Unit 7 Will people have robots?
Section B
本单元B部分主要围绕“未来的机器人”这一话题，继续运用一般将来时谈论对未来生活的预测和机器人会给人类带来的变化。本部分通过听、说、读、写四个方面的训练使学生更加扎实地运用一般将来时讨论未来世界，对未来的生活做出畅想。
【语言知识目标】
1. 能掌握以下单词：apartment, rocket, space, station, even, human, servant, etc.
2. 能掌握以下句型：
① Where do you live? I live in an apartment.
② There are robots already working in factories.
③ It's easy for children to wake up and know where they are.
④ That may not seem possible now, but computers and rockets seemed impossible 100 years ago.
⑤ 能综合运用will表达一般将来时态。
【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. 掌握本课时出现的生词及表达方式。
2. 进行听力训练，提高综合听说能力。
3. 阅读短文，获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。
4. 进行写作训练，提高学生的写作能力。
【教学难点】
听力训练，阅读能力及写作能力。
教学过程
Step 1. Warming-up and lead-in
1. 结合上节课的内容，讨论学生们将来想做什么以及在哪里工作。
What will you be in 10 years?
Where will you work?
2. 展示图片及文字，学习更多的工作，交通和居住地。
（设计意图：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. 1a, 把单词分类。
2. 1b, 联想更多的单词，写在表格里。
3. Play a game: 学生运用以上所学单词造句子。
（设计意图：通过游戏，使学生在轻松有趣的课堂氛围中提高语言能力。）
Step 3. Practice
1. Students look and guess.
2. Students listen to 1c and number the pictures.
3. 1d. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
4. 1e.Talk about Joe’s life.
（设计意图: 学生通过大量的听说练习进一步学习和掌握一般将来时态。）
Step 4. Reading
1. Before-reading: Talk about what life will be like in 20 years.
2. Talk about what robots can do.
3. 2a. Tell your partner what you know about robots and what they look like.
While-reading: Finish 2b and do some other exercises.
After-reading: Finish 2c, 2d and 2e.
(设计意图: 通过大量的阅读前、阅读中和阅读后练习提高学生的综合阅读能力。）
Step 5. Consolidation
1. Let your imagination fly: If I have a robot, I hope it will...
2. Finish 3a, 3b, 3c and 4.
（设计意图：通过写作练习，提高学生的写作水平。）
Step 6. Exercises
Finish self-check 1 and 2.
（设计意图：学生自我检测对本单元的掌握情况。）
Step 7. Homework
Writing：你想拥有自己的机器人吗？跟科学家描述一下你要求你的机器人会有什么功能.
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课件46张PPT。Warming-upA：What will you be in 10 years?
B：I will be a …
A：Where will you work?
B：I will work in …Talk about what will you be and where you will work.Look and sayLead-inJobs I’ll be a computer programmer.I’ll be an astronaut.TransportationrockettrainPlaces to livespace station house apartment1aWrite each word in the correct column below. astronaut house apartment train
rocket space station computer programmerastronaut, computer programmertrain, rockethouse, apartment, space stationPresentation1bBrainstorming Think of other words and write them in the chart in 1a.Play a game!Make sentences with words above.The computer programmer lives in an apartment. He usually goes to work by bus.It’s your turn!An astronaut lives in a space station. He goes to work by rocket. A computer programmer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by subway. A farmer lives in a house.
He walks to the farm. An engineer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by car. Look and guess.Where are the two people in each picture?
What are they doing in each picture?
What do you think they are saying to each other?Practice1cListen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures [1-3].2311dListen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box. am live work lived took will be will live will fly1. I ________ in an apartment across the street from here.
2. I ________ near here.
3. I ________ a computer programmer.
4. We ________ in a house in the country.
5. I ________ the train to school.
6. I ________ an astronaut.
7. I ________ rockets to the moon.
8. I ________ on a space station.workliveamlivedtookwill bewill flywill live1eStudent A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now.Where do you live?I live in an apartment.Where did you live ten years ago?I lived in a house in the country.Where will you live in ten years?I will live in the space station. What will your life be like in 20 years?Before-readingWhere will you live in 20 years?Do you think you will have your own robot one day?
What’s it like?
What do you want it to do for you?What can the robots do?do houseworkdo exerciseIt can do lots of hard or dangerous work.2aTell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?What do they look like?They look like humans.They look like snakes.It looks like a dog. This robot looks like a huge arm.
shapesWhat can robots do?humans
snake
huge arm
dogplay with people play footballwalk and dancelook for peopledo unpleasant jobstalk2bRead the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4Will robots think like humans in the future?
What will robots be like in the future?
What can robots do today?
What are robots like in movies?While-readingParagraphs 1-2 Answer the questions.1. What do the robots look like in the movies?
2. What can the robots do for people?Human servants.They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.Paragraphs 3-4 Mark T(true) or F(false).1. Japanese companies have already made robots sing and dance.
2. Some scientists think that there will be robots like humans, but Mr. White disagrees.
3.It’s easy for a child to wake up and know where they are.
4. Some people believe that robots will be
able to talk in 35 to 50 years.
5. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.FTTFT2cRead the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.1. Robots can build __________ in factories.
2. They can do ___________ jobs many times and never get bored.
3. Some can _________ and ____________.
4. Some can help ___________ people under ____________.carssimplewalk dance look forbuildingsAfter-reading2dFill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and _________ like people.
Some scientists think that in the future they will _________ robots more like humans. This may not _________ in the near future, but at some point, robots will even be able to _________ like people. dancemakehappentalkHowever, some scientists ____________. James White believes that robots won’t be able to do the _________ things as us. For example, he thinks that robots will ____________ be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you ____________ with?disagreesameneveragree2eWhat kinds of animals might robots look like in the future? What do you think these robots will be able to do? Write your ideas and discuss them with your partner.I think some future robots might look like ________________. They will ___________
_____________________________________Let your imagination fly.
(放飞你的想像)If I have a robot, I hope that it will …Consolidation Read Jill’s answer to the question “What will your life be like in the future?” Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.3ameet work live look keep wear more less fewer takeIn 20 years, I think I’ll be a newspaper reporter. I’ll ______ in Shanghai because there will be ________ jobs in that city. livemore Read Jill’s answer to the question “What will your life be like in the future?” Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.3aAs a reporter, I think I will ________ lots of interesting people, so I’ll have more friends. I’ll have ________ pets, though, because I’ll have ________ free time. And my apartment will be no good for pets because it’ll be too small. So I’ll probably just ________ a bird. meetfewerlesskeep Read Jill’s answer to the question “What will your life be like in the future?” Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.3aDuring the week, I’ll ________ smart clothes. On the weekend, I’ll ________ less smart but I’ll be more comfortable. In the future, people will ________ more so they’ll probably have fewer vacations, but I think I’ll ________ a holiday in Hong Kong when possible. One day I’ll even go to Australia.wearlookworktake3bComplete the chart about your life 20 years from now. You can add more items.3cWrite about your life 20 years from now. Use 3a and 3b to help you.3c写作指导本文为写自己未来二十年后的工作及生活，因此，时态应用一般将来时态。
首先，根据3b中自己所填表格中的内容，想像一下自己的生活。工作、家庭、业余活动，周围的生活环境等。
将上述几个方面逐条写出来，并注意恰当运用连接词，以使文章连贯通顺。
最后通读一遍短文，检查是否有错误。3cOne possible versionIn 20 years, I think I’ll be a pilot. I’ll work in Beijing because my parents work there. I want to live with them. I’ll live in a large apartment. As a pilot, I can have a few days off every month. I think I’ll keep some plants in my apartment. There’ll be a park near my home. I’ll take a walk there after supper. I like chess, so I can also play chess with my friends in the park. 4 Discuss how you think a robot will help students with schoolwork in the future. Write down your group’s ideas and draw a picture of your robot.Self Check1Put the words in the correct columns in the chart.job, people, robot, planet, car, city, building, treepollution, fresh water, paper, clean air, free time, moneyExercises2Fill in the blanks in the conversation.Girl: Mom, what will the future _______ like?
Mom: Well, nobody knows what the future will be ________.
Girl: But ________ I be beautiful like you? _________ I be a pilot? I want to fly up into the sky.
Mom: You’re already beautiful. And you should study hard. Then you _________ be a pilot.belikewillWillcanGirl: OK, I must study harder then.
Mom: But you should also remember that _________ will _________ both good and bad things in life.
Girl: Oh, but I’m not scared, Mom, because you _________ help me!therebewill 写作
内容: 你想要拥有你自己的机器人吗？跟科学家描述一下你要求你的机器人会什么技能！Homework
