Unit 7 Will people have robots? Section B 2a-2e课件(共23张PPT)

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Unit 7
Will people have robots
Section B 2a-2e
Robot
Free talk
Do you know anything about robots
What do they look like
What can they do
What do you think of robots
The robots are in different shapes.
look like human
look like a dog
S-shaped
S形的
round圆形的
The robots are in different places.
in the factory
in the restaurant
at home
in hospital
The robots can do different things.
play football
help with housework
do simple jobs
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.
What may the passage be about
A. A science fiction movie.
B. The robots in the future.
C. The robot scientist James
White.
Tips: We can know the main idea of the whole passage by the title and picture.
Pre-reading: Prediction
Skimming: Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
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
Careful-reading
Read Para.1 and answer the question.
What can robots do in movies
They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
Read Para. 1 & Para. 2 carefully and complete the mind map.
in movies
_________
Para. 1
Para. 2
They can __________________
and do jobs like _________ in
dirty or __________________.
They can help to build ______,
and do _______ jobs ________
__________.
Fewer people will_______________,
but robots will ________________.
help with housework
working
dangerous places
in factories
cars
simple
over and
over again
do such jobs
never get bored
human servant
where
what
Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks.
Will robots think like humans in the future
some scientists
(______ ______)
many scientists
Although we can make robots _________ humans, it will be _________ to make them really _________ a human. Robots never be able to _______ and know where they are.
Robots will even be able to ______ ______ humans in 25 to 50 years.
possible
impossible
disagree
agree
James White
move like
difficult
think like
wake up
talk
like
Read Para. 4 and finish the timeline.
100 years ago
20 years ago
hundreds of years later
Computers and rockets seemed impossible 100 years ago.
Snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. That’s impossible.
There will be more robots in the future.
Robots will have many different shapes
(humans/animals).
impossible
possible
Does the writer think there will be more robots in the future
We never know what will happen in the future!
Task6:Group work.
Discuss how you think a robot will help us in our life, write down your group's ideas and draw a picture of your robot:
1.Does it have a name
2.What does your robot look like
3.What is your robot like
4.What can it do
5....
Report like this:
In the future, I will have my own robot. I think my future
robot will look like... It will be...It will be able to...
I think some future robots might look like___________________.They will be able to ________________________, and they will also be able to help us___________________________________________...
Life in the future will become___________________.
Writing：
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 house work
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 25-50years
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
1. 在工厂 ______________
2. 做简单工作_________________
4. 多次；反复地 ___________________
5. 许多；大量 ___________________
6. 看起来像人类 ________________
in factories
do simple jobs
over and over again
hundreds of
look like humans
7. 醒来 ________
8. 能够 _____________
9. 突然倒下；跌倒___________
10. 寻找；寻求 ______________
wake up
be able to
fall down
look for
Summary
If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
　　敢于梦想，就能实现。