Unit 7 Will people have robots?
Section A 1a-1c
【Teaching aims】
1. Teaching aims:
1）Target language:
(1) People will have robots in their homes.
(2)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.
2）Grammar Focus：
The simple future tense: will + do
2. Aims of abilities:
Learn how to make predictions using the structure “will+ do”.
Make predictions for life in the future in daily time.
3. Aims of emotion:
Make predictions for life in the future in daily time. And make Ss pay more attention to themselves, then work harder.
【Key points and difficult points】
1. Key points：
Learn how to make predictions using the structure “will+ do”.
2. Difficult points：
Learn how to make predictions using the structure “will+ do”.
【Teaching methods】 Teaching by show pictures and words using multimedia.
【Teaching procedures】
Step1 Lead-in (will)
Through the popular TV show “Where are we going, Dad? ”, let Ss learn about the word “will” and make some predictions that they are interested in.
Step2 Free talk (will/’ll/will not/won’t +do)
How will the world be different in the future, 100 years from now?
Show some pictures and make some fun predictions. Make Ss pay more attention to the “will/’ll/will not/won’t +do” and let them know these sentences can be used to say something in the future. At the same time, let Ss learn to make predictions about the world in 100 years.
Step3 1a
Show the picture and tell Ss that the two boys are making predictions.
Ask two Ss to read the conversation. Then ask Ss: “Do you agree with them?” Ss answer “Yes, I do/No, I don’t”.
Next, show some pictures and let some Ss try to make predictions and ask the rest of the Ss agree or disagree with them. Ask Ss to answer the question with the structure “I agree/disagree that clause”. At the same time, lead Ss to learn the general questions about “will” and learn how to answer.
Step4 1b
Listen to the tape twice. The first time, Ss just listen. The second time, ask Ss to circle the sentences they hear.
Then check the answers.
Step5 2c
Ask two Ss to read the sample conversation. Then ask Ss to work in pairs and make their own conversations. Some minutes later, ask some pairs of Ss to show their conversations.
Step6 Homework
This class, we learned to make predictions with the word “will”. So, I want to ask you to think about your own future. What will you be? Will you be happy? …Please write an article about your future.