Unit 7 Will people have robots Section B课件 人教版英语八年级上册

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初中英语人教版八年级上册
Section B 1a-1e
Unit 7 Will people have robots
Learning objects (学习目标)
By the end of the class, you will be able to…
Master the key words & phrases: astronaut, apartment, rocket, space, space station.
Talk about your life in the past, present and future.
Forecast the development trend of the future life and be full of confidence and hope for the future.
What will you do 10 years from now
Where will you live 10 years from now
How will you go to work 10 years from now
Talk about your future life.
jobs
places to live
transportation
Brainstorming
...
pilot
nurse
computer programmer
astronaut
teacher
policeman
engineer
jobs
places to live
space station
house
apartment
sea-view room
...
plane
rocket
bus
train
subway
car
transportation
...
I will live in _________.
I will be a/an _______.
What will you do 10 years from now
Where will you live 10 years from now
How will you go to work 10 years from now
I will go to work by ___________.
your idea
I’ll be a businessman.
I’ll live in a big house.
I’ll go to work by plane.
For example
1. A place to live in space: _____________
2. A vehicle (交通工具) that can fly into space: _______
3. A job to work in space __________.
space station
astronaut
rocket
Guess the words according to the descriptions.
Write each word in the correct column below.
Jobs Transportation Places to live
astronaut
computer
programmer
train
rocket
house
apartment
space station
1a
astronaut house apartment train rocket space station computer programmer
space station 太空站
Jobs Transportation Places to live
Think of other words and write them in the chart in 1a.
teacher
driver
plane
bike
car
flat (公寓)
building
1b
astronaut
computer
programmer
train
rocket
house
apartment
space station
Pre-listening: Look and predict what Alexis
and Joe are talking about.
Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures
[1-3].
2
3
1
1c
Can you match the picture with the corresponding time
A. in ten years
C. now
B. ten years ago
Listen again and answer the questions.
1. Where does Joe live now
2. What does Joe do now
3. Where did Joe live 10 years ago
He lives in Highville now.
He is a computer programmer.
He lived in Greenville 10 years ago.
4. How did Joe get to school 10 years ago
5. What does Joe think his life will be like in 10 years
6. Where will Joe live in 10 years
He took the train to school.
He thinks he’ll be an astronaut.
He’ll live on a space station.
Listen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box.
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.
work
am
lived
1d
am live work lived took
will be will live will fly
live
5. I the train to school.
6. I an astronaut.
7. I rockets to the moon.
8. I on a space station.
will be
will fly
took
will live
am live
work lived
took
will be
will live
will fly
Listen again and retell the conversations.
Ten years ago, Joe _____ with his parents in a house in the country. He _____ the train to school. Now Joe _____ in an apartment in Highville and ______ near here. He ___ a computer programmer. He thinks it’s kind of boring. In ten years, Joe thinks he _______ an astronaut. He _______ rockets to the moon. And he ________ on a space station.
lives
works
is
lived
took
will be
will fly
will live
Conversation 1
Alexis: Hi, I’m Alexis.
Joe: Nice to meet you, Alexis. I’m Joe.
Alexis: Nice to meet you, Joe. Do you live here in
Highville
Joe: Yes, I do. I live in an apartment across the
street from here.
Tapescripts:
Alexis: Oh, really
Joe: Yes. I work near here, too. I’m a computer
programmer.
Alexis: A computer programmer That sounds
interesting.
Joe: Well, actually it’s kind of boring. I do the
same thing every day.
Alexis: Hey, Joe, is that a picture of you
Joe: Yeah, that was me 10 years ago.
Alexis: So, did you live here in Highville 10 years ago
Joe: No, I lived with my parents in Greenville.
Conversation 2
We lived in a house in the country.
I went to school here in Highville, though.
Alexis: Really That’s pretty far from here. How
did you get to school
Joe: Oh, I took the train to school.
Conversation 3
Alexis: So, Joe, what do you think your life will be
like in 10 years
Joe: Oh, I think I’ll be an astronaut.
Alexis: An astronaut Are you kidding
Joe: No, I’m serious. I’ll fly rockets to the moon.
Maybe I’ll also fly to other planets.
Alexis: Oh, and where will you live
Joe: I’ll live on a space station.
When 10 years ago Now In 10 years
What a student a computer programmer an astronaut
Where in Greenville in an apartment on a space station
How by train / rockets
Post-listening: let’s conclude Joe’s life.
Student A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now.
1e
A: Where do you live
B: I live in an apartment.
Play roles
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
Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now
Summary
Jobs: computer programmer (now)
astronaut (10 years from now)
Transportation: train (10 years ago) rocket (10 years from now)
Places to live: house (10 years ago) apartment (now) space station (10 years from now)
初中英语人教版八年级上册
Section B 2a-2e
Unit 7 Will people have robots
To learn the new words and phrases: human, dangerous, already, factory, Japan, fall down…
To read and understand the passage: Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot
To talk about the robots.
Learning objects (学习目标)
Discussion: talk about robots in our life.
What do they look like
Where can you see them
What can they do
appearance (外貌)
function (功能)
place (地点)
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
Tell your partner what you know about
robots. What do they look like and what can they do
2a
I think there will be more robots in the future.
I think they look like humans. They can do anything man can do.
Sounds interesting.
Really What do they look like
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
2b
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
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
Tips: : Key sentences and words can help you get the main idea. And key sentences or words are usually in the first or the last sentence of the paragraph.
Fast reading
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.
Tips: We can find the answer by the key
words “robots”, “movies”.
Task 1
1. There are already robots ________ in factories.
2. Robots can build ________ in factories.
3. Robots can do ________ jobs many times and never
get ________.
Read Para. 2 and complete the sentences.
working
cars
simple
bored
Tips: Read Para. 2 and look for the key words.
Task 2
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 servants
where
what
Task 3
Tips: Underline the key words and the key information.
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 will 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
Tips: Read Para. 3 and label each idea of scientists.
Task 4
Robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.
Robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
Which side do you agree with Why
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!
Task 5
Tips: Look for time words and clarify the chronological order.
robots
in movies
today
in the future
Passage structure
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.
Do You Think
You Will Have Your Own Robot
help with sth. “帮助做某事”，相当于help (to) do sth. 介词with后面接名词或代词。
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.
多次；反复地，相当于over and over
There be sb./sth. doing sth. 有某人/某物正在做某事
变得烦躁
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.
try to do sth. “尽力去做某事”，侧重尽力，为了达到目的而努力。也可以说成 try one’s best to do sth.。
look like “看起来像”，强调外表、外貌特征的相似。
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.
that 引导的宾语从句
although 引导的让步状语从句
It is + adj. + to do sth.句式
wake up 睡醒；醒来
But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
even常用于所修饰的词前。和动词连用时，若有助动词，则放在助动词之后。
disagree with sb. 不同意某人
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.
宾语从句省略了that
许多；大量，后接可数名词复数
agree用法：
agree with sth. 同意（意见、看法或观点等）
agree to sth. 同意（计划、建议或安排等）
agree to do sth. 同意做某事
agree on sth. 就……达成一致意见
agree+(that) 从句 同意/赞成……
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.
fall down 意为“突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌”。
(1) 与fall 相关的常见短语如下：
fall over 倒下；摔倒
fall behind 落后
fall asleep 入睡
fall off 从……上掉下来
fall in love with... 爱上……
(2) fall还可作名词，意为“倒塌；跌倒；掉 落”、“秋天”、“瀑布”。
寻找；寻求
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!
possible adj. 可能的；
反义词：impossible adj. 不可能的
让机器人走路或跳舞
look like
make robots walk and dance
fall down
help with the housework
take hundreds of years
突然倒下，跌倒，倒塌
帮忙做家务
花费好几百年的时间
看起来像
Summary
和人一样做相同的事
do the same things as a person
for example
talk to people
do simple jobs
over and over again
一遍又一遍
例如
与人交谈
做简单的工作
get bored
look for
变得烦躁
寻找
seem possible
看起来有可能的
在将来
in the future
help with...
帮助做某事
hundreds of
数百
尽力去做某事
尝试做某事
使机器人看起来像……一样
try doing sth.
try to do sth.
make robots look like…
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
Task 6
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
Task 7
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
same
never
agree
disagree
Let’s talk: Do you think you will have your own robot in the future
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 _____________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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. In my life, they will give me a lot of help.
be able to sing and dance.
butterflies
Post-reading: Retell the article.
Para. 1: Robots in movies
Para. 2~3: Robots today
Para. 4: Robots in the future
like human servants
help with the housework
do jobs like working in
dirty or dangerous places
working in factories
build cars...
look like humans
do the same things as we do...
difficult → think like a human
talk like humans...
more robots
different shapes
humans
animals
snakes...
Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot
初中英语人教版八年级上册
Section B 3a-Self Check
Unit 7 Will people have robots
Learning objects (学习目标)
Key words
probably, during, holiday, word
Talk about the future life.
Write about your life 20 years from now.
Function
Writing
Have you ever dreamed about your future life What will your life be like in the future
Free talk
What will your job be like in the future
computer
programmer
pilot
engineer
What will your house be like in the future
apartment
villa (别墅)
castle (城堡)
My name is _______. In 20 years, I will be ___ years old. I will be a ______ and I will live in ______. I will have ______.
Imagine your future life.
Pre-writing
Jill thinks she will be a newspaper reporter. Can you predict what her life will be like in 20 years
Read 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.
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.
live
more
meet
3a
meet work live look keep
wear more less fewer take
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. So 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.
fewer
less
keep
wear
look
In the future, people will ______ more so they’ll probably have fewer vacations, but I think I’ll ______ a holiday in Hong Kong when possible. One day I’ll even go to Australia.
work
take
job
home
dressing
free time activities pet:
holiday:
Jill
live in Shanghai
What will Jill’s future be like
a newspaper reporter
take a holiday in Hong Kong and go to Australia
a bird
wear smart clothes during the week, but less smart on the weekend
What will your … be like job
home
free time activities
neighborhood
Complete the chart about your life 20 years from now. You can add more items.
3b
Write about your life 20 years from now. Use 3a and 3b to help you.
3c
话题概述
本单元的话题是“未来的生活”，是中考常考的话题之一。常见的写作任务往往要求学生展开想象，预测未来环境、机器人、交通工具和工作等。此类文章通常会用到一般将来时。
Writing
life in the future
transportation
hobby
appearance
...
job
place to live
假如你是李华，本周你校要进行有关“畅想未来”的英语演讲比赛。请以“My Life in 20 Years”为题，畅想20年后你所从事的职业、居住的环境及业余生活等，写一篇70词左右的演讲稿为此次比赛做准备。
经典例题
一阶段：审题立意
时态：一般将来时
人称：第一人称
要点: 1. 从事的职业
2. 居住的环境
3. 业余生活
4. ……
体裁：应用文
二阶段：谋篇布局
开篇点题
具体介绍
总结全文
Hello, everybody! My name’s ...
I think I will have ...
… I think I will be a/an ...
And I will live in ...
Then I will buy ... there will be more ...
In my free time, I will ...
I will take a holiday with ...
That’s my life in 20 years. Thank you.
in the future 在将来
be in great danger 处于极大的危险中
free time 空闲时间
be able to 能够
hundreds of 许多；大量
look for 寻找
help with... 帮忙做……
take a holiday 度假
get bored 感到厌烦
三阶段：积句成篇
短语储备
I think I will have a ... life.
What will the life be like in 20 years
In 20 years, I think I will ... I will live in ... I will buy ...
There will be more/fewer/less ... In my free time, I will ...
I hope to have a/an ... life in the future. That’s my life in ... years.
开头句
中间句
结尾句
句型荟萃
范文欣赏
Hello, everybody! My name’s Li Hua. I think I will have a better and more wonderful life in the future than now.
In 20 years, I think I will be a teacher in a university. And I will live in my dream city—Beijing because there will be more jobs in this big city.
My life in 20 years
Then I will buy a big apartment. In the neighborhood there will be more trees and flowers and there will be less pollution. In my free time, I won’t do the housework because my robot will help with it. I will take a holiday with my friends and I won’t get bored.
That’s my life in 20 years. Thank you.
Discuss how you think a robot will help students with schoolwork in the future. Write down your group’s ideas and draw a picture of your robot.
1. I think students won’t need dictionaries
because a robot will tell them the meanings
of words.
4
2. I think students won’t need _____________
————————————————————
3. I think students won’t need _______________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
———————————————————
to go to school,
because their robots can teach them at home.
to write their
homework on paper but on computers, and
robots will help students to correct the
homework.
1 Put the words in the correct columns
in the chart.
job people pollution robot paper fresh water planet car clean air city free time building money tree
Self Check
more/fewer more/less
job people robot planet car city building tree
pollution paper fresh water clean air
free time money
2 Fill in the blanks in the conversation.
Girl: Mom, what will the future _____ like
Mom: Well, no one knows what the future
will be .
Girl: But I be beautiful like you ____
I be a pilot I want to fly up into the sky.
be
like
will
Will
Mom: You’re already beautiful. And you should
study hard. Then you ______ be a pilot.
Girl: Ok, I must study harder then.
Mom: But you should also remember that ______
will _____ both good and bad things in life.
Girl: Oh, but I’m not scared, Mom, because you
_____ help me!
be
there
can
will
Thank you!