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1、Unit 7Will people have robots?1a Write each word in the correct column below.astronaut house apartment trainrocket space station computer programmerJobsTransportationPlaces to liveastronaut computer programmertrain rockethouseapartment space stationspace n. 太空、空间太空、空间 People have traveled through sp

2、ace to the moon. 人们已经经由太空到了月球。人们已经经由太空到了月球。空地、空处空地、空处 There is no space for another chair in this room. 这房间没有再放一把椅子的空地了。这房间没有再放一把椅子的空地了。1b Think of other words and write them in the chart in 1a.JobsTransportationPlaces to liveastronaut computer programmertrain rockethouseapartment space stationrobot

3、 cleanersuper policemanspace shiphelicopter(直升机）直升机）flat(公寓公寓) shelter(避难所避难所)1c Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures 1-3.2311d Listen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box.1. I live in an apartment across the street from here.2. I _ near here.3. I _a computer programm

4、er.am live work lived took will be will live will flyworkam4. We in a house in the country.5. I the train to school.6. I an astronaut.7. I rockets to the moon.8. I on a space station.livedwill bewill fly tookwill live1e Student A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joes life now, 10 years ago

5、 and 10 years from now.A: Where do you live?B: I live in an apartment.A: Where did you live 10 years ago?B: I lived in Greenville.A: How did you get to school?B: I took train to school.10 years agoA: what will your life be like in 10 years?B: oh, I think Ill be an astronaut.A: Where will you live in

6、 10 years?B: I will live on a space station.In 10 years2a Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?2a Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?What do they look like?They look like humans.What do they l

7、ook like?They look like humans.What do they look like ?They look like snakes.What does it look like?It looks like a dog. This robot looks like a huge arm.What can the robots do?speakdo exercise run cookplay the pianoThere are some other robots, what can they do ?Play footballdancePlay the pianowhat

8、can they do ?talkThis robot is very strangeWhat can it do ?Explore(探险探险) the universe（宇宙）（宇宙）What will robots do for us in the future?What can robots do?shapeshumanssnakehuge arm dogdo homeworkplay with people play footballlook for peopledo unpleasant jobswalk and dancetalkLets make predictionsAfter

9、 100 years.play footballdancehelp people do the most unpleasant jobshelp with the housework2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.Para 1 will robots think like humans in the future?Para 2 what will robots be like in the future?Para 3 what can robots do today?Para

10、 4 what are robots like in movies? Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot?1.When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.2.Today there are already robots wor

11、king in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored.Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in

12、 Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. However, somescientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know3.where they a

13、re. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.These new robots will have many different shapes. So

14、me will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for example, scientists made robots that4.look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can helplook for people under the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets

15、 also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!翻译短语翻译短语1.科幻小说科幻小说 2.帮忙做家务帮忙做家务3.花费好几百年的时间花费好几百年的时间4.看起来像看起来像5.让机器人走路或跳舞让机器人走路或跳舞6.和人一样做相同的事和人一样做相同的事science fictionhelp with the houseworktake hundreds of yearslook likemake robots walk and dancedo the same things a

16、s a person7.例如例如8.与人交谈与人交谈9.做简单的工作做简单的工作10.一遍又一遍一遍又一遍11.变得烦躁变得烦躁12.寻找寻找13.看起来有可能的看起来有可能的for exampletalk to peopledo simple jobsover and over againget boredlook for seem possibleIn 20 years, I think Ill be a newspaper reporter. Ill _in Shanghai, because there will be_ jobs in that city. As a reporter

17、, I think I will _ lots of interesting people, so Ill have more friends. 3a Read Jills 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 takelivemoremeetIll have _ pets, though, because Ill ha

18、ve _ free time. And my apartment will be no good for pets because itllbe too small. So Ill probably just _a bird. During the week, Ill_ smart clothes. On the weekend, Ill_ less smart but Ill be more comfortable. In the future, people will _more so theyll probably have fewer vacations, but I think Il

19、l _ a holiday in Hong kong when possible. One day Ill even go to Australia.fewerlesskeepwearworktakelook8. So Ill probably just keep a bird.keep: v. “保持保持; 维持维持; 喂养喂养”1) keep + sb. / sth. +形容词形容词 “使某人使某人/某物某物”e.g. The job kept them busy for a year. 2) keep +形容词形容词 “保持保持”e.g. The man ran up and down

20、to keep warm. 3) keep + sb. / sth. doing “让某人让某人/某物继续做某事某物继续做某事”e.g. She kept us waiting for her at the station for an hour.4) keep + doing “继续做继续做, 坚持做坚持做”e.g. He kept running after her, trying to catch her. 9. I will live on a space station. space 空间空间, 空处空处 (可数可数) e.g. There is a space of 46 inch

21、es wide between the two bookcases.The road is bad for a space of two miles. We need more space to set up it. Is there any space left? 还有地方吗还有地方吗?space当太空讲时是不可数名词。当太空讲时是不可数名词。space station 太空站太空站 space ship 太空船太空船 space suit 宇航服宇航服computerprogrammerbasketball playerairline pilotengineerteacheractorWh

22、at will you be in 10 years ?I will be a Where will you work? I will work in.Make predictions: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 wont go to school.I will have a big house. Five years ago, I was in primary school,I playe

23、d football with classmates after class, and I had a dog. Now Im a middle schoolstudent, I like playing tennis. I am good at English and I have good grades. In five years,I will be a doctor, I will make much money,and I will travel around the world. I will playthe guitar. I will have a car. Write a s

24、hort passage about yourself.five years agonowin five years3b Complete the chart about your life 20 years from now. You can add more items. What will yourbe like?jobhomefree time activitiesneighborhoodSuper policemanIn Americaattend a dancing party,travelA famous singer3c Write about your life 20 yea

25、rs from now. Use 3a and 3b to help you.In 20 years, I think Ill be a super policeman. Ill live in America, because there will be more joys in that city. As a super policeman, I think I will catch many bad guys(坏人坏人), so Ill help keep the city peaceful. And in my free time, Ill attend all kinds of da

26、ncing balls,so that I can make a lot of friends. In addition,（另外）（另外）I want to take a holiday to travel around the world. Every time when I get home, my neighborhood Coco will sing for me. I like this kind of life. Discuss how you think a robot will help students with schoolwork in the future. Write

27、 down your groups ideas and draw a picture of your robot.1.I think students wont need dictionaries because a robot will tell them the meanings of words.Group workSample: 1. I think students wont need to go to school, because their robots can teach them at home. 2. I think students wont need to write their homework on paper but on computer, and robots will help students to correct the homework.1 Put the words in the correct columns in the chart.job people pollution robot moneyfresh water paper planet car treeclean air ci