Unit 7
Will people have robots?
The future's not ours to see.
Let’s predict.
Let’s make predictions.
What are you going to be when you grow up?
I’m going to be a/an …（ doctor ）.
be going to =will
I’m going to be a doctor. = I will be a doctor.
Make more predictions about yourself in the future like this:
I will be a doctor in the future.
I will help more people in 20years.
I will work in Shanghai.
I will have my own money.
I will make more friends.
I will be happy.
How about my dear friend Tian Yu?
Let me ask him.
Dear Tian Yu, I will be a doctor.
Will you be a doctor?
Yes ,I will . I will be a doctor.
No, I won’t. I won’t be a doctor.

Will you be an astronaut like Yang Liwei?
Yes ,I will./ No, I won’t.
I won’t be an astronaut.

Will you have a job in 20 years?
Will you study in college in 10 years?
Will you have a baby in 20 years?
Will you be rich?
Yes , I will.
No, I won’t.
Pair work
--Will you be in college in 5 years?
a doctor/ an actress?
--Will you live in Beijing in10 years?
have children in 5 years?
study on computers?
Yes , I will . No , I won’t.

Group work : 我的未来不是梦
Report ：I will be a doctor.
I won’t live in Beijing.
She/ He will …
She / He won’t …
What will happen to the earth in the future? Let’s predict.
There will be more people.
There will be more cars. Cities will be more crowed and there will be less room.
There will be more factories/pollution.
There will be fewer trees.
There will be less fresh water/air.
Will there be more students?
Will there be less fresh air?
Will there be less pollution?
Will there be fewer schools/robots?
Yes ,there will .
No ,there won’t.
Will there be
less/ fewer/more … on the earth?
Yes, there will. No, there won’t.
The prediction of the earth.
Ask and answer with your partner.
What can we do for our future life?
We will use less paper.
We will plant more trees.
We will save water.
We will study hard and play a part in saving the earth.
What will our life be like in the future? Make a conclusion.
I will …My mother will …
My friend won’t …
There will be…
Cities will … We will …
Thank you for listening!
2. fewer Use fewer to talk about countable nouns.
eg. There will be fewer trees.
There will be fewer people.
3. less Use less to talk about
uncountable nouns.
eg. There will be less pollution.
There will be less free time.
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.
1c PAIRWORK
2b Listening
1. There will be fewer people.
2. There will be less free time.
3. People will use less subways less.
4. There will be more pollution.
5. Cities will be very big and
crowded.
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Woman: OK, now I want to hear
everyone’s predictions
about the future.
Girl 1: Well, I think there will be
more people.
Woman: More people? OK. What
else?
Tapescript
Woman: That's a great idea. Let’s
hear another prediction.
Boy 2: There will be less pollution.
Woman: That will be good for the
earth!
Girl 1: I think there will be fewer trees.
I think cities will be really big
and crowded besides there will
be a lot more people.
2c GROUPWORK
A: I think there will be more pollution.
B: Well, I don’t agree. But I think there
will be fewer trees.
A: I agree.
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. 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
2. fewer Use fewer to talk about countable nouns.
eg. There will be fewer trees.
There will be fewer people.
1. 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
2. fewer Use fewer to talk about countable nouns.
eg. There will be fewer trees.
There will be fewer people.
3. less Use less to talk about
uncountable nouns.
eg. There will be less pollution.
There will be less free time.
3. less Use less to talk about
uncountable nouns.
eg. There will be less pollution.
There will be less free time.
1. Five years ago, Sally was _______ ______.
2. She played ______.
3. She had _____.
4. Today Sally is _________.
5. She plays _______.
6. She has ______.
3a
school
in high
soccer
a cat
in college
a guitar
a dog
7. In five years, Sally will be ________ ______
8. She will play ______.
9. She will have _______.
/ wife
tennis
a baby
a mother
3b PAIRWORK
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…
3c Now write about yourself.
1. 一般将来时：“Will＋动词原形”的表达。
一般将来时表示将来某个时间要发生的动作或存在的状态，也表示将来经常或重复发生的动作，常与表将来的时间状语连用。
Explanation
对将要发生的事、或打算、计划、决定要做的事情，用“be going to ＋动词原形”表达。口语中多用此形式表将来，且这种表达表示一个事前考虑好的意图，
相当于中文的“打算、计划、准备”。而“will / shall ＋动词原形”表示未经事先考虑的意图。
书面语中当主语为第一人称I / we 时，常用“shall”。而口语中所有人称和数都可用“will”。
will not = won’t.
以前我们还学习过用进行时表将来的表达。
一般将来时句型如下：
（1）肯定句：主语＋will / shall ＋动
词原形。
（2）否定句：主语＋will / shall not ＋
动词原形。
（3）疑问句：Will / Shall ＋主语＋动
词原形
注意：对疑问句的回答用will 或shall，但是在肯定回答中用不能用缩写，如I’ll, 只能说“ Yes, I will.”因为will与shall在句末不能用缩写。
2. “ there be ”
句型一般将来时的表达。
肯定句：There will be ＋名词（短语）
否定句：There will not / won’t be ＋名
词（短语）
一般疑问句：
Will there be ＋名词（短语）？
－Yes, there will. / No, there won’t.
注意：由于will后接动词原形，因此在 “there be ”句型一般将来时的句中will之后用be动词的原形，即“be”一词，无论后面是单、复数或不可数名词（短语）。
e.g. There won’t be any paper money.
There will only be one country.
There will be more leisure time.
（1）few（形容词）“几乎没有，很少 的”，修饰可数名词。其比较级、最高级为规则变化：
few－fewer－fewest
“a few”表示“一些”，“few”带否定含义，“几乎没有”。
3. fewer 与less及more表数量的用法。
例: a few days ago, for a few weeks,
He has few friends here.
There will be fewer trees.
（2）little（形容词）“很少的，几乎没有的”（“小的，幼小的”），修饰不可数名词。其比较级、最高级为不规则变化：
little－less－least
“a little”表“一些”，“little”带否定含义，“几乎没有”。
There’s little food left. We have to buy some.
There’s a little water in the cup.
There will be less pollution.
He finished it within the least time.
3）many “许多”，修饰可数名词。
much “许多”，修饰可数名词。

例：I have many magazines. She has
more magazines. But he has the
most.
many / more 比较级、最高级为不规则变化：
many / much －more－most
There will be more people on the earth in future.
More and more students start to exercise more every day to keep fit.
1a Write each word in the correct column below.
astronaut
computer programmer
train
rocket
space station
house
apartment
Section B
1b PAIRWORK
2a Listening
1
3
2
2b Listening
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.
live
work
am
lived
took
’ll be
7. I _____ rockets to the moon.
8. I ______ on a space station.
’ll fly
’ll live
Alexis: Hi, I’m Alexis.
Joe: Nice to meet you, Alexis, I’m
Joe.
Alexis: Nice to meet you, Joe. Do you
live here in Techville?
Joe: Yes, I do. I live in an apartment
across the street from here.
Tapescript
Conversation 1
Alexis: Oh, really?
Joe: Yes, I work near here too, at
Sisco Software Systems. I am
a computer programmer.
Alexis: A computer programmer?
That sounds interesting.
Joe: Well, actually it’s kind of
boring. I do the same thing
every day.
Alexis: Hey, Joe, is that a picture of
you?
Joe: Yeah,that was me ten years
ago.
Alexis: So, did you live here in
Techville ten years ago?
Conversation 2
Joe: No, I lived with my parents in
Greenville. We lived in a house
in the country. I went to school
here in Techville, though.
Alexis: Really? That’s pretty far from
here. How did you get to
school?
Joe: Oh, I took the train to school.
Alexis: So, Joe, what do you think your
life will be like in ten years?
Joe: Oh, I think I’ll be an astronaut.
Alexis: An astronaut? Are you kidding?
Joe: No, I’m serious. I’ll fly rockets
to the moon. Maybe there will
be flights to other planets.
Conversation 3
Alexis: Oh, and where will you live?
Joe: I’ll live on a space station.
2c PAIRWORK
A: Where do you live?
B: I live in an apartment.
reporter
parrot
go skating and swimming
Shanghai
suit
Self Check
1. I want to _____ for myself when I’m older.
2. My friends _____ a pet pig in their house.
3. I need to ____ smart for my job interview.
work
keep
look
4. We have to _____ a uniform to school.
5. One day people will ___ to the moon for vacations.
wear
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
astronaut
computers
robots
1. besides prep. 而且；再者；还有（区别于 beside “在…旁边；在…附近”）
I sit beside John.
我坐在约翰旁边。
He tried two ways besides.
他另外还试了两种方法。
Explanation
2. go swimming 去游泳
类似的短语还有：
go skating 去滑冰
go fishing 去钓鱼
go shopping 去买东西
go hiking 去远足
3. be on vacation 度假
Where will go be on vacation?
你将去哪儿度假
4. In ten years 十年后
I’ll be a reporter in ten years.
十年后我会是一个记者。
I’ll be a hero in ten years.
十年后我又是一条好汉。
5. fall in love with
爱上…
fall in love with a girl
爱上一个女孩
fall in love with a country
爱上一个国家
[注] fall 是“陷入”的意思. 它与feel（感觉）很像。
　　fall→ fell→ fallen
　　feel→ felt→ felt
6. alone adj.（只作表语）
adv. 独自；单独
He was alone in the house
他一个人在屋里
I went to the movies alone，I felt
lonely.
我独自去看电影了，我觉得很孤独。
[注] alone 表示“单独的，独自一人的”，不含感情色彩.做形容词时，只能在be动词或系动词之后做表语与lonely不同，
lonely表示“孤独的，寂寞的”含有丰富的感情色彩. lonely做形容词时，可做定语和表语。
如: a lonely village 孤寂的村庄.
7. keep vt.& vi.
keep 有好几个意思，在本课中做 “饲养；喂养”讲，相当于feed。
keep a pet parrot 养一只宠物鹦鹉
feed a cat with fish 给猫喂鱼
（1）保住；保留：
I’ll try my best to keep my job.
我要尽力保住我的工作。
（2）保守（秘密）：
keep a secret
（这对我来说可是太难了）
（3）保持（某状态）：
Keep silent! 保持沉默！
Keep top side up! 请勿倒放！
（“保持上方朝上”不就是“请勿倒
放”吗？）
（4）继续；持续：
They kept walking.
他们继续步行。
用more, less, fewer 填空
1. We plant trees every year, there will be _____ trees.
2. If we waste water, there will be ____ water.
3. If every family has a baby, there will be _____ people.
more
less
more
Exercises
4. I think English is _________ popular than Chinese.
5. There will be _____ robots everywhere, and humans will have ___ work to do.
6. There will be _____ free time when people retire.
less/ more
more
less
more
选择wear, put on , dress 填空，并注意用其适当形式
1. We have to _____ a uniform to school.
2. ______ your coat when you go out.
3. Can he _____ himself?
wear
Put on
dress
4. Our Chinese teacher _____ a pair of glasses.
5. Please _____ the baby, George.
6. She often _____ a red skirt.
wears
dress
wears
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
翻译句子
1. 你认为人们的家里会有机器人吗？
Do _______ ______ there will be robots _____ _____ homes?
2. 人们将活到150岁。
People _______ _____ ______ ______ 150 years old.
Homework
3. 我认为她会当医生。
I think she ______ ____ a doctor.
4. 你住哪儿？ 我住在北京。
______ _____ _____ ______? I live in Beijing.
5. 他反复看她的来信。
He read her letter ______ _______ _______ ________.
6. 等了很长一段时间后他厌烦了。
He _______ _______ after he waited for long.
写作
发挥你的想象, 写一篇作文。
I think we will need robots for cleaning the house… …
Homework
Thank you for listening!