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Go for it Grade 8
Unit 7 Will people have robots
Section B 2a-2e Reading
What is this It's a...
What does the robot look like
A human.
Robot.
They have different shapes .
形状
human
snake
cat
What do robots look like
They look like animals.
They look like
humans(人类,人).
Will they do the same things as people do
What will robots do in the future
Japan
Some robots in Japan can walk and dance.
servant
Robots are usually like
human servants.
日本
仆人
Maybe it’s about _____.
What is the passage about?
A. science fiction(科幻) movie.
B. a scientist,James White.
C. robots in the future.
Look and Guess
Pre-reading
Look at the title and the picture, and predict what you will read about.
先看标题和图片,预测你要读到的内容
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
2b
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.(要求:读课文,只读每段的第一句和最后一句,然后将段号和与该段意思相符的问题配对)
Skimming(略读):
While reading
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
look for
buildings
walk
dance
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.(要求:速读文章,完成句子,请将文中含答案的句子划线。)
2c
Scanning(跳读):
Read Para. 1, and choose the best answer:
Careful reading (细读):
What are the robots like in movies ( )
A. Human servants.
B. Birds.
C. Snakes.
A
Paragraph 1 -- What are robots like in movies
Robots are like human
servants
They help with
the housework
They do jobs like
working in dirty or dangerous places
Careful reading (细读):
T
T
F
T
Paragraph 2. -- What can robots do today
Where are they working
What they can do
Why people use robots
In factories
bulid cars
do some simple jobs.
Because they can do simple jobs over and over again and never get bored.
Read Para .3, decide True or False.
( )1.Some robots in Japan are fun to watch,
and they can dance and walk.
( )2.We can make robots move like people and think like a human now .
T
F
It will be difficult to make …
(读第三段,判断正误。)
2 points
Are all robots human-like
似人形的
Are all robots human-like
似人形的
1. What will robots look like
Read Paragraph 4
These new robots will have many different shapes.
Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals.
2. Will there be more robots or fewer robots in the future
Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
3. What shape robots are made in India
In India, scientists made robots that look like snakes.
4. What can snake robots do
If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.
Retelling
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
disagree
same
never
agree
Summary
Anything is possible.
Nothing is impossible.
Knowledge is power!
Study hard!
Let science and technology better serve us!
1. Read and retell the reading after class.
2. Write your ideas about your own robot in the future: What will it look like What will it be able to do
Homework
Thank you for listening!