课件24张PPT。Unit 7Will people have robots?Section B
Period 1 (1a-2e)A:What will you be in 10 years?
B:I will be a …
A:Where will you work?
B:I will work in …RevisionWrite each word in the correct column below.1a astronaut house apartment train
rocket space station computer programmerastronaut, computer programmertrain, rockethouse, apartment, space station1bThink of other words and write them in the chart in 1a.Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the
pictures [1-3].1c1231dListen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box. am live work
lived took
will be will live will fly1. 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.
5. I ________ the train to school.
6. I ________ an astronaut.
7. I ________ rockets to the moon.
8. I ________ on a space station.liveworkamlivedtookwill bewill flywill live1eStudent A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now.Where do you live?I live in an apartment.Section 1 Before You ReadDo you think you will have your own robot?
What’s it like?
What do you want it to do for you?It can cook.It can do boring work.It can be a doctor.It can play the piano.It can plant flowers.It can do many hard or dangerous work.2bRead the article and match each paragraph with the question it discuss.Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4Will 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? 1. What do the robots look like in the movies?
2. What can the robots do for people?Human servants.They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.Paragraphs 1-2: Answer the questions.3. Where are the robots already working?
4. What kinds of the jobs do the robots do? Why?In factories.They do simple boring jobs over and over again. Because they will never get bored.Paragraph1: What are robots like in movies?1. We watch movies about the future.我们观看关于未来的电影3. They do jobs like working in dirty or
dangerous places.他们做的工作好像是在肮脏或者危险的地方2. They are like human servants.他们好像是人类的仆人。Paragraph 2: What can robots do today?1. There are already robots working in factories.今天在工厂里已经有机器人在工作。2. They can do simple jobs over and over again.他们能一次又一次地做着简单的工作。3. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future.在未来几乎没有人做这样的工作。4. Because they are boring, but robots will never get bored.因为工作是枯燥的,但是机器人不感到厌烦。Paragraphs 3-4: Mark True or False.1. Japanese companies have already made robots sing and dance.
2. Some scientists think that there will be robots like humans, but Mr. White disagree.
3.It’s easy for a child to wake up and know where they are.
4. Some people believe that robots will be
able to talk in 35 to 50 years.
5. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.TFTFTParagraph 3: Will robots think like humans in the future?1. Scientists are trying to make robots like humans科学家们正在制作像人一样的机器人。2. do the same things as we do.做事情与我们相同。3. It will be difficult to make them really think like a human.制作机器人真正像人一样会思考将是很难的4. Robots will never be able to wake up.机器人绝不会自己醒来。5. Robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years.在25年到50年后,机器人甚至将能像人一样谈话Paragraph 4: What will robots be like in the future?1. They agree that it may take hundreds of years.他们同意可能会花几百年的时间。2. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals.一些将像人一样,另外一些将像动物。3. If building fall down with people inside, these robots can help look for the people under the buildings.如果有人在里面的大楼倒塌,这些机器人能够寻找在楼下的人。4. Computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 year ago.电脑和火箭在100年前似乎也是不可能的。2cRead 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 ____________.carssimplewalk dance look forbuildings2dFill 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. dancemakehappentalkHowever, 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?disagreesameneveragreeIf I have a robot, I hope that it will …Let your imagine fly.
(放飞你的想像)2eWhat 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 ____________
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