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Tell something about the future with
more, less or fewer.
There will be less fresh water because
there will be more pollution in the sea.
There will be more cars because there will be more people.
There will be fewer jobs for people because more robots will do the same jobs as people.
There will be more cities because people will build more buildings in the country.
People will have more free time because there will be less things to do.
I will live in a high building.
I will be a pilot.
What do you want to be in the future?
Where will you live?
How will you go to work?
I will be an astronaut. I will live in other planet. I will go to work by spaceship.
I will go to work by e-bike.
rockets
e.g. An astronaut takes the rockets to the space station. 宇航员乘火箭去空间站。
astronaut space station
e.g. Man is weightless in space.
人在太空中会失重。
1. space n. 太空;空间
e.g. Do you live in a house or an
apartment?
你住在房子里还是公寓里?
2. apartment n. 公寓;套房
Write each word in the correct column below.
1a
Jobs Transportation Places to live
astronaut house apartment train rocket space station computer programmer
astronaut house
apartmenttrain
rocketspace station
computer programmer
An astronaut lives in a space station. He goes to work by rockets.
A programmer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by subway.
A farmer lives in a house. He walks to the farm.
An engineer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by car.
Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures [1-3].
1c
2 3 1
1d Listen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box.
1. I _____ in an apartment across the
street from here.
2. I _____ near here.
3. I ____ a computer programmer.
4. We _______ in a house in the country.
live
lived
am
work
am, live, work, lived, took,
will be, will live, will fly
5. I _____ the train to school.
6. I ______ an astronaut.
7. I _______ rockets to the moon.
8. I ________ on a space station.
took
will be
will live
will fly
am, live, work, lived, took,
will be, will live, will fly
Student A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now.
1e
I live in an apartment.
Where do you live?
I lived in a house in the country.
Where did you live ten years ago?
I will live in the space station.
Where will you live in ten years?
Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?
2a
I think there will be more robots in the future.
Really? What do they look like?
I think they look like humans. They can do anything men can do.
Sounds interesting.
e.g. The little girl can even recite the
article.
小女孩甚至还能背诵这篇文章。
1. even adv. 甚至;连;愈加
2. human adj. 人的 n. 人e.g. A human can think and talk, but
an animal can’t.
人能思考、说话,但动物不 能。
e.g. My aunt is already fifty, but she
looks very young.
我姑姑早已五十岁了,但她看起 很年轻。
3. already adv. 已经;早已
4. dangerous adj. 有危险的;不安全的
e.g. Some animals are in great danger.
一些动物处于极大的危险中。
名词 danger +后缀 ous →
dangerous
Lions are dangerous animals.
狮子是危险的动物。
fall down 突然倒下;跌倒;倒塌
5. factory n. 工厂e.g. There will be more factories
in the future.
将来会有更多的工厂。
e.g. The house might fall down in a few
months. 几个月内这所房屋也许就会倒塌。
6. fall v. (fell/ fel/) 倒塌;跌倒;掉落
前缀 (dis) + agree (同意 )→disagree
7. disagree v. 不同意;持不同意见; 有分歧
e.g. My father agrees, but my
mother disagrees.
我爸爸同意,但我妈妈不同意。
believe sb. 相信某人说的话believe + that 从句
8. believe v. 相信;认为有可能
e.g. I believe that you can finish the
work on time.
我相信你会按时完成工作。
e.g. What is the shape of your
kite?
你的风筝是什么形状的?
9. shape n. 形状
10. hundreds of 许多;大量 = lots of
【辨析】具体数字 + hundred 如: three hundred 三百
e.g. There are hundreds of flags in
front of the building.
在那个高楼前有很多旗帜。
11. over and over again 反复地;多次 还可以说 over and over
e.g. They sang the song over and
over.
他们反复地唱那首歌。 He called over and over again
but nobody answered.
他多次打电话但没有人接。
12. possible adj. 可能的;可能存在或发生( 前缀 )im+ possible →impossible 不可能的e.g. Do you think it’s possible to beat
them?
你认为战胜他们有可能吗 ?
To cross this river seems
impossible.
穿过这条河中似乎不可能。
What can robots do?What can robots do?
What do the robots look like?What do the robots look like?
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.4 What are robots like in movies?
2b
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
1. Robots can build ____ in factories.
2. They can do _______ jobs many times
and never get bored.
3. Some can _________ and
_____________.
4. Some can help _______ people under
___________.
cars
simple
look for
the buildings
walk
dance
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.
2c
Fill in the blanks in this paragraph
with words from the article.
指导: 此类短文填空题,考查同学们全面掌握
短文内容,以及综合运用语言的能力。 首先,应将通读本段文字,掌握大意。
可知在短文中列举了科学家们的两种观点。
然后,根据 2b 中短文的内容填空。
2d
Some robots are very human-like. They
can walk and ______ like people. Some
scientists think that in the future they
will _______ robots more like humans.
This may not _________ in the near
future, but at some point, robots will
even be able to ______ like people.
However, some scientists _________.
dance
make
come true
talkdisagree
James White believes that robots will
not be able to do the ________ things
as we can. For example, he thinks
that robots will ______ be able to
wake up and know where they are.
Which side do you ________ with?
same
not
agree
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.
They will also be able to sever us. They can
make dinner, do the dishes and cook coffee
for us.
Some robots will be look like people. They
will be able to sing, dance and talk with 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.
Today there are already robots working in
factories. 现在已经有机器人在工厂里干活了。此句中的 working in factories的逻辑主语是robots,但是在这个 there be句型中,谓语动词已经有了 are,所以 work就不能再作本句的谓语动词,而应用 -ing形式。这一点在学习和使用 there be句型时需要特别注意。
1. Read the passage after class.
2. Write your own sentences with the
phrases below.
1. over and over again 2. get bored
3. wake up 4. hundreds of 5. be able to
6. fall down 7. look for
8. seem (im)possible