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Will people have robots?. 初二英语. 主讲教师：徐敏. I.Language objectives:. ①To make predictions: 1.People won’t use money. Everything will be free. 2.There will be fewer people.
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Will people have robots? 初二英语 主讲教师：徐敏
I.Language objectives: ①To make predictions: 1.People won’t use money. Everything will be free. 2.There will be fewer people. 3.I might even keep a pet parrot! Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes.I think I’ll go to Hong Kong on vacation and one day I might even visit Australia.
4.However they agree it may take hundreds of years. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago.
②To review the structure “there be”, → “there will be” e.g.There was much rain last summer. There were about fifteen people at that meeting. There are thousands of books on the bookshelf. There will be more subway lines in our city. There will be more people living in the countryside. There will be more computers in every home.
③The use of “more/fewer/less” with countable and uncountable nouns
few rivers --- fewer rivers --- fewest rivers little water --- less water --- least water many cities --- more cities --- most cities much bread --- more bread --- most bread
Ⅱ.Language abilities: 1)Students can predict what the life will be like in future by using target language.2)Students can talk about their life experience and their dreams in future by using target language.3)Encourage the students to make some creative ideas and help them to try to fulfill their ideas.
Ⅲ.Grammar 用will, shall 表示的一般将来时 一般将来时由“will/shall+do”构成，第一人称后用 shall(也可用will)，在其他情况下都用 will，常常紧缩为’ll.
一般将来时的肯定、否定、疑问及简短回答如下：一般将来时的肯定、否定、疑问及简短回答如下：
e.g. 1.I don’t think I will go out, because I’m so tired. 2.I’ll meet you outside the gate at eleven twenty, OK?3.Shall we go now? 4.I promise I won’t stay long. 5.If you go back to your hometown now, you’ll find lots of changes.
there be 的一般将来时的表示为 there will be. 例如： 1.There will be less and less rain in this area in the coming future. 2.There will be more robots in people’s homes. 3.There will be a lot of concerts in this season.
Ⅳ. Target language of this unit 1.Will there be less pollution? No, there won’t. There will be more pollution.2.Will there be fewer trees? Yes, there will.3.Kids won’t go to school.4.Kids will study at home on computers.
Ⅴ.Key phrases: be free world peace on computers on paper in five years ten years ago twenty years from now in the future across the street a picture of you in the country be kidding be like look like fly(rockets)to … flights to other planets on a space station fall in love with as a reporter
live alone keep a pet one day during the week look smart wear a suit dress casually at the weekends a job interview predict the future come true see actors talk be used by sb. help with sth. help look for people seem impossible try to do get bored hundreds of the same as over and over again
Ⅵ.Key sentences: 1.People will have robots in their homes. 2.Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers. 3.There will be more people. /There will be fewer trees. /There will be less pollution.
4.In ten years,I think I’ll be a reporter. I will live in Shanghai, because I went to Shanghai last year and fell in love with it. I think I’ll …/I don’t think I’ll … Robots will be used in every field of life in 100 years. There will be no exams in schools in the near future, I think.
I think I’ll get a driver’s license when I’m eighteen years old. I don’t think they will come to the meeting on time. They are always late. Romeo fell in love with Juliet at the first sight. The old couple are in love with each other all the time. The old couple love each other all the time.
5.So in ten years, I’ll have different pets. A be different from B;in ten years e.g.The climate in Australia is quite different from that in the USA. My hairstyle is different from my friends’. His ideas are always different from other people’s. He is quite original.
6.I’ll probably go skating and swimming every day. Sb. will probably do sth. They will probably take part in the contest and win lots of prizes. I’ll probably say sorry to him. She’ll probably make another kite for her brother.
7.At the weekends, I’ll be able to dress more casually. be able to vs. can / could;dress casually They could swim in the lake when they were only ten. They were able to swim in the lake when they were only ten. He could speak French when he was young. He was able to speak French when he was young. We can move this machine to another room. We are able to move this machine to another room. They will be able to buy another car in a few years. We’ll be able to have different abilities in the future.
8.… and one day, I might even visit Australia. one day = some day ; might ; even One day he might understand his parents’ thoughts. One day all these things might happen. One day the robots might even do all the chores in the house for us.
9.What will teenagers do for fun twenty years from now? Twenty years from now; for fun 10.Predicting the future can be difficult. Doing sth. is difficult / easy / interesting / boring / exciting / relaxing , etc. It’s difficult / …… to do sth. To do sth. will be difficult……
11.There are many famous predictions that never come true.定语从句 They only buy things that they need badly. The people that you met on the way are from Australia.
12.He thought that computers would never be used by most people. 过去将来时He predicted that nothing special would happen. They said that they would try again another time. be used as, by, in, for, to, etc. Some robots are used by children as toys. Knives are used to cut in kitchen. Different machines are used in factories. Robots will be used for cleaning the house.
13.What will the weather be like tomorrow? These robots are just like humans. be like vs. look like What will your life be like thirty years from now? What will the world be like in the future? That robot just looks like an arm. ---What does he look like? --- He is tall, thin and has a round face and bright eyes.
14.They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant jobs. help do; help with We need help with the project. Children should help their parents with the chores. The soldiers helped the farmers (to) build new houses. Would you please help me (to) repair my bike?
15.However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. hundreds / thousands / millions / billions of …… may take (time) ; it takes sb. some time to do sth. 728 seven hundred and twenty-eight 3,569, 728 three million, five hundred and sixty-nine thousand, seven hundred and twenty- six
Millions of birds fly to the south to spend the winter every year. There are billions of websites on the Internet. His dream may take a few years to come true. It took me several days to finish reading that novel. It have taken that planet billions of years to become what it is now.
16.Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and do the same things as us. try to do; try hard to do; try the best to do; try one’s best to do. Please try to answer this question in English. They tried their best but they still failed. Please try to make yourself think more creatively. Scientists are trying to make robots communicate with people. Robots might do the same things are we humans do. My answer to this problem is the same as yours.
17.He thinks that it’ll be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person. It’s + adj. for sb. to do sth. It will be easier for people to do the chores with the help of robots around the house. It’s relaxing to lie on the beach and enjoy the sunshine.
18.People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. would ; get bored They would like to spend more time on the games. They would not like to take exams. People would not like to do dangerous and dull jobs, so they make robots do these for them. Little kids can easily get bored.
19.That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. may Tina may have the time to help us. They may be right about this. We may have the chances to study abroad. Seem possible / impossible His prediction seems impossible at present. It may seem possible that computers may change our way of life.
20.We never know what will happen in the future.宾语从句 They wonder where they can have the bicycle race. He wanted to know why he was punished. No one found out who stole the money from the room.
21.I think we’ll need robots for cleaning the house. need sth. for doing sth. The young workers need more experience for making better machines. We need pens for writing.
