Unit OneWill people have

robots?

Period 1 Section A—1a~1c

1a: 导入 Brainstorm all kinds of predictions in 2 minutes.(There are 4 people in a group.)

future world

school life daily life

sciencecity…

Write down the predictions that most likely happen.

• There will / won’t be …

• People will / won’t …

• Kids …

Let’s predict our future!

robot

In 100 years, people will have robots in their homes.

In 100 years, there will be robots in our homes.

Our predictions

• There won’t be any paper money.

• Everyone will have a credit card.

All of us live a happy and easy life here.

What will happen to us in the year 3000?

1a: 拓展

BeijingLondon

You will be able to drive from Beijing to London in the future.

You won’t carry a backpack. It will carry you.

carry

There won’t be any police on the road. Cars will always have to stop for stop signs.

Your computer will punish you if you play games for too long.

1a: 语法Learn a Sentence Structure — will + do 1. The backpack will carry you.2. Cars will always have to stop for stop

signs. 3. The computer will punish you.4. You will be able to drive to another

continent.

The Future Tensebe doing 现在进行时可以用来表示按

计划或安排即将进行的动作，有“意图”或“打算”的含义等。

We are leaving for Shanghai next

Monday.

I can’t go to your party tomorrow

because I’m visiting my grandmother.

2. 用 be going to + do ( 动词原形 ) 表示将要发生的事或打算、计划、决定要做的事情等。

I am going to take a job next summer.

He is going to play soccer with his

friends this afternoon.

There is going to be a movie after

class.

3. 主语 +will + do ( 动词原形 ) + …

注 : 如果主语是 I , we, 可用 shall+ 动词的原形

They will build a new road in this part

of the city next year.

She will be a reporter in five years.

There will be less pollution in the

future.

How to use “will” for future:

1. I will finish my work in an hour.

（肯定）2. He won’t be here this afternoon.

（否定）3. Will you come back at 5? （疑问） Yes, I will. / No, I won’t.

Some predictions about life in 100 years

1. People will have robots in their homes.

2. People won’t use money. Everything

will be free.

3. Books will only be on computers,

not on paper.

1a Section A How will the world be different 100 years from now?

4. Kids won’t go to school. They’ll

study at home on computers.

5. There will only be one country.

6. People will live to be 200 years

old.

1b

1. People will have robots in their homes.2. People won’t use money. Everything will be free.3. Books will only be on computers, not on paper.4. Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study at home on computers.5. There will only be one country.6. People will live to be 200 years old.

Listening task: Circle the predictions you

hear.

P2,1b

Listen and circle the predictions.

1b 练习

Change the predictions in 1a into questions and ask each other these questions.

For example:

1. Will people have robots in their homes in 100 years?

Yes, they will. / No, they won’t.

Pair work

Task2:

Education (school, computer, exams, learning method)Family life (food, clothes, chores, entertainment)

…

Fun time: What will your life be like in 10 years?