人教版八年级上册英语unit 7 Will people have robots SectionB 2a-2e 课件（共有PPT22张）

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Unit7 Will people have robots
SectionB 2a-2e
Learning aims:
At the end of the class, you will be able to
1. learn about the main idea about robots through reading
2. talk about your own ideas about robots in the future.
Lead in
What are they
What can they do
They can walk and dance.
Skimming
Para1: Will robots think like humans in
the future
Para2: What will robots be like in the
future
Para3: What can robots do today
Para4: What are robots like in movies
Read the article and match each paragraph with the main idea.
When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
Today there are already robots working in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored.
Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. The are fun to watch. 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. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for example, scientists made robots that look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and robots also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!
中心句位于段首或者段中（however之后）
Careful reading
1. What are robots like in movies
2. What can robots do in movies
Read para1 and answer the questions.
They are usually like human servants.
They help with the house work and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
Read para2 and complete the sentences.
1. Today there are already robots ___________ in factories.
2. Robots can build ________ in factories.
3. They can do ________ jobs many times and never get ______.
simple
cars
working
bored
Read para3 and fill in the chart.
Ideas about robots The same idea James White’s Many others’
They can make robots move like people.
Robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
They think robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
Different ideas
Read para4 and finish the tasks.
1. How soon will there be more robots in the future
2. What shapes will the robots be like
There will be more robots in hundreds of years.
Some look like humans, and others might look like animals.
3. In India, what shape did scientists make robots look like
4. What can the shape robots help do during the earthquake
5. Does the writer think scientists will make their dreams come true
They made robots look like snakes.
They can help look for people under the buildings.
Yes, he thinks puters and robots seemed impossible 100 years ago, but now they appear. So the writer thinks there will be more different shapes of robots.
Read the article again and fill in the paragraph.
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. However, some scientists ________. James White believes that robot will not be able to do the ______ things as we can. For example, he thinks that robots will ______ be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you ______ with
dance
make
happen
disagree
never
agree
talk
same
What kinds of animals might robots look like and what can they do in the future
What kinds of animals What can they do
dogs care about your home
ants look for people’s illness
…… ……
Give a report
I think some future robots might look like _________________. They will _____________________________________________
dogs
care about people’s homes when they are not at home.
Language points:
1. Today there are already robots working in factories.
2. They are fun to watch.
there be sb. doing sth.
有某人正在做某事。
be fun to do sth
做某事有趣
3. It will be difficult to make them really think like a human.
4. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
It will be +adj. + to do sth
做某事将是……的
In 25 to 50 years 25到50 年之后
In +时间段 表示“多长时间之后”，用于__________
一般将来时
Summary
Some information about robots
In the movies
In factories today
In the future
1. Servants
2. Help with housework
3. Do jobs in dirty or dangerous places
Working in factories
Build cars
Do simple jobs, never get bored
Look like humans
Do the same as people do
Different shapes
Homework
What shapes do you think robots will look like in the future And what can they do Then discuss with your partner.
Thanks for listening!!!