Unit7: Will people have robots?
Section A
I’m thirteen years old now. And I will be fifteen years old in two years.
现在我十三岁，两年后我将是十五岁。
in two years
two years ago
now
两年以后
Presentation
In 100 years…
What do you think
life will be?
Will people have the robots?
robot
People will have robots in
their homes.
People won’t use money.
Everything will be free.
免费的
won’t= will not
Books will only be on computers, not on paper.
Kids won’t go to school.
They’ll study at home on computers.
= they will
在电脑上
There will only be one country.
People will live to be 200 years old.
不是你背书包，而是书包背你
将来，你可以节省时间来睡觉，让机器人帮你做锻炼。
四条腿的裤子保证你随时随地可以休息
你可以在卫生间里练习冲浪
如果你输入不健康词汇，
电脑就会惩罚你
医生同时也是魔术师，
他可以不用X射线检查你的骨骼
How will the world be different in the future, 100 years from now? Read these predictions. Check (√) A (for agree) or D (for disagree).
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 computers, 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.
1b.Listen and circle the predictions you hear in activity 1a.
People will have robots in their homes.
People won’t use money. Everything will be free.
Books will only be on computers, not on paper.
Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on
computers.
5. There will only be one country.
6. People will live to be 200 years old.
Tapescript:A:Do you think __________________________________in 100 years?B:Yes,I do. I saw a robot on TV, and it cleaned the kitchen.A:Well, ______________________________.B:Do you think____________________?A:Yeah,probably.B:I think______________________.A:Only one country in the whole world? Will there be world peace?B:I hope so.
people will have robots in their homes
I don’t think people will use money
everything will be free
there will be one country
A: I bet kids________________
They’ll__________________________.
B: Oh, I disagree.
A: You do?
B: Yeah, ____________________always ____________________.

study at home on computers
won’t go to school.
there will
be schools
A:Will people have robots in their homes in 100 years?
B:Yes, they will.
No, they won’t.
Will people use money in 100 years?
No, they won’t. Everything will be free.
1c
Yes, they will.
Will people live to be 200 years old?
Pair work
Will kids go to school?
No, they won’t. They’ll study at home on computers.
Will there be only one country?
Yes, there will be only one country.
It’ll be finished ______five minutes.
He rang you up ________supper.
I’ll be free _________nine o’ clock.
It’s 2:00. I’ll come ____ an hour.
in
after
after
in
用 in 或 after 填空
“in与after+时间” 都可表示“在…之后”。当它们用于一般将来时态时，in后接“时间段”，after后接“具体时间”。
1. He’ll come back in three hours. 他三个小时以后回来。
2. He’ll come back after three o’clock. 他三点钟以后回来。
1. I ________ (visit) my uncle tomorrow.
2. There _______ (be) a football match in our school next week.
3. He ________ (help) you with your English this evening.
4. They ________ (play) soccer if it doesn’t rain.
5. We _________ (have) a meeting tomorrow.
will visit
will be
will help
用一般将来时填空
will play
will have
more trees
more water
less meat
less + 不可数名词
fewer people
fewer + 可数名词
smoke from factories
air pollution
factory
What else will happen in the future?
pollution [pə`luʃən] 污染
pollute [pə`lu:t]
water pollution
Will there be more pollution in the future?
There will be more pollution in the future?
Yes, there will.
much—more---most
Will there be more people in the future?
Yes, there will.
There will be more people in the future.
many—more---most
There will be fewer trees.
Will there be more trees?
No, there won’t.
There will be fewer trees.
few—fewer---fewest
There will be less free time.
Will there be more free time?
No, there won’t.
There will be less free time.
little--less--least
many—more—most much—more—most
few—fewer—fewest little—less—least
修饰可数名词 修饰不可数名词
Remember
Listening
Listen and circle the words you hear.
2a
1. There will be (more/ less/ fewer) people.
2. There will be (more/ less /fewer) free time.
3. There will be (more/ less/ fewer) pollution.
4. There will be (more/ less/ fewer) cars.
5. There will be (more/ less/ fewer) trees.
______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 crowed.
Listen again. Check (√) the predictions you hear.
2b
Listening time
2b
W: OK, now I want to hear everyone’s
predictions about the future.
G1:Well, I think there will be more people.
W: More people? OK. What else?B1: I predict there will be less free time.W: I hope not.G2: Well, I think there will be fewer cars.
W: You do?
Listening time
2b
G2: Yes, people will use the subways more.
W: That’s a great idea. Let’s hear another
prediction.
B2:There will be less pollution.
W: That will be good for the earth!
G1:I think there will be less trees. I think
cities will be really big and crowded
because there will be a lot more people.
Pairwork
Make conversations about the predictions in 2a and 2b.
What’s your prediction about the future?
I think there will be more pollution.
2c
Really? I don’t think so. But I think there will be fewer trees.
What’s your prediction about the future?
I think cities will be very big and crowed.
Sure. I agree with you. And I think there will be more pollution.
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2d Role-play the conversation.
Nick: What are you reading, Jill?
Jill: It’s a book about the future.
Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the
future be like?
Jill: Well, cities will be more crowded and
polluted. There will be fewer trees and the
environment will be in great danger.
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Nick: That sounds bad! Will
we have to move to other
planets?
Jill: Maybe. But I want to live
on the earth.
Nick: Me, too. Then what can we do?
Jill: We can use less water and plant more trees.
Everyone should play a part in saving the
earth.
What will the future be like?
city--cities
Cities will be
more crowded and polluted
[pə`lu:tid]
污染的
What will the future be like?
environment
in great danger
[in`vaiərənmənt]
环境
The environment will be
What can we do?
planet
[ plænit ]
行星
move to other planets?
Will we have to
Maybe
What can we do?
We can
use less water
plant more trees
Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
save the earth
play a part 参与
play a part in… 是一个固定短语，表示“参与……；在……中尽自己的一份力量”
e.g. He didn’t play a part in making this decision.
他并没参与做出此决定。
part n. 参加；参与；部分
1. What’s Jill doing?

2. Jill thinks what the future will be like?

3. What can we do to save the earth?
Read the conversation and find the answers to the questions.
2d
He’s reading a book _____ ___ _____
in great danger
The environment will be ______ ____ ____
Cities will be
_____ ______and_________
more crowded
polluted
about the future
We should _____ ____ _____ _____saving the earth.
play a part in
What are you reading, Jill? …
It’s a book about the future. …
Role-play the conversation.
Role play