Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?Whateverwillbe,willbe When I was just a little girl I asked my mother what will I be?Will I be pretty? Will I be rich?Heres what she said to meQue sera, seraWhatever will be, will beThe futures not ours to seeQue sera, seraWhat will be, will be When I grew up and fell in loveI asked my sweetheart what lies ahead?Will we have rainbows day after day?Heres what my sweetheart saidQue sera, seraWhatever will be, will beThe futures not ours to seeQue sera, seraWhat will be, will be Now I have children of my ownThey ask their mother what will I be?Will I be handsome? Will I be rich?I tell them tenderlyQue sera, sera,Whatever will be, will beThe futures not ours to seeQue sera, seraWhat will be, will be Que Sera, Sera100yearsagoWhat about in 100 years?in+一段时间一段时间 在在以后以后How will the world be different 100 years from now?People will have robots in their homes. Prediction 1今后100年People wont use money. Everything will be free. Free Prediction 2Books will only be on computers, not on paper.Prediction 3AB.C12+=？。Kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computers.Prediction 4There will only be one country.Prediction 5People will live to be 200 years old.Prediction 61a Do you agree or disagree?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 only be one country.6.People will live to be 200 years old.1b Listen and circle questions you hear in 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 only be one country.6.People will live to be 200 years old.1c Ask and answer questions about the predictions in 1a.A: Will people 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.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.fewer less morefewer 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more 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fewerfewestlittle 一些（否定）一些（否定）修饰修饰不可不可数名词数名词lessleastmany许多许多修饰修饰可数可数名词名词moremostmuch许多许多修饰修饰不可不可数名词数名词moremost2b 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 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.Period2freeAB.C12+=？。Whats your prediction about the future?There will be more people.Cities will be more crowded.more carsmore treesmore pollutionfewer carsfewer treesless pollution1. What will the future be like?2. What can we do?Cities will be more crowded and polluted.There will be fewer trees.The environment will be in great danger.Maybe we have to move to other planets.We can use less water and plant more trees.Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.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 future 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?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 trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.3a Fill 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.lessmoremoremore3. There 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.fewermoremoremorelessmore3b Complete 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 _ _Kids will study at home on computersI will often see the blue skies,because there will be less pollution. 4. Families usually spend time together on weekends, but maybe in 200 years_ _3. People now usually live to be about 70-80 years old, but in the future_ _ people will live to be 200 years old.everyday can be weekend, because robots will do everything.I think there will be more tall buildings, and there will be fewer cars and more buses.3c Draw a picture of what you think a city in the future will be like. Then describe it to the class.What can you see in this picture?50 years laterThere will be more people.There will be fewer trees.There will be more pollution.There will be more buildings.There will be more cars.There will be less fresh air.There will be将会有将会有Changes Period3housespace stationan astronautrocketapartmentvilla1a Write each word in the correct column below.astronaut house apartment trainrocket space station computer programmerJobsTransportationPlaces to liveastronaut computer programmertrain rockethouseapartment space station1c Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures 1-3.2311d Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs1. I live in an apartment across the street from here.2. I _ near here.3. I _a computer programmer.workam4. 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.livedwill bewill fly tookwill live1e Student A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joes life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now.A: Where do you live?B: I live in an apartment.A: Where do you work?B: I work near here.A: What do you do?B: Im a computer programmerA: Where did you live 10 years ago?B: I lived in a house in the country.A: How did you get to school?B: I took train to school.10 years agoA: what will you be in 10 years?B: Oh, I think Ill be an astronaut.A: How will you go to the moon?B: I will fly rockets to the moon.A: Where will you live in 10 years?B: I will live on a space station.In 10 yearsPeriod42a Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?What does it look like?It looks like a dog. What do they look like?They look like humans.fall down look for people inside the buildings.fall / fellThey look like snakes.This robot looks like a huge arm.Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4Will robots think like humans in the future?What will robots be like in the future? What can robots do today? What are robots like in movies?Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. Scanning(细读细读): Read Para. 1, and answer:1.In what kind of movies ,we sometimes see robots?2. What are they like? In the movies about the future.They are like human servants.1.When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.serve-servant 2.Today there are already robots working in factories. Some 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.Read Para 2. complete the sentences.1.Robots can build in factories.2.They can do jobs many times and not get bored. cars simpleover and over again Read Para 3. decide True or Fauls.Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. Read Para 4. complete the diagram.4.Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for example , scientists made robots that look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future! Read Para 4. complete the diagram.RobotsinthefutureHowlong:_Shapes:_-inIndia:_usefor:_Possible/impossible?hundreds of yearshumansanimalssnakeshelp look for peopleIn 20 years, I think Ill be a newspaper reporter. Ill _in Shanghai, because there will be_ jobs in that city. As a reporter, I think I will _ lots of interesting people, so Ill have more friends. 3a Read Jills answer to the question” what will your life be like in the future?” Fill in the blanks with the following words.meet work live look keep wear more less fewer takelivemoremeetIll have _ pets, though, because Ill have _ free time. And my apartment will be no good for pets because itllbe too small. So Ill probably just _a bird. During the week, Ill_ smart clothes. On the weekend, Ill_ less smart but Ill be more comfortable. In the future, people will _more so theyll probably have fewer vacations, but I think Ill _ a holiday in Hong kong when possible. One day Ill even go to Australia.fewerlesskeepwearworktakelook2c Read the article again quickly. complete the sentences about what robots can do now.1.Robots can build in factories.2.They can do jobs many times and not get bored.3.Some can and .4. Some can helppeople under . cars simple walk dance look for the buildingsSome robots are very human-like. They can walk and _ like people. Some scientists think that in the future they will _ robots more like humans. This may not _in the near future, but at some point, robotswill even be able to _ like people.2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article. dance make happen talkHowever, some scientists _. James White believes that robots wont be able to do the _ things as us. For example, he thinks that robots will_ be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you _ with? same never agree disagree2 Fill in the blanks in the conversation.Girl: Mom, what will the future like?Mom: Well, nobody knows what the future will be .Girl: But I be beautiful like you? I be a pilot? I want to fly up into the sky.belikewillWill Mom: Youre already beautiful. And you should study hard. Then you be a pilot.Girl: Ok, I must study harder then.Mom: But you should also remember that will both good and bad things in life.Girl: Oh, but Im not scared, Mom, because you help me! willbetherewillWhat will my life be like in the future?In 20 years, Ill be a/anIll live in/Ill move toIll have a big family.There will be a big supermarket near my home.It will be very crowded in the neighborhood.Ill have more vacations. Ill visit Hong Kong.Ill read more books in my free time.3b Complete the chart about your life 20 years from now. You can add more items. What will yourbe like?jobhomefree time activitiesneighborhoodSuper policemanIn Americaattend a dancing party,travelA famous singer1 Put the words in the correct columns in the chart.job people pollution robot moneyfresh water paper planet car treeclean air city free time buildingmore/fewermore/lessjob people robotplanet car treecity buildingpollution moneyfresh water paperclean air free time