Unit 7 Will people have robots?
Learn more about the world
rocket
moon
astronaut
rocket
air plane
transportations
apartment
places to live
earth
Space station
Mars(火星)
pollution
robot
People will have robots in their homes.
People won’t use money.
Everything will be free.
免费的
won’t= will not
使用
Books will only be on computers, not on paper.
Kids won’t go to school.
They’ll study at home on computers.
= they will
There will be only one country.
Will people use money in 100 years?
No, they won’t.
Everything will be free.
（1c）Ask and answer questions about the predictions in 1a
（2c）Make conversations about
the predictions in 2a and 2b.
A: What’s your prediction about the future?
B: I think there will be more pollution.
A: Really? I don’t think so.
But I think there will be fewer trees.
more people
many people
Find the difference
pollution
less pollution
few trees
fewer trees
Do you think you will have your own robots?
Find out and learn the language points in the conversation
a book about the future

in great danger

on the earth

move to

play a part in
一本关于未来的书
处于极度危险中
在地球上
参与
搬到
Grammar Focus
你以前还学过哪些缩写形式呢？
I'm =I am
You’re = you are
There's = there is
There’re = there are
Don’t = do not
Doesn’t = does not
3a Fill 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.
more
less
more
more
3. 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.
fewer
more
less
more
less
more
3b Complete the predictions with what you
think will happen.
Kids study at school now. In 100 years,
___________________________________
2. I sometimes see blue skies in my city, but
in the future _______________________
__________________________________
Kids will study at home on computers
I will often see the blue skies,
because there will be less pollution.
4. Families usually spend time together on
　weekends, but maybe in 200 years______
　___________________________________
___________________________________
3. People now usually live to be about 70-80
years old, but in the future_____________
____________________________________
People will live to be 200 years pld.
Everyday can be weekend, because
they have robots to do everything.
more, less, fewer
fewer 较少的，few的比较级，用于修饰可数名词

more 较多的，much 和many的比较级，用于修饰可数名词不可数名词

less 较少的，little的比较级，用于不可数名词
What can you see in this picture?
50 years later
There will be more people.
There will be fewer trees.
There will be more pollution.
There will be more buildings.
There will be more cars.
There will be less fresh air.
There will be…将会有
Changes
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用fewer或less 填空。
1) I earn _____ money than my sister.
There are ______cars parked outside than
yesterday.
3) We have ______students this year than
last year.
4) You ought to smoke _____cigarettes and
drink _____beer.
less
fewer
fewer
fewer
less
练一练：
1. What _______ you ______ (do) this Sunday?
There _____ _____ (be) a football match.
______ you _______ (go) with us?
2. I _____ ______ (go) to see your father as soon
as I get to Beijing.
3. I think it ______ _____ (be) rainy tomorrow.
4. My father _____ ______ (send) me a new bike
when I am tall enough.
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks.
will
do
will be
Will
go
will go
will be
will send
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Where ______ you ____(live) five years ago.
--I _____ (live) in Changsha.
2. He ______(be) a teacher after he left college.
3. Now he __________(have) lots of free time, but
he _________(have) less free time in ten years.
4. There ________(be) fewer children in people’s
home in 10 years.
Ⅲ.用动词的适当形式填空。
lived
did live
was
has
will have
will be
5. _____ they _____(play) football after school
next Monday?
-- No, they ________
Will play
won’t
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1. People will have robots in their homes _____
100 years.
A. at B. in C. after D. with
2. I think there will be ______ people and _____
pollution.
A. fewer, many B. less, fewer
C. more, less D. less, fewer
3. There won’t be any ______ in 100 years.
A. paper moneys B. papers money
C. papers moneys D. paper money
B
C
D
Ⅵ. 单项选择
4. Will there ______ more cars in people’s homes?
A. have B. has C. be D. /
5. I think every home will _____ a car.
A. be B. have C. has D. there be
6. There are two white ______ on the desk.
A. paper B. piece of paper
C. papers D. pieces of paper
7. --Will there be more trees? --Yes, ______.
A. they will B. there will
C. there will be D. there have
B
D
B
C
Have you ever seen some science fiction movies?
1.What do the robots look like in the movies?
2. What can they do?
What do the robots look like?
What can the robots do?
Do you know about robots ?
What does it look like?
I’m the owner of the robot
It is impossible for him to do the housework, but it is possible for him to make me happy
I have a robot however it isn’t a real robot. It is a doll.
What do they look like?
They look like humans.
(2b) Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4
Will robots think like humans in the future?

What will robots be like in the future?

What can robots do today?

What the robots like in movies?
Read in detail and then do true or false questions.
1) Robots are just like humans now.
They help with the housework,
and do the most unpleasant jobs.
2) There are robots can walk and dance.
3) All the scientists think that it will be difficult for
a robot to do the same things as a person.
4) Robots will never get bored when they do simple jobs
over and over again.
5) New robots will have many different shapes.
Answers: F,T,F,T,T
(2d) Finish the exercise.
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. However,
some scientists ________James White believes that robots
will not be able to do the ________ things as we can.
For example, he think that robots will _______ be able to
wake up and know where they are . Which side do you
________ with?
dance
make
come true
same
agree
talk
like
never
What do they look like ?
They look like snakes.
This robot looks like a huge arm
This one looks like a dog
What do they look like?
They look like humans.
This robot looks like a huge arm.
What can the robots do?
speak
do exercise
run
cook
play the piano
There are some other robots, what can they do ?
Play football
dance
help people do the most unpleasant jobs
help with the housework
Play the piano
what can they do ?
talk
This robot is very strange
What can it do ?
Explore(探险) the universe（宇宙）

What can robots do?
shapes
humans
snake
huge arm
dog
do homework
play with people
play football
look for people
do unpleasant jobs
walk and dance
talk
Do you think
you will have
your own robots?
Let’s predict our future!
robot
In 100 years, people will have robots in their homes.
In 100 years, there will be robots in our homes.
There won’t be any paper money.

Everyone will have a credit card.
You will be able to drive from Beijing to London in the future.
London
Beijing
You won’t carry a backpack.
It will carry you.
Do You Think You Will Have
Your Own Robot?
When we watch movies about the future,
we sometimes see robots. They are usually
like human servants. They help with the
housework and do jobs like working in dirty
or dangerous places.
2.Today there are already robots working in
factories. Some can help to build cars, and
they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer
people will do such jobs in the future because
they are boring, but robots will never get bored.
Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance.
They are fun to watch. However, some
scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know
3.
where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for example, scientists made robots that
4.
look like snakes. If buildings
fall down with people inside,
these snake robots can help
look for people under the
buildings. This was not
possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!
翻译短语
1.科幻小说
2.帮忙做家务
3.花费好几百年的时间
4.看起来像
5.让机器人走路或跳舞
6.和人一样做相同的事
science fiction
help with the housework
take hundreds of years
look like
make robots walk and dance
do the same things as a
person
7.例如
8.与人交谈
9.做简单的工作
10.一遍又一遍
11.变得烦躁
12.寻找
13.看起来有可能的
for example
talk to people
do simple jobs
over and over again
get bored
look for
seem possible
In some science fiction movies, what will
people have in the future?
2. Which country has robots that can walk
and dance?
3. Where are the huge arm robots working now?
Robots.
Japan.
In factories.
Read and answer the questions.
4. What does James White think?
5. What kind of job can a snake robot do?
He thinks that robots will never be able to
wake up and know where they are.
After an earthquake, it could help look for
people under buildings.
2c Read 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
not get bored.
3.Some can and .
4. Some can help people under
.
cars
simple
walk dance
look for
the buildings
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.
2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with
words from the article.
dance
make
possible
talk
will / shall引导的一般将来时:一般将来时表示将来发生的动作或情况，最基本的结构：will / shall + 动词原形
“主谓（宾）句型”的一般将来时：
肯定句：主语+ will / shall +动词原形+（宾语）+其他成份
People will have robots in their homes.
否定句：在will / shall 的后面加not即可。will not = won’t
People will not (won’t) have robots in their homes.
一般疑问句：把will / shall 提到句子主语之前，结尾变问号。
Will people have robots in their homes?
特殊疑问句：特殊疑问词+will +主语+动词原形+其他成份？
When will people have robots in their homes?
“There be”句型的一般将来时
肯定句： There will be +名词+其他成份
[注意]：无论后面加单数名词或复数形式，be都必须用原形。
There will be only one country.
否定句：在will后面加not.
There won’t be only one country.
一般疑问句：把will提到there之前。
Will there be only one country?
Yes, there will. / No, there won’t.
Grammar Focus
Will there be less pollution? No, there won’t.
There will be more pollution.
Will there be fewer trees? Yes, there will.
Kids won’t go to school.
Kids will study at home on computers.
一般将来时结构：
肯定式：主语 + will + 动词原形
否定式：主语 + won’t + 动词原形
一般疑问句：Will + 主语 + 动词原形
练习
1. He ________ very busy this week, he ________ free next week.
A. will be; is
B. is; is
C. will be; will be
D. is; will be
D
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.
科幻小说电影
他们能够帮助人们做家务和那些最让人不
愉快的工作。
1. science fiction movies 科幻电影
2. unpleasant adj. 不高兴的
pleasant adj. 高兴的
pleasure n.
pleased=happy adj. 高兴的，开心的
be pleased with sb./sth. 对…很满意
be pleased to do sth. 做某事高兴
pleasure
pleased
pleasant
pleased
选用pleasant pleasure pleased 填空：
–--Thanks a lot. –--That my ________.
Our teacher was _________with our study .
I think that will be a ________trip.
I am ________ to join you.
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.
科学家
日本的一些公司已经能够让机器人行走和
跳舞。这种机器人看来会很有意思。
未来；将来
然而
好几百；
许许多多
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 think 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.
他认为机器人做人做的事情
是困难的。
3. hundreds of 几百
hundreds of books
我校图书馆收藏着几百本书。
There are hundreds of books in our
school library.
=There are ____ _____ hundred books
in our school library.
a few
4. It is/was/will be + 形容词+ for sb. +to do sth.对某人来说做…..是….
5. wake up sb. 叫醒某人
不要叫醒我。
Don’t wake me up.

6. be able to +原形 (可以用各种时态)
=can + 原形 (只用在过去时和一般现在时)
用be able to can 填空：
I don’t think you ___________live to be 100.
2. When I was five, I ________swim.
will be able to
could
was able to
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.
工厂
他们一次又一次地做这些简单的工作。
人们做这样的工作就会感到枯燥。但是机器
人永远也不会感到枯燥。
7. There be sb. + doing sth. 有某人正在做…
那时侯有四个人正在睡觉。
There were four persons sleeping at that time.
=Four persons ______ ______at that time.
are sleeping
有个人正在讲话。
There is a man talking.
8. over and over 三翻四次， 反反复复,不断
婴儿喜欢反复说同一句话。
Babies like saying the same words over and over.
In the future, there will be more robots every-
where, 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 buildings. That may not seem
possible now, but computers, space rockets and even
electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred
years ago. We never know what will happen in the
future!
形状
蛇
地震
电动牙刷
In the future, there will be more robots every-
where, 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 buildings. That may not seem
possible now, but computers, space rockets and even
electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred
years ago. We never know what will happen in the
future!
未来，到处会有更多的机器人，人们的工作也会更少。
地震后，蛇机器人就会帮助寻找建筑物底下的人。
我们永远也不知道未来会发生什么。
9. get bored=be bored=feel bored

* 10. Sb. seem
形容词
名词
to do sth.
+
他看来似乎病得很严重。
He seems/seemed very ill/ill badly.
=He seems/seemed to be very ill/to be ill badly.
看来那件事是没可能的。
That thing seems/seemed impossible.
=That thing seems/seemed ___ ____ _______.
某人看来似乎…
to be impossible.
* It seems/seemed that + 句子 看来…..
看来天要下雪了。
It seems that it will rain.
看来那只老虎要死了。
It seems that the tiger will die/is going to die /is dying.
Class over!
GoodBye!