(共33张PPT)
Unit 7
Will people have robots
Section B 2a-2e
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
1. Understand the main ideas of the passage:
2. Finish the reading tasks: fast reading, careful reading and after reading;
3. Learn the language points of this reading.
1. 一名在太空的宇航员
2.度假
3. 乘坐火箭去月球
4. 飞向别的星球
5. 我住在街对面的公寓里
6. 一张你的照片
7. 有点儿无聊
8. 世界和平
9.（将来）某一天
Review
1. an astronaut on the space station
2. take a holiday
3. fly rockets to the moon
4. fly to other planets
5. I live in an partment across the street from here
6. a picture of you
7. kind of/ a little(bit) boring
8. world peace
9. one day
10. 在未来，人们将会工作的更多，所以他们将可能有更少的假期。
11.我的公寓不适合养宠物。
10.In the future, people will work more so they will probably have fewer vacations.
11. My apartment will be no good for pets
Review
Watch a video and see what robots can do
Lead in
They look like human servants.
They can do the same things as we do.
clean up the trash
deliver the packages
carry the bags
walk the dogs
cook meals
What can robots do
What do you know about robots
a human
a dog
a snake
an arm
They have different .
Question 1: What do these robots look like
shapes
Brainstorm
What do you know about robots
Question 2: What can they do
They can do many things.
They are able to ... .
help with housework
walk
talk with people
dance
play chess
play musicial instruments
help build cars
What is the passage about？
A. science fiction(科幻) movie.
B. a scientist , James White.
C. robots in the future.
Tip: The title and picture can help us know more about the passage.
阅读策略1：文章标题和图片可以帮助我们了解文章主题
(look at the title and the picture)
Prediction
Match each paragraph with the questions.
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
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Tip: The first sentence of each paragraph usually helps us quickly find the topic of the paragraph.
阅读策略2: 通常每个段落的第一句能帮我们快速找到段落主题
Fast reading
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
buildings
walk
dance
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.
2c
skcanning
Read para.1 and finish the mind map.
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.
Robots in movies
Careful reading
What are
robots like
Where do
they work
What can they do
human servants
They do many things for people.
help with the housework
& do jobs
in dirty or
dangerous places
Robots in movies
Read para.2 and answer.
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.
Robots in factories
Careful reading
1. Where are the robots already working
In factories.
Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again.
2. What can the robots do in factories
3. Why will fewer people do such jobs in the future
Because they will never get bored.
Read para.3& 4 and complete the mind map.
3.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.
Careful reading
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!
Now
In the future
India
_______and _______
shapes
Will robots think like humans
Impossible Vs Possible
We never know what will happen in the future!
humans
animals
help look for people under the buildings
Complete the mind map.
Japan
walk and dance
thinking
be able to ________________
talk like humans
never be able to ________and___________________________
wake up
know where they are
Para. 3&4
Nothing is impossible
two countries
Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.
2d
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
The mind map about robots
Robots in movies& factories
Robots
③
①
function
Robots in the future
②__________________________________________________
④_________________
___________________
are like
It will be difficult to make them _____ like humans. Robots can _____like humans in 25 to 50 years
Tip: The mind map can
help you remember
the information easily.
human servants
build cars;do simple jobs
⑤_______ — ___________ 6_______—_____________
humans
think
will never get bored.
look like
walk and dance
snakes
look for people under the buildings
Scientists’ ideas
talk
help with housework
work in dirty/dangerous palces
1.突然倒下，跌倒，倒塌
2.帮忙做家务
3.花费好几百年的时间
4.看起来像
5.让机器人走路或跳舞
6.和人一样做相同的事
7.例如
8.与人交谈
fall down
help with the housework
take hundreds of years
look like
make robots walk and dance
do the same things as a person
for example
talk to people
Phrases summary
9.厌倦
10.有能力做某事
11.醒来
12.20至50年内
13.一遍又一遍
14.不同意
15.寻找
16.看起来有可能的
get bored
be able to do sth
wake up
in 20 to 50 years
over and over again
disagree with
look for
seem possible
Will robots think like humans in the future
human n.人。其复数形式为humans。
【辨析】person泛指一切人,包括男女老幼,既有单数,也有复数形式。people意为“人,人们,人民”, 可用some,many等修饰。表示复数意义。people 在句中用作主语时,谓语动词为复数形式。 people 在俗语中还作“家人,亲属”解。
【活学活用】1) 机器人跟人一样聪明吗？______________________________________
2) 每天晚上都有许多人去那棵大树下面 乘凉 。________________________________
Are robots as clever as humans
A lot of people go to enjoy the cool under the big tree every evening.
Language points
1. Today there are already robots working in factories.
现在已经有机器人在工厂里干活了。
There be + sb./sth. + doing sth. “有某人/某物正在做某事”
There are some boys ________ _______ on the hill.
有一些男生正在山上种树。
There ____ a bird ________ ___ the tree.
有一只鸟正在树上唱歌。
planting trees
is
singing in
【拓展】 “There must be sb./sth.doing sth.+地点” 表示“某处一定有某人/某物在做某事”。There is no doing…意思是“(口语)不可能……”。
【活学活用】1) 有很多孩子在操场上玩耍。______________________________________
2) 房间里肯定有个小孩在哭。
________________________________
3)无法知道他在做什么。______________________________________
There must be a child crying in the room.
There must be a child crying in the room.
There is no knowing what he is doing.
Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored.
【解读】此句中的get bored 译为“ 感到厌烦，感到无聊”。其同义词为：be bored
二者的区别：get bored强调动作； be bored 强调状态
英语中有很多过去分词或形容词都可以和get, be 连用。比如：tired，angry 等。
【活学活用】1) 当你饿的时候你就不会觉得无聊了。______________________________________
2) 如果你每月都做同样的事情，你可能会感到厌烦。________________________________
You won’t be bored when you are hungry.
If you do the same things month after month, you may get bored.
Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans…
【解读】try to do sth.意为“尽力去做某事”，侧重尽力，为了达到目的而努力。也可以说成try one’s best to do sth.。try doing sth.意为“尝试做某事”，只是一种尝试，并没有一定明显的目的性。
make sb.do sth.使某人做某事。使役动词make和see,hear,listen to,look at,watch,notice 等感官动词都接不带to的不定式作宾补。help后可带to,也可不带to。
【活学活用】1) 我正努力学习英语。______________________________________
2) 老板逼迫工人每天工作超过12个小时。________________________________
I am trying to learn English.= I am trying my best to learn English.
The boss made his workers work over twelve hours a day.
2. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
wake up “醒来；睡醒”
wake sb. up “把某人弄醒”
His mother often _____ _____ _____ at 5:00 in the morning.
他妈妈每天早上五点把他叫醒。
wakes him up
3. Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future.
点拨 believe做动词，意为“相信；认为有可能”， 其后可接名词，代词做宾语，也可跟that引导的宾语从句。believe sb.意为“相信某人”（所说的话是真的）”；believe in sb.意为“信任某人”
1）很难相信他只有20岁。
It’s hard to _________________________________.
2)我相信她（的话），但是我不能信任她。
I __________, but I can’t ______________.
believe that he is only 20 (years old).
believe her
believe in her
4. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
点拨 (1) agree 做动词，意为“同意，赞成，应允”。反义词disgree,意为“不同意，持不同意见，有分歧”。常见的用法有：agree with sb. “同意某人的意见”; agree to do sth. “同意做某事”；agree on sth“就...达成一致意见” ；agree to sth. “同意某事”。
点拨 (2) hundred 作数词，意为“一百”。在表示具体数字时，hundred后不加-s,也不与of连用；若表示成百时，前面不可加数字，后要加-s且要与of连用；hundreds of 意为“许多；大量”。
注意：类似用法的词有：thousand, million, billion等。
练习：用agree with, agree to, 或 agree on的适当形式填空。
1）- Let’s go to Happy Valley at the end of this month.
- I __________ you.
2) They seemed ____________ many things and understood each other like old friends.
3) Do you think he will _______ your plan
( ) 4) Our hometown is a beautiful city with _____ lakes
A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundred of D. hundreds of
( ) 5) _____students went to plant trees yesterday.
A. Three hundred B. Three hundreds
C. Three hundred of D. Three hundreds of
agree with
to agree on
agree to
D
A
5. These new robots will have many different shapes.
这些新的机器人将会有许多不同的形状。
shape 名词“形状；外形”
in shape 意为“在外形上；在形状上”
in the shape of 意为“呈……的形状”
1) 你可以把这个玩具变成不同的形状。
You can change the toy into ______ ________.
2) 这座岛呈圆形。The island is circular ______ _____.
3) 这个池塘呈心形。
The pond was ____ ____ ______ ____ a heart.
different shapes
in shape
in the shape of
6. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. 有些看起来像人类，另一些可能看起来像动物。
点拨 some ... others ...意为“一些...另一些...”，并非指全部
公园里有许多人，一些人在跑步，另一些人在跳舞。
There are a lot of people in the park. __________ running, and _________ dancing.
拓展 one...the other...一个...另一个...
我有两个兄弟，一个是律师，另一个是工程师。
I have two brothers, one is a lawyer and the other is an engineer.
Some are
others are
7. ... theses snake robots can help look for people under the buildings...这些蛇形机器人能帮助寻找困在建筑物下面的人
点拨 look for意为“寻找；寻求”。
拓展 辨析look for 与find
1）警察现在正在寻找这个男孩。
The police is _______________ the boy now.
2)- Mary, did you see my test paper I can’t ________ it.
- No, Let’s ________ it together.
looking for
find
look for 意为“寻找”，有目的的寻找，强调动作 I looked for my pen everywhere, but I couldn’t find it.我到处找我的钢笔但是我找不到。
find 意为“找到；发现”，通常指找到或发现具体的东西，也可指偶然发现某物或者某种情况，强调结果 look for
8. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago.
20年前这是不可能的，但100年前，电脑和火箭似乎也是不可能的。
You should finish your homework _________________.
你应该尽早完成你的家庭作业。
Don’t ask me to do ________ _______.
别叫我做不可能的事情。
as early as possible
impossible things
Thank you
