1、Unit 7 Will people have robots?R八年级上册八年级上册Section A 1a-2dLead-in What will you be in the future? I will be a teacher.I will be a doctor.Lets predict our futures.The helicopter cap will get you around faster and easier than your bike.In the future, youll save time by having a robot make you exercise
2、while you sleep.Enjoy a video Big Hero about robots. Do you think there will be robots in peoples homes in the future? New words polluten.纸；纸张纸；纸张/pep(r)/paper n.污染；污染物污染；污染物/plu:n/pollution n.预言；预测预言；预测/prdkn/prediction n.将来；未来将来；未来/fju:t(r)/future v.污染污染/plu:t/play a partn.环境环境/nvarnmnt/environmen
3、t n.行星行星/plnt/ planet n.地球；地球；世界世界/:(r)/earthv.种植；种植；n.植物植物/plnt/ plant n.部分部分/p:(r)t/ part 参与参与；发挥作用；发挥作用Make predictionsHow will the world be different 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. Peopl
4、e wont use money. Everything will be free._A _D 3. Books will only be on computers, not on paper.1a_A _D 4. Kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computers._A _D 5. There will be only one country._A _D 6. People will live to be 200 years old.1bListen and circle the predictions you hear in
5、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 be only one country.6. People will live to be 200 years old.Boy 1: Do you think p
6、eople will have robots in their homes in 100 years? Boy 2: Yes, I do. I saw a robot on TV, and it cleaned the kitchen. Boy 1: Well, I dont think people will use money. Boy 2: Do you think everything will be free? Boy 1: Yeah, probably. Boy 2: I think there will be only one country. Tapescripts:Boy 1
7、: Only one country in the world? Will there be world peace? Boy 2: I hope so. Boy 1: I think kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computers. Boy 2: Oh, I disagree. Boy 1: You do? Boy 2: Yeah, there will always be schools. 1cAsk and answer questions about the predictions in 1a. A: Will peo
8、ple 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.About the futurecarstreesFuturepollutionpeopleThere will be more people in the future.There will be less water pollution in the future.There will be fewer cars in the future
9、. 2aListen 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.2bListen again. Check()the
10、 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. Ms. Steen: OK, now I want to hear everyones predictions about the future. Girl 1: Well, I thin
11、k there will be more people. Ms. Steen: More people? OK. What else? Boy 1: I think that there will be less free time. Ms. Steen: I hope not! Girl 2: Well, I think there will be fewer cars. Tapescripts:Ms. Steen: You do? Girl 2: Yes, people will use the subways more. Ms. Steen: Thats a great idea. Le
12、ts hear another prediction. Boy 2: There will be less pollution. Ms. Steen: That will be good for the earth! Girl 1: I think there will be fewer trees. And cities will be really big and crowded because there will be a lot more people. 2cMake conversations about the predictions in 2a and 2b.A: Whats
13、your prediction about the future?B: I think there will be more pollution.A: Really? I dont think so. But I think there will be fewer trees.2dRole-play the conversation.Nick: What are you reading, Jill? Jill: Its a book about the future.Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the future be like? Jill: Well,
14、cities will be more crowded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. Nick: That sounds bad! Will we have to move to other planets? Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth. Nick: Me, too. Then what can we do? Jill: We can use less water and plant more
15、trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.Read the conversation quickly and answer questions.1. What will the future be like according to the book about the future? Cities will be more crowded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. Maybe peo
16、ple will have to move to other planets.2. What can people do to save the earth?We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.What are you reading, Jill? Its a book about the future. Role playA book about the futureFour or five students as a group Each st
17、udent makes a prediction about the future. Choose one student to take notes and another to be the reporter. Please give a name to your book.Group work Language points1. Do you think there will be robots in peoples homes?含有宾语从句的含有宾语从句的主从复合句主从复合句。“Do you think”是是主主句句部分，部分，“there will be”是是从句从句部分，从句部分部
18、分，从句部分整个句子作为整个句子作为think的宾语。常用结构为：疑问词的宾语。常用结构为：疑问词+do you think+主语主语+谓语谓语+其他成分？其他成分？例：你认为他是一名老师吗？例：你认为他是一名老师吗？ Do you think he is a teacher?there will be “将有；会有将有；会有”，是，是there be句型的句型的一般将来时，可以与一般将来时，可以与there is/are going to be进行进行句式转换。否定形式是句式转换。否定形式是there wont be或或there isnt going to be。这两种形式中的这两种形式中
19、的be都是都是be动词原形动词原形。例：例：明天将有一场运动会。明天将有一场运动会。 There is going to be a sports meeting tomorrow. there be句型遵循句型遵循“就近一致就近一致”的原则，即离的原则，即离be近的是单数或不可数名词，近的是单数或不可数名词，be动词就用动词就用单数单数；离离be近的是复数名词，近的是复数名词，be动词就用动词就用复数复数。例：讲台上有一本书和两支笔。例：讲台上有一本书和两支笔。 There is a book and two pens on the teachers desk. 讲台上有两支笔和一本书。讲台上
20、有两支笔和一本书。There are two pens and a book on the teachers desk. 2. People will live to be 200 years old. 人们将会活到人们将会活到200岁。岁。live to be+基数词基数词+years old,意思是意思是“活活到到岁岁”。其中。其中live作动词，意为作动词，意为“活活；生活；生活”。例：狗能活例：狗能活15年。年。 Dogs can live to be fifteen years old.（1）live on sth.意为意为“靠靠为生为生”，这里的，这里的 sth.常为表示常为表示“
21、食物食物”的名词；的名词；live on sb. 则表示则表示“靠靠某人某人生活生活”。例：大多数亚洲人以大米为主食。例：大多数亚洲人以大米为主食。 Most Asians live on rice. （2）live by .表示表示“靠靠（手段）谋生（手段）谋生”， by后通常跟表示方式、手段的动名词。后通常跟表示方式、手段的动名词。例：这位老人靠捕猎为生。例：这位老人靠捕猎为生。 The old man lives by hunting. 3. Will people use money in 100 years? 100年以后人们还使用钱吗？年以后人们还使用钱吗？in 100 years
22、 “在在100年以后年以后”，in为介词，为介词，其后跟一段时间表示其后跟一段时间表示“在在之后之后”，通常，通常用于一般将来时，对其提问要用用于一般将来时，对其提问要用how soon（多久以后）。（多久以后）。例：我将在一周后回来。例：我将在一周后回来。 I will come back in a week.inforin与与for:“ in+一段时间一段时间” 表表示以现在为起点的示以现在为起点的将来某一段时间将来某一段时间之后之后用用how soon提问提问“for+一段时间一段时间”表表示某个动作或状态示某个动作或状态持持续续多长时间多长时间用用how long提问提问4. Ther
23、e will be (more/less/fewer) people. 将会有（更多将会有（更多/更少更少/更少的）人。更少的）人。more是是many和和much的的比较级比较级，“更多的更多的”，既可以修饰可数名词复数，也可以修饰不可既可以修饰可数名词复数，也可以修饰不可数名词。数名词。例：我们需要更多的时间来完成这项工作。例：我们需要更多的时间来完成这项工作。 We need more time to finish the work. 意思意思用法用法比较级比较级最高级最高级fewlittle manymuch一些（否定）一些（否定）一些（否定）一些（否定）许多许多许多许多修饰修饰可数名
24、词可数名词修饰修饰不可数名词不可数名词修饰修饰可数名词可数名词修饰修饰不可数名词不可数名词fewestleastmostmostfewerlessmoremore5. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth. 每个人都应当尽一份力来拯救地球。每个人都应当尽一份力来拯救地球。play a part (role) in “参与参与；在；在中扮中扮演角色；在演角色；在中起作用中起作用” 。常在。常在part或或role的的前面加前面加no,(not) any, important等形容词修饰。等形容词修饰。in后接名词或动名词。后接名词或动名词
25、。例：他在这部电视剧中扮演一个重要的角色。例：他在这部电视剧中扮演一个重要的角色。 He played an important part in the TV show. 1. How many new _ (建筑物建筑物) are there in your city this year?2. It is _ (不可能的不可能的) for us to finish the work in such a short time.一、根据括号内所给的汉语提示填空。一、根据括号内所给的汉语提示填空。buildingsimpossibleExercise 3. That baby is able to
26、 _ (穿衣穿衣) himself now.4. What will our life be like _ (在将来在将来)？5. _ (好像好像) they have known our new address.in the futureIt seemsdress 二、用括号中所给词语的适当形式填空。二、用括号中所给词语的适当形式填空。1.I hear a great _ (science) will give us a talk tomorrow. 2. I think I can do all the housework by _ (I). 3. Computers cant take
27、the place of _ (human) completely. scientistmyselfhumans4. We must try our best to save water and _ (electric). 5. Would you like to go _ (skate)with us this weekend?electricityskating三、根据句意完成句子三、根据句意完成句子。1. _ _ people _ money in 100 years ? _, they _. 一百年后人们还使用钱吗？一百年后人们还使用钱吗？ 不，不用。不，不用。WilluseNowon
28、t2. Kids _ to school in the future. They _ at home on computers. 未来孩子们不会去上学了，他们将在家里未来孩子们不会去上学了，他们将在家里 用电脑学习。用电脑学习。wont go will study3. Everyone should _ planting trees. 每个人都应该参与植树。每个人都应该参与植树。4. _ trees here in ten years. 十年后这里会有更多树木。十年后这里会有更多树木。play a part in There will be more 5. _ jobs for people? Yes, there will. 未来工作岗位会更少吗？未来工作岗位会更少吗？ 是的。是的。Will there be fewer
