Unit 7   Will people have robots?

Teaching goals:

1. Words & phrases: robot, paper, less, fewer, simple, unpleasant, factory, seem, etc.

2. will 構(gòu)成的一般將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)的陳述句、否定句、疑問(wèn)句及回答。

3. more , less , fewer 的用法。

4. 學(xué)習(xí)一般將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)的相關(guān)知識(shí)，學(xué)會(huì)對(duì)未來(lái)進(jìn)行預(yù)測(cè)。

5. 對(duì)five years ago, today, in five years 簡(jiǎn)潔回顧與展望的方式，貼近實(shí)際符合學(xué)生心理，激發(fā)學(xué)習(xí)興趣。

6. 通過(guò)時(shí)間對(duì)比復(fù)習(xí)一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)、一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài)，鞏固一般將來(lái)時(shí)。

Important and difficult points:

1. will構(gòu)成一般將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)的句式。

2. more, fewer, less 的用法。

3. How to make predictions.

Period  1

Teaching procedures:

Step 1  Leading in

1. Greetings: Welcome to school .

What’s the date today ? Who’s on duty today ?

Do you enjoy your winter holiday ?

Do you finish your homework ?

Do you want to live on the moon ?

Can you guess what will happen in ten years ?

Collect the Ss’ answers and say something about their predictions.

Step 2  Pre-task

1. Look at the picture: How will the world be different in the future, 100 years from now ?We’re going to talk about sth. in 100 years.

2. Read each predictions to the class .Explain the new vocabulary .

3. Read the instructions .Make sure Ss know what they should do .

4. Do it by themselves.

5. Talk about the answers with the class.

Explain :一般將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)

構(gòu)成: will / be going to + 動(dòng)詞原形

Step 3  While-task

1. Practise reading the six predictions.

2. Read the instructions to Ss. Circle the things you hear on the recording.

3. Play the tape twice.

4. Play the tape a third time .At the same time, check the answers.

1. Pay attention to the dialogues.

2. Read the dialogues fluently.

3. Pairwork. Work in pairs to make predictions according to the sample.

4. Ask several pairs to share their conversations to the class.

1. Read the predictions.

2. Read the instructions and point out the sample answer.

3. Play the tape twice. Ss circle the word they hear in each sentences: more, less , fewer.

4. Check the answers.

學(xué)生探究: less, fewer 的區(qū)別。

Step 4  Post-task

1. Point to the example in the sample dialogue .Practice reading .

2. Look at activity .

Groupwork: Take turns to make conversations about the predictions .

Grammar Focus:

1. Review the grammar box .Ss say the statements and responses .

2. Make summaries about “will” ,“fewer” and “l(fā)ess” .

Homework:

1. Make predictions about yourself in 10 years .Write down 5 sentences .

2. Go over the new words .