Unit 7.Will people have robots?

翻译短语 1. 关于未来的电影 2. 帮忙做家务 3. 花费好几百年的时间 4. 看起来像 5. 让机器人走路或跳舞 6. 和人一样做相同的事 movies about the future help with the housework take hundreds of years look like make robots walk and dance do the same things as people

7. 例如 8. 与人交谈 9. 做简单的工作 10. 一遍又一遍 11. 变得烦躁 12. 寻找 13. 看起来有可能的 for example talk to people do simple jobs over and over again get bored look for seem possible

What kind of animals might robots look like in the future? What do you think these robots will be able to do? Write your ideas and discuss them with your partner. 2e

I think some future robots might look like spiders. They will be able to help us clean the window, sweep the floor. Some robots might look like snakes. They will be able to help look for people under the buildings. If buildings fall down with people inside.

Some robots will be look like people. They will be able to sing, dance and talk with us. They will also be able to sever us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and cook coffee for us. Some robots might look like big arms. They will be able to work in factories. They can help make cars and do simple jobs over and over again.

Discuss how you think a robot will help students with schoolwork in the future. Write down your group ’ s ideas and draw a picture of your robot. 1.I think students won ’ t need dictionaries because a robot will tell them the meanings of words. Group work

Sample: 1. I think students won ’ t need to go to school, because their robots can teach them at home. 2. I think students won ’ t need to write their homework on paper but on computer, and robots will help students to correct the homework.

How will you be different in the future? Maybe 20 years from now? I will be more beautiful. I will have lots of money. I won’t go to school. I will have a big house. ……

In 20 years, I think I ’ ll be a newspaper reporter. I ’ ll _______in Shanghai, because there will be_______ jobs in that city. As a reporter, I think I will _______ lots of interesting people, so I ’ ll have more friends. 3a Read Jill ’ s 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 take live more meet

I ’ ll have _______ pets, though, because I ’ ll have _______ free time. And my apartment will be no good for pets because it ’ ll be too small. So I ’ ll probably just ____a bird. During the week, I ’ ll____ smart clothes. On the weekend, I ’ ll____ less smart but I ’ ll be more comfortable. In the future, people will ____more so they ’ ll probably have fewer vacations, but I think I ’ ll _______ a holiday in Hongkong when possible. One day I ’ ll even go to Australia. fewer less keepwear work take look

语法探究： 1. So I’ll probably just keep a bird. keep: v. “ 保持 ; 维持 ; 喂养 ” 1) keep + sb. / sth. + 形容词 “ 使某人 / 某物 …… ” e.g. The job kept them busy for a year. 2) keep + 形容词 “ 保持 ” e.g. The man ran up and down to keep warm. 3) keep + sb. / sth. doing “ 让某人 / 某物继续做某事 ” e.g. She kept us waiting for her at the station for an hour. 4) keep + doing “ 继续做, 坚持做 ” e.g. He kept running after her, trying to catch her.

job home free time activities neighborhood Complete the chart about your life 20 years from now. You can add more items. What will your…be like? pilot in an apartment keep some plants near a park 3b

______________________________________________________________________ Write about your life 20 years from now. Use 3a and 3b to help you. 3c

In 20 years, I think I’ll be a pilot. I’ll work in Beijing, because my parents work in Beijing. I want to live with them. I’ll live in a large apartment. As a pilot, I can have a few days off every month. I think I’ll keep some plants in my apartment. There’ll be a park near my home. I’ll take a walk after supper. I like chess, so I can also play chess with my friends in the park.