1、Unit 7Will people have robots?How will the world be different in thefuture, 100 years from now?People will have robots in their homes.People wont use money.Everything will be free.FreeBooks will only be on computers,not on paper.A B. C default. 12 + =？。Kids wont go to school. Theyll studyat home on

2、computers.There will only be one country.People will live to be 200 years old.感冒時(shí)，特殊的機(jī)器會照看你的鼻子。After 100 years, special devices will automaticallytake care of your runny nose when you are ill.如果你要去其他國家，你可以自己開車去。After 100 years, if you want to go toanother country, youll be able to drive there.After

3、100 years, the four-legged jeans willmake sure you have a place to sit everywhere you go.四條腿的褲子保證你隨時(shí)隨地可以休息。By the year 3000, you wont carrya backpack. It will carry you.By the year 3000, cars will alwayshave to stop for stop signs.By the year 3000, your computerwill punish you if you typesomething n

4、asty（骯臟的）.In the future, youll save time byhaving a robot make you exercise while you sleep.直升機(jī)式的帽子可以快速地帶你到達(dá)目的地衣服能自動換成時(shí)新樣式in the futureYeah!People will have robots in their homes.LanguageGoal:Makepredictions1a How will the world be different 100 yearsfrom now? Read these predictions. Check ( ) A ( f

5、or agree) or D ( for disagree).1. People will have robots in their homes.AD2. People wont use money. Everything willbe free.AD3. Books will only be on computers, not on paper.AD4. Kids wont go to school. Theyll study athome on computers.AD5. There will only be one country.AD6. People will live to be

6、 200 years old.AD1b Listen and circle questions you hear in 1a.1. People will have robots in their homes.2. People wont use money. Everything will be free.3. Books will only be on computers, not on paper.4. Kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computers.5. There will only be one country.6

7、. People will live to be 200 years old.1c Ask and answer questions about thepredictions in 1a.A: Will people use money in 100 years?B: No, they wont. everything will be free.Will people live to be 200 years old?A: Yes, they will.2a Listen and circle the words you hear.1. There will be（more / less /

8、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.fewer 更少的, 修飾可數(shù)名詞less更少的, 修飾不可數(shù)名詞more 更多的, 可以修飾可數(shù)和不可數(shù)名詞fewerlessmore意思用法比較級最高級few一些（）修飾可數(shù)名詞fewerfewe

9、stlittle一些（）修飾不可數(shù)名詞lessleastmany許多修飾可數(shù)名詞moremostmuch許多修飾不可數(shù)名詞moremost詞語對對碰fewervsless相同點(diǎn): 這兩個(gè)詞后都是比較級, 均可表示“較少的”。不同點(diǎn):1. fewer是few的比較級,只能修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù).2. less是little的比較級,只能修飾不可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù).試做以下試題:I earn lessmoney than my sister.There arefewercars parked outside than yesterday.We have fewerstudents this year tha

10、n last year.You ought to smoke fewercigarettes anddrink _lessbeer.2b Listen again. Check ( ) the predictionsyou 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 con

11、versations about the predictions in2a and 2b.A: Whats your prediction about the future? B: I think there will be more pollution.A: Really? I dont think so. But I think therewill be fewer trees.2d Role-play the conversation.Nick: What are you reading, Jill? Jill: Its a book about the future.Nick: Sou

12、nds cool. So what will the future be like?Jill: Well, cities will be more crowded andpolluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger.Nick: That sounds bad! Willwe have to move to other planets?Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth.Nick: Me, too. Then what can w

13、e do?Jill: We can use less water and plant more trees.Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.LanguagePoints1. People wont use money. Everything will be free. 人們不使用錢，任何東西都是免費(fèi)的。be free免費(fèi)的， 除此意思外，be free 還有“ 有空的，空閑的之意。e.g. Many Spaniards believe that music and movies should be free. 許多西班牙人認(rèn)為音樂

14、和電影應(yīng)該是免費(fèi)的。Will you be free tomorrow morning?你明天早上有空嗎？2. Will people use money in 100 years?一百年后人們還會使用錢嗎？這里的 in 100 years “在.期間;在.以后”后接一段時(shí)間表示在將來某段時(shí)間之后。e.g. Hell come back in a week. 他將于一周之后回來。 Ill call you in two hours.我兩個(gè)小時(shí)后給你打電話。3. Everything will be free.任何東西都是免費(fèi)的。be free 在這里表示“免費(fèi)的”。另外“ be free還有“

15、 空閑的” 意思。e.g. Admission is free for children under 9.九歲以下兒童免費(fèi)入場。Ill be free next week.我下周有空。4. Whats your prediction about the future?你對未來有什么預(yù)測？prediction 是predict 的名詞形式。有“預(yù)料、預(yù)測之意。 例如：、Sales were five percent flowerer than predicted.銷售額比預(yù)計(jì)的低5%。Newspapers predicted that Davis would be re-elected. 報(bào)紙預(yù)

16、測戴維斯將再次當(dāng)選。拓展：PredictablePredictablyadjadv可預(yù)測的可可地Predictabilityn5. Everyone should play a part in saving theearth.每個(gè)人都應(yīng)當(dāng)盡一份力來拯救地球。play a part in 是一個(gè)固定結(jié)構(gòu)，表示“參與; 在 中盡自己一份力量” 例如：She plays an active part in teaching these poor children.她積極參加對這些貧窮孩子的教學(xué)工作。He didnt play a part in making this decision.他并沒有參與

17、做出此決定。根據(jù)括號內(nèi)所給的漢語提示填空。buildings1. How many new(建筑物)are there in your city this year?2. It is impossible(不可能的) for us to finish the work in such a short time.dress3. That baby is able tohimself now.(穿衣)in the future4. What will our life be like(在將來)？5. It seems(好像) they have knownour new address.用括號中所

18、給詞語的適當(dāng)形式填空。1. I hear a great scientist(science) will giveus a talk tomorrow.2. I think I can do all the housework by myself(I).3. Computers cant take the place of humans(human) completely.4. We must try our best to save water and electricity (electric).5. Would you like to go skating(skate) with us

19、this weekend?. 根據(jù)要求完成句子There will be a sports meeting thisweekend. (改為同義句)goingThere istobe a sportsmeeting this week.2. I think Sally will be a doctor in five years.（對畫線部分提問）whatdoyou think Sally will bein five years?3. There will be fewer people in 100 years.(改為一般疑問句) willthere befewer people in 1

20、00 years?4. There wont be any paper money. (改為同義句)There will be little papermoney.5. My classmates often help me learn English. (改為同義句)My classmates often helpme withmy English.單項(xiàng)選擇1. Are you Ayour winter holiday next week?A. going to have B. will have C. hadD. have2.Do you often D_ from your parent

21、s?A. heardB. hearsC. to hearD. hearA3.Lucyher homework in her roomnow?A. Is, doingB. Does, doC. Do, do D. Did, do4. She dances better than Mary C_.A. isB. hasC. doesD. dance5.Mary usually Dup at five oclock.A. will getB. gotC. getD. gets6. They Cfour English classes a weeklast term.A. hasB. haveC. hadD. are havingA bird can Dbut I cant.7.A. fliesB. flyingC. flewD. fly8.They Dto see me yesterday evening.A. will come B. comes C. are coming D.