Unit 7 Will people have robots Section B (2a-2e)课件(共17张PPT)

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Unit 7 Will people have robots
Section B (2a-2e)
1. 能够读懂有关未来机器人的文章并能把握段落大意。
2. 学会运用will描述未来机器人的外形和功能。
3. 锻炼用英语表达自己的想法的能力。
Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like
and what can they do
A: I think there will be more robots in the future.
B: Really What do they look like
A: I think they look like humans. They can do anything men can do.
B: Sounds interesting.
2a
Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot
1. 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.
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.
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.
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!
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
2b
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
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
2b
1. It + be +形容词 (+for sb.) + to do sth. (某人)做某事怎么样。
e.g. It is not easy for me to get up early on Sunday morning.
2. the same … as … 同……一样……
e.g. I don’t like to wear the same clothes as you do every day.
3. (1) seem 是连系动词，意为“似乎；好像；看上去”，后面常接形容词作表语。
e.g. These girls seem very happy. 这些女孩子们似乎很高兴。
(2) seem like表示“看上去好像”。如：
e.g. Those boats seem like many ducks. 那些船看上去好像很多鸭子。
(3) seem还可构成“It seems / seemed that ...”句式，相当于“从句的主语+ seems/
seemed + to do sth.”。
e.g. It seems that he falls in love with the beautiful girl.
= He seems to fall in love with the beautiful girl.
他好像爱上了这个美丽的女孩。
Language Points
4. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots
will never get bored.
此句中的get bored 译为“ 感到厌烦，感到无聊”。其同义词为 be bored。
二者的区别在于：
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。
e.g. You won't be bored when you are hungry.
当你饿的时候你就不会觉得无聊了。
If you do the same things month after month, you may get bored.
如果你每月都做同样的事情，你可能会感到厌烦。
Language Points
can 与be able to辨析
相同点: 两者都表示能力
不同点: (1) can只用于一般现在时和一般过去时。
(2) be able to可用于现在时、过去时和将来时, 但它没有进行时。
(3) 表示经过努力而成功的某一次动作, 只能用be able to。
5. Some robots are very human-like. 一些机器人十分像真人。
在human-like （形似真人的；真人一样的）一词中，-like 为形容词后缀，用
在名词之后，与其构成一个完整的形容词，表示“ 形似……的；像……一样的”。
又如： a bird-like building （像鸟一样的建筑）
a cabbage-like vegetable（一种形似卷心菜的蔬菜）
the ball-like thing on the top of the building（楼顶上那个像球一样的东西）
Language Points
6. Scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up.
翻译短语
1. 科幻小说
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
9. 做简单的工作
10. 一遍又一遍
11. 变得厌倦
12. 寻找
13. 看起来有可能的
seem possible
Practice
science fiction
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
do simple jobs
over and over again
get bored
look for
1. In some science fiction movies, what will people have in the future
2. Which country has robots that can walk and dance
3. Where are the huge arm robots working now
4. What does James White think
5. What kind of job can a snake robot do
Robots.
Japan.
In factories.
Read and answer the questions.
He thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
After an earthquake, it could help look for people under buildings.
Practice
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
the buildings
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about
what robots can do now.
2c
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
Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.
same
never
agree
2d
disagree
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, so that I will never stand the crowded street. In my life, it gives me a lot of help.
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.
2e
I think some future robots might look like spiders. They will be able to help us clean the window, 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.
Some robots will be look like people. They will be able to sing, dance and talk with us. They will also be able to serve us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and cook coffee for 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.
范文赏析
2e
1. Read the passage after class.
2. Write your own sentences with the phrases below.
短语：
1. over and over again 2. get bored 3. wake up
4. hundreds of 5. be able to 6. fall down
7. look for 8. seem (im)possible
Homework
Confident of the future, it is rational expectations.
对未来生活的自信，是理智的期望。
Real generosity, for the future is all for now.
对未来的真正慷慨，是把一切献给现在。
Remember
Thanks for listening!