(共20张PPT)
Unit 7 Will people have robots
Section B (2a-2e)
What do robots look like
It looks like …
①
②
③
④
lead-in:
What can robots do
It can .
It can work as .
It can do jobs .
human servants(仆人)
in dangerous(危险的) places
walk and dance
①
②
③
Do You Think
You Will Have Your Own Robot
2a Tell your partner what you know about
robots. What do they look like and what
can they do
Prediction(预测)
Pre-reading
Title
Picture
The title and the picture can be helpful to understand the text.
Do you think you will
have your own robot
What is the passage about
A. It’s about a science fiction movie.
B. It’s about the robot scientist James White.
C. It’s about the robots.
What are robots like in movies
What can robots do today
Will robots think like humans in the future
What will robots be like in the future
Task 1 Match each Para. with the question it discusses.
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The main idea is usually clearly stated in the topic sentence.
The topic sentence is often the first sentence of each paragraph.
While-reading
dirty or dangerous places, over and over again
get bored, human servants, working in factories
In some movies, robots are usually like ______________.
Today there are already robots ____________________ .
Robots can do the simple jobs _____________________.
Some robots can work in _________________________ .
Robots will never ___________.
While-reading
Task 2 Read Para. 1&2 and fill in the blanks with the phrases in the box.
Task 2 Read Para. 1&2 and fill in the blanks
with the phrases in the box.
human servants
working in factories
over and over again
dirty or dangerous places
get bored
While-reading
Scientists are now trying to make robots ______ like humans and ____ the same things as we do.
In Japan, robots can ______ and dance.
However, some scientists believe that it will be difficult to make them really ______ like a human.
James White thinks
Many scientists think
robots will never be able to ________and _____ where they are.
robots will even be able to ____ like humans in 25 to 50 years.
While-reading
Task 3 Read Para. 3 and finish the mind-map.
While-reading
Task 3 Read Para. 3 and finish
the mind map.
look
do
walk
think
wake up
know
talk
We make robots do sth.
Robots can do sth.
Robots will be able to do sth.
While-reading
Task 4 Read Para.4 and decide T or F.
( )1. Some scientists believe that there will
be more robots in a short time.
( )2. The robots will have many kinds of
shapes in the future.
( )3. Snake robots can't help look for people
in danger.
( )4. We don't know what will happen
in the future.
F
T
F
T
build cars
do simple jobs
get bored
do
look like
do the same as
be difficult
humans servants
housework
dirty jobs
time
dangerous jobs
can help look for
humans
animals
are like
Post-reading
Task 5 Complete the mind-map with the following phrases.
1.( )
2.( )
3.( )
4.( )
Robots in movies
Robots in factories
Different ideas
about robots
Robots in the future
Task 6 Retell the text.
Post-reading
In the movies, robots are like _____________. And they help with the __________ and do dirty and __________ jobs.
Now, robots can work in _________. Some can build _____and they can do _________ jobs because they will not get bored.
In the future, there will be more robots, but it may take hundreds of years. They will look like humans and _______. Some can help look for people under the buildings.
However, different people have different ideas. Some scientists think robots can do the ________ things as we do. But some think it will be ________ to make them think like a human.
human servants
housework
dangerous
factories
cars
simple
animals
same
difficult
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
not get bored.
3.Some can and .
4. Some can help people under
.
cars
simple
walk dance
look for
the buildings
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.
2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with
words from the article.
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 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
butterflies. They will be able to sing and dance.
When I am sad, they can try their best to make
me happy. And when I want to go shopping, they
can take me to the supermarket so that I will
never stand the crowded street. In my life, it gives
me a lot of help.
Ⅰ. Make sentences with the following phrases.
1. in the future 2. over and over again
3. get bored 4. be able to
Ⅱ. What kinds of animals might robots look like in the future
Ⅲ. What do you think robots will be able to do ( at least 3 sentences )
Homework (三选二)
Thank you !