Unit 7 Will people have robots? SectionB 2a-2e.课件（21张PPT）2023-2024学年人教版八年级英语上册

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Do you think you will have your own robot
Unit 7 Reading
Section B (2a–2e)
Aims and language points:
studying aims（学习目标）
1. 熟悉未来机器人的话题并以此展开阅读活动。
2. 通过略读判断段落大意以获得对文章的整体理解的能力。
3. 通过文章阅读提高scanning/skimming阅读策略能力。
要求掌握以下词汇：
名词n. human, servant, factory, shape, side
形容词adj. dangerous, possible
3) 副词adv. even, inside
2a Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do
What do they look like
They look like humans.
What does it look like
It looks like a dog.
What will robots do for us in the future
Let’s make predictions.
After 100 years….
speak
do exercise
run
cook
play football
dance
help people do the most unpleasant jobs
help with the housework
Fast reading:2b
What are robots like in movies
What can robots do today
Will robots think like humans in the future
What will robots be like in the future
main idea
Para.1-2
robots
appearance 外貌
abilities 能力
in movies
in movies
in factories
human servants
help with housework
do jobs
help to build cars
do simple jobs
Para.1-2
Will robots think like humans in the future
scientists
try to make robots______
_________ and ________
_____________________
believe it will be _________
to make them ___________
____________
robots will even be able to _________________
in 25 to 50 years.
James White thinks that robots will ______be able to ________________________
robots can't think
some scientists
robots can think as we do
what's your idea
disagree
Para.3
look
like humans
do the
same things as we do
difficult
really think
like a human
talk like humans
never
wake up and know where they are
Para.4
Task1:Answer the question.
What will robots be like in the future
Task2:Complete the sentence.
If buildings__________with people______, these snake robots can help__________ people under the buildings.
Some will look like humans, and others
might look like animals.
fall down
inside
look for
04
In India
help look for people
under the buildings
02
01
03
In Japan
In the factory
In the movie
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2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.
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，应将通读本段文字，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。
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
happen
talk
disagree
same
never
agree
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 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
happen
talk
disagree
same
never
agree
_____________________________
I think some future robots might look like
spiders. They will be able to help us clean the window and sweep the floor.
Some robots might look like snakes. They will be able to help look for people under the buildings if buildings fall down with people inside.
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They will also be able to serve us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and cook coffee for us.
Some robots will look like people. They will be able to sing, dance and talk with us.
Some robots might look like big arms. They will be able to work in factories. They can help make cars and do simple jobs over and over again.
In movies, robots are usually like human servants. They
can _________ the housework. And they can do simple
jobs but never _________. Scientists try to make robots
_________ humans and do __________ things _______
we do. Some scientists think that robots can think like us,
But others_________.
Robots can have many different shapes. Snake robots
can help__________ people under buildings. I think it is
possible to have my own robots.
Main idea
help with
get bored
look like
the same as
disagree
look for
Retell
build cars
simple jobs
in Japan
in factory
walk
dance
do
Para1
in the movie
do the same things
as we do
be difficult to
think like humans
human
servants
（仆人）
Para2
now
shape
more robots
help with
housework
Para3
Different ideas
Para4
future
different
shapes
掌握词汇：help with, over and over again, get bored,
wake up, hundreds of, fall down, possible,
impossible
掌握句子：They help with the housework and do jobs like
working in dirty or dangerous places.
Fewer people will do such jobs in the future
because they are boring, but robots will never
get bored.
If buildings fall down with people inside, these snack
robots can help look for people under the buildings.
Summary
Homework
Oral:
Read the paragraph in 2d aloud.
Written:
Write a passage about the kind of robot
you want to have in the future and why.