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9 Language Goal: Talk about future intentions I’m going to study computer science. Section A UNIT 2 Listen and fi ll in the blanks. Th en match the items.1b 1. computer programmer a. take lessons 2. basketball player b. study science 3. engineer c. practice every day 4. actor d. study really hard What do you want to be when you grow up? How are you going to do that? I want to be a computer programmer. I‛m going to study computer science. 1aDo you think these jobs are interesting? Rank them [1–12] (1 is most interesting, 12 is least interesting). computer programmer cook doctor engineer teacher violinist bus driver pilot pianist basketball player scientist actor 1cPractice the conversation in the picture. Th en make conversations about the other jobs. A: What do you want to be when you grow up? B: I want to be a basketball player. A: How are you going to do that? B: I’m going to practice basketball every day. UNIT 2 10 Andy: What are you reading, Ken? Ken: T e Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway. Andy: Wow, now I know why you’re so good at writing stories. Ken: Yes, I want to be a writer. Andy: Really? How are you going to become a writer? Ken: Well, I’m going to keep on writing stories, of course. What do you want to be? Andy: My parents want me to be a doctor, but I’m not sure about that. Ken: Well, don’t worry. Not everyone knows what they want to be. Just make sure you try your best. Th en you can be anything you want! Andy: Yes, you’re right. 2dRole-play the conversation. Listen again. What are Cheng Han’s plans for the future? Complete the chart. 2b What Where How When Listen. What does Cheng Han want to be? Check (✔) the correct boxes in the picture. 2a 2cAsk and answer questions about Cheng Han’s plans. A: What does Cheng Han want to be? B: He wants to be . UNIT 2 11 I’m going to study computer science. What do you want to be when you grow up?I want to be an engineer. How are you going to do that?I’m going to study math really hard. Where are you going to work?I’m going to move to Shanghai. When are you going to start? I’m going to start when I fi nish high school and college. Grammar Fo cu s 3bFill in the blanks. Th en practice the conversation.3bFill in the blanks. Th en practice the conversation. A: Kelly, what do you want to be you grow up? B: I to be a doctor. A: Wow! are you going to do that? B: I’m to study medicine at a university. A: Hmm . sounds difficult. are you to study? B: I’m going to in London. A: are you going to start? B: I’m going to next September. 3aMatch what these people want to be with what they are going to do. 1. My friend wants to be an engineer. 2. My brother wants to be an actor. 3. I want to be a scientist. 4. My sister wants to be a school teacher. 5. Th ose boys want to be soccer players. 6. My friend and I want to be singers. 7. My cousin wants to be a cook. 8. I want to be a race car driver. a. Th ey’re going to practice every day. b. I’m going to buy a fast car. c. We’re going to take singing lessons. d. She’s going to study education. e. She’s going to study math. f. I’m going to study science. g. He’s going to go to a cooking school. h. He’s going to take acting lessons. What Where How When 3cComplete the chart and discuss it with your partner. discuss it with your A: What do you want to be when you grow up? B: I want to be a reporter. A: How are you going to do that? B: I’m going to write articles and send them to magazines and newspapers. UNIT 2 12 Section B Listen and circle the resolutions you hear in 1a.1c 1bWhat are you going to do next year? Tell your partner. A: What are you going to do next year? B: Well, I’m going to take guitar lessons. I really love music. A: Sounds interesting. I’m going to learn another foreign language. B: Are you? Great! But foreign languages are not for me. How are they going to do them? Lucygoing to take piano lessons Kim Mike Listen again. Write how the people are going to make their resolutions work. 1d Make a list of other resolutions and how you are going to make them work. Th en discuss them with your group. 1e A: I want to be a teacher. B: How are you going to do that? A: Well, I’m going to study hard and get good grades. B: Sounds like a good plan. I want to get a lot of exercise. Match the pictures with the New Year’s resolutions. Number the pictures [1–5]. 1a 1 New Year’s Resolutions Next year, I’m going to: 1. learn to play the piano 2. make the soccer team 3. get good grades 4. eat healthier food 5. get lots of exercise UNIT 2 13 I’m going to study computer science. 2aDiscuss the questions with your partner. 2bRead the passage and match each paragraph with its main purpose. Underline the words and phrases that helped you decide. 1. Do you know what a resolution is? It’s a kind of promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people. (“Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school.”) However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common kind is New Year’s resolutions. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. Th is helps them to remember their resolutions. 2. Th ere are diff erent kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement. Some people might say they are going to take up a hobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with bett er planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork. 3. Although there are diff erences, most resolutions have one thing in common. People hardly ever keep them! Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep. Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! Most of the time, we make promises to other people. (“Mom, I promise To question the idea of making resolutions To give the meaning of resolution To discuss the dif erent kinds of resolutions 1. Did you make any resolutions last year? 2. Were you able to keep them? Why or why not? UNIT 2 14 2cWhich paragraph in the passage do you think each sentence goes in? Write the lett ers [A–F] in the correct places in the passage. A. Th ese are about making yourself a bett er person. B. Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans. C. How about you — will you make any next year? D. For example, a student may have to fi nd more time to study. E. Th ere are good reasons for this. F. Th e start of the year is oft en a time for making resolutions. 2eFind these phrases in the passage. Th en write your own sentences with them. have to do with make promises have something in common write down for this reason take up 2dAnswer the questions with short sentences. 1. What is a resolution? 2. Why do people usually make resolutions? 3. How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about? 4. Why do you think resolutions may be diffi cult to keep? 5. Do you agree with the writer? Why or why not? UNIT 2 15 I’m going to study computer science. 3aComplete the first two paragraphs about resolutions with the words in the box. take listen make is help learn are Resolutions promises to yourself. They may to make you a better person and to make your life easier. I am going to four resolutions. The first resolution has to do with my own personal improvement. Next year, or maybe sooner, I am going to up a new hobby. I think singing a great activity so I am going to to sing. I think this will also make my family happy because they love to to music and sing together. 3bWrite your resolutions under the following headings. 1. Ideas for improving my physical health 2. Ideas for improving my relationships with my family and friends 3. Ideas for being better at school get more exercise, 3cUse your notes to write three more paragraphs about your resolutions. In each paragraph, write what you are going to do and why. The second resolution is about improving my physical health. The third resolution is about improving my relationships with my family and friends. The last resolution is about how to be better at school. UNIT 2 16 4Imagine you work for your city. Th ink of a plan to make it cleaner and greener. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. We‛re going to make the subway better. Then people don‛t have to drive to work. Self Check 3Write about your plans. Tomorrow, I’m going to . Next week, . Next month, . Next year, . 2Fill in the blanks in the conversation. A: What do you to be when you grow up? B: I want a scientist. A: Wow! Th at sounds cool. But it’s also difficult. are you to do that? B: Aft er I finish high school, I’m to go to university. A: are you to study? B: In Hefei. I’m to study there for four years. A: I think I want a teacher. I’m to teach in Wuhan. 1Match the jobs with the school subjects. 1. computer programmer medicine 2. engineer computer science 3. doctor math 4. basketball player science 5. scientist P.E. 17 Language Goal: Make predictions Will people have robots? Section A UNIT 3 Do you think there will be robots in people‛s homes? Kids won‛t go to school. They‛ll study at home on computers. Yes, there will. I think every home will have a robot. Will kids go to school? 1aHow will the world be diff erent 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. Th ey’ll study at home on computers. A D 5. Th ere will only be one country. A D 6. People will live to be 200 years old. Listen and circle the predictions you hear in 1a.1b 1cAsk and answer questions about the predictions in 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. UNIT 3 18 2cMake 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. Listen and circle the words you hear.2a 1. Th ere will be (more / less / fewer) people. 2. Th ere will be (more / less / fewer) free time. 3. Th ere will be (more / less / fewer) cars. 4. Th ere will be (more / less / fewer) pollution. 5. Th ere will be (more / less / fewer) trees. Listen again. Check (✔) the predictions you hear.2b 1. Th ere will be fewer people. 2. Th ere will be less free time. 3. People will use the subways less. 4. Th ere will be more pollution. 5. Cities will be very big and crowded. ✔ 2dRole-play the conversation. Nick: What are you reading, Jill? Jill: It’s a book about the future. Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the future be like? Jill: Well, cities will be more crowded and polluted. Th ere will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. Nick: Th at sounds bad! Will we have to move to other planets? Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth. Nick: Me, too. Th en what can we do? Jill: We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth. UNIT 3 19 Will people have robots? 19 I think there will be more tall buildings, and there will be fewer cars and more buses. 3cDraw a picture of what you think a city in the future will be like. Th en describe it to the class. 3bComplete the predictions with what you think will happen. 1. Kids study at school now. In 100 years, 2. I sometimes see blue skies in my city, but in the future 3. People now usually live to be about 70–80 years old, but in the future 4. Families usually spend time together on weekends, but maybe in 200 years 3aFill in the blanks with more, less or fewer. 1. 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. 3. Th ere will be jobs for people because robots will do the same jobs as people. 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. What will the future be like? Cities will be more polluted. And there will be fewer trees. Will people use money in 100 years?No, they won’t. Everything will be free. Will there be world peace?Yes, I hope so. Kids will study at home on computers.They won’t go to school. Grammar Fo cu s Look! Countable nounsUncountable nouns There will be more people. There will be fewer trees. There will be more pollution. There will be less free time. ’ll = will won’t = will not UNIT 3 20 JobsTransportationPlaces to live Write each word in the correct column below.1a Student A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now. 1e 1bTh ink of other words and write them in the chart in 1a. astronaut house apartment train rocket space station computer programmer Section B A: Where do you live? B: I live in an apartment. Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures [1–3].1c Listen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box.1d 1. I in an apartment across the street from here. 2. I near here. 3. I a computer programmer. 4. We in a house in the country. 5. I the train to school. 6. I an astronaut. 7. I rockets to the moon. 8. I on a space station. am live work lived took will be will live will fl y live UNIT 3 21 Will people have robots? 1. Robots can build in factories. 2. Th ey can do jobs many times and not get bored. 3. Some can even and . Do You Th ink You Will Have Your Own Robot? When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. Th ey are usually just like human servants. Th ey help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. Today there are already robots working in factories. For example, they can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored. Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as us. Some robots in Japan can even walk and dance. Th ese kinds of robots are fun to watch. But scientist James White thinks that it will be diffi cult for a robot to do the same things as a person. For example, it is easy for children to wake up and know where they are. Mr. White thinks that robots won’t be able to do this, but some scientists disagree. Th ey think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. New robots will have many diff erent shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes. If buildings fall down with peop
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