Copyright 2004-2015 版权所有盗版必究 Section B Period One

Copyright 2004-2015 版权所有盗版必究

Section BPeriod One


Try to describe personal life in the future with the simple future tense


What will happen in the future? Can you guess?

A.Robots will do homework for students.B.People will see doctors at home.C.Cars will take the place of planes.D.More and more people will live in the sea.

Possible answers


Write each word in the correct column below.

Jobs Transportation Places to live

astronaut

computer programmer

train

rocket

space station

house

apartment

astronaut house apartment train rocketcomputer programmer space station

1a


Jobs Transportation Places to liveThink of other words and write them in the chart.1b


Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures [1-3].

2 3 1

1c


Listen and 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.5. I _________ the train to school.6. I __________ an astronaut.7. I _________ rockets to the moon.8. I _________ on a space station.

live

workam

livedtook

will bewill flywill live

1d


Put “T” for true or “F” for false before each of the following statements.

1.Joe went to school by bus 10 years ago.2.Joe plans to live on the moon when he flies to other planets( 星球）

F

F


3. Joe and Alexis live near each other.4. Joe went to Highville for school because he lived there.

TF


Student A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now.

A: Where do you live?

B: I live in an apartment.

1e


A: Where did you live 10 years ago?

B: I lived in Greenville.

A: How did you get to school?

B: I took a train to school.

10 years ago


A: what will your life be like in 10 years?

B: Oh, I think I’ll be an astronaut.

A: Where will you live in 10 years?

B: I will live on a space station.

10 years from now


Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?

2a


Read and match each paragraph with the questions it discusses.

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

Will robots think like humans in the future?What will robots be like in the future?What can robots do today?What are robots like in movies?

2b


Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.

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____________.

carssimple

walk dancelook for

the buildings

2c


Some robots are very human-like. They can wal

k and _________ like people. Some scientists think

that in the future they will _________ robots more l

ike humans. This may not be_________ in the nea

r future, but at some point, robots will even be able

to _________ like people.

Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.

dance

make

possible

talk

2d


However, some scientists . James

White believes that robots won’t be

able to do the _________ things as us.

For example, he thinks that robots will

_________ be able to wake up and

know where they are. Which side do

you _________ with?

same

never

agree


1.In some movies about the future, what do people often have ?

2. Which country has singing and dancing robots?

3. Where can robots make cars?

Robots.

Japan.

In factories.

1.Read and answer the questions.


4. What does James White think?

5. What kind of job can a snake robot do?

He thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.

It can help look for people under the buildings.


2. Put “T” for true or “F” for false before each of the following statements.

1.Robots can do boring work in place of ( 代替） humans.2.Robots can waik like humans,,but they can hardly think like us. 3.James White thinks robots will talk soon..

T

T

F


4. Scientists are sure they will make more robots soon.5. All scientists have the same ideas about what robots will do ( 能做的事情）。

F

F


what kinds of animals might robots look like

inthe future? What do you think these robots wil

l be able to do? Write your ideas and discuss the

m with your partner.

I think some robots might look like butterflies. They will be able to sing and dance for me When I am sad, and they can try their best to make me happy. When I want to go shopping, theycan take me to the shopping mall,(购物广场）。At home,they will help me clean my rooms. When I want to see a doctor,they will fly me tothe hospital …

2e


What can robots do?

Different shapes

In the future

look for people

do unpleasant jobs

walk and dance

talk

Do housework

now

snakes

humans


1. 帮忙做家务

2. 花费好几百年的时间

3. 看起来像

4. 让机器人走路或跳舞

5. 和人一样做相同的事

help with the housework

take hundreds of years

look like

make robots walk and dance

do the same things as a person


6. 例如

7. 与人交谈

8. 做简单的工作

9. 一遍又一遍

10. 变得烦躁

11. 寻找

12. 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


help with... 帮助做某事。 in the future 在将来。 hundreds of 数百。 try to do sth. 尽力去做某事 make robots look like…使机器人看起来像…一样


2.it + be + 形容词 + (for sb.) + to do sth.

( 某人 ) 做某事怎么样

It is difficult for me to get up early on Sundays.3.the same…as… 同…一样的…

I don’t like to wear the same clothes as you do every day.

1.make sb. do sth. … 让某人做某事make robots look like snakes


What kinds 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.

I think some future robots might look like _________________. They will________

2e


I think some future robots might look like dogs. They will help the blind ( 盲人） cross the road.After an earthquake, some buildings mayfall down with many people in them,The dog robots will run into the buildings to look for people alive ( 活着的） . The police will find out the criminals( 罪犯） more easily with the help of dog robots. Dog robots are able to help us in many ways. They’re very useful.


Homework:Write a passage to talk about your life

two years ago and two years from

now.


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Copyright 2004-2015 版权所有 盗版必究 Section B Period One

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