Unit 7 Will people have robots?
教学目标
知识目标：1. 用will表示的一般将来时态
2. 用more, less, fewer表示数量
Section A
Step 1 . Words Expression
paper n. 纸，纸张
【用法点拨】◆作“纸，纸张”讲是物质名词，不可数，表示“一张纸”用a piece of paper.
◆作“报纸，讲义，试卷，纸条等”讲是可数名词.
Eg: It’s time to hand in your papers.
My father likes reading papers after breakfast.
live to be +基数+years old “活到....岁”
Eg. 人们将会活到200岁。 People will live to be 200 years old.
in+一段时间 意为“多久之后”，表示以现在为起点的一段时间以后，常用于一般将来时的
句子中。in在此处为介词，意为“在....之后”。
Eg. 一个小时后我们会回来。 We will be back in an hour.
【辨析】in & after
in
“in+一段时间”表示“从现在算起的一段时间以后”，常与一般将来时连用。

after
“after+一段时间”，以过去时间点为起点，表示“过去一段时间以后”，常与一般过去时连用





【链接】The 30th Olympic Games will bo held in London D about six weeks this year.
A. at B. on C. after D. in
robot n. 机器人
pollution n. 污染；污染物 动词形式： pollute 污染
Eg. 城市将更加拥挤和污染严重。 The cities will be more crowded and polluted.
predict v. 预报，预言 名词为prediction predictor 预言家
future n. 将来；未来
Eg. 对于未来，你有何预言？ What’s your prediction about the future?
【搭配】未来；将来 in the future
【辨析】in the future & in future
in the future
意为“未来”，特指将来的某一时刻

in future
指从今往后的全部将来


environment n. 环境
plant n. 种植 v. 植物
planet n. 行星
earth n. 地球；世界
【搭配】遍地；到处 all over the earth earth hour 地球一小时；熄灯一小时
在地球上 on the earth = on the grand
part n. 参加；参与；部分
【搭配】参加；参与（某事） play a part 参与（做）某事 play a part in (doing) sth.
part前可用形容词active, important等词修饰。
Eg. 人人都应该贡献自己的一份力量来拯救地球。
Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
peace n. 和平 形容词 peaceful 意为“平静的；宁静的；和平的”
Eg. 我们都热爱和平。 We all love peace.
【搭配】平静地 in peace
Eg. 我们和睦相处。 We live together in peace.
sea n. 海；海洋
sky n. 天空
Eg. 我有时会在我的城市里看见蓝色的天空。 I sometimes see blue skies in my city.
【搭配】在天空中 in the sky
Eg. 天空中晴朗无云。 There wasn’t a cloud in the sky.
astronaut n. 宇航员; 航天员
apartment n. 公寓套房
rocket n. 火箭
space n. 空间，太空 是不可数名词
Eg: Is there any space here? 这儿有空吗？
【拓展】spaceman 表示“宇航员” spaceship 意为“宇宙飞船”
【常用短语】in space 在太空 on a space station 在空间站
fall v. 落下，跌落 过去是为fell
【相关短语】fall in love with 爱上 fall behind 落在···后面 fall down 倒下，掉下
fall into 落入···中 fall off 从···掉下 fall asleep 入睡
【联想辐射】fall还可以作名词，意为“秋天，秋季”同义词为autumn
inside adv. & prep. 在....里面 反义词： outside 在....外面
【拓展】side 名词，意为“一方（的意见，态度，立场）”；还可意为“边；面；侧”
Eg. 银行在街道的另一边。 The bank is on the other side of the street.
possible adj. 可能存在或发生的；可能的
Eg. 这在20年前是不可能的，但是电脑和火箭在100年前看起来也是不可能的。
This was not possible 20years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago.
【搭配】如果可能的话 if possible
Eg. 如果可能的话，我会来。 I’ll come if possible.
【拓展】impossible 形容词，意为“不可能的” possibly 副词，意为“可能地”
as prep. 意为“作为”
Eg. 作为一名学生，你一定要努力学习。 As a student, you must study hard.
【辨析】as & like
as
指身份或资格等，用于说明“同一”关系，即两者实为一体。

like
用于说明相似关系，即两者在形态上或性质上有相似之处，但并不等同。




probably adv. 大概，或许
【用法点拨】常用作状语，可位于句首，实意动词前，助动词，情态动词或连系动词之后
Eg: He is probably about 40 years old.
The train has probably left.
during prep. 在.....期间
Eg. 他在巴黎时与他的朋友住在一起。 During his stay in Paris, he lived with his friends.
【注】during用来指某事发生的时间，后面接特定的长度或明确的时间；for指某事持续的
时间，后面接不特定的时间或期间。
夜间下了一场暴雨，它持续了三四个小时。
There was a storm during the night. It rained for three or four hours.
holiday n. 假期；假日
【搭配】休假；度假 go on /have a holiday 在休假中 on holiday
be able to 能够做某事 同义词为 can
【用法点拨】be able to 为情态动词，后面跟动词原形，有人称和数的变化，否定形式在be 后
面加not.
Eg: My sister is able to carry the box. 我妹妹能够搬动那个箱子。
【辨析】be able to 与can
◆can只有两种形式 can (一般现在时) 和could（一般过去时）
◆be able to 有多种时态形式
Eg: She will be able to come this evening. 她今晚能来。
Tom was able to play the piano at the age of four. 汤姆四岁就会弹钢琴。
disagree v. 不同意；持不同意见；有分歧
Eg. 很多科学家不赞同怀特先生。 Many scientists disagree with Mr.White.
【搭配】与某人意见不一致 disagree with sb.
Eg. 我在那一天上和你意见不一致。 I disagree with you on that point.
even adv. 甚至; 连；愈加
【用法点拨】even一般有两种用法，一是加强语气，表示“甚至，即使，连···都”；
二是与比较级连用，表示“比···更加···，比···还要···”
Eg: Even a child can understand the movie. 连孩子都能看懂这部电影。
Today is even hotter than yesterday 今天比昨天更热。
factory n. 工厂
over and over again 多次；反复地
Eg. 它们反复做简单的工作。 They do simple jobs over and over again.
believe v. 相信；认为有可能
【用法】
1）believe后既可以直接接名词，代词作宾语，也可以跟that等引导的宾语从句。
2）当believe后跟宾语从句且主句主语为第一人称时，从句的否定一般要转移到主句中。
【辨析】believe sb.& believe in sb.
believe sb.
意为“相信某人（所说的话是真的）”

believe in sb.
意为“信任某人”


Eg. 我相信你所说的话。 I believe you. = I believe what you said.
human n. “人，人类”　复数形式为humans
servant n. 仆人
Eg. 它们通常看起来像人类的仆人. They are usually like human servants.
already adv. 已经；早已
Eg. 现在已经有机器人在工厂里工作了。
Today there are already robots working in factories.
shape n. 外形，形状
some···others （表示许多人或物中的）一些···另一些···（并非全部）
Eg: Some want to play football, and others want to play basketball.
【联想辐射】some···the others 一些···另一些···
Eg: There are thirty girls in our class, some like singing and the others like dancing.

Section B 语法
will/shall do 表示将来
1. will/shall do 表示将来的用法
“will / shall + 动词原形”表示一个将要发生的动作或存在的状态。在书面语中，主语是第一人称I
或we时，常用shall，也可以用will。在口语中，will可用于各种人称，而shall一般只用于第一人称。
今晚7点你会在家吗？ Will you be ai home at seven this evening?
我先读哪一本书呢？ Which book shall I read first?
2. 一般将来时的时间状语
一般将来时常用this afternoon, tomorrow, tomorrow ....., the day after tomorrow, before long(不久后)，
next..., in the future , in+ 段时间等作时间状语。
more,fewer和less用法
many或much的比较级为 more ，即可以修饰或代替可数名词复数，也可以修饰或代替不可数名词；
few的比较级是 fewer ，只能修饰或代替可数名词复数；little的比较级是 less ，只能修饰或代替不
可数名词。
Eg. 一个大袋子比小袋子可以装更多的橙子。 A big bag can carry more oranges than a small one .
我的铅笔比我朋友安的少。 I have fewer pencils than my friend Ann.
绿色杯子里的水比蓝色杯子里的少。 There is less water in the green glass than that in the blue one.


课堂跟踪：
一. 根据句意及首字母补全单词：
1. There will be more robots in the future.
2. My parents will plant vegetables in the garden tomorrow.
3. The pollution of the air is a big problem.
4. We all live on the earth .
5. The birds are flying in the sky .
二. 单项选择：
( D )1. --- If there are people driving, there will be pollution.
--- Yes, the air will be fresher and cleaner.
A. less; less B. less; fewer C. fewer; fewer D. fewer; less
( C ) 2. --- Wang Hong speaks English very well.
--- . She can talk with Americans freely.
A. I hope so B. I hope not C. I think so D. I don’t think so
( C ) 3. Kate needs three .
A. papers B. piece of papers C. pieces of paper D. pieces of papers
( B ) 4. How long will the turtle(海龟)live ?
A. to B. to be C. for D. on
( D ) 5. --- Will there be paper money 100 years?
--- No, .
A. after; there won’t B. after; there will C. in; there will D. in ; there won’t
( B ) 6. Traveling to space is no longer just a dream. Russia the frist hotel in space in the near future.
A. builds B. will build C. built D. has built
( B ) 7. The task in an hour. Then we can go home and have a good rest.
A. was finished B. will be finished C. has been finished D. can’ be finished


Section C
Step 1 . 阅读短文，判断对（T）错（F）
Do you think you will have your own robot?
In some science fiction movies, people in the future have their own robots. These robots are just like humans. They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant jobs.
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and do the same things as us. Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance. This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.
But robot scientist James White disagrees. He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person. For example, it’s easy for a child to wake up and know where they are Mr White thinks that robots won’t be able to do this. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will be able to talk to people in 25 to 50 years.
Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots working in factories. These robots look more like huge arms. They do simple jobs over and over again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. But robots will never get bored.
In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have less work to do. New robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under building. That may not seem possible now, but computer, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago.
(T)1. People will have their own robots in the future.
(F)2. Japanese companies have already made robots look like people and do the same things as us.
(F)3. James thinks it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person.
(F)4. After an earthquake, a spider robot could help look for people under buildings.
(T)5. Robot scientists believe that it will take hundreds of years to make the robots are just like hum