(共22张PPT)
Unit 7
Will people have robots
Section B
2a~2c
Tell something about the future with more, less or fewer.
Review
There will be less fresh water because there will be more pollution in the sea.
Lead-in
I will live in a high building.
I will be a pilot.
What do you want to be in the future
Where will you live
Notes
1. They are usually like human servants.
1）human servants 人类的仆人
2）human n.人 adj. 人的，人类的 复数形式 humans
3）person 人 man 人，人类 一个人： a person
4）people 人，人们 ，集合名词 \ 民族
一个民族 peoples/ a people
2. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
1) help sb. with sth. 在...方面帮助
help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事
2) Tom 帮助我学习数学。
Tom helps me to learn math.
Tom helps me with math.
3) with the help of 在...的帮助下
3. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
1) dangerous 常用的句型 ——danger
It is dangerous to do sth. 做...是危险的
在街道上玩是危险的。
It is dangerous to play on the street.
2) like prep. 像
4. Today there are already robots working in factories.
1) there be + sb.\sth. + doing sth. 某物\ 某人正在做某事
有一些鸟儿在树上唱歌。
There are some birds singing in the tree.
2) already 已经，常用于肯定句
食物已经在桌子上了。
The food is already on the table.
5. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do.
1) try to do sth. 尽力做某事
try doing sth. 尝试做某事
2）make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事
3) look like 看起来像
4) do the same things 做相同的事情
6.However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people.
1) believe v.相信 后加 n. \ pron.\ 从句 做宾语
2) believe sb. 相信某人说的话 believe in 信任
我相信他的话，但我不信任他。
I believe him, but I can’t believe in him.
3) believe “否定前移”
I believe he is at home.
I don’t believe he is at home.
7. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
1) for example \ such as \ like
2) be able to do sth. 能够做某事
3) wake up 为“动词+ 副词”短语，
人称代词做宾语时，需放中间 wake him up
8. But many scientist disagree with Mr. White.
1) disagree to do sth. 不同意做某事
disagree with 不同意，不一致
他不同意和我们去钓鱼。
He disagrees to go fishing with us.
2) agree with 同意某人观点，想法，意见
agree to do sth. 同意做某事
agree on 达成一致
9. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
1) hundreds of 数以百计的
hundred 百
前有数字不加-s, 后有 of 需加 -s，不可连用
2） thousand \ million ( 百万 ) \ billion （十亿）用法一样
10. It is impossible for sb. to do sth.
对某人而言做某事是不可能的。
1) 对Tom而言去钓鱼是不可能的。
It is impossible for Tom to go fishing.
2) possible 可能的
11. other 泛指没有明确范围的 “其他的人或事物”
others 相当于“other+ 名词复数”，some...others，
后不接名词，泛指没有明确范围的“其他的多个人或事物”
the other 特指两者中的“另一个”
one...the other 一个...另一个...
the others 相当于“ the other + 名词复数”，后不接名词
指一定范围内“其他所有的人或事物”
another 三者或三者以上的 “又一个，另一个”
多次，反复地
同意某人意见
寻找，寻求
尽力做某事
例如
唤醒
数以百计
突然倒下，倒塌
有能力做某事
over and over again
agree with sb.
look for
try to do sth.
for example
wake up
hundreds of
fall down
be able to do sth.
Para.1 Will robots think like humans in the future
Para.2 What will robots be like in the future
Para.3 What can robots do today
Para.4 What are robots like in movies
Reading
2b
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
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
look for
the buildings
walk
dance
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.
2c
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 _________.
dance
make
come true
talk
disagree
2d
James White believes that robots 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
same
not
agree
Homework
1. Read the passage after class.
2. Write your own sentences with the phrases below.
1. over and over again 2. get bored
3. wake up 4. hundreds of 5. be able to
6. fall down 7. look for
8. seem (im)possible
