Unit 7
Section A
Will people have robots?
学习目标
1.words:
paper, pollution, prediction, future, pollute,
2.phrases:
In 100 years , in the future, live to be +年龄
3.重点：学会使用带有will的一般将来时对未来将要发生的事情进行预测。
难点：学会使用there be 句型的一般将来时的两种表达法，以及正确运用more , fewer , less来修饰名词。
What do you think the life will be like in 100 years/in the future?
in+时间段：
（从现在的时间为起点）在……之后，
常用于一般将来时
Let’s predict it in the future.
Will people have robots
in their homes ?
Yes ,they will.
No ,they won’t.(=will not)
Will every home have a car?
Yes , it will.
No , it won’t.
Will kids study at home on computers ?
Yes , they will.
They will study at home on computers.
No , they won’t.
They won't go to school.
Will people live to be 200 years old?
Yes, they will.
No, they won't.
People will live to be 200 years old?
People won't live to be 200 years old?
1.People will have robots in their homes.
2.People won’t use money. Everything will be free.
3.Books will only be on computer,not on paper.
4.Kids won’t go to school.
They’ll study at home on computer.
5.There will be only one country.
6.People will live to be 200 years old.
Read these predictions.
___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 computer,not on paper.
___A___D 4.Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computer.
___A___D 5.There will only one country.
___A___D 6.People will live to be 200 years old.
1a. How will the world be different 100 years from now? Read them . Check (√) A agree or D for disagree.
1.People will have robots in their homes.
2.People won’t use money. Everything will be free.
3.Books will only be on computer,not on paper.
4.Kids won’t go to school.
They’ll study at home on computer.
5.There will be only one country.
6.People will live to be 200 years old.
I agree people will have robots in their homes in 100 years, but I disgree people won't use money.
I agree...,but I 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 computer,not on paper.
___A___D 4.Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computer.
___A___D 5.There will 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.
把1a中的句子变成一般疑问句并做肯定和否定回答。
will （情态动词，后加动词原形）“将，会，要”，表示将要发生的动作
(1) She will go to Shanghai next Friday.
(2) He will be forty on his next birthday.
否定句：will not =won’t
疑问句：将will提至句首
(3) She won’t go to Shanghai next Friday.
(4) Will she go to Shanghai next Friday?
Yes,she will. No,she won't.
常用的时间状语: tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next year/term/week... soon, one day, from now on, in the future,
in +时间段.
=be going to
SectionA 2a--3c
同意 不同意
污染（名词）+（动词）
预测(n.)(v.) 预测家
环境
一张纸 两张纸
活到200岁 在将来
在一百年以后
在一个月以后
在五天以后
人们将不用钱，每样东西将是免费的.

There will be only one country.(边一般疑问句并作肯否回答)
agree
disagree
predictor
prediction
pollute
pollution
predict
environment
a piece of paper
two pieces of paper
live to be
in the future
in one hundred years
in one/a month
in five days
People won't use money.Everything will be free.
Will there be only one country?
Yes,there will. No,there won't.
1.People will have robots in their homes 100 years.
a. at b. in c. after d. with
2. Will there more cars in people’s homes?
a.have b. has c. be d. /
3. There won’t be any in 100 years.
a. paper moneys b. papers money
c. papers moneys d. paper money
4.I think every home will a car.
a.be b. have c. has d. there be
5.There are two white on the desk. you can have one.
a. paper b. piece of paper c. papers d. pieces of paper
6. Will there be more trees? Yes, .
a. they will b. there will c. there will be d. there have
7. I think there will be people and______pollution.
a. fewer, many b. less, fewer c. more less d. less, fewer
b
c
d
b
d
b
c
Game time:
I am the great predictor
Jay Zhou
In 10 years, what will he be like?
Will he get married?
Yes, he will..
Will he have a child?
No, he won’t.
Will he play basketball?
No, he won’t.
Can you tell us what you will be like in 10 years?
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.
There will have fewer people.(×)
few, more, less
fewer （较少的），few(少的)比较级，用于修饰可数名词

more （较多的），much (多的)和many（多的）比较级，用于修饰可数名词不可数名词

less （较少的），little（少的)比较级，用于不可数名词
few fewer fewest
many/much more most
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
There will be more/less/fewer people.
There will be more/less/fewer free time.
There will be more/less/fewer cars.
There will be more/less/fewer pollution.
There will be more/less/fewer trees.
Activity 2a Listen and circle the words you hear.
Activity 2b check the predictions you hear.
_____ 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.
（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.
word review
paper a piece of paper two pieces of paper
pollution pollute polluted
prediction predict predictor
future in the future
environment
planet
earth on the earth
plant
part play a part in...
peace world peace
sea under the sea in the sea
sky in the sky
the language points in the conversation
a book about the future
crowded
polluted
in great danger
move to other planets
on the earth
use less water
plant more trees
should
play a part in
(That) sounds cool!
一本关于未来的书
处于极度危险中
移到其他星球上
用更少的水
应该（情态动词）
拥挤的
被污染的
在地球上
植更多的树
参与某事
那听起来很酷!
一本关于未来的书
处于极度危险中
移到其他星球上
用更少的水
应该（情态动词）
被污染的
在地球上
植更多的树
sentences in the conversation
4.它是关于未来的一本书。
5.未来将会是什么样的？
城市将会更加拥挤和污染严重。
6.将要有更少的树，并且环境奖处于极大的危险中。
7.我们将会移到其他星球上去吗？可能吧
8.但是我想在地球上居住。
9.我们可以用更少的水，植更多的树。
10.每个人都应该加入到拯救地球的行动中来。
3.关于未来你的预言是什么？
我认为将会有更多的污染。
1.人们将不用钱，每样东西将是免费的.
2.人们将活到200岁.
Sentences
11.世界将会和平吗？是的，我希望这样。
12.对人们来说将会有更少的工作，
因为更多的机器人将会像人们一样做工作。
play a part in… 是一个固定短语，
表示“参与，参加（join/take part in）；
在……中尽自己的一份力量”(play a role in)
e.g. 1. He is going to take part in the English contest.
2. When people watch the show,they usually play a role in deciding the winner.
3.他并没参与做出此决定(make this decision).
He didn't take part in making this decision.
part n. 参加；参与；部分
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 old.
everyday can be weekends , because
they have robots to do everything.
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.
less
more
more
more
3. There will be_______ jobs for people because_______ robots will do the same jobs as people.对人们来说将会有更少的工作，因为更多的机器人将会像人们一样做工作。
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
more
more
(1)I will get married in ten years.

=I am going to get married in ten years.

(2)There is going to be a class meeting this afternoon.
=be going to
=There will be a class meeting this afternoon.
=will
(3)There be 句型的一般将来时的表达法：
There is/are going to be ....将要有......
There will be ... 将要有......
变否定句，变一般疑问句
Grammar Focus
=Yes, I hope there will be world peace.
I think/believe/guess so.
1.The students will be in Europe in five years.

2.I slept for five hours last night.

3.My home is five kilometers from my school.
_____ ______ will the students be in Europe?
_____ ______ did you sleep last night?
_____ _____is your home from your school?
How soon
How long
How far
1a 2.4 p49
４.--Will you please ___ do that again?
--OK,I won't. A.won't B.can't C.don't D.not
Will you not please do that again?
Won't you please do that again?
Yes, I will. No,I won't.
1a 2.4 p49
D
You will please do that again.
You won't please do that again .
Will you please not do that again?
When to use "will"?
When to use "there will be...there is/are going to be...“?
城市将会更拥挤。
Cities will be more crowded.
我们将不得不移到其他星球上去吗？
We will have to move to other planets.
将会有更少的树。
There will be fewer trees.
环境将会处于极大危险中.
The environment will be in great danger.
I think there will be more tall buildings, and there will be fewer cars and more buses.
3c Draw a picture of what you think a city in 　
　the future will be like. Then describe it to 　
　the class.
Grammar Focus
一般将来时—will— The simple future tense
概念：
（1）表示将要发生的动作或存在的状态。
We will go to see him tomorrow.
我们明天来看他。
（2）表示将来经常或反复发生的动作。
From now on, I will come every day.
从现在起，我每天都来。
肯定句
否定句
一般疑问句
特殊疑问句
主语 + will +V原形
主语 + will +not + V原形
Will +主语 + V原形
特殊疑问词 + 一般疑问句
2. 基本结构
简略回答
Yes, 代词+ will.
No, 代词+ won’t. (注意缩写形式)
will/shall+动词原形
shall只用于第一人称（I/we）,
will可用于各种人称。
3. Will 表示将来时态，其后常跟的时间状语
tomorrow 明天 next week 下周
next year 明天 before 不久
next month 下个月 soon 不久
the day after tomorrow 后天
the year after next 后年
the week after next 下下周
in five days在五天之后 in the future 在将来
一般将来时—— The simple future tense
4.There be 的一般将来时，表示：将来存在有
（1）肯定句：There will be…
There is/are goingto be
e.g. There will be more people.
There is going to be more people.
（2）否定句：There won’t be…
There isn't /aren't going to be...
e.g. There won’t be more paper.
There isn't going to be more paper.
5. I think there will be more pollution.
(宾语从句)
某地有某物(表存在) There be
某人有某物(表拥有) have / has
2) there be 接词要运用就近(临近)原则
There is a book and two bags. There are two bags and a book.
1) 有
6. there be 句型的时态变化
一般过去时 There was / were…
一般现在时 There is / are…
一般将来时 There will be…
e.g. There is a book on the table.
There will be more people in this city .
There won’t be rain soon.
--Will there be rain?
--Yes, there will. / No, there won’t.
when to use willwhen to use there be will/be going to 区别
Five years ago, Sally was
She played
She had
in high school .
soccer .
a cat .
4. Today, Sally is
5. She plays
6. She has
in college.
the guitar.
a dog.
7. In five years, Sally will be
8. She will play
9. She will have
a doctor.
tennis.
a sports car/a child.
Now write about yourself.
Five years ago

I was

I played

I had
Today,

I am

I play

I have
In five years,

I will be

I will play

I will have
be going to +v. :打算，计划要……，或表示人根据已有的事实和迹象，认为某事即将发生。
(5) There are some dark clouds in the sky. It is going to rain.
7. in college: 上大学
8. in+时间段：（从现在的时间为起点）在……之后，常用于一般将来时
He’ll be back in two days.
after+时间段：（从过去的时间为起点）在……之后，常用于过去时
(2) He started on Sunday morning and arrived in Beijing after three days.
after+时间点（常用于将来时）
(3) The match will begin after two o’clock this afternoon.
Unit 1 Will people have robots?
Section B
astronaut
航天员
rocket 火箭
space station
太空站
house
apartment
"apartment" means
a set of rooms
公寓
Write each word in the correct column below.
astronaut house apartment computer programmer
train rocket space station
astronaut
computer
programmer
train
rocket
house
apartment
1a
Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures 1-3.
2
3
1
2a
I in an apartment.
I near here.
I a computer programmer.
We in a house.
I the train to school.
I an astronaut.
I rockets to the moon.
I on a space station.
’ll live am ’ll fly took
work ’ll be lived live
live
work
am
lived
took
’ll be
’ll fly
’ll have
2b
reporter
parrot
skating

swimming
Shanghai

Hong Kong

Australia
suit
smart
clothes
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.
9. space: n. 太空，空间
space station 太空站
in space 在太空（不加冠词）
An astronaut is walking in space.
10. fly: v. 飞行 （flew）进行时可表将来
I flew from London to Paris last Sunday.
(2) I can hear a plane flying in the sky.
n. 苍蝇
11. fall: v. 落下，跌落 （fell）
An apple fell to the ground.
fall in love with sb/sth 爱上某人/某物
(2) The young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.
(3) When I began to learn English, I fell in love with it.
fall asleep 入睡 fall behind 落后
fall down 倒下，落下
fall off... 从......上掉下来
in fall 在秋天
12. alone: adv. /adj. 单独地
I don’t like going out alone at night.
I can do the job alone.
lonely: adj. 孤独的，寂寞的 （有感情色彩）
I didn’t feel lonely although I was alone.
lonely: “荒凉，偏僻”
(2) She lives in a lonely island.
13. might可表示may的过去式，用于现在跟将来时可表示比may的可能性小。
You might be right.
14. even: adv. 甚至
Even a child can do it well.
可用于修饰比较级
(2) This book is even more interesting than that one.
15. probably: adv. 大概，或许（句首，谓语之前，或助动词，情态动词之后，但不能紧跟在否定词之后）
He will probably arrive in Beijing tonight.
Probably he won’t come. =He probably won’t come.
16. during: 在......期间
I will read some books during the vacation.
17. be able to do sth: 有能力做......， 会做......
（可用于各种时态）
He is able to speak three languages.
I will be able to speak Japanese in two months.
can只有现在时和过去式could两种时态，后加动词原形。
(3) I hope to be able to go fishing with you.
18. dress+人: v. 为……穿衣
(1) The little girl is able to dress herself.
(2) Can you dress the child?
get dressed=dress oneself 穿衣
wear+服装: 穿着（状态）
He’s wearing a white shirt.
put on+服装：穿上（动作）
Please put on your coat.
be in+颜色/衣服: 穿着（状态）
She is in red today.
The girl in white hat is Mary.
19. which: pron. 哪个 （在某组已知的人或物中进行选择）
Which do you like better, red or blue?
Which teacher do you like in your school?
what: 什么（在未知范围的情况下进行选择）
(3) What do you like best?
20. keep a pet: 养宠物
keep:保持
keep+adj: keep clean
keep doing sth: keep standing there
keep sb doing sth: keep him waiting
Self Check
1 Fill in the blanks with the words given.
wear work look fly keep
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.
4. We have to a uniform to school.
5. One day people will to the moon for vacations.
work
keep
look
wear
fly
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 computers would never be used by most people.
predict v. 预言
future n.将来；未来
prediction n.预言
come true 实现；达到 come---came
company n.公司 (复数companies)
think---thought
see sb. do sth. 看到某人做某事(make, let, hear, watch)
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
21. for oneself: 为自己，亲自地
She kept the smallest apple for herself.
22. interview: n. 面试，面谈 v. 采访
(1) I’ll have an interview next Monday.
(2) He will interview many famous people next year.
interviewer: 采访者
23. 物+come true: 实现，成为现实 （主语不可以为人）
His dream came true.
I should work hard to make my hope come true.
24. sound: n. 声音 （不可数）
There was no sound in the movies in the past.
v. 听起来 （系动词）
That piece of music sounds beautiful.
25. unpleasant: adj. 使人不愉快的
This is an unpleasant trip.
pleasant: adj. 令人愉快的
26. such: adj. 这样的，这种 （修饰n.）
such a boy
so: 如此 （修饰adj./adv.）so beautiful
“如此......的人或事物”
such+a/an+adj+单数n.=so+adj.+a/an+单n.
such an interesting book
=so interesing a book
(2) such+adj.+复数n. /不可数 （不可用so）
such tall trees
such cold water
(3) so+表数量的词(many,much,little,few等)+n.
so much water
so many people
27. already: adv. 早已，已经（一般用于肯定句）
There are already robots working in factories.
28. get bored: 厌烦
get bored with (doing) sth 厌烦（做）某事
He got bored with staying at home alone.
boring: 令人厌烦的
29. human: n. 人，人类（可数）
Humans should stop polluting nature.
30. possible: adj. 可能的（反：impossible: 不可能的）主语一般是物
It’s possible/impossible for sb to do sth.
对于某人来说做某事是可能/不可能的。
It’s possible for us to finish the work in one month.
as…as possible=as…as sb can: 尽可能地……
as soon as possible 尽快
31. seem: v. 像是，似乎
seem (to be)+adj.
She seems (to be) very happy today.
seem to do sth
They seemed to get up late.
It seems/seemed that...
It seemed that they got up late.