Unit 7 Will people have robots ？Section B (2a-2e)课件（48张PPT）

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Unit 7 Will people have robots
Section B (2a-2e)
Key words & phrases:
human, servant, dangerous, already, factory, over and over again, Japan, believe, disagree, even, agree, hundreds of, shape, fall, fall down, inside, look for, possible, impossible, side
Key sentences:
1. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring , but robots will never get bored.
2. 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.
Learn a passage about robots.
学习目标
Free Talk
Do you know anything about robots
What do they look like
What can they do
What do you think of robots
What do these robots look like
They look like humans.
What do these robots look like
kangaroo
snake
cat
dog
What do these robots look like
They look like huge arms.
What can robots do
speak
do exercise
play football
dance
What can robots do
help with the housework
play musical instruments
make cars
They can help people in many ways.
Pre-reading
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.
Look at the title and the picture. Predict the main idea of this passage.
A. It’s about a science fiction movie.
B. It’s about the robot scientist James White.
C. It’s about the robots .
√
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
While-reading
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.
Para. 1
A. Will robots think like humans in the future
B. What will robots be like in the future
C. What can robots do today
D. What are robots like in movies
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.
Para. 2
A. Will robots think like humans in the future
B. What will robots be like in the future
C. What can robots do today
D. What are robots like in movies
3. …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.
Para. 3
A. Will robots think like humans in the future
B. What will robots be like in the future
C. What can robots do today
D. What are robots like in movies
4. Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future.
…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…
Para. 4
A. Will robots think like humans in the future
B. What will robots be like in the future
C. What can robots do today
D. What are robots like in movies
Reading tips
Read the passage quickly and look for
the key words or the key sentences. They can
help you find the answers quickly. You needn’t
read word by word.
Task 1 Skimming and matching
What is the main idea of the passage
Fast reading
It tells us what robots may look like and what they can do now and future.
Task 2 Scanning for details
Careful reading
Read para.1 carefully and answer the questions.
1. What are robots like in movies
2. What can they do
They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
They are usually like human servants.
Task 3 Scanning for details
Careful reading
Read para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
Today's robots
1.They can___________cars in factories.
2.They can do ________ jobs over and over again and never________ ________.
build
simple
get
bored
Today there are already robots _________ in factories.
working
1. Why do robots never get bored
2. Do you think robots can think like us in the future
Task 4 Scanning for details
Careful reading
Read para.3 carefully and answer questions.
1. About whether robots can think, do scientists have the same idea
2. What are the different ideas
No, they don't.
Some scientists think that it will be difficult to make robots really think like humans. But some scientists think that robots will even be able to talk with humans in 25 to 50 years.
3.Which side do you agree Why
Scanning for details
Read para.4 carefully and choose T(true) or F(false).
Careful reading
Some scientists believe that there will be fewer robots in the future.
2.These new robots will have many different shapes.
3.If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.
4.Computers and rockets also seemed impossible 20 years ago.
F
F
more
100
T
T
Task 6 Mind-mapping
Who
What
How
When
is the passage talking about
jobs can robots do
will robots talk like people
will there be more robots
do robots look for people under the falling buildings seem impossible
do robots look like
do scientists think about robots
who
robots
what
help with the housework
do dirty and dangerous work
How
opinion
James White
other scientists
Robots can’t think like people.
Robots will talk like people
in 25-50 years.
when
in 25-50 years
in the future
20 years go
human
snake
build cars
do simple jobs
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
buildings
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.
dance
make
happen
talk
adj. 类似人的
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
same
never
agree
disagree
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 ________________. They will __________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
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
If I have a robot, I hope that it will …
Let's discuss
Group work
Work in groups of four. Design your own robot. Draw what your robot looks like and discuss and write down what it can do.
Our robot looks like…
It can do…
Language points
1. ①Will robots think like humans in the future
②They are usually like human servants.
human adj. 人的；n. 人；人类
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.
2. Today there are already robots working in factories.
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.
already adv. 已经；早已
【易混辨析】
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。
4. However, some scientists believe that although we can …
believe v. 相信；认为有可能
believe在此作及物动词，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】
5. … that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
wake up 醒来；叫醒
（1）wake up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.
6. ①But many scientists disagree with Mr. White.
②However, 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......
As for me, I agree with the latter.
We agreed to their arrangements.
We agree to leave at once.
I’m afraid I can’t agree on your opinion.
Most people agree that the novel is a good one.
7. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
hundreds of 许多；大量
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）。
8. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
even adv. 甚至；连；愈加
（1）even位置比较灵活，常置于所修饰的词前，用来加强语气。
It’s cold there even in summer.
Even Tom, a little boy, knows it.
（2）even可放在形容词、副词的比较级前， 修饰比较级，表示程度。
The computer could play chess even better than humans.
fall down 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌
（1）fall（过去式为fell）在此作动词。
Babies often fall down when they learn to walk.
（2）fall还可作名词，意为“跌倒；秋天；瀑布”
9. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.
I had a fall from a horse and broke my arm.
The girl was born in fall.
That's the famous ice fall.
inside在此处用作副词。inside还可用作介词，意为“在……里面”，其反义词为outside。
inside adv. &prep. 在……里面
We had to move inside when it started to rain.(inside 作副词)
Go inside the house.（inside 作介词）
look for 寻找
look for 强调“找”的过程和动作，意为“寻找”。
find 强调“找”的结果，意为“找到”。
Exercises
单项选择
1. —There are more and more people _____ a part in saving the earth now.
— Yes, I hope so. The more, the better.
A. play B. playing C. to play D. are playing
2.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
B
B
3.The students in this school plant _____ trees every year.
hundred of B. hundreds of
C.five hundreds D.five hundreds of
4. — 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
B
A
5. They seemed to _____ this decision.
A. go with B. disagree with
C. play with D. begin with
6. After the earthquake, the house might ______ in a few months.
A. write down B. put down
C. turn down D. fall down
B
D
完成句子
1. 说实话, 我不同意你的意见。
To tell the truth, I ________ _____ you.
2. 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 up to help him.
3. 你需要反复练习这首曲子。
You need to practice playing the music _____ ____ _____ _______ .
4. 汤姆, 有个人正在找你。
Tom, there is someone ________ _____ you.
disagree
with
fell
down
over
and
over
looking
for
again
Homework
1. Read and recite the new words and phrases.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.