Unit 7
Unit 7
Will people have robots?
Section B 2
3a-Self check
1. 在工厂 ______________
2. 做简单工作_________________
4. 多次；反复地 ___________________
5. 许多；大量 ___________________
6. 看起来像人类 ________________
Let’s review the phrases in 2b.
in factories
do simple jobs
over and over again
hundreds of
look like humans
Revision
7. 醒来 ________
8. 能够 _____________
9. 突然倒下；跌倒___________
10. 寻找；寻求 ______________
wake up
be able to
fall down
look for
Today there are ________ robots working in ___________. For example, they can help to ______ cars, and they do ______ jobs over and over again. They do jobs like working in dirty or
_________ ______.
Fill in the blanks with the right words.
already
factories
build
dangerous places
simple
Fewer people will do such jobs in future because they are boring, but robots will never get _______. Some scientists _______ that there will more robots in ________ ____ years. They are trying to make robots look like ________.
bored
hundreds of
believe
humans
New words
1. probably adv. 很可能；大概 (=maybe)
2. during prep. 在……期间
e.g. The boys probably dress up as ghost.
这些男孩可能会装扮成鬼。
e.g. He swims every day during the summer. 他夏天每天游泳。
Reading
Read Jill’s answers to the question “What will your life be like in the future?” Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
3a
meet work live look keep wear more less fewer take
首先，阅读备选单词，明白每个单词的意思；阅读并整体把握短文大意。
其次，分析有空格的每个句子，根据句意及上下文意来判断每个空格应填的词。
最后，再通读一遍短文，看是否通顺合理。
阅读指导：
In 20 years, I think I’ll be a newspaper reporter. I’ll _____ in Shanghai, because there will be ______ jobs in that city. As a reporter, I think I will _____ lots of interesting people, so I’ll have more friends. I’ll have _____ pets, though, because I’ll have _____ free time. And my apartment will be no good for pets because it’ll be too small.
live
more
meet
keep
fewer
So I’ll probably just ____ a bird. During the week, I’ll _____ smart clothes. On the weekend, I’ll _____ less smart but I’ll be more comfortable. In the future, people will _____ more so they’ll probably have fewer vacations, but I think I’ll _____ a holiday in HongKong when possible. One day I’ll even go to Australia.
keep
wear
look
work
take
1. live: 由下文“在那座城市里有更多的工作”，可知本空填live“居住”一词。
3. meet: 空格前为情态动词will，空格后为名词people，可知本空应填动词meet 会见。句意“作为一名记者，我想我将会见很多有趣的人”。
2. more: 空格前是be动词，空格后为jobs这一名词，可知前面应用一形容词来修饰，由句意及常识可知应 填more （大都市就业机会多）。
5. less: 由下文文意为“不适合养宠物”且空格后的free time是不可数名词，可知空格处应用less一词。
6. keep: 上文描述的是养宠物的事，因此本空应填keep“养”之意。
4. fewer: 由下文“并且我的公寓将会对养宠物没好处因为它太小了。”，可知我将有“更少的”宠物，故本空应填fewer一词。
7. wear: 空格后有名词clothes，可知空格处应为动词wear“穿”。
8. look: 空格前是主语I’ll，空格后为形容词smart，故本空格为连系动词look。
9. work: 由下文“因此他们将可能有更少假期”，可知本空填work“工作”一词。
10. take: take a holiday为固定搭配，句意“有可能的话，我会在香港度假。”
Complete the chart about your life 20 years from now. You can add more items.
What will your…be like?
pilot
in an apartment
Writing
keep some plants
near a park
3b
___________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Write about your life 20 years from now. Use 3a and 3b to help you.
Writing
3c
本文为写自己未来二十年后的工作及生活，因此，时态应用一般将来时态。
首先，根据3b中自己所填表格中的内容，来想像一下自己的生活。工作、家庭、业余活动，自己周围的生活环境等。
将上述几个方面逐条写出来，并注意恰当运用连接词，以使文章连贯通顺。
最后，通读一遍短文，检查是否有错误。
写作指导
One possible version:
In 20 years, I think I’ll be a pilot. I’ll work in Beijing, because my parents work in Beijing. I want to live with them. I’ll live in a large apartment. As a pilot, I can have a few days off every month. I think I’ll keep some plants in my apartment. There’ll be a park near my home. I’ll take a walk after supper. I like chess, so I can also play chess with my friends in the park.
Discussion
Discuss how you think a robot will help students with schoolwork in the future. Write down your group’s ideas and draw a picture of your robot.
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I think students won’t need dictionaries because a robot will tell them the meaning of the words.
Self check
1. Put the words in the correct columns in the chart.
job, people, pollution, robot, fresh water, paper, planet, car, clean air, city, free time, building, money, tree
1. more后面可跟可数名词或不可数名词；
2. fewer后面跟可数名词；
3. less 后面跟不可数名词；
job, people,
robot， planet
car, city
building， tree
pollution, fresh water
paper, clean air,
free time， money
方法指导
Girl: Mom, what will the future _____ like?
Mom: Well, no one knows what the future will be _______.
Girl: But ______ I be beautiful like you? ______ I be a pilot? I want to fly up into the sky.
2. Fill in the blanks in the conversation.
be
like
will
Will
Mom: You’re already beautiful. And
you should study hard. Then you
_____ be a pilot.
Girl: OK. I must study harder then.
Mom: But you should also remember that ______ will ____both good and bad things in life.
Girl: Oh, I’m not scared, Mom, because you ______ help me!
will
there
be
will
1. be: like在本句中是介词，意为“像”，因此本句中缺少be动词，句中有情态动词will，故应用be动词的原形。
3. will, Will: 句意“我会像你一样漂亮吗？我会成为一名飞行员吗？”用一般将来时。
2. like: 句意“没有人知道将来会是怎么样？”本句缺少介词，故用like。
5. there, be: 句意“但是你应当明白生活中既有好的也会有坏的事情”，本句为there be句型的一般将来时态。
6. will: 因为你将会帮助我。也是一般将来时态。
4. will: 空格后是be动词原形，故应用情态动词will。
1. 背诵3a中的短文。
2. 整理一下自己课堂上所写的短文，并进行修改，将作文写在作业本上。