Unit 3 Will people have robots? (Section B 1a-3a)课件

课件32张PPT。Section B Unit 3
Will people have robots?1a-3aWrite each word in the correct column below. 1aastronaut house apartment train rocket space station computer programmerastronauthouseapartmenttrainrocketspace stationcomputer
programmerTalkingAn astronaut lives in a space station. He goes to work by rockets. A programmer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by subway. A farmer lives in a house.
He walks to the farm. An engineer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by car. ListeningListen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures [1-3].1c2311dListen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box. 1. I _____ in an apartment across the street from here.
2. I _____ near here.
3. I ____ a computer programmer.
4. We _______ in a house in the country. livelivedamworkam, live, work, lived, took,
will be, will live, will fly 5. I _____ the train to school.
6. I ______ an astronaut.
7. I _______ rockets to the moon.
8. I ________ on a space station. tookwill bewill livewill flyam, live, work, lived, took,
will be, will live, will fly Student A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now. 1eI live in an apartment. Pair workWhere do you live?I lived in a house in the country.Where did you live ten years ago?I will live in the space station. Where will you live in ten years?DiscussionTell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?2aI think there will be more robots in the future.Really? What do they look like?I think they look like humans. They can do anything men can do. Sounds interesting.4. dangerous adj. 有危险的；不安全的e.g. Some animals are in great danger.
一些动物处于极大的危险中。名词danger +后缀ous → dangerous Lions are dangerous animals.
狮子是危险的动物。fall down 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌 5. factory n. 工厂e.g. There will be more factories
in the future.
将来会有更多的工厂。e.g. The house might fall down in a few months. 几个月内这所房屋也许就会倒塌。6. fall v. (fell/ fel/) 倒塌；跌倒；掉落前缀(dis) + agree (同意)→disagree7. disagree v. 不同意 ；持不同意见；
有分歧e.g. My father agrees, but my
mother disagrees.
我爸爸同意，但我妈妈不同意。believe sb. 相信某人说的话
believe + that 从句8. believe v. 相信；认为有可能e.g. I believe that you can finish the
work on time.
我相信你会按时完成工作。e.g. What is the shape of your kite?
你的风筝是什么形状的？9. shape n. 形状10. hundreds of 许多；大量= lots of【辨析】
具体数字+ hundred
如：three hundred 三百e.g. There are hundreds of flags in
front of the building.
在那个高楼前有很多旗帜。11. over and over again 反复地；多次
还可以说over and overe.g. They sang the song over and over.
他们反复地唱那首歌。
He called over and over again
but nobody answered.
他多次打电话但没有人接。12. possible adj. 可能的；可能存在或发生(前缀)im+ possible →impossible 不可能的e.g. Do you think it’s possible to beat
them?
你认为战胜他们有可能吗? To cross this river seems
impossible.
穿过这条河中似乎不可能。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? Reading2bRead the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. 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 simplelook for the buildingswalkdanceRead the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.2cFill 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。2dSome 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 _________. dancemakecome truetalkdisagree 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? samenot agreeWhat kind 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. 2eI think some future robots might look likespiders. 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. They will also be able to sever us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and cook coffee for us. Some robots will be 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. Today there are already robots working in factories. 现在已经有机器人在工厂里干活了。此句中的working in factories的逻辑主语是robots，但是在这个there be句型中，谓语动词已经有了are，所以work就不能再作本句的谓语动词，而应用-ing形式。这一点在学习和使用there be句型时需要特别注意。Explanation3aRead Jill's answer to the question"what will your life be like in the future ?"Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. meet work live look keep wear more less fewer take
In 20 years, I think I’ll be a newspaper reporter. I’ll _____ in Shanghai, because there will be ______ jobs in that city. As a reporter, I think I will _____ lots of interesting people, so I’ll have more friends. I’ll have _____ pets, though, because I’ll have _____ free time. And my apartment will be no good for pets because it’ll be too small. livemoremeetkeepfewerSo I’ll probably just ____ a bird. During the week, I’ll _____ smart clothes. On the weekend, I’ll _____ less smart but I’ll be more comfortable. In the future, people will _____ more so they’ll probably have fewer vacations, but I think I’ll _____ a holiday in HongKong when possible. One day I’ll even go to Australia.keepwearlookworktake1. live: 由下文“在那座城市里有更多的工作”，可知本空填live“居住”一词。3. meet: 空格前为情态动词will，空格后为名词people，可知本空应填动词meet 会见。句意“作为一名记者，我想我将会见很多有趣的人”。2. more: 空格前是be动词，空格后为jobs这一名词，可知前面应用一形容词来修饰，由句意及常识可知应 填more （大都市就业机会多）。5. less: 由下文文意为“不适合养宠物”且空格后的free time是不可数名词，可知空格处应用less一词。 6. keep: 上文描述的是养宠物的事，因此本空应填keep“养”之意。4. fewer: 由下文“并且我的公寓将会对养宠物没好处因为它太小了。”，可知我将有“更少的”宠物，故本空应填fewer一词。7. wear: 空格后有名词clothes，可知空格处应为动词wear“穿”。8. look: 空格前是主语I’ll，空格后为形容词smart，故本空格为连系动词look。9. work: 由下文“因此他们将可能有更少假期”，可知本空填work“工作”一词。10. take: take a holiday为固定搭配，句意“有可能的话，我会在香港度假。”