人教新目标版英语八年级上Unit 7 Will people have robots?Section B 2a-2e课件（31张PPT无素材）

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Section B
2a-2e
Unit 7
Will people have robots？
Learning Aims
Key words & phrases:
human，servant，dangerous，already，factory…
over and over again，hundreds of，fall down …
Key sentences:
1. However，some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people，it will be difficult to make them really think like a human.
　 2. Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However，they agree it may take hundreds of years.
Robots in the future.
snake
have many different shapes
human
spider
What do they look like
robots
=be in different shapes
What can they do
They can do the same things as us/we can.
help with the housework
and do some simple jobs
Do you think you will have your own robot
Pre-reading：Predict(预测) what we can learn from the title and the picture.
Reading strategy: Look at the title and the picture, and predict what you will read about.
先看标题和图片，预测你要读到的内容
2a
Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like
and what can they do
2b
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discuss.
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
While-reading
1. What do the robots look like in the movies
2. What can the robots do for people
Human servants.
They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
Answer the questions.
3. Where are the robots already working
4. What kinds of the jobs do the robots do Why
In factories.
They do simple boring jobs over and over again. Because they will never get bored.
Scanning
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 ___________.
Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.
cars
simple
walk
dance
look for
buildings
Pay attention to the key words in the sentences.
can build
factories
many times and
never get bored
can
can help
people under
Careful reading
Para 1 & 2
Answer the questions.
1. What are robots like in movies
2. What can robots do today
They are like human servants.
They can help to build cars and do simple jobs over and over again.
n.仆人
多次，反复地
Read paragraph 1 and paragraph 2
Some robots are like human ________, because they can help us with ________ and do some dirty or _________ jobs.
Some robots are useful, because they can ______ cars and do simple jobs _______________ without getting _____.
servants
housework
dangerous
build
over and over again
bored
at home
in factories
Read paragraph 3
We can make robots ________like human now.
walk ( ) dance ( )
swim ( ) move ( )
think ( ) wake up ( )
talk ( ) run ( )


Do you think we will make robots think in the future
Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in
the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds
of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots look
like people, and do the same things as us. Japanese
companies have already made robots walk and dance.
This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.
日本的一些公司已经能够让机器人行走和跳舞。
这种机器人看来会很有意思。
Paragraph 2
Para 3
Different ideas about robots in the future.
For some scientists
For many scientists
Complete the chart
It will be difficult to make them really think like a human.
They will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
Robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
complete the diagram.
Robots
in the future
How long:________________
Shapes :_________
_________-in India:_______
use for:___________________
Possible/impossible
hundreds of years
humans
animals
snakes
help look for people under buildings
Nothing is impossible
if you put your heart into it.
Para 4
In the future, there will be more robots everywhere,
and humans will have less work to do. New robots will
have many different shapes. Some will look like
humans, and others might look like snakes. After an
earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people
under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but
computers, space rockets and even electric
toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago.
We never know what will happen in the future!
2c
Read the article again quickly. 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 ____________.
cars
simple
walk dance
look for
buildings
2d
Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.
Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and _________ like people.
Some scientists think that in the future they will _________ robots more like humans. This may not _________ in the near future, but at some point, robots will even be able to ______ like people.
dance
make
happen
talk
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
disagree
same
never
agree
2e
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 ____________
______________________________________
我都 学会了!
本课句型
Summary
Read whole passage(全文)quickly and find the key points.
In India
(Para4)
In Japan
(Para3)
In factory
(Para2)
In the movie
(Para1)
They can help ____ ____
people under______________.
They can______
and ____ .
They can help with________
and____ jobs like working
in dirty or _____________ places.
They can help to build______
and do __________ jobs
____and ____ again.
Fast reading
cars
simple
over over
can
look for
walk
dance
the buildings
housework
dangerous
do
一、单项选择题
Exercises
三、单项选择
1. In our city, the number of the teachers ________ about 2,000, but only about _______ of them are men teachers.
A. is; seven hundreds B. are; seven hundred
C. is; seven hundred D. are; seven hundreds
C
【点拨】由the number of… “……的数量”，修饰的短语作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数，即用is；而具体数字seven修饰hundred时，hundred用单数形式，故用seven hundred。故选C。
2. My little dog is lost. All of my friends are helping me to __________ it.
A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look like
3. Look! There are some birds ________ in the sky. They are very beautiful.【宜宾】
A. to fly B. fly C. flying D. flown
B
C
4. —I think there will be fewer cars in the future.
—________. More and more families will have their own cars.
A. I don’t know B. I disagree
C. That’s all right D. Good idea
B
【点拨】根据答语中的第二句“越来越多的家庭将拥有自己的车。”可知，答话者表示不同意，I disagree我不同意，符合题意。I don't know. 我不知道。That's all right. 没关系。Good idea. 好主意。
5. One Belt and Road makes it _______ for people to achieve our China Dream.
A. safe B. possible
C. necessary D. enjoyable
B
【点拨】句意：一带一路使人们实现我们的中国梦成为可能。make it possible (for sb. ) to do sth. 使做某事(对某人来说)是可能的，符合题意。
6. --What a beautiful day！
--Yes. It’s _____ that I’d like to take a walk．
A. such nice weather B. so nice weather
C. too nice weather D. nice weather so
7. It is ____ that we'll have to be very careful．
A. a so big work B. so big job
C. such a big job D. such a big work
8. His has never been to ____ a beautiful mountain.
A. so B. such C. like D. /
A
C
B
翻译句子
1. 你认为人们的家里会有机器人吗
Do ______ ______ there will be robots
_____ ___________ homes
2. 人们将活到150岁。
People ______ _____ _____ _____150 years old.
3. 我认为她会当医生。
I think she ______ ____ a doctor.
you think
in people’s
will live to be
will be
Homework
1.Recite the new words and expressions.
2. Polish your writing.
Thank you !