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Unit 7 Will people have robots
Section B 2a-2e
人教版新目标 八年级上册
读前感知
02
读中操练
03
情景导入
01
读后拓展
04
CONTENTS
考点速递
06
随堂小练
07
回顾总结
05
家庭作业
08
学习目标
01
语言能力
能够在谈论机器人的主题语境中，正确运用动词的一般将来时描绘和预测未来，通过寻读、略读等方法掌握语篇信息，并了解议论文的文体特征
03
文化意识
能够通过了解机器人的由来、发展过程、对人类生活产生的重大影响等，关注生活，展望和相信未来，崇尚科学，探索和创造未来，树立远大的理想，增强科学探索精神
04
思维品质
能够在老师的帮助下，通过思维导图、推理想象等活动，增进对语篇的理解和分析能力，提高思维的逻辑性、批判性和创新性
02
学习能力
能够通过了解关于机器人的知识，保持英语学习兴趣；能够在学习过程中积极思考、主动探究，尝试使用多种阅读策略获取文本信息，并积极进行拓展性运用
Watch a video
How do robots walk into people's lives step by step
Discuss the questions with your partner.
What do you know about robots
There will be many robots helping us in our daily life.
What will your life be like in 20 years
What do robots look like now
Some of them look like humans.
What do robots look like now
Some of them look like animals.
What can robots do now
They can walk and dance.
What can robots do now
They can do sports.
What can robots do now
They can do housework like our servants.
What can robots do now
They can help us study like our teacher.
What can robots do now
They can help to build cars.
They do simple jobs over and over again and never get bored.
What can robots do now
They can look for people under buildings.
They can do jobs like working in dirty and dangerous places.
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.
robots in the future
Do you think we will have our own robots in the future
阅读策略：标题和图片可以帮助我们了解文章主题。
The topic is about ____________________.
Read the passage quickly and fill in the blanks.
Skimming
Fast-reading
Match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
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
1.The robots in the movies help with the ____________ and do jobs like working in _____ or ____________ places.
2. Robots are already working in factory to do _____________
over and over again because they will never __________.
Read paragraph 1 and 2 and fill in the blanks.
housework
dirty
dangerous
simple jobs
get bored
Try to retell paragraphs 1-2 with the help of the mind map.
Today’s Robots
in the movies
in the factories
do the housework
dirty or dangerous places
build cars
simple jobs
never get bored
Read Paragraph 3 carefully and answer the questions.
1.Can robots do everything for people
2. What can’t robots do now
Read the para 3 and fill in the blanks.
Skimming
Will robots think like humans
______________ agree with it.
___________ and some scientists __________ with it.
Robot will be able to _____________.
They never be able to _________ and _______________.
Many scientists
talk like us
James White
disagree
wake up
know where they are
Let’s talk
Do you agree that
robots can really
think like
a human
It will be difficult to make them really think like a human.
Many scientists
Some scientists
Robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
VS
No, they won’t.
Let’s talk
I think robots will be able to talk and think like humans in 25 to 50 years.
I think it will be difficult to
make robots really think like a human.
Robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
What are your opinions
Yes,they will.
Let’s read paragraph 4 and choose the right answer.
1.Some scientists believe that there will be more robots _____.
in 25 to 50 years
in hundreds of years
C. 100 years ago
B
Some scientist 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!
阅读策略：理解文中的代词和数字可以帮助理解文中细节。
2. In India, they may not have snake robots to look for people under the building in the year of _________.
A. 2000
B. 2021
C. 2041
A
Some scientist 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!
阅读策略：理解文中的代词和数字可以帮助理解文中细节。
Let’s read paragraph 4 and choose the right answer.
Some scientist 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!
3. What can snake robots do
They can help look for people under the fallen buildings.
Let’s read paragraph 4 and answer.
They will talk like humans.
They will think like humans.
They will know where they are.
…
Let’s summarize.
They can help with housework.
They can do simple jobs over and over again.
They can walk and dance.
They can help save people.
…
What can robots do now
What will robots may be able to do in the future
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
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
dance
make
happen
2d
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
talk
same
never
agree
disagree
Let’s role-play.
Suppose You are James White, now you are talking with your coworker about robots.
What do robots look like
They are human-like or animal-like.
They have different shapes.
They can do a lot of thing, like dancing and walking. They can even help with housework.
What can robots do
Let’s role-play.
What will robots look like in the future
They will …
Let’s role-play.
What will robots do in the future
They will …
Will robots think like humans in the future
No, they won’t. They …
What’s your opinions about robots Talk with your classmates.
What do robots look like
They …
What can robots do now
They …..
What will robots look like in the future
Let’s retell.
Today, robots have different shapes. Some robots are very human-like. ____ Some robots are animal-like, ________ Some scientists think that in the future they will make robots more like humans. This may not happen in the near future, but at some point, _____ However, some scientists disagree. James White believes that _____ For example, he thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you agree with
robots will even be able to talk like people.
robots won’t be able to do the same things as us.
They can walk and dance like people.
for example, snake robots which can save people inside fallen buildings.
C
D
A
B
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.
What's the name of it
What will it look like
What will it do
What do you think of it
2e
Let’s build your own robot.
Doraemon
Look like cat
Functions:
Special:
Has many tool like time machine.
Can go to the future…
Shapes:
Name:
Summary
Will people have robots (Section B 2a – 2e)
human adj. 人的；n. 人；人类
在此作形容词，意为“人的；人类的”。
human
02
Dogs can hear much better than humans.
01
1.They are usually like human servants.
human 指区别于其他动、景物或机器的人。
person 指个体的人，常用于指单个人，复数形式为people.
people 泛指人们，集体名词，只表示复数意义。
man 一般指男人，指人类时是泛指，为不可数名词。
There be sb./sth. doing sth. 有某人/某物正在做某事
There be …
02
There is a girl singing in the next room.
There are two cats sleeping in the sun.
01
2. Today there are already robots working in factories.
already
02
already “已经，早已”一般用于肯定句，
当用于疑问句时，表惊喜，意外。
yet “已经，还”，一般用于疑问句或否定句末。
over and over again 多次；反复地；再三，此短语中的again可以省略。
over and over again.
02
01
3. and they do simple jobs over and over again.
over and over again 反复地 I’ll do it over and over again. 我会反复做这件事。
(all) over again 从头再来 I’ll do it (all) over again. 我会重新做这件事
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。 believe v. 相信；认为有可能。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。
I believe that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Believe it or not, your brain never stops working.
4. However, some scientists believe that although we can …
believe
01
agree v. 同意；赞成；应允。反义词disagree v. 不同意；有分歧。
5.However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
agree
01
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……
hundreds of
02
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.
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.
6. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under
the buildings.
Babies often fall down when they learn to walk.
fall down
01
突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌。fall在此作动词。（过去式为fell）
fall还可作名词，其意义有：倒塌；跌落；掉落；秋天；瀑布。
I had a fall from a horse and broke my arm.
I was born in fall.
That’s the famous ice fall.
inside
02
inside adv. &prep. 在……里面。inside在此用作副词。
inside还可用作介词，意为“在……里面”，其反义词为outside。
We had to move inside when it started to rain.
Go inside the house.（inside 作介词）
6. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.
look for
03
look for 寻找
We had to move inside when it started to rain.
Go inside the house.（inside 作介词）
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”。
7.There was not possible 20 years ago…
possible
01
It can be possible for you to live a better life
if you work harder.
possible,可能存在或发生的，可能。
常用结构：
as …as possible，意为“尽可能….”，中间用形容词或副词原级。
If possible，意为“如果可能的话”，用来表示假设。
I want to go there by plane if possible.
1. 一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
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
3.The students in this school plant _____ trees every year.
hundred of B. hundreds of C. five hundreds D. five hundreds of
B
B
B
一、单项选择
1. It’s___________ (possible) for a child to carry such a heavy box.
2. There are _________(hundred) of students sitting in the hall.
3. It is very important for people ________(have) food and water every day.
4. He never __________(believe) in others, so he has few friends.
5. Don’t swim in the river. It’s __________（危险的）for you.
impossible
二、用所给单词的正确形式填空
hundreds
to have
believes
dangerous
Homework
Level A: There will be a robot company named Possible in the Future. They can make different kinds of robots you need. Everybody can order now. Do you want to have your own robot If you do, tell them your requirements about your robot in an e-mail.
Level B: Write your feelings about AlphaGo vs Ke Jie.
Thank you for listening！
