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Section B 2a-2d
Unit 7
will people have robots ?
1. 能说出、写出 p54-p55页的单词和词组:
probably during holiday word be able to
2. 重点掌握以下句型:
①I think I'll be a newspaper reporter. I'll have less/ fewer / more ...
②People will work more. I'll take a holiday in Hong Kong when possible. One day I'll go to Australia.
3.能用 “I will + 动词原形 ”谈论将来的理想并完成短文写作。
学习目标
2a. Do you know something about robots? What do they look like and what can they do?
Discussion
A: What do they look like?
B: They look like…
A: What can they do?
B: They can…
big arm
humans
人
snake
clock
spider蜘蛛
shapes
dog
What can robots do?
dance
walk a dog
help with housework
work in the factory
Do you think you will have your own robot?
Reading
Reading strategy: 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 1. Get the main idea:
It tells us what the _______look like,
and what they ____ ___ now and_____ ___
in the future.
robots
can do
Skimming(略读):
Read it aloud by yourself.
will do
Task 2. 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 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?
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
James White think
Many scientists believe that
Which side (边) do you agree?
we will never be able to make robots wake up and know where they are.
robots will even be able to talk in 25 to 50 years.
Different ideas about future robots
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 the robots will _______ be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you _______ with?
Fill in the blanks with words from the article.
dance
make
difficult
talk
disagree
same
never
agree
Will there be more or fewer robots in the future?
How long will it take to make them?
What will the robots look like in the future?
Why did scientists in India make snake robots?
What does the last sentence “We never know what will happen in the future.” mean?
Read paragraph 4.
There will be more robots in the future.
It will take hundreds of years.
Some will look like humans, others will look like animals.
If buildings fall down with people inside, they can help look for people under the buildings easily.
Everything is possible in the future.
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.
Robots can build _____ in factories.
They can do ______ jobs many times and never get bored.
Some can ______ and ______ in Japan.
Some can help ________ people under _____________.
cars
simple
walk dance
look for
the buildings
( )2.James White think robots ______ think like people. But some other scientists think robots can _____in 25-50 years.
( )1.Robots in Japan can _______.
A.walk
B.dance
C.sing
D. walk and dance
paragraph 3
D
A. can, walk B. can't ,walk
C. can, talk D. can‘t ,talk
D
Pair work
Para.4
robots
Para.3
Para.2
Para. 1
paragraph 4
decide true(T) or false(F)
1.Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future.
2. Some scientists disagree that there will be more robots may take hundreds of years.
3. computers seemed possible 100 years ago.
T/F
agree
F
agree(同意)
dis- +
disagree (不同意)
T
possible(可能的)
im- +
T/F
impossible(不可能的)
F
T/F
Pair work
Read the article again and choose the best answer
( )1 What’s the meaning of the word “servant”
in the first paragraph?
A服务员 B朋友 C亲人 D 仆人
( ) 2 Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A When we watch movie about future, we
never see robot.
B Today there are not robot working in
factories.
C Some robots in China can walk and sing.
D Some scientist believe that there will be more
robots in the future.
D
D
( ) 3 Some robots in Japan can _____.
A walk and dance B walk and sing
C run and dance D swim and walk
( ) 4 Robots can work in ____ places.
A clean and dangerous B dirty or dangerous
C dirty or big D clean or dangerous
( ) 5 They think that robots will even be able to talk
like human in ____ years.
A 20—25 B 25—45 C 25—50 D 30--50
A
B
C
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 _________.
dance
make
come true
talk
disagree
Carefully read:
Fill in the blanks with words from the article.
2d
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?
same
never
agree
Ⅰ. 用一般将来时填空。(借助will)
1. I _________ (visit) my uncle tomorrow.
2. There _______ (be) a football match in
our school next week.
3. He __________ (help) you with your English
this evening.
4. They _________(play) soccer if it doesn’t rain.
5. We _________ (have) a meeting tomorrow.
will visit
will be
will help
will play
will have
Ⅱ. 翻译句子
1. 你认为人们的家里会有机器人吗?
Do ______ ______ there will be robots
_____ ___________ homes?
2. 人们将活到150岁。
People ______ _____ _____ _____150 years old.
3. 我认为她会当医生。
I think she ______ ____ a doctor.
you think
in people’s
will live to be
will be
4. 你住哪儿? 我住在北京。
______ _____ _____ ______? I live in Beijing.
5.他反复看她的来信。
He read her letter ____ ____ ____ _______.
6.等了很长一段时间后他厌烦了。
He _____ _______ after he waited for long.
over and over again
got bored
Where do you live
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