UNIT 7 第5课时（配套课件）-【鸿鹄志·名师测控】2023-2024学年八年级上册英语（人教版）

Unit 7 Will people have robots? Section B 2a－2e 情景导入 Do you know what things robots can do? They can help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. adj. 人的 n. 人 human servant dangerous n. 仆人 adj. 有危险的；不安全的 单词展示 adv. 已经；早已 already factory over and over again n. 工厂 多次；反复地 v. 相信；认为有可能 believe disagree even v. 不同意 ；持不同意见；有分歧 adv. 甚至；连；愈加 许多；大量 hundreds of shape fall n. 形状；外形 v. (fell/ fel/) 倒塌；跌倒；掉落 fall down 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌 adv. & prep. 在……里面 inside look for possible 寻找；寻求 adj. 可能存在或发生的；可能的 adj. 不可能存在或发生的；不可能的 impossible side n. 一方(的意见、态度、立场) 生成新知 2a Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do? I think there will be more robots in the future. Really? What do they look like? I think they look like humans. They can do anything men can do. Sounds interesting. Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. 2b 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? Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot ? 1. When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. 2. Today there are already robots working in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored. 3. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know whe