Unit 7 Will people have robots-第四课时 Section B (2a-2e)课件(共26张PPT)

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第四课时 Section B（2a – 2e）
Unit 7
Will people have robots
Learning Objectives
1. Curriculum words: human, servant, dangerous, already, factory, Japan,
believe, disagree, even, agree, shape, fall, inside,
possible, impossible, side
2. Useful expressions: over and over again, hundreds of, fall down, look for
3. Reading：An article about robots
4. Grammar: 区分一般过去时、一般现在时和一般将来时
What will your life be like in 20 years
Warm-up
What do you know about robots
Warm-up
2a
Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do
What do robots look like What can robots do
Some look like humans.
Some look like animals.
Others look like huge arms.
They can talk or even walk.
They can see and hear things.
They can help people do lots
of dangerous or hard work.
Pre-reading
Look at the title and the picture. Predict the main idea of this passage.
Then read the passage quickly to get the main idea.
While-reading
2b
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 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
Skimming
While-reading
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 never get bored.
3. Some can _________ and ____________.
4. Some can help ___________ people under ____________.
cars
simple
walk dance
look for
the buildings
While-reading
Read paragraphs 1-2 and answer the questions:
1. What do the robots look like in the movies
Usually like human servants.
2. What can the robots do for people
They help with the housework and do jobs.
While-reading
Read paragraphs 3-4 and mark T(true) or F(false):
1. Japanese companies have already made robots sing and dance.
2. Some scientists think that there will be robots like humans, but Mr. White disagrees.
3. It’s easy for a robot to wake up and know where they are.
4. Some people believe that robots will be able to talk in 25 to 50 years.
5. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.
F
T
F
T
T
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While-reading
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 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
dance
make
happen
talk
disagree
same
never
agree
adj. 类似人的
宾补
Post-reading
Structure of the article
Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot
Robots in movies
(Para.1)
Robots today
(Para.2)
Will robots think like a human
(Para.3)
Robots in the future(Para.4)
like human servants; help with the housework; do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places
work in factories; help to build cars; do simple jobs over and over again
No
Yes
will be difficult; will never be able to wake up and know where they are
will be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years
there will be more robots; have many different shapes (look like humans or animals); snake robots can help look for people under the buildings
Post-reading
2e
What kinds of 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 __________. Theywill_____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
be able to swim like a real fish. They will dive deeply into the sea and oceans to help humans do dangerous work underwater.
fish
Post-reading
1. Will robots think like humans in the future
They are usually like human servants.
第一句中human作名词，意为“人；人类”，与human being 意思相同。 第二句中human作形容词，意为“人的；人类的”。
Dogs can hear much better than humans.
The noise comes from a number of human activities.
Post-reading
Language points
2. Today there are already robots working in factories.
(1)There be sb./sth. doing sth. 有某人/某物正在做某事
There is a girl singing in the next room.
There are two cats sleeping in the sun.
Post-reading
Language points
2. Today there are already robots working in factories.
(2)易混辨析：already与yet
already “已经”，一般用于肯定句中。用在疑问句中表示惊奇、意外。 The concert has already been on for 15 minutes.
音乐会已经进行15分钟了。
Is it 12 o’clock already 都12点钟了？
yet “已经；还”，多用于疑问句和否定句的句末。在疑问句中意为“已经”，在否定句中意为“还”。 Have you seen this film yet
你已经看过这部电影了吗？
He hasn’t arrived yet. 他还没有到。
Post-reading
Language points
3. However, some scientists believe that although we can …
believe 在此作及物动词，意为“相信；认为有可能”，一般不用于进行时态。
其后常跟名词，代词或从句作宾语。
Believe it or not, your brain never stops working.
I believe that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
believe 表示相信某人的话，相信某事等。
We don’t believe in her, so we don’t believe what she says.
我们不信任她，所以我们不相信她说的话。
believe in 表示“信任；信仰”，多指品德、操守等方面可靠、可信。
易混辨析
Post-reading
Language points
4. … that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
（1）wake up 意为“醒来；叫醒” 在此处用作不及物动词短语。
They wake up every morning to work for their families and their future.
（2）wake up还可作及物动词短语，此时为“动词+副词” 型短语，后接名词作宾语时，名词放在up前或后均可；后接代词作宾语时，代词只能放在wake与up之间。
Don’t wake up your sister, Ben.=Don’t wake your sister up, Ben.
It’s 7 o’clock. It’s time to wake him up.
Post-reading
Language points
5. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White.
However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
disagree v. 不同意；有分歧 agree v. 同意；赞成；应允
disagree与agree互为反义词，其用法相似，以agree为例：
agree with sb./sth. 同意某人的看法或观点，后接人或表示“意见；看法”的名词
agree to sth. 同意（计划，建议，安排等）
agree to do sth. 同意做某事
agree on sth. 就……取得一致意见
agree + that从句 赞成……；同意……
Post-reading
Language points
6. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
hundred 表示具体数量，意为“百”。其前有a，several及具体数字时，hundred后不加-s，也不和of连用。
The reading room can hold two hundred people.
hundreds of 表示笼统的数量，意为“许多；大量”。不可与具体数字连用。
He has hundreds of books.
模糊数字“两有”（有-s有of), 具体数字“两无”（无-s无of）。
Post-reading
Language points
Language points
fall down 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌 。
fall（过去式为fell）在此作动词。
Babies often fall down when they learn to walk.
7. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.
Post-reading
一、单项选择
Exercises
—There _____ a basketball game against Class Two this Sunday.
— I see. I will come and cheer you on.
A．will have B．is going to be C．is going to have D. is
It’s ______ for us to finish the work in three days. Please give us two more days.
A. educational B. impossible C. important D. interesting
The students in this school plant __________ trees every year.
hundred of B. hundreds of C. five hundreds D. five hundreds of
1
3
2
B
B
B
一、单项选择
— Mom, there’s something wrong with my clock. Could you _____ tomorrow morning
— No problem, dear.
A. wake me up B. wake up me C. ring up me D. ring me up
They seemed to _____ this decision.
A. go with B. disagree with C. play with D. begin with
After the earthquake, the house might ______in a few months.
A. write down B. put down C. turn down D. fall down
4
6
5
A
B
D
Exercises
It’s___________ (possible) for a child to carry such a heavy box.
There are _________(hundred) of students sitting in the hall.
It is very important for people ________(have) food and water every day.
He never __________(believe) in others, so he has few friends.
Don’t swim in the river. It’s ________（danger）for you.
impossible
二、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
hundreds
to have
believes
dangerous
1
3
2
4
5
Exercises
三、根据汉语意思完成句子
说实话, 我不同意你的意见。
To tell the truth, I ________ ________ you.
街上有位老人跌倒了。我们赶紧跑上前去帮他。
An old man _______ ________ on the street. We quickly ran to help him.
你需要反复练习这首曲子。
You need to practice playing the music ________ ______ _______ _______ .
汤姆, 有个人正在找你。
Tom, there is someone ________ ________ you.
1
3
2
4
disagree with
fell down
over and over again
looking for
Exercises
1. Recite the article.
2. Make sentences with the new words and
expressions of this class.
3. Preview the rest of this unit.
Homework