课件25张PPT。Unit 2Unit 2
RobotsWorkbook P54Discussion: What can a robot do in recent days?Before listeningBefore you listen, look at the pictures of the robots. What do you think each one does?Now listen to the interview and number the pictures in the order that you hear about them. 4 213Listen to the interview again and fill in as much of the table as you can. Share your answers with a partner. Listen once or twice more to check your answers.Vacuum
cleanerIt can move from room to room cleaning your house. You can programme it so that it cleans when you’re away and you can control what it’s doing from your computer at the office.Personal robot called
“PaPeRo”It understands 650 phrases, speaks more than 3,000 words. It can recognize different people. It can check your email. It can help children do research on the Internet for their homework, talk to them about their day at school and play games.Tiny
helicopterIt will be used to fly into dangerous areas. For example, it can fly into a house that’s been destroyed by an earthquake and check if anyone’s inside.Walking chairIt helps people who can’t walk to go up and down stairs.1. Before you listen, look at the pictures
of these robot pets. In pairs answer
the questions.Listening task on P59 What kinds of animal do you think they are?
Would you like to own one? Which one? Give reasons.
Do you think having a robot as a pet is a good idea? Give reasons.2. Listen to Amanda, Victoria and
Jamie talking about robot pets.
Look at the pictures again and
match them with the robots’ names.AiboFurbyParoTama3. Fill in as much of the table on the
next page as you can. Then listen
to the first part of the discussion
again and complete the table.
Compare your answers with your
partner.Aibo Dog Can walk, sit, lie down and wag its tail. Learns the name you give it and can answer when you call it. Develops its own personality. Can learn about 50 commands. Furby Not stated but looks like a big – eared bird. Likes being patted. Speaks his own language, then gradually switches to English the more time you spend with him. Paro Seal Can open and close its eyes and move its flippers.Tama Cat Can recognize her own name. purrs when patted. If you hit her she’ll give you an angry hiss. Gradually her behaviour changes and she develops her own personality.1. Who doesn’t understand why
someone would want a robot as a pet?
Amanda □ Victoria □ Jamie □4. Listen to the second part of the
discussion again. Tick the correct
box for each question.2. Who believes that robot pets are just
toys?
Amanda □ Victoria □ Jamie □
3. Who thinks that if someone thinks of
the robot as a pet, then it is a pet?
Amanda □ Victoria □ Jamie □4. Who believes that you can make a robot happy?
Amanda □ Victoria □ Jamie □
5. Who thinks that robot pets would be good for people who are unable to
have a live pet?
Amanda □ Victoria □ Jamie □ Imagine you are a robot pet that belongs to a child. Imagine what life would be like with a child. Then write a diary from the robot pet’s point of view.Watch a movie that has a robot character in it.Decide which movie and which robot you want to focus on.课件27张PPT。Unit 2Unit 2
RobotsRobots in the fight against landminesOn Page 57Look at some pictures and
answer some questions.1. Do you think landmines are very dangerous?
2. Are there landmines that haven’t been found today? Will they cause death and damage?
3. How can we remove them?You can find out a lot about a text by glancing through it quickly. Before you read the magazine article about landmines, glance through it quickly and answer these questions.1. What is the main topic of the article? Which part of the text tells you that?The main topic is the role of robots in the fight against landmines. The title tells us that.Natasha Wesley.2. Who wrote the article?3. What do the three pictures show you?Someone using a metal detector to find landmines; the robot that can find landmines; some people who have lost their legs because of landmines.Chiba University (Japan).4. Where is research being done on
robots that can find landmines?Afghanistan and Cambodia.5. In which two countries might the
robots be used?Write questions for these answers. Check your work with a partner.1. How many people are killed or injured by landmines every year?2. How often is someone killed or injured by a landmine?3. For how long do landmines keep causing damage?4. How many landmines are buried just beneath the surface of the ground?5. In how many countries are landmines buried?6. How many landmines are removed every year?7. How many landmines are buried in the ground every
year?8. How big is the robot that can find landmines? (What
are the dimensions of the
robot that can find
landmines?)9. How much does it weigh?10. How many legs has it got?11. When was an agreement to stop the manufacture and use of landmines signed?12. How many countries signed
the agreement (to stop the manufacture and use of landmines)?Read the article again carefully and look at each paragraph in turn. Underline the sentence which sets out the main idea of that paragraph. Then fill in the table below.Introduction: the damage landmines cause 26,000 people
killed or badly
injured each year
100 million buried
in 60 countries
most victims are
innocent peopleThe problem of landmines each year 100, 000
removed
each year 2,000,000
buried
difficult and dangerous
to removeRobots can help find traditional mines much safer in the hunt
for landmines
faster at finding
landmines
research at Chiba
UniversityRobots can find plastic mines experimental robots
in production
to use radar to locate
mines
to identify types of
minesWorld opinion turned against landmines in the 1990s agreement in Ottawa,
Canada to stop the
manufacture and use
of landmines
still a lot of work to
be doneTalk about how the robots can be used in other field.
