Unit 7 will people have robots？ SectionB 2b-3a reading课件

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ReadingUnit 7
Will people have robots?When we watch the movies about the future, we sometimes see robots.The robots have many different shapes.What can robots do?They can help with the housework.They can dance.They are fun to watch.They can also do jobs like working in
dirty or dangerous places.Some robots look like snakes.
After an earthquake and buildings fall down with people inside, they could help look for people under the building.This was not possible 20 years ago.This was impossible 20 years ago.impossiblepossibleWhat do they look like?They look like humans.It will be difficult to make them really think like a human.What does it look like?It looks like a dog. It will look after the owner’s house.It looks like a cat.It will catch the mouse and go fishing.Today there are already robots working in factories.Some can help to build cars.They can do simple jobs over and over again and will never get bored.Some robots in Japan can walk and dance.Some robots in India can help look for people under the buildings.Do you think you will have your own robot?Yes, I do. I hope I will have my own robot. It will help me wash clothes.Cook delicious food for me
Do the dishes for me
Tidy the room for me
Wake me up on time
Send me to schoolThey are like our servants.仆人What will robots do for us
in the future?Let’s make predictionsSome scientists believe that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 20 to 50 years.Some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human.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. What do the robots do in the movies about the future?
Will the robots be able to think really like a human?
Many scientists think that robots never be able to wake up and know where they are. (T/F)
How long will it take to have more robots?
They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.No, they won’t.It will take hundreds of years.
5. What kind of job can a snake robot do?If buildings fall down with people inside,
it could help look for people under the
buildings.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 the buildingsSome 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.2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with
words from the article.
dance make possible talkHowever, 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 agree2e what kinds 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
butterflies. They will be able to sing and dance.
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,(购物广场) so that I will
never stand the crowded street. In my life,
it gives me a lot of help.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. 3a Read Jill’s answer to the question” what
will your life be like in the future?” Fill in
the blanks with the following words.meet work live look keep
wear more less fewer takelivemoremeetI’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. 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.fewerlesskeepwearworktakelookHomework 写作
内容: 你想要拥有你自己的机器人，
跟科学家描述一下你都要求你的机器
人会什么技能！Thank You!