Unit 7 Will people have robots?

Period 1  Section A  1a-2c

Teaching aims: 

1. Students learn to talk about future intentions.

2. .The students will be able to learn the words and phrases:

will , won’t , in the future, predict, prediction, paper, live to be , world peace, there will be , there won’t be …

3. The students will be able to use the expressions:

(1). What will the future be like ?

(2). People will live to be 200 years old.

(3). People won’t go to work in 100 years.

(4). Will people use money in 100 years?--- Yes, they will.  ---No, they won’t.

(5). There will be more free time in the future.

(6) There won’t be much pollution in the future.

(7)There will be more/ less/ fewer …

Ability aims:

1.The students can use the questions to get information to improve their listening and   

speaking abilities.

2.To train the students’ cooperation with their partners.

Key and important difficult points:

A. Vocabulary

B. Target language

(1). What will the future be like?

(2). People will live to be 200 years old.

(3). People won’t go to work in 100 years.

(4). Will people use money in 100 years?--- Yes, they will.  ---No, they won’t.

(5). There will be more free time in the future.

(6) There won’t be much pollution in the future.

(7)There will be more/ much/less/ fewer …

C. Grammar: The simple future tense.

Emotional aims:

To help the students to make their future plan and play a part in saving the earth!

Teaching procedures:

Before class:  Students learn by themselves.

Step 1 Warming up.

   1. Listen to a song.

   2. Show the title.

Step 2  New language presentation.

   1. T: What will I be in 20 years ?

     I will be a grandmother.  I won’t be a teacher in 20 years. 

     won’t= will not (将不会)

     Write; I will be..

         I won’t be….   won’t= will not (将不会)

     2. Pair work.

A: What will you be in 20 years ?     B: I will be a/ an __________.

     A: How will you do that?            B : I will ____________.

     Write : I will practice playing basketball.

3. T; What will our life be like in 100 years?

(1). Demonstrate; Learn and read.

(2). Students learn in their group.

(3). Read.

Step 3 Work on 1a.

1. Read the sentences.

2. How will the world be different 100 years from now? Read the predictions in 1a. Check A for agree or D for disagree.

3. Show their answers: I agree /disagree that ____________________.

Step 4 Work on 1b.

   1. T: Now listen to the recording and circle the predictions you hear in 1a.  

2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and circle the predictions.  

3. Play the recording again.

4. Check the answers with the Ss.   

5. Read .

Step 5. Pair work. 

1. Let Ss read the first conversation in 1c after the teacher.   

2. Then let Ss ask and answer questions about the predictions in 1a. Then make their own conversation.

3. Let some pairs ask and answer about their conversations.

Step 6 Step 2  New language presentation.

T: Make more predictions.

Structures :

Will there be more schools?  Yes, there will. / Yes, there won’t.

There will be more people.

Step 7 Work on 2a:   

1. Read the sentences in 2a. Tell Ss they will listen to some sentences. They should listen and circle the words in the bracket.

2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and circle the words.  

3. Play the recording again to check the answers.

Work on 2b:

1. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do.

2. Play the recording for the Ss to check the predictions they hear.  

3. Play the recording again to check the answers.  

Step 8 Game.

Predict the world in the future. You can make predictions about 2 or 3 things such as the robots, the schools and so on.

We will… 

We won’t… 

There will be more/ less/ fewer …

Step 9 Summarize and do some exercises.

 

 

板书：Unit 7 Will people have robots?

Period 1  Section A  1a-2c

 

 I will be..

         I won’t be….   won’t= will not (将不会)

             A: Will people use money in 100 years?

B: No, they won’t. Everything will be free.

             Will people live to be 200 years old?

A: Yes, they will. People will live to be 200 years old.

           Will there be more schools?  Yes, there will. / Yes, there won’t.

There will be more people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Period 2  Section A  2d-3c

Teaching aims: 

1.The students will be able to learn the words and phrases:

future，pollute, environment，planet，earth，play a part，world peace, sea, sky

2. The students will be able to use the expressions:

(1) A: Will you live to be 200 years old?   B: Yes, I will. / No, I won’t.

(2) Kids will study at home on computers.

(3) They won’t go to school.

3. The students will be able to use “more, less, fewer”.

(1) There will be more cars.

(2) There will be more pollution.

(3) There will be less free time.

(4) There will be fewer trees.

Ability aims:

2.The students can use the questions to get information to improve their listening and   

speaking abilities.

2.To train the students’ cooperation with their partners.

Key and important difficult points:

A. Vocabulary

B. Target language

D. Grammar: The simple future tense.

Emotional aims:

To help the students to make their future plan and play a part in saving the earth!

Teaching procedures:

Before class:  Students learn by themselves.

Step1: Warming up ----Listen to a song.

Step2: Lead—in

    1. Show the pictures and talk about the earth.

What will the earth be like in ten years?

    New words: pollute, environment, planet., earth, in great danger, play a part.

    2. What will you do for the earth？

I will…

Step 3: Work on Section A 2d.

1. Read the conversation quickly and answer two Qs.

2. Listen and repeat. Then read aloud for 5 minutes to recite.

3. Role--- play the conversation.

4. Make their own conversations.

Step 4 Grammar focus.

    1. Show the sentences and think, What are the rules?

    仔细观察例句，体会并写出画线部分的时态结构，并翻译时间状语。

    2. 【探究总结】

1).含义：表示_______某个时间要发生的动作或存在的状态，也表示将来经常或反复发生的动作。

2).构成：

(1)肯定句：主语+will+_________

(2)否定句：主语+will+___+动词原形

(3)疑问句：___________________+主语+动词原形

3).时间状语：___________, ________week/month/year,

______ the  future，______+一段时间等。

   3. 仔细观察例句，体会并总结蓝色部分的时态结构，并翻译红色部分。

结构：there will be 意思是___________________________

fewer+__________  less+___________   more+____________

Step 5:Work on 3a.

1.Tell Ss read the conversation in 3a and try to fill in the blanks with more ,less or fewer.

2.Methods

3.check the answers

4.Let Ss read the sentences and try to remember the sentences.

Step 6:Work on 3b:complete the predictions.

1.Let Ss read the beginning of the sentences, understand each sentence.

2.Let Ss complete the sentences.

3.Let Ss share the answers ,and find and correct errors.

4.Let some Ss talk about their sentences.

Step 7 A game.

   All of us want to have a good environment. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth. What will you do to protect(保护)it?

Step 8 Summarize and do some exercises.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period 3  Section B  1a-1e

Teaching Aims

1) The students will be able to talk about the life in the future.

2) The students will be able to talk about the life now, in the future and in the past.

Language Focus

The students will be able to use the following words and sentences properly in given situations;

1) astronaut, rocket, space station, apartment

2) What will your life be like in the future?

What is your life like now?

What was your life like 10 years ago?

Ability goals

Enable the students to talk about their future life.

Improve students' speaking ability.

Train students' communicative competence.

Train the Ss abilities of memory, and creation.

Emotion & attitude goals

Enable the students to enjoy a vision of the future life.

Difficulties

  1) The students might find it difficult to read the words: astronaut, apartment.

2) The students may find it difficult to use the sentences in three kinds of tenses.

Teaching Procedures & Activities

Step1: Warming- up:

T: Hello, everyone! Nice to meet you. First let’s enjoy some nice photos. Watch carefully please, and tell us the jobs.

T: What kinds of jobs are they? (Show all the jobs in PPT) Read the words together.

  They can be ended with “ist, er, or”

T: What will you be in 10 years?  

S: I’ll be…

T: How will you do that?  (Ask and answer in pairs)

Step2:Lead-in

1.T: (Show Ss a picture of an astronaut): Look! What’ s her job?

  T: Yes, she’s an astronaut. How did she go to the moon? Yes, she went to the moon by rocket. She flew rockets to the moon. Do you know other words of transportation?

( show some words of the transportation through the mind map)

2.T: I think I’ll go to work by subway in the future. How will you go to work in 10 years? (Ask and answer in pairs)

3. T: By the way, where will you live in 10 years?

  S: I’ll live in…

  T: Where will I live in 10 years? Can you guess? I’ll live in a big house. But now I live in an apartment. How about the astronauts? They’ll live on a space station.

Will we live on a space station in the future? Maybe some day we will.

Step3:Pair work

T: Now let’s imagine what our life will be like in 10 years.

  Imagine like this in pairs.

Step4:Listening

1. T: Good job. Another two students are talking about their lives too. Let’s predict what they are talking about. In picture I, they are talking about a photo. In picture2, Joe will go to other planets, he’ll go there by rocket. In picture 3, they may be at the party.

2. T: Now let’s listen and number the pictures.  (check the answers)

3. T: Listen again and fill in the blanks. (1d)

Step5:Imitation

1. T:OK. This time listen carefully and pay attention to the underlined sentences and words.

2. T: Read the conversations together.

3. T: Turn to page P102,and read the conversations loudly by yourself.

4. T: Let’s talk about Joe’s life.

Step6: Finish 3a

 T: How about Jill’s life? What will she be like in 20 years? Please fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

Step7:Pair work

T: What will your life be like ?

  Let’s make a conversation in pairs. The form may help you.

Step8: Homework

1.Read three conversations more time after class.

2.Write a report according to your conversation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period 4  Section B  2a-2e

 

Teaching aims: After this lesson, students will be able to 1. understand and use the following vocabulary : already, human, dangerous, factory, disagree, even , shape, inside, possible, impossible, hundreds of, fall down, believe. 2. Can summarize the main idea according the first sentences of each paragraph. 3. talk about the shapes and abilities of  robots. . 4. improve their abilities of predicting and imagining. 5. improve their reading skills by skimming, scanning and careful reading. 6. have a good understanding of the article by using KWL reading strategy and doing critical reading. Ss will be motivated to have the proper aims and they will be encouraged to work hard to achieve their dreams. Ability goals Enable the students to talk about their future life. Improve students' speaking ability. Train students' communicative competence. Train the Ss abilities of memory, and creation. Emotion & attitude goals Enable the students to enjoy a vision of the future life.
Step	Teacher’s  Activities	Students’  Activities	Notes
1.Introduction & warming up	(1) T plays a video  of robot (2) T asks:Which year is it in the film?What will the robots look like in 2035?What will the robots do in 2035? (3)  T writes their words on the Bb.	(1)Ss watch the video clip.   (2)Ss listen to the teacher and reply to T’s questions. (3)Ss share what they know about robots.	To activate Ss prior knowledge of robots .     To familiarize the students with the topic they will learn.
2. Pre- reading	T shows the title and the picture in 2b and let Ss predict what they want to read about robots in the article.	Ss think individually and write down the questions in the KWL chart.	To prepare the students for the reading and provide the questions for the later summary. To improve Ss’ ability of predicting.
3.While- reading	1.Skimming: T asks Ss to read fast and match the questions in 2b with the paragraph. (T may ask them to explain why.)	1.Ss read the text individually and try to finish the activity. (They may have to explain.)	To help students find out the main topics of the text and have a good understanding of what they are reading.
3.While- reading	2. Careful reading: (1)T asks the Ss to read and answer questions.	(1) Ss read and answer the questions, and have a competition.	To help students get better understanding of the detailed information in the text by scanning.
4.Post- reading	(2) Memory test. (3) Without looking at the books and write T or F . Then complete 2c.	(2)Ss complete the exercises	To make Ss have a better understanding of the article and improve their reading and thinking abilities by doing critical reading.
	2.Imagine: (1)discuss  what kind of robot they will have in the future. What does it look like? What can it do for you? T: Who is the most creative?	Ss work in groups of four and try to complete the task together. Then show their work to the class.	To improve Ss’ abilities of imagining and develop their cooperative ability. To make them learn to use the key vocabulary and sentence structures in their writing.
	4.Critical reading: 5.(1)T asks Ss if all the scientists agree about what robots will be able to do in the future. Get Ss to tell two different opinions from scientists and pay attention to the sentence structure: …believe that…/ …think that… (2) Ask Ss which side they agree with and why.	1.Ss read Para. 3 and tell two different opinions from scientists.         (2)Ss discuss with their partners and then show their opinions and explain the reasons.
	1.Reflection: T asks Ss to think about what they have learned and check whether all the questions they wrote at the beginning are answered in the reading text.	Ss write down what they have learned and try to use their own words to summarize what they have learned.	To train Ss’ ability of thinking back and summarizing what they have learned.
5. Summarize	1. Summarize： What have you learned? 2.Then get them to finish 2d.	Summarize what they have learned. Then finish 2d.
6. Assigning after- class task (1 min)	(1)  Oral:  Read the article aloud. (2)Written:  Write a short passage about their ideal robot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period 5  Writing

 Language goals 

1） Words & expressions

Revise the words of jobs, homes, transportation etc  

2） Key sentences

I will be…/I want to be…

Ability goals

Enable the students to talk about their future life.

Improve students' speaking ability.

Train students' communicative competence.

Train the Ss abilities of memory, and creation.

Emotion & attitude goals

Enable the students to enjoy a vision of the future life.

Strategy goals.

Write correct sentences.

Culture awareness goals

Let the students pay attention to the proper use of conjunctions in order to make the article coherent smooth

Part IV  Teaching importances and difficulties

 Teaching importances:

According to what they fill in the form of content in 3 b, to imagine their life, work, family, free time activities, around their living environment, etc Teaching difficulties: The Passive Voice.

Teaching difficulties:

How to make the sentences differnet, longer and better.

Part V  Teaching methods

Task-based teaching, mind mapping ,writing.

 

Part VI  Teaching equipment

overhead projector

 

Part Ⅶ  Teaching Procedure