 70-80 years old, but in the future ________________________________________________
4. Families usually spend time together on weekends, but maybe in 200 years
______________________________________people will live to be 100 years old. families will spend time together every day. Summary
What will the world be like in the future? future worldwillwon’t more/fewerMore/lessto save the earth3cDraw a picture of what you think a city in the future will be like. Then describe it to the class.Homework
