1、Unit7 Will people have robots? 2a-2c I. Teaching goals： 1. Knowledge & skills： 1）To make predictions. 2）To review the structure “There be” and the usage of “be going to”. 3） To review “few、 little、 many、 much”，learn “fewer、 less、 more” and make sure the students can master the differences among them
2、. 4）Students can predict what the life will be like in the future. 2. Process & steps： Task-based approach. Learning by listening, speaking, acting, cooperation. reporting, writing. 3. Emotional attitude & values： By predicting the future, students realize how the world are changing, especially the
3、environment. They will think what they can do to make the world better. II. Important and difficult points of teaching 1. Important points Future pattern of “there be” 2. Difficult points Usage of more, fewer and less III. Teaching procedures 1. Greetings 2. Lead-in Listen to a song: Whatever will b
4、e, will be Teacher asks: What will your future be like? Ss predict the future 3. New lesson 1) Look at four groups of pictures Practice: Will there be more people in 100 years? Yes, there will. / No, there wont. 2) Listening practice Work on 2a: a. Read the sentences in 2a. Tell Ss they will listen
5、to some sentences. They should listen and circle the words in the bracket. b. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and circle the words. c. Play the recording again to check the answers. Work on 2b: a. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know wh
6、at to do. b. Play the recording for the Ss to check the predictions they hear. c. Play the recording again to check the answers. 3) Summary of more, fewer and less 4) Pair work a. Let Ss read the first conversation in 2c after the teacher. b. Then let Ss ask and answer questions about the prediction
7、s in 2a. Then make their own conversations. c. Let some pairs ask and answer about their conversations. IV. Exercises V. Homework What you can do to make the environment better? Talk about it with people around you. VI. Reflection 学生对本节课的内容很感兴趣，积极投入到对未来的畅想中，同 时也对环境问题感到担忧，反思自己能为环境做什么。通过反复的对 话练习，巩固了 will 表达将来时的用法，又进一步学习了 there will be，以及 more. fewer 和 less 的用法。
