UNIT 7 Will people have robots?
Section A 1a ~1c
robot
robots
In the winter vacation I saw an
interesting movie.
Will there be robots in people’s homes in 100 years?
Yes, there will.
No, there won’t.
What will
robots do
for us in the future?
Robots will do some housework for us.
Will we have robots in our homes?
What will our world be like in 100 years?
Could you make some predictions?
Please talk with your partner.
Free talk
预言；预测；预示
There will be…
People will have…
1a How will the world be different in the future, 100 years from now? Read these predictions. Check (√) A (for agree) or D (for disagree).
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 only be one country.
A D 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
Listening Comprehension:A:I bet____________________. _______________________________.B:Oh, I disagree.A:You do?B:Yeah, there will always be school.
kids won’t go to school
They’ll study at home at computers
Unit 1
Will people have robots?
Section A
2a~4
there will be less\more pollution.
污染
I predict…
there will be more/fewer cars
there will be fewer/more people

more buildings
more/fewer trees
more free time
less water
2a Listen and circle the words you hear.
1. There will be more / less / fewer people.
2. There will be more / less / fewer free time.
3. There will be more / less / fewer cars.
4. There will be more / less / fewer pollution.
5. There will be more / less / fewer trees.
(little的比较级)较少
(few的比较级)较少数
树
Remember:
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
_____ 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 crowded.
2b
Listen again and check the predictions you hear
Pairwork
Change the predictions into questions and ask each other these questions.
For example:
A: Will there be less free time in the future?
B: No, there won’t. There will be more free time. Because robots will do a lot for people.
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.
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.
will visit
will be
will help
用一般将来时填空。
4. They ________ (play) soccer if it doesn’t rain.
5. We _________ (have) a meeting tomorrow.
will play
will have
Some more predictions about things.
3a
3a Look at the pictures of Sally. Then fill in the blanks in the sentences.
1. Five years ago, Sally was .
2. She played .
3. She had .
in high school
soccer
a cat
一般过去时：be动词、行为动词都用过去式。
4. Today Sally is .
5. She plays .
6. She has .
7. In five years, Sally will be .
8. She will play .
9. She will have .
in college
a guitar
a dog
一般现在时：动词用现在式，但当主语为第三人称单数时，动词要有相应的变化。
a mother / wife
tennis
a baby
一般将来时：动词在will后面必须用原形。
3b PAIRWORK
Look at activity 3a. Make predictions about Sally.
A: What do you think Sally will be in five years?
B: I think she’ll be a doctor.
A: What sport will she play?
B: She’ll play…
(= she will)
疑问词（What/who/how many …）do you think +主语+谓语
Eg
1)what do you think the city will be like in ten years?
2) who do you think he is cooking for?
3) how many students do you think there are in our school?
3c Now write about yourself.
Period 3
1a~2c
Unit 1 Will people have robots ?
Warming Up
Q1. where did you study 5 years ago?
Q2.Where do you study now?
Q3. Where will you study in 5 years ?
an astronaut
['æstrənɔ:t]
a rocket
space
space station
Pair work
A: What will you be in ten years ?
B: I’ll be … (I will be… )
A: Where will you work ?
B: I will work in …
A: Where will you live ?
B: I will live in …
astronaut
computer
programmer
rocket
train
space station
apartment
house
astronaut house apartment computer programmer train rocket space station
1a
Write each word in the correct column below .
1
2
3
Listen and number the pictures
2a
1. I ________in an apartment.
2. I ________near here.
3. I ________a computer programmer.
4. We_______ in a house.
5. I _________ the train to school.
6. I _________ an astronaut.
7. I _________ rockets to the moon.
8. I _________ on a space station.
live
work
am
lived
took
’ll be
’ll fly
’ll live
Listen again.
Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs.
’ll live
’ll fly
work
lived
am
took
’ll be
live
2b
A: Where do you live ?
B:I live in … .
A: Where did you live ten years ago ?
B:I lived in …
A: What do you do ? / What’s your job ?
B: I’m a/an … .
A: What do you think you will be in ten years ?
B:I think I will be … .
A: Where will you live ?
B:I will live in … .
Report
I live in …now .But ten years ago I lived in …
Good-bye !
Period 4
3a~4
Unit 1 Will people have robots ?
Pairwork
A: I think that Brazil will win the next World Cup.
B: I disagree. I think that England will win next time.
4 PAIRWORK Answer the questions below. Then ask your partner for his or her ideas.
哪个
世界杯
What will your life be like in ten years?
Reading ( 3a)
What will Ming’s life be like in ten years?
I’ll= I will
fall 落下；跌落 (过去式fell)
fall in love with 爱上…
alone 单独的，孤独的
（和lonely 相区别）
pet 宠物
parrot 鹦鹉
probably 大概，或许
go skating 去滑冰
suit 一套西装
be able to do something 有能力做某事
dress 动词，穿衣
casually 随意的，休闲的
even 甚至
Words and phrases you should learn first
D
3a Read Ming’s answer to the question “What will your life be like in ten years?” Then fill in the chart.
In ten years, I think I’ll be a reporter. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I went to Shanghai last year and fell in love with it. I think it’s really a beautiful city. As a reporter, I think I will meet lots of interesting people. I think I’ll live in an apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living alone. I’ll have pets. I can’t have any pets now because my mother hates them, and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I’ll have many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot! I’ll probably go skating and swimming every day. During the week I’ll look smart, and probably will wear a suit. At the weekends, I’ll be able to dress more casually. I think I’ll go to Hong Kong on vacation, and one day I might even visit Australia.
A reporter.
Different pets, maybe a pet carrot.
Go skating and swimming.
An apartment in Shanghai.
A suit during the week, dress more casually on the week end.
Reading
T or F
( ) 1. In ten years, the writer will be a manager.
( ) 2. The writer went to Hong Kong last year.
( ) 3. The writer has some pets now.
( ) 4. She will live with her friends.
( ) 5. She will dress casually during the week.
( ) 6. The writer loves Shanghai.
F
F
F
F
T
T
Bye-bye !
Unit 1 Will people have robots?
Self--check
1 Fill in the blanks with the words given. Then make your own sentences with the words.
wear work look fly keep
I want to _______ for myself when I’m older.
My friends _______ a pet pig in their house.
I need to______ smart for my job interview.
We have to ______ a uniform to school.
One day people will _______to the moon for vacations.
work
keep
wear
look
fly
3 Find these words from this unit.
1. A place to live in space: _________
2. Something kids will use to study at home: _______
3. These will be in every home: _______
4. Yang Liwei is a famous Chinese _________
space station
computer
robot
astronaut
2
Read the passage and circle the inventions on the right.
Predicting the future can be difficult. There are many famous predictions that never came true. Before 1929, there was no sound in movies. The head of one of the biggest movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see actors talk. Of course, he was wrong! In 1977, the head of the largest computer company in the United States said, “No one will want to have a computer in his or her home.” He thought that computer would never be used by most people.
预言，动词
预言，名词
实现
company公司--companies
think-thought
Do you think you will have
your own robot?
reading
Which year is it in the film?
2035
What will the robots look like in 2035?
Humans.
What kind of this movie is it?
Science fiction movie
Watch a movie clip and answer some questions
Take out the trash
What will the robots do in 2035?
talk to people
help carry the shopping bags
help look after the pet dogs
make meals
They will do the same things as us.
help people do the most unpleasant jobs
help with the housework
There are some other kinds of robots, what can they do ?
shapes
spider
a huge arm
snake
factory
earthquake
1. What will your robot look
like in the future?
2. What will your robot do ?
1. My robot will…
2.
3.
4.
…
Do you think you will have your own robot?
Can you predict what this passage is about?

It’s about…
housework cars years ago
bored will was
koalas buildings less work
swimming possible America
doctor piano backpack
Make a prediction : Circle the words and phrases you may read in the passage.
Robots will…
1. help with the housework
2. play with the kids
3. walk and dance
4. play an instrument
5. talk to people
6. do the most unpleasant jobs
7. look for people under buildings
8. look after the pets
Tick
√
√
√
√
Scan the passage “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.
Section 2 While You ReadUnderline some useful expressions.
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。
help sb. with sth. / help sb. (to) do sth.
帮助某人做某事
Some scientists believe that there will be such
robots in the futur e. 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。
然而
好几百；许许多多
try to do sth. 尽力去做某事 try doing sth. 尝试做某事
make robots look like…使机器人看起来像…一样
make sb. / sth. do…
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。
it + be +形容词+ (for sb.) + to do sth. (某人)做某事怎么样
It is not easy for me to get up early on Sunday morning.
the same…as… 同…一样的…
I don’t like to wear the same clothes as you do every day.
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.
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。
factory----factories 工厂
simple 简单的；简易的
such 这样的；这种
over and over again 一遍又一遍地
get + 形容词 变得；觉得
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 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
寻找
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 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。
3a Go through the reading again.
How many words in 1b did you correctly predict?
Section 3 After You Read
Section 3 After You Read
… the same as… … make … do…
… to take … (period of time) … to help do …
… to help with …
1.He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as us.
2.Robot scientists are now trying to make robots look like people.
3.They agree it may take hundreds of years
4.A snake robot could help look for people.
5.They help with the housework.
3b Find examples of the following structures in the reading. Then make your own sentences.
3c What things can robots do? Make a list. Are they useful or not? Discuss with your partner and give each item a rating from 1 (not useful at all) to 5 (very useful).
级别；等级
cleaning the house
looking after babies
helping with the housework
walking and dancing
talking to people
helping look for people
playing games
I think we will need robots for:
Section 4 Go for it.
What ways do you think a robot will help you and your family in the future? Write your ideas.