Unit 1 Will people have robots?

Section A

How was your 2007 ?

What will you do to make your 2008 better than 2007 ? What are your New Year’s resolutions ?

What happened in the past ?

What will happen in the future ?

What are your predictions ?

robot

People will have robots in their homes.

in the future

in the future

People won’t use money. Everything will be free.

免费的

won’t= will not使用

in the future

Books will only be on computers, not on paper.

in the future A B. C dfaoptj.12 + = ？？。。。

Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers.

= they will

in the future

There will only be one country.

People will live to be 200 years old.

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 be200 years old.

= will not

= they will

使用

预言；预测；预示

1b.Listen and circle the predictions you hear in activity 1a.

1.People will have robots in their homes.2.People won’t use money. Everything will be free.3.Books will only be on computers, not on paper.4.Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers.5. There will only be one country.6. People will live to be 200 years old.

will 引导的一般将来时 : 一般将来时表示将来发生的动作或情况，最基本的结构： will + 动词原形

“ 主谓（宾）句型”的一般将来时：

肯定句：主语 + will + 动词原形 + （宾语） + 其他成份

People will have robots in their homes.

否定句：在 will 的后面加 not 即可。 will not = won’t

People will not (=won’t) have robots in their homes.

一般疑问句：把 will 提到句子主语之前，结尾变问号。

Will people have robots in their homes?

Yes , they will ./ No , they won’t .

A: Do you think people will have robots in their homes ________________?

B: Yes, I do. I saw____________, and it_________________ .A: Well, I don’t think people will ______ money.

B: Do you think everything______________?

A: Yeah, probably.

B: I think there __________only one country.

A: Only one country ___________________?

Will there be ___________ ?B: I hope so.

in 100 years

a robot on TV cleaned the kitchen

use

will be free

will be

in the whole world

world peace

A: I bet kids won’t go to school. They’ll__________________________.

B: Oh, I disagree.

A: You do?

B: Yeah, there will always be schools.

study at home on computers

1c PAIRWORK Ask and answer questions about the predictions in activity 1a.

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.

一百年后

1) It’ll be finished ______five minutes.

2) He rang you up ________supper.

3) I’ll be free _________nine o’ clock.

4) It’s 2:00. I’ll come ____ an hour.

in

after

after

in

用 in 或 after 填空

“in 与 after+ 时间” 都可表示“在…之后”。当它们用于一般将来时态时， in 后接“时间段”， after 后接“具体时间”。

1. He’ll come back in three hours. 他三个小时以后回来。

2. He’ll come back after three o’clock. 他三点钟以后回来。

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

污染

树

Remember:

—more— —more—

—fewer— —less—

修饰可数名词 修饰不可数名词

many most

few fewest

much most

little least

I earn __________money than my sister.

There are ___________cars parked outside than yesterday.

We have __________students the year than last year.

You ought to smoke __________cigarettes and drink _________beer.

用 less 或 fewer 填空。

less

less

fewer

fewer

fewer

• 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 wil

l 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

moreless

more

2b Listen again. 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.

√

√

will + 动词原形表示一般将来时 : 一般将来时表示将来发生的动作或情况。时间标志： tomorrow, in a week , in the future, in 100 years

“There be” 句型的一般将来时

肯定句： There will be + 名词 + 其他成份

[ 注意 ] ：无论后面加单数名词或复数形式， be 都必须用原形。

There will be only one country.

否定句：在 will 后面加 not.

There won’t be only one country.

一般疑问句：把 will 提到 there 之前。

Will there be only one country?

Yes, there will. / No, there won’t.

1. I’m sure there______ ( be ) robots in our homes

in the future.

2. His father__________( not be) back home in a week.

3. What time ____they _____( get) up tomorrow?

4. Everything__________( be ) free in 100 years.

will be

won’t be

will get

will be

用所给动词的正确形式填空

2c GROUPWORK

Look at activity 2b. Make conversations about the

predictions.

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.

= I disagree.

Grammar FocusWill 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.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

意思 用法 比较级 最高级

few 一些（否定）

修饰可数名词

fewer fewest

little 一些（否定）

修饰不可数名词

less least

many 许多 修饰可数名词

more most

much 许多 修饰不可数名词

more most

Look!

fewer Use fewer to talk about countable nouns.

eg. There will be fewer trees.

There will be fewer people.

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 was2.She played3.She had

in high schoolsoccer

a cat

3a

4. Today, Sally is 5. She plays6. She has

in college.the guitar.

a dog.

7. In five years, Sally will be8. She will play9. She will have

a doctor.tennis.a sports car.

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 …

3b. Pairwork . Look at activity3a . Make predictions about Sally .

What will Sally be …?

3c 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 …

A: What will your city be tomorrow/in the future ?

B: I think there will be more tall buildings . And there will be fewer cars and more buses .

4. Groupwork: Talk about your city of tomorrow .

Section B

new words

astronaut 宇航员

new words

rocket 火箭

new words

space station 太空站

moon

Mars火星

building

Write each word in the correct column below.

astronaut house apartment computer programmertrain rocket space station

Jobs Transportation Places to live

space stationastronaut

computer programmer

train

rocket

house

apartment

Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures 1-3.

2

3

1

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.

’ll live am ’ll fly took work ’ll be lived live

livework

amlived

took’ll be

’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.

TapescriptConversation 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.

Alexis: Oh, and where will you live?Joe: I’ll live on a space station.

Conversation 3

What will be different in your life in 5 years?

Will you be in the same school in 5 years?

Will you be in the same city in 5 years?

Will you be in college in 5 years?

What will be different in your life in 10 years?

Will you have a car in 10 years?

Will you have a job in 10 years?

Will you have much money in 10 years?

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.

喜欢上

单独

公寓

doesn’t like

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.

也许 鹦鹉 大概

随意地能够

一套衣服

养

Ming in ten years

Job Pets Sports Places Clothes

reporterparrot

go skating

go swimmingShanghai

Hong Kong

Australia

suit

smart clothes

fall

alone

pet

parrot

probably

go skating

suit

able

be able to

dress

casually

which

even

new words落下；跌落

孤独地；单独地

宠物

鹦鹉

可能，也许

去滑冰

一套衣服

能够，有能力的

能够…；得以

穿衣

非正式地；随意地

哪个；哪几个

甚至

• 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

• on vacation 度假• Where will you go on vacation?

• In ten years 十年后• I’ll be a reporter in ten years.

• I’ll be a hero again in ten years.•

你将去哪儿度假

十年后我会是一个记者。

十年后我又是一条好汉。

• 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 f

eel （感觉）很像。 fall→ fell→ fallen

• 　　 feel→ felt→ felt

• 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 l

onely.

• 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

• keep vt.& vi.

• (1). “ 饲养；喂养” ，相当于 feed 。• keep a pet parrot

• feed a cat with fish

养一只宠物鹦鹉

给猫喂鱼

• （ 2 ）保住；保留：• I’ll try my best to keep my job.

•

• （ 3 ）保守（秘密）：• keep a secret

•

我要尽力保住我的工作。

• （ 4 ）保持（某状态）：• Keep silent! • Keep top side up!

• （ 5 ）继续；持续：• They kept walking. • 他们继续步行。

保持沉默！请勿倒放！

A: This paper says “ I’ll be an engineer in ten years.”

B: I think Lin Wei wrote that.

C: Yes, I wrote it.

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

wearfly

predict 预报，预测

future 未来；将来

come true 实现；达到

company 公司 thought think 的过去式

Predicting the future can be difficult. There are manyfamous 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 predictedthat no one would want to see actors talk. Of course, he he was wrong! In 1977, the head of the largest computercompany in the United States said, “No one will want tohave a computer in his or her home.” He thought thatcomputers would never be used by most people.

3 Find these words from this unit.

1. A place to live in space:__________

2. Something kids will use to study at h

ome:________

3. These will be in every home:______

4. Yang Liwei is a famous Chinese ___

______.

space station

astronaut

computer

robots

Just for fun!

A: What do you think your life will be like next month?

B: My life will be a lot better than it is now!

Reading

Do you think Do you think you will have your own robot?you will have your own robot?

Do you think you will have your own robot?

Section 1 Before You ReadWhat does the robot look like?

What can the robot do?

It looks like a real man.

It can do much hard work or dangerouswork.

Section 1 Before You Read

Read the title of the text. Then

circle the words and phrases you

think you will read in the passages.

阅读的时候，先通过看标题和图片，预计一下你要读到的内容。这能帮助你准备获得更多的信息。

Section 2 While You Read 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.

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。

Section 2 While You Read

Some scientists believe that there will be suchrobots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying tomake robots look like people, and do the same thingsas us. Japanese companies have already made robotswalk and dance. This kind of robot will also be funto 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。

未来；将来然而

好几百；许许多多

Section 2 While You Read 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. Butother scientists disagree. They think that robots willbe 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。

Section 2 While You Read Robot scientists are not just trying to make robotslook like people. For example, there are already robots working in factories. These robots look morelike huge arms. They do simple jobs over and overagain. People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. But robots will never get bored.

工厂

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。

Section 2 While You Read In the future, there will be more robots every-where, and humans will have less work to do. Newrobots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes.After an earthquake, a snake robot could help lookfor people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and evenelectric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in thefuture!

形状

蛇

地震

电动牙刷

Section 2 While You Read In the future, there will be more robots every-where, and humans will have less work to do. Newrobots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes.After an earthquake, a snake robot could help lookfor people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and evenelectric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in thefuture!

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。

Section 3 After You Read3b Make sentences with the following phrases .

… the same as…… make … do…… to take … (period of time)… to help do …… to help with …

Section 3 After You Read3c What can robots do ?

They can help with the housework.

However, it may take hundreds of years.

Scientist 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.

After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings.

What ways do you think a robot will help

us in the future ? Write your ideas .

I think we will need robots for :

cleaning the house …

Writing :

以下仅供参考

• 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

you thinkat people’s

will live to be

• 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 ____ ____ ____

_____.

will be

Where do you live

over and over again

• 6. 等了很长一段时间后他厌烦了。• He ___ _____ after he waited for lon

g.

was tired

Will 一般表示 :

2>. 或客观上 , 有可能在将来发生的动作 .

1> 带有”意愿色彩的将来 ,

3> 问对方是否愿意或客气的请求 .

e.g. I won't tell him anything.. I don't believe him.

e.g. I will be 15 years old next year.

e.g. Will you go with us?

“be going to” 一般表示 :

2>. 或主观上 ,打算 , 假定做的事 .

1>即将发生的动作或存在的状态 .

3>根据某种迹象判断可能要发生的事 .

e.g. I am going to play basketball in an hour.

e.g. The students are going to have a football match next week.

e.g. Look at the dark clouds, it is going to rain.