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人教新目标版 八年级(上)
Unit 7 Will people have robots
Period4 SectionB2a-2e
阅读课优质课
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Learning aims
1.学习本课新词汇: human, dangerous, believe, disagree,
shape,impossible, over and over again, hundreds of, fall down
掌握句型：
They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
2.能够使用“will + v. (动词原形)”预测机器人的未来。
3. 通过文章题目和所给图片，能够预测(predicting)文章内容。
运用skimming略读策略，能准确概括出2b全文及各段落的大意。通过运用scanning寻读策略，借助回答问题和补全信息等方式，能梳理文章的脉络结构，提取关键信息。
4.了解科学技术的现状和发展，憧憬美好的未来，并为实现美好的梦想更加努力地习。
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Revision
Pre-reading
Look and say.
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
How will you go to work
I will go to work by e-bike.
I will be an astronaut. I will live in other planet. I will go to work by spaceship.
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New words
Pre-reading
Listen and repeat.
human
adj.人的 n.人
servant
n.仆人
dangerous
adj.有危险的
already
adv.已经；早已
factory
n.工厂
over and
over again
多次；反复地
servant
n.仆人
believe
v.相信；认为
disagree
v.不同意
even
adv.甚至；连
agree
v.同意；赞成
hundreds of
许多；大量
shape
n.形状；外形
fall (fell)n.秋天
v.倒塌；跌倒；掉落
fall down
跌倒；倒塌
insideadv.＆
prep 在…里面
look for
寻找；寻求
(im)possible
adj.(不)可能的
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Lead in
Pre-reading
Watch and answer.
Enjoy a video and answer the questions
1. What can you see in the video
2. How many are there
3. What do they look like
3. What can they do
Robots.
Three.
They look like humans.
They can dance.
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Pre-reading
Look and say.
What do the robots look like
They look like humans.
Some robots in Japan can walk and dance.
It looks like
a dog.
It looks like
a cat.
The robots have many different shapes.
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Pre-reading
Look and say.
What can a robot do It can….
run
cook
water flowers
talk with people
do exercise
play ball games
walk and dance
cleans the room
play chess
play the piano
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Pre-reading
Look and say.
What can the robots do in the movie
send
newspapers
walk dogs
for us
cook for us
take out the
rubbish
serve people
They can help with the housework.
They are like our servants.
What can this robot do
Some robots look like snakes.
The snake robot will help look for people under(inside) the buildings when buildings fall down.
fall down
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Practice
Pre-reading
Look and say.
2a
Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do
I think there will be more robots in the future.
Really What do they look like
I think they look like humans. They can do anything men can do.
Sounds interesting.
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Prediction
Pre-reading
Look and say.
From the title and the picture, can you tell what the passage may talk about.(根据标题和图片，判断文章可能会写什么内容？)
A. A science movie.
B. The robot scientist James White.
C. The robots in the future.
The article(文章) may talk about __________
Reading Strategy(阅读策略): The title and the pictures can help you get the main idea quickly.
C
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Fast reading
While-reading
Look and say.
Read quickly and silently. Match
each paragraph with the question
it discusses.
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 tip 2: Topic sentence(主题句) is often at the beginning or the end of each paragraph, sometimes in the middle.
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Careful reading
While-reading
Look and say.
Read Para. 1&2, and answer:
1. What are the robots like in movies
2. What can the robots do in movies
3.What can robots do today
4. Why will fewer people do such jobs in the future
They are usually like human servants.
They can help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous(危险的) places.
They can work in factories. Some can
help to build cars and do
simple job sover and over again.
Because they are boring, but robots
will never get bored.
Reading tip 3:Scanning（查读）Find key words and useful information according to the questions.
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Careful reading
While-reading
Look and say.
Read Para 1&2,fill in the mind map.
robots
Where
What
Para. 1
in the movies
in the factories
Para. 2
They are usually ______ ________They can_____ _____________ and____ jobs like _______ in dirty or _______ places.
They can help to build
______and do _______ jobs_________and _____ again.
Fewer people ________
_________ , but robots
will_______________.
simple
servants
human
help
with the housework
do
working
dangerous
cars
over
over
will do
such jobs
never get bored
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Careful reading
While-reading
Look and say.
Read Para. 3 and answer the questions.
1.What are scientists doing now
2.What are their ideas of robots in the future
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.
some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human.
Many scientists think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
Side 1: Robots will never be able to ____________.
think like humans
Side 2: Robots will think and even be able to
_______________.
talk like humans
two sides of ideas
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Careful reading
While-reading
Look and say.
Read Para. 3 again and fill in the blanks.
Other scientists think it will be _________ to make robots _______like a human. For example, James White thinks robots will never be able to ______ ______and ______ where they are.
Some scientists think that in the future they will_______ robots more like humans. For example, some robots in Japan can _____and_______. They think robots will even be able to ____like humans in 25 to 50 years.
make
walk
dance
talk
difficult
think
wake up
know
Side2:other scientists
Side1:some
scientists
different opinions
Side 1: Robots will think and
even be able to talk like humans.
Side2: Robots will never be
able to think like humans.
Two pairs of opposite words：
agree[ 'gri ]赞同
disagree
possible
['p s b( )l]可能的
impossible
不可能的
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Careful reading
While-reading
Look and say.
Read Para. 4 carefully and answer.
1. Does any scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future
2. What will robots look like in the future
3. What robts did scientist in India make
4.What can snake robots do
5. Which side does the writer take Why
Yes, they do.
Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals
Robots that look like snakes.
They can help look for people under the
fallen buildings.
The writer takes side 2-Robots will think and even be able to talk like people.
The writer believes everything is possible in the future.We never know what will happen in the future.
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Reading
Post-reading
Listen and repeat.
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Retelling
Post-reading
Listen and repeat.
Robots will have many different ______.
Robots in
movies
They work in _____ or_________ places.
Robots are working
in ___________.
They can build___
and do _____ jobs and never get ____.
Robots
today
Robots will ____ like humans.
Robots in
the future
There will be _____ robots.
dirty dangerous
factories
cars
simple
Robots
thinking
more
shapes
bored
It will be difficult to make robots ____ like humans.
talk
think
Robots are like
______________.
human servants
They help with __________.
housework
Robots
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Practice
Post-reading
Listen and repeat.
2c
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
the buildings
look for
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.
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Practice
Post-reading
Listen and repeat.
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. 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
disagree
dance
make
happen
talk
same
never
agree
指导：
此类短文填空题，考查同学们全面掌握短文内容，以及综合运用语言的能力。
首先，通读本段文字，掌握大意。可知在短文中列举了科学家们的两种观点。
然后，根据2b中短文的内容填空。
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Practice
Post-reading
Listen and repeat.
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 mall,(购物广场) so that I will never stand the crowded street. In my life, it gives me a lot of help.
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Discussion
Post-reading
Listen and repeat.
Let your imagine fly. (放飞你的想像)
If I have a robot, I hope that it looks like…. It can help me do ….
robot
looks
Things it can do
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Emotion
Post-reading
Listen and repeat.
Science and technology is changing our life and our country.
If you can dream it, you can achieve it.敢于梦想，就能实现。
Work hard and believe yourselves!
科学和技术正在改变着我们的生活和我们的国家。
Chinese Dream , My Dream
Let’s take action to make our dreams come true.
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Language points
Post-reading
1. There are already robots working in factories.
已经有机器人正在工厂工作
There are some boys playing basketball on the playground.
There ____ a teacher and some students running
on the playground.
There ____ some students and a teacher running
on the playground.
There be + n+v-ing形式 意为“有…正在做…”
There is a bird singing in the tree.
“ There be句型”就近原则
are
is
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2. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
然而，他们一致认为这可能要花费数百年时间。
agree v. 同意 ，在本句中，后跟宾语从句。
I agree with you/your idea.
It takes sb some time to do sth 花某人多长时间做某事
At last, my teacher agreed that I could do the work.
agree to do sth “同意做某事”
He agreed to give me more time.
agree with sb/ sth 同意某人的观点
Language points
Post-reading
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Class test
Post-reading
完成下列句子。
1. 我们有能力学好英语。
We English well.
2.它们反复做这项工作。
They do it .
3.在汶川地震中数以百计的建筑物倒下了。
tall buildings in Wenchuan Earthquake.
4.他帮助寻找那只迷路的小狗。
He the little lost dog.
5.工作很无聊，但是机器人从不感到厌烦。
The jobs , but robots will never .
are able to learn/study
over and over again
fell down
helps (to) look for
are very boring
get/feel bored
Hundreds of
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Homework
1. There will be a robot company named Possible in Rizhao in the future. They can make different kinds of robots you need. Everybody can order now.
Do you want to have your own robot If you do, tell them your requirements（要求） about your robot in an E-mail.
Possible robot company,
I am so happy to hear that you can make different kinds of robots. I can’t wait to have one. As a student, I want…
2. Read the article again and retell it yourself.
https://www.21cnjy.com/help/help_extract.php
