Unit 7 Will people have robots? Section B (2a-2e) 课时1教案2022-2023学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 7 Will people have robots? Section B (2a-2e) 课时1 1、 导入 Tell your partner what you know about robots . What do they look like and what can they do? 2、 目标 1. Students can find the main idea of the passage. 2. Students can understand and read the passage. 3. Learn some new words and expressions, such as servant,dangerous, already, factory, believe, disagree etc. 3、 先学 1. Students read the article quickly and find out what the passage is mainly about.; 2. Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. Paragraph 1　Will robots think like humans in the future? Paragraph 2　 What will robots be like in the future? Paragraph 3　 What can robots do today? Paragraph 4 What are robots like in movies? 4、 后教 1. Translate the article with the students together. 2. Explain the important and difficult points. 3. Language points: (1) Will robots think like humans in the future? human /'hjuːmən/ n. 人 辨析：human, person, people 与man · Human 也可写为human being，意为“人”；它的复数形式为humans。 · Person 指个体的“人”，有单复数形式。“一个人”应该说 a person，不能说a people。 (2) Today there are already robots working in factories. ① （重点）There is/ are + sb./ sth. + doing sth. 有某人/ 某物正在做某事。 e.g. There are two girls cleaning the classroom. 有两个女孩正在打扫教室。 There is a plane flying in the sky. 有一架飞机正在天空中飞翔。 ② already /ɔːl'redi/ adv. 已经；早已 e.g. We have already learned these words, but we still can’t remember them. 我们已经学了这些单词，但我们还是记不住它们。 My parents haven’t got the news yet. 我父母还没有得到这个消息。 (3) However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people… believe /bɪ'liːv/ v. 相信，认为有可能 believe 后接名词、代词或从句作宾语。一般不用于进行时态。 易错提醒：believe 的主语为第一人称，且为一般现在时，在否定后面的宾语从句时，常发生否定前移，即否定主句。 (4) For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. wake up 醒来；叫醒 e.g. She usually wakes up early in the morning. 在早上她通常早醒。 Try not to wake her up. 尽量不要叫醒她。 (5) But many scientists disagree with Mr.White. disagree /dɪsə'ɡriː/ v.