(共34张PPT)
Unit7 Will people have robots
Period 4
Which year is it in the film
What do the robots look like
What can the robots do
Which year is it in the film
2035
What will the robots look like in 2035
Humans.
What will the robots do in 2035
clear
ta
coo
bag
pet
clean up the trash
talk to people
help carry the shopping bags
help look after the pet dogs
cook meals
They will do the same things as us.
huge arm
humans
snake
clock
spider
dog
[hjud ] 巨大的
fall down
look for people inside the buildings.
fall / fell
If I have a robot, I hope that it can…
Imagine: 一句话想像
Read and match
fall/fell
believe
factory
simple
shape
inside
(im)possible
bored
hundreds of
1.工厂
2.相信
3.倒塌
4.在……里面
5.形状
6.简单的
7.数百的，大量
8.厌烦的
9.(不)可能的
Do you think you will have your own robot
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
What can we learn from the title and the picture
A. It’s about a science fiction movie.
B. It’s about the robot scientist James White.
C. It’s about the robots in the future.
TaskI. Get the main idea:
It tells us what the _______look like,
and what they ____ _ now and_____ ___
in the future.
robots
can do
Skimming(略读):
Read it aloud by yourself.
will do
Task II. Find out the topic sentence（中心句）
of each paragraph（段落）.
A topic sentence is usually the first or last sentence of a paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 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
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
Scanning(细读):
Read Para. 1, and answer:
1.In what kind of movies ,we sometimes see robots
2. What are they like
In the movies about the future.
They are like human servants.
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.
serve-servant
2.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.
Read Para 2. complete the sentences.
1.Robots can build in factories.
2.They can do jobs many times and
not get bored.
cars
simple
over and over again
Read Para 3. decide True or Fauls.
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. They 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.
Read Para 3. decide True or False.
( )1.Some robots in Japan are fun to watch,
because they can dance and walk
( )2.scientists are trying to make robots
look like animals.
( )3.we can make robots move like people and
think like a human .
( )4.Scientist James White believes that
robots will never be able to do the same
things as we can.
T
F
F
T
humans
It will be difficult to make …
2. Some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people ,it will be difficult to make them really think like a human.
1. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do.
Read Para 4. complete the diagram.
4.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 rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future!
Read Para 4. 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…
Build cars
simple job
get bored
do
shape
in the movie
humans
housework
dirty
now
time
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 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
dance
make
come true
talk
disagree
same
not
agree
cleaning the house
looking after babies
helping with the housework
walking and dancing
talking to people
helping look for people
playing games
I think we will need robots for:
What ways do you think a robot will help you and your family in the future Write your ideas.
1. What will your robot look
like in the future
2. What will your robot be able to do
1.
2.
3.
4.
…
1. Write a short paragraph.
E.g.: I want to have a robot in the future. It will look like a ______. It will be able to _____, and it will also be able to help me ____________________________
___________________... .
I think I will like it very much.
1.Read the article in 2b.
2.Recite the new words and expressions in the article.
3.Finish the writing work after class.
