Unit 7Will people have robots?How will the world be different in thefuture, 100 years from now?People will have robots in their homes. People wont use money. Everything will be free. Free Books will only be on computers, not on paper.A B. C default.12 + =？。Kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computers.There will only be one country.People will live to be 200 years old.感冒时，特殊的机器会照看你的鼻子。感冒时，特殊的机器会照看你的鼻子。After 100 years, special devices will automatically take care of your runny nose when you are ill.如果你要去其他国家，你可以自己开车去。如果你要去其他国家，你可以自己开车去。After 100 years, if you want to go to another country, youll be able to drive there.四条腿的裤四条腿的裤子保证你随子保证你随时随地可以时随地可以休息。休息。After 100 years, the four-legged jeans will make sure you have a place to sit everywhere you go.By the year 3000, you wont carry a backpack. It will carry you.By the year 3000, cars will always have to stop for stop signs.By the year 3000, your computer will punish you if you type something nasty（肮脏的）（肮脏的） .In the future, youll save time by having a robot make you exercise while you sleep.直升机式的帽子可以快速地直升机式的帽子可以快速地带你到达目的地带你到达目的地 衣服能自动换成时新样式衣服能自动换成时新样式 People will have robots in their homes.Yeah!in the futureLanguage Goal:Make predictions1a How will the world be different 100 years from now? Read these predictions. Check ( ) A ( for agree) or D ( for disagree).1. People will have robots in their homes. _A _D2. People wont use money. Everything will be free. _A _D 6. People will live to be 200 years old. _A _D3. Books will only be on computers, not on paper. _A _D4. Kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computers. _A _D5. There will only be one country. _A _D1b 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用法比较级最高级few一些（否定）修饰可数名词fewerfewestlittle 一些（否定）修饰不可数名词lessleastmany许多修饰可数名词moremostmuch许多修饰不可数名词moremost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, 均可表示均可表示“较少的较少的”。不同点不同点: 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.fewerfewerfewerlessless2b 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.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.Language Points1.People wont use money. Everything will be free. 人人们们不使用不使用钱钱，任何，任何东东西都是免西都是免费费的。的。 be free 免免费费的的， 除此意思外，除此意思外，be free 还还 有有“ 有空的，空有空的，空闲闲的的之意。之意。e.g. Many Spaniards believe that music and movies should be free. 许许多西班牙人多西班牙人认为认为 1. 音音乐乐和和电电影影应该应该是是免免费费的的。 Will you be free tomorrow morning? 你明天早上你明天早上有空有空吗吗？2. Will people use money in 100 years? 一百年后人一百年后人们还们还会使用会使用钱吗钱吗？ 这这里的里的 in 100 years “在在.期期间间;在在.以后以后”后后 接一段接一段时间时间表示在将来某段表示在将来某段时间时间之后。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 you in two hours. 我我两个小两个小时时后后给给你打你打电话电话。 3. Everything will be free. 任何东西都是免费的。任何东西都是免费的。 be free 在这里表示在这里表示“免费的免费的”。另外。另外“ be free” 还有还有“ 空闲的空闲的” 意思。意思。 e.g. Admission is free for children under 9. 九岁以下儿童免费入场。九岁以下儿童免费入场。 Ill be free next week. 我下周有空。我下周有空。4. Whats your prediction about the future? 你你对对未来有什么未来有什么预测预测？ prediction 是是predict 的名的名词词形式。有形式。有“预预言、言、 预预料、料、预测预测之意。之意。 例如：例如： Sales were five percent flowerer than predicted. 销销售售额额比比预计预计的低的低5%。 Newspapers predicted that Davis would be re-elected. 报纸预测报纸预测戴戴维维斯将再次当斯将再次当选选。 拓展：拓展：Predictable adj 可预测的可预测的Predictably adv 可预言地可预言地Predictability n 可预言可预言5. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth. 每个人都每个人都应应当尽一份力来拯救地球。当尽一份力来拯救地球。 play a part in 是一个固定是一个固定结结构，表示构，表示“ 参与参与; 在在 中尽自己一份力量中尽自己一份力量” 例如：例如： She plays an active part in teaching these poor children. 她她积积极参加极参加对这对这些些贫穷贫穷孩子的教学工作。孩子的教学工作。 He didnt play a part in making this decision. 他并没有参与做出此决定。他并没有参与做出此决定。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.3. That baby is able to _ (穿衣穿衣) himself now.根据括号内所给的汉语提示填空。根据括号内所给的汉语提示填空。buildingsimpossibledress4. 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 seems 用括号中所用括号中所给词语给词语的适当形式填空。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 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. 根据要求完成句子根据要求完成句子There will be a sports meeting this weekend. (改为同义句改为同义句) There _ _ _ be a sports meeting this week.2. I think Sally will be a doctor in five years.（对对画画线线部分提部分提问问） _ _ you think Sally _ _ in five years?isgoingtowhatdowillbe3. There will be fewer people in 100 years. (改改为为一般疑一般疑问问句句) _ there _ fewer people in 100 years?4. There wont be any paper money. (改改为为同同义义句句) There will be _ _money.5. My classmates often help me learn English. (改改为为同同义义句句) My classmates often _ me _ my English.willbelittlepaperhelpwith1. Are you _ your winter holiday next week? A. going to have B. will have C. had D. have2. Do you often _ from your parents? A. heard B. hears C. to hear D. hear3. _ Lucy _ her homework in her room now? A. Is, doing B. Does, do C. Do, do D. Did, do4. She dances better than Mary _. A. is B. has C. does D. danceA D A C 单项选择单项选择5. Mary usually _ up at five oclock. A. will get B. got C. get D. gets6. They _ four English classes a week last term. A. has B. have C. had D. are having7. A bird can _ but I cant. A. flies B. flying C. flew D. fly8. They _ to see me yesterday evening. A. will come B. comes C. are coming D. cameD C D D 9. Were moving to a different town _. A. the day before yesterday B. last Sunday C. the day after tomorrow D. a week ago10. Look! The monkeys _ the tree. A. climb B. are climbing C. is climbing D. were climbing11. -When _ you _ to Australia? -Next Monday. A. did, fly B. will, fly C. are, fly D. do, fly12. Which team _ the next football match? A. wins B. won C. will win D. winC B B C A taskMake a survey about your best friends and finish the following chart.Five years agoTodayIn five yearsHe 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 .