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Section A (2a-2e)
Unit 7
When Tomorrow Comes
What will our life be like in the future?
Education
job
food
home
Health care
……..
Length of life
transportation
Students probably won’t go to a school in the future.
They will study at home or any place they want.
Will there be more robot teachers?
Will there be fewer traffic accidents?
Will the traffic system be more efficient?
People will be more relaxed at home
There will be more robots do housework
Will robots do more jobs for people?
Will robots do more jobs for people?
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Will robots take good care of people?
Will we have better health care technology?
13
Will there be more food or less food?
Will people live longer?
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Positive
Not Positive
① People will live longer.
② More animals will be in great danger.
③ There will be less fresh water.
④ The transport system will be more efficient.
Put the future predictions into the right box
①
④
②
③
Prediction
1. Who are the two speakers?
They are Jennifer and Helen.
2. What are the two speakers
talking about?
They are talking about the future predictions.
Q1: What is Jennifer doing when Helen says hi to her?
A. Watching a sci-fi film.
B. Watching a video about future predictions.
C. Watching a video about future technology.
Q2: What is their conversation about?
A. Future predictions.
B. Future technology.
C. Future education.
Listen and choose
2a
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks.
A. there will be fewer traffic accidents B. there will be more people in cities
C. we’ll have better health care technology D. people will live longer
Helen: Hi, Jennifer. What’s up?
Jennifer: Oh, hi, Helen. I’m watching a video about future predictions.
Helen: So, what will the future be like?
Jennifer: Well, _______, but the transport system will be more efficient. It means that _____.
Helen: Sounds great! Any other predictions?
Jennifer: Students probably won’t go to a school in the future. They will study at home or
any place they want.
Helen: Oh, but I really like going to school! Anything else?
Jennifer: And _______.
Helen: Really? Why?
Jennifer: Because _______ in our homes. Machines will tell us how to solve small health
problems before they become bigger.
Helen: That’ll be great. How long will most people live?
Jennifer: Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old. Some may even live to be 150.
Helen: Wow, that sounds wonderful!
B
A
D
C
Sounds great!
2. Any other predictions?
3. Really?
4. Some may even live to be 150.
5. Wow, that sounds wonderful!
Intonation
excited
curious
surprised
unbelievable
excited
2b
Read the conversation and complete the table.
What will the future be like?
People in cities
Transport system
Education
Health care
Length of life
Students probably won’t go to a school in the future.
They will study at home or any place they want.
There will be more people in cities.
The transport system will be more efficient and there will be fewer accidents.
We’ll have better health care technology in our homes.
More people will live to be over 100 years old.
Some may even live to be 150.
2c
Read again and answer the questions.
1. What is Jennifer watching?
2. Is Helen interested in the future? How do you know?
3. Is the video positive about the future or not? How do you know?
She is watching a video about future predictions.
Yes, she is. Because she says“Sounds great!”and asks many questions.
The video is positive about the future because it talks about positive things that will happen.
2d
Listen to the conversation again. Then role-play it.
Helen: Oh, but I really like going to school!
Anything else?
Jennifer: And people will live longer.
Helen: Really? Why?
Jennifer: Because we’ll have better health care
technology in our homes. Machines
will tell us how to solve small health
problems before they become bigger.
Helen: That’ll be great. How long will most
people live?
Jennifer: Well, more people will live to be over
100 years old. Some may even live to
be 150.
Helen: Wow, that sounds wonderful!
Helen: Hi, Jennifer. What’s up?
Jennifer: Oh, hi, Helen. I’m watching a video
about future predictions.
Helen: So, what will the future be like?
Jennifer: Well, there will be more people in cities,
but the transport system will be more
efficient. It means that there will be fewer
traffic accidents.
Helen: Sounds great! Any other predictions?
Jennifer: Students probably won’t go to a school
in the future. They will study at home
or any place they want.
Watch and Follow
2e
What do you think life will be like in the future? Make up a conversation about your future predictions.
Topic (话题) My prediction My partner’s prediction
Home
Population
Transport
Job
Free time
A: Will there be more / less / fewer … in the future?
B: Yes, I think there will … / Well, I don’t think there will …
A: Do you think we will …?
B: …
Lots of robots
Lots of robots
Fewer people
More people
Electric, shared vehicles
Flying cars
Virtual offices
Done by robots
Online games
Painting
A: Will there be more people in the future?
B: Well, I don't think there will be more people in the future.
A: Do you think we will have robots at home in the future?
B: Yes, I think we will have robots at home doing jobs in the future.
A: How do you think we will travel in the future?
B: I think all vehicles will be electric and we will share them more.
I think we will all have flying cars ...
For Example
Complete the passage according to the conversation
Helen and Jennifer are talking about future predictions. Jennifer says there will be _________ people in cities, but the transport system will be more __________.
So there will be _________ traffic accidents. For students, they _________ go
to a school in the future but study at _________ or any place they want. Helen, who likes going to school, asks for more predictions. Jennifer mentions people will live _________ because of better ___________________ technology. Machines will solve small health ___________ before they become bigger. When Helen asks how long people will _________, Jennifer answers many will live _________ 100, some even 150.
health care
home
fewer
efficient
won’t
longer
over
problems
live
more
1. What will people's houses be like in the future?
2. Where will people live in the future?
3. Will people still live on earth?
How many people will there be in the future?
Will there be more or fewer people in the future?
1. How will people travel to other
places in the future?
2. Will there be more traffic
accidents in the future?
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1. Will people work in the future?
2. What kinds of jobs will people do in the future?
3. Will robots do most jobs for people?
Free time
1. Wil people have more or less free
time in the future?
2. How will people probably spend
their free time in the future?
Watch the future world
You are the builder of the future.
Life will be better if you really work for it
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