Unit1 Will people have robots?

prediction n. robot n. pollutionn. less adj. astronaut n. apartment n. rocketn. spacen. Marsn.

crazy adj. fall v. besides adv. parrot n. smartadj. Oscar n. academy n. predictv. embarrassing adj. creator n. headn.

Warner Brothers personal n. Picasso n. royal adj. Royal Academy of Art worth adj. ……, ……

credit card space station fall in love with come true knock down for the first time bet on clean up at least make time for far away

1.People will have robots in their homes. 2.There wont be any paper money. Everyone will have a credit card. 3.Books will only be on computers, not on paper. 4.Kids wont go to school. Theyll study at home on computer. 5.There will only be one country. 6.People will live to be 200 years old.

7. There will be more people. 8. There will be less leisure time. 9. There will be more pollution. 10. There will be fewer trees. 11. Will there be less pollution? No, there wont. There will be more pollution. 12. Will there be fewer trees? Yes, there will. 13. Kids wont go to school.

Word study 1.predict v. ( that ) He predicted that he would become a doctor. 2. space n. People have travelled through space to the moon. There is no space for another chair in this room.

3. crazy adj. He's crazy to drive his car so fast. Thats a crazy scheme for making quick money. She's crazy about dancing.

I don't bet on horses. 4. bet v. bet on He bet me 1 that the school team would win. The girls bet the boys a big fancy cake on their winning the game., He bet me a bag of candy that Bill would not come.,

5. besides adv. …… Besides milk and cheese, we need vegetables. He had few friends besides us. I don't want to come out now, and besides, I must work.

6. embarrassing adj. embarrassing questions 7. worth adj. ……, …… ten dollars' worth of natural gas; How much is this bicycle worth? It's worth It's worth seeing [hearing, reading] [, ] It is worth while visiting [to visit] the place.

Grammar littlelessleast fewfewerfewest There will be fewer trees. I have fewer CDs than he (has). There will be less pollution. People have less leisure time than before.

I(We)shall be back tomorrow. He will come next week. I(We) shall study chemistry next year. Theyll have a math test next Tuesday. Well have a meeting tomorrow afternoon. shall 1 will

Exercise There ________________ another new school near the lake next year. is will be will have will be I wont ______ free tomorrow. beamwas be

The teacher said that she ____________ us to the park the next day. has taken will takewould take Mr. Brown asked who ____________ the message to Evans. will tell is going to tellwould tell

---Will the soup be ready soon? ---Yes, it will. Itll be ready in a few minutes. in ---Will the train arrive soon? ---Yes, it will. Itll arrive in five minutes. ---Will Dr. Smith be here soon? ---Yes, he will. Hell be here in half an hour.

Would you like some cakes or biscuit? ? Will you have some tea? will would Will you please go with me?

be going to + We ________________ a party tonight. I ________________Mary at the station at ten. They _______________ the Summer Palace next Monday. are going to have am going to meet are going to visit

Exercise We wont go there if it snows tomorrow. Tim She is going to help Tim again on Sunday. There will be/is going to be a meeting this weekend. Youll be healthy if you have sports every day.

Betty ______ Betty get out of the hospital soon? Yes, she will. She _____ get out of the hospital _____ ______ _______ _______. Will will in a few days Will you be back soon? Yes, ______ _______. Ill ______ ______ ______ ______ _______. I will be back in a week

go, come, leave, meet, start, begin, finish… Jack is waiting for a bus. He is going to the park. My father is leaving for Shanghai tomorrow. People are busy shopping. The shops are crowded. Because the Spring Festival is coming.

Reading A

Check up ___ 1. Its spring. ___ 2. The girl in the story likes to stay inside during the spring. ___ 3. The girl has a cold. ___ 4. The trees arent green now. ___ 5. The park is near her house. ___ 6. The family has a yard. ___ 7. The family has a TV in their living room.

Im tired of winter. Im tired of the snow. Im tired of cold weather, and Im sick and tired of winter coats and boots! Just think… in a few more weeks it wont be winter any more. Itll be spring. The weather wont be cold. Itll be sunny. I wont have to stay indoors any more. Ill go outside and play with my friends. Well ride bicycles and play baseball again.

In a few more weeks our neighborhood wont look sad and gray any more. The flowers will bloom, and the trees will become green again. My family will spend more time outdoors. My father will work in the yard. Hell cut the grass and paint the fence. My mother will work in the yard too. Shell buy new flowers and plant them in the garden. On weekends we wont just sit in the living room and watch TV. Well go for walks in the park, and well have picnics on Sunday afternoons. I cant wait for spring to come! Hurry, spring!

___ 1. Its spring. ___ 2. The girl in the story likes to stay inside during spring. ___ 3. The girl has a cold. ___ 4. The trees aren't green now. ___ 5. The park is near her house. ___ 6. The family has a yard. ___ 7. The family has a TV in their living room. Check up

1. ____ a few more weeks it wont be winter any more. 2. The flowers____________, and the trees ____________ green again. 3. My family __________ more time outdoors. 4. __________ will work in the yard. Hell cut the grass and paint the fence. 5. ______________ will work ___________too. Shell buy new flowers and plant______ in the garden Fill in the blanks

Im tired of winter. Im tired of the snow. Im tired of cold weather, and Im sick and tired of winter coats and boots! Just think… in a few more weeks it wont be winter any more. Itll be spring. The weather wont be cold. Itll be sunny. I wont have to stay indoors any more. Ill go outside and play with my friends. Well ride bicycles and play baseball again.

In a few more weeks our neighborhood wont look sad and gray any more. The flowers will bloom, and the trees will become green again. My family will spend more time outdoors. My father will work in the yard. Hell cut the grass and paint the fence. My mother will work in the yard too. Shell buy new flowers and plant them in the garden. On weekends we wont just sit in the living room and watch TV. Well go for walks in the park, and well have picnics on Sunday afternoons. I cant wait for spring to come! Hurry, spring!

2. The flowers____________, and the trees ____________ green again. 1. ____ a few more weeks it wont be winter any more. 3. My family __________ more time outdoors. 4. __________ will work in the yard. Hell cut the grass and paint the fence. 5. ______________ will work ___________too. Shell buy new flowers and plant______ in the garden In will bloom will become will spend My father My mother in the yard them

Reading B The beautiful pink soup

( ) 1. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant. B. Americans didn't eat tomatoes before the 18 th century. C. Even now Americans dont eat tomatoes. D. In the 18 th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes. ( ) 2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a president of. A. a European country B. England C. France D. the USA

( ) 3. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat. ( ) 4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were. A.while he was in Paris B.when he was a little boy C.because his parents told him so D.from books A.people from other countries B.from France C.people of his own country D.men only

( ) 5. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE? A. All of guests knew the soup which was served at the Presidents party was made of tomatoes. B. All the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the Presidents cook was nice. C. All the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice. D. All of the guests didn't know that their President would serve his honored guests poison apples.

People have strange ideas about food. For example, tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of the useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18 th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous. They called tomatoes poison apples.

President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the Presidents party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored guests about the fact. nutrition n. vitamin n. poisonous adj.

( ) 1. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant. B. Americans didn't eat tomatoes before the 18 th century. C. Even now Americans dont eat tomatoes. D. In the 18 th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes. ( ) 2. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a president of. A. a European country B. England C. France D. the USA B D

( ) 3. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat. ( ) 4. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were. A.while he was in Paris B.when he was a little boy C.because his parents told him so D.from books A.people from other countries B.from France C.people of his own country D.men only A C

( ) 5. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE? A. All of guests knew the soup which was served at the Presidents party was made of tomatoes. B. All the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the Presidents cook was nice. C. All the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice. D. All of the guests didn't know that their President would serve his honored guests poison apples. A

Complete the sentences 1. ______ ________ food is sweet corn. My favorite 2. The soup tasted _____ ______ salty, but it ______ very good. a little smelt 3. Tomato has _____ nutrition and vitamin ____it. richin

4. The ______ on the cakes_______ _________. creamseemed strange 5. _____ _______ my stomach _____ _______this morning. No wonderfelt terrible 6. In Japan, people like ____ ____ __________ fish. to eatuncooked 7. In America, people eat hamburgers___ ___. a lot