1、Unit 7 Will people have robots? Make predictions 做预测做预测 How will the world be different in the future, 100 years from now? People will have robots in their homes. How will the world be different in the future? People wont use money. Everything will be free. Free Language Points 1.be free 免费的免费的， 除此意
2、思外，除此意思外，be free 还还 有“有“ 有空的，空闲的有空的，空闲的之意。之意。 e.g. People wont use money. Everything will be free. 人们不使用钱，任何东西都是免费的。人们不使用钱，任何东西都是免费的。 Will you be free tomorrow morning? 你明天早上你明天早上有空有空吗？吗？ Books will only be on computers, not on paper. How will the world be different in the future? A B. C default. 12
3、 + =？ ？。 Kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computers. How will the world be different in the future? There will only be one country. People will live to be 200 years old. How will the world be different in the future? 1b Listen and circle questions you hear in 1a. 1.People will have ro
4、bots 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.People will live to be 200 years old. 2a Listen and circle the words you hear. 1.Th
5、ere 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. fewer less more fewer 更少的更少的, 修饰可数名词修饰可数名词 less 更少的更少的, 修饰不可数名词修饰不可数名词 mo
6、re 更多的更多的, 可以修饰可数和不可数名词可以修饰可数和不可数名词 意思意思 用法用法 比较级比较级 最高级最高级 few 一些（否定）一些（否定） 修饰修饰可数可数 名词名词 fewer fewest little 一些（否定）一些（否定） 修饰修饰不可不可 数名词数名词 less least many 许多许多 修饰修饰可数可数 名词名词 more most much 许多许多 修饰修饰不可不可 数名词数名词 more most 词语对对碰词语对对碰 fewer vs less 相同点相同点: 这两个词后都是比较级这两个词后都是比较级, 均可表示“较少的”。均可表示“较少的”。 不同点
7、不同点: 1. fewer是是few的比较级的比较级,只能修饰可数名词的复数只能修饰可数名词的复数. 2. less是是little的比较级的比较级,只能修饰不可数名词的复数只能修饰不可数名词的复数. 试做以下试题试做以下试题: I earn _ money than my sister. There are _ cars parked outside than yesterday. We have _ students this year than last year. You ought to smoke _ cigarettes and drink _ beer. fewer fewer
8、 fewer less less 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. _ 2c Make conversations about the predictions in 2a
9、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 there will be fewer trees. 2d Role-play the conversation. Nick: What are you reading, Jill? Jill: Its a book about the future. Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the futur
10、e be like? Jill: Well, 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(行星行星)? Jill: Maybe. But I want to live on the earth. Nick: Me, too. Then what can we do? Jill: We can u
11、se less water and plant(种植种植) more trees. Everyone should play a part in(参与参与) saving the earth. 2. Will people use money in 100 years? 一百年后人们还会使用钱吗？一百年后人们还会使用钱吗？ 这里的这里的 in 100 years “在在.期间期间;在在.以后”后以后”后 接一段时间表示在将来某段时间之后。接一段时间表示在将来某段时间之后。 e.g. Hell come back in a week. 他将于他将于一周之后一周之后回来。回来。 Ill call
12、you in two hours. 我我两个小时后两个小时后给你打电话。给你打电话。 3. 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 in 是一个固定结构，表示是一个固定结构，表示“ 参与参与; 在在 中尽自己一份力量中尽自己一份力量”，后面”，后面 接接V-ing。 例如：例如： She plays an active part in helping these poor children. 她积极参加帮助这些贫穷孩子。她积极参加帮助这些贫穷孩子。
13、 Task Make a survey about your best friends and finish the following chart. Five years ago Today In five years He was. He is . He will be. He played. He plays. He will play. He had. He has. He will have. Homework My future is not just a dream ! What will you be ? will you be pretty ? will you be a teacher /doctor or whatever ? write a conversation to talk about your dream .
