Unit7 SectionB (2a~2e)阅读教学课件【人教（2024秋）八上英语Unit 7 Will people have robots?】

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Unit 7
Will people have robots
Section B ( 2a---2e)
What do robots look like
Brainstorm
a human
a snake
an arm
What can they do
play soccer
dance
help with housework
play the violin
Fast reading
While-reading
The passage is a__________.
A.stories
B.essay(散文)
C.practical writing(应用文)
D.exposition(说明文)
D
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
Para.1 A. Will robots think like humans in the future
Para.2 B. What will robots be like in the future
Para.3 C. What can robots do today
Para.4 D. What are robots like in movies
阅读
策略
注意寻找与文段重复的单词。
2b
Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot
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.
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.
dangerous
Because they are boring.
Careful reading
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
Let's think
Because they don’t have brains and feelings.
Why do robots never get bored
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. 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. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.
They look like humans.
2.Which country was mentioned(提到)
Japan.
They can walk and dance.
3.What can robots do
1.What do robots look like now
Read Paragraph 3 and answer the following questions.
James White
disagree
agree
will never be able to
________ and
____________
wake up
know where they are
will be able to
______________
talk like humans
many scientists
Some scientists
why
One side:
The other side:
4.Will robots think like humans
Read paragraph 3 aloud and choose correct answers.
talk like think like look like move like
Scientists are now trying to make robots_________ humans and do the simple things as we do.
Some scientists believe although robots___________ people, it will be difficult to make them really ____________ a human.
Many scientists think robots will even be able to __________ humans in 25 to 50 years.
look like
move like
think like
talk like
Careful reading
look like people
move like people
talk like people
1. What do some scientists believe
3. Why did scientists make robots that look like snakes
2.What will robots look like in the future
Because if buildings fall down with people inside, these
snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.
Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals.
Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions .
They believe that there will be more robots in the future.
4. What’s the writer’s opinion about the future
We never know what will happen in the future.
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. 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!
20 years ago
100 years ago
Snake robots was not possible.
Computers and rockets also seemed impossible.
now
Sciectists have made robots that look like snakes.
future
We never know what will happen in the future.
impossible
possible
Nothing is impossible.
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
look for
the buildings
walk
dance
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.
2c
simple
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
2d
2e
What 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.
I think some future robots might look like ___________. They will ___________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I think some future robots might look like
spiders. 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.
Some robots will be look like people. They will be able to sing, dance and talk with us.
They will also be able to sever us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and make coffee for 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.
Thank you !