课件25张PPT。Unit 7
Will people have robots?
ReadingWhat do robots look like?They look like humans.What does it look like?It looks like a dog. What does it look like?It looks like a snake. It looks like a huge arm.What does it look like?What can robots do?talkdo exercise cookplay the pianoWhat can robots do?play football What can robots do?walkdancehelp to build carshelp with houseworkWhat can robots do?work in dirty placeswork in dangerous placesWhat can robots do?look for people inside the buildings.fall down What can robots do?Do you think you will have your own robot? 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 What can we learn from the title and the picture?
A. It’s about a science fiction movie.
B. It’s about the robot scientist James White.
C. It’s about the robots in the future. Task II. Find out the topic sentence（中心句）
of each paragraph（段落）.
A topic sentence is usually the first or last sentence of a paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 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?Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. Reading strategy:Skimming(略读)Read Paragraph 1, and answer:
1.In what kind of movies ,we sometimes see robots?
2. What are they like? In the movies about the future.They are like human servants.Reading strategy:Scanning(细读): Read Paragraph 2 and complete the sentences.1.Robots can build _________ in factories.
2.They can do _________ jobs many times and
never_________. cars simpleget bored Read Paragraph 3, decide True or False.( )1.Some robots in Japan are fun to watch,
because they can dance and walk
( )2.scientists are trying to make robots
look like animals.
( )3.we can make robots move like people
and think like a human .
( )4.Scientist James White believes that
robots will never be able to do the same
things as we can. TFFThumans but it will be difficult to make them... Read Paragraph 4 and complete the diagram.Robots in the future How long:________________Shapes :__________________
in India:_______
use for:
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Possible/impossible?
hundreds of yearshumans , animalssnakeshelp look for people under the buildingsNothing is impossible
if you put your heart into it.Sum upBuild carssimple jobget boredin Japanin factorywalkdance dofutureshapeuse fordifferent ideasin the moviethe same asbe difficulthumanshouseworkdirtynowshapetimedangerousSome 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 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?
dancemakehappentalksamedisagree not agreeAfter You Readlisten and fill in the blanks In movies about the future: Robots are like human______.
In factories: they can do _____jobs over and over again and never get_____.
In Japan: some robots can ____and ___.
In the future: Robots will have many different kinds of ____. Some will look like _____,and others might look like____.clean the housedo unpleasant jobshelp with the houseworkgo shopping talk to peoplehelp look for peopleplay gamesI will let my robot ... If you have your own robot, in what ways do you think a robot will help you and your family in the future? Write your ideas.Group-work1.Read the article in 2b.
2.Recite the new words and expressions in the article.
3.Finish the writing work after class.学生评测学习卡
年级 :初二 科目：英语
重点词汇：humans, possible，believe, happen
2. 重点短语：over and over again, get bored, it will be difficult to do, disagree with
TaskⅠ. What can we learn from the title and the picture?
A. It’s about a science fiction movie.
B. It’s about the robot scientist James White.
C. It’s about the robots in the future.
Task Ⅱ. Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
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?
Task Ⅲ. Read each paragraph carefully and finish the tasks.
1.Read Paragraph 1, and answer:
1）In what kind of movies ,we sometimes see robots?
2）What are they like?
2. Read Paragraph 2 and complete the sentences.
1)Robots can build _________ in factories.
2)They can do _________ jobs many times and never_________.
3.Read Paragraph 3, decide True or False.
( )1.Some robots in Japan are fun to watch, because they can dance and walk
( )2.scientists are trying to make robots look like animals.
( )3.we can make robots move like people and think like a human .
( )4.Scientist James White believes that robots will never be able to do the same things as we can.
4.Read Paragraph 4 and complete the diagram.
How long:________________
Shapes :_________________
Robots in the future in India___________________
use for:___________________
Possible/impossible?
Task Ⅳ. After-reading activity
1. Draw the mind map together with the teacher and then retell the passage.
2. Finish the outline of 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. 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?
Task Ⅴ. Writing
If you have your own robot, what will you let it do? Write down your ideas.
I will let my robot ... __________________________
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