八年级英语上册Unit7第1课时(Section A 1a-2d)

1b Listen and circle the predictions you hear
in 1a.
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
_√___ 5. Cities will be very big and crowded.
Tapescripts:
Ms. Steen: OK, now I want to hear everyone’s predictions about the future.
Girl 1: Well, I think there will be more people. Ms. Steen: More people? OK. What else?
Boy 1: I think that there will be less free time. Ms. Steen: I hope not!
Girl 2: Well, I think there will be fewer cars.
Ms. Steen: You do? Girl 2: Yes, people will use the subways more.
Ms. Steen: That’s a great idea. Let’s hear another prediction.
Boy 2ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ There will be less pollution. Ms. Steen: That will be good for the earth!
Girl 1: I think there will be fewer trees. And cities will be really big and crowded because there will be a lot more people.
on computers. 5. There will be only one country. 6. People will live to be 200 years old.
Tapescripts:
Boy 1: Do you think people will have robots in their homes in 100 years?
Unit 7 Will people have robots?
Section A 1a-2d
R·八年级上册
Lead-in
What will you be in the future?
I will be a teacher.
I will be a doctor.
Let’s predict our futures.
n.预言；预测 /prɪ'dɪkʃn/
n.将来；未来 /'fju:tʃə(r)/
v.污染
/pə'lu:t/
paper pollution prediction future pollute
n.环境 /ɪn'vaɪrənmənt/
n.行星 /'plænɪt/
n.地球；世界 /ɜ:(r)θ/
v.种植；n.植物 /plænt/
on paper.
_√__A ___D 4. Kids won’t go to school. They’ll study
at home on computers. ___A ___D 5. There will be only one country. ___A ___D 6. People will live to be 200 years old.
to be the reporter. ➢ Please give a name to your book.
Enjoy a video Big Hero about robots. Do you think there will be robots in people’s homes in the future?
New words
n.纸；纸张
/'peɪpə(r)/
n.污染；污染物 /pə'lu:ʃn/
2b Listen again. Check(√)the predictions you hear.
____ 1. There will be fewer people.
_√___ 2. There will be less free time.
____ 3. People will use the subways less. ____ 4. There will be more pollution.
Jill: Well, cities will be more crowded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger.
Nick: That sounds bad! Will we have to move to other planets?
2. What can people do to save the earth?
We can use less water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.
Role play
It’s a book about the future. …
Boy 2: Yes, I do. I saw a robot on TV, and it cleaned the kitchen.
Boy 1: Well, I don’t think people will use money. Boy 2: Do you think everything will be free? Boy 1: Yeah, probably. Boy 2: I think there will be only one country.
Boy 1: Only one country in the world? Will there be world peace?
Boy 2: I hope so. Boy 1: I think kids won’t go to school. They’ll
study at home on computers. Boy 2: Oh, I disagree. Boy 1: You do? Boy 2: Yeah, there will always be schools.
will be fewer trees.
2d Role-play the conversation.
Nick: What are you reading, Jill? Jill: It’s a book about the future.
Nick: Sounds cool. So what will the future be like?
Read the conversation quickly and answer questions. 1. What will the future be like according to the book about the future?
Cities will be more crowded and polluted. There will be fewer trees and the environment will be in great danger. Maybe people will have to move to other planets.
2c Make conversations about the predictions in 2a and 2b.
A: What’s your prediction about the future? B: I think there will be more pollution. A: Really? I don’t think so. But I think there
What are you reading, Jill? …
Group work
A book about the future
Four or five students as a group ➢ Each student makes a prediction about the
future. ➢ Choose one student to take notes and another
n.部分
/pɑ:(r)t/
参与；发挥作用
environment planet earth plant part play a part
Make predictions
1a How will the world be different 100 years
from now? Read these predictions. Check ( √ ) A for agree or D for disagree.
_√__A ___D 1. People will have robots in their homes.
___A ___D 2. People won’t use money. Everything will be free.
_√__A ___D 3. Books will only be on computers, not