Unit 7 Section B 2a-2e 课件 2024-2025学年人教版八年级英语上册

Unit 7 Will people have robots? Section B 2a-2d R When we talk about the future, what comes into your mind first? __________ 2 Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do? 2a 3 Let’s know more about the robots by reading. Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot ? __________ Step 1. Main idea of the article:____________________________ Step 2. Main idea of each para: (依据课本所给进行Match.) Step 3. 文章体裁：______________. Step 4. 段落关系：_____________ Step 5. detailed information Q1. What do robots look like ? __________________________ Q2. What can robots do?(C层完成课本2c，AB层完成2c并补充。) Q3. Will robots think like humans in the future? (finish 2d) Q4. What does “such jobs” refer to in Para 2? Q5. Why does the writer mention “computers and rockets” in Para 4? Q6. Does the writer think he/she will have his/her own robot ? 程序性阅读单 P1 P2 P3 P4 Robots in movies Robots in real life Robots' functions Robots' shapes The Development of Robots Skim the article again and find out the structure of the article. Robots we know today Robots in the future How many parts can we divide the passage into? Does the writer think he/she will have a robot ? What does the author want to tell us? We never know what will happen in the future. Main idea : life in the future---robots（make predictions） 6 Step2: Match the main idea of each 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? Tip summary: the first/last sentence of each para may be the topic sentence. R 7 文章体裁： expository writing(说明文) 段落关系： 分-分-分 R Step 5. detailed information Q1. What do robots look like ? These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for example, scientists made robots that look like snakes. different shapes: animals humans In movies: human servants 2c:Read the article again quickly. Answer the question: What can robots do today? 1. Robots can build _____ in factories. 2. They can do _______ jobs many times and never get bored. 3. Some can ________ and ________. 4. Some can help _______ people under ____________. cars simple walk dance look for the buildings 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? Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words form the article. dance make happen talk disagree same never agree at some point 某些时候 Which side do you...?你站哪一边？ 2d Q4: What does “such jobs” refer to in Para 2? ____________________________ Simple jobs. 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. 推断： What are simple jobs in Para 2? 12 Simple jobs are those jobs that are _______ for humans. Simple jobs are those jobs that ______ people will do. Simple jobs are those jobs that robots can do _________________ and will never __________. boring fewer over and over again get bored build cars Simple jobs? Q5: Why does the writer mention “computers and rockets” in Para 3? A. To prove(证明) nothing is impossible. B. To prove making robots think like humans is too difficult. C. Computers and rockets are important for robots. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future! 说明文举例子 Description method：make an example to prove his point. 14 Q6: Does the writer think he/she will have his/her own robot ? Yes, he/she does. We never know what will happen in the future. 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 where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. Side 1: Side 2: Further thinking : Will robots think like humans in the future？ Which side do you agree with? She looks like a human. She can talk with humans. The most creative robot---Sophia It seems that she CAN think!? She DIDN’T PASS the Turing test. Should we make robots think like humans? Why or why not? Yes, we should. No, we shouldn’t. __________ Debate 18 Every coin has two sides. There are some good things and bad things. Double-edged sword 双刃剑 The key is to use it properly. 关键是合理运用。 Now, let’s have a debate about whether we should make robots think like humans. Here are the rules: Students from here to here, your idea is yes and students from here to here, your idea is no. Do understand me? Now, discuss, in groups and discuss your reasons. Groupe leaders take notes Now, it’s time to battle. Robots versus humans in a Chinese chess. If one of the two sides gives your idea, then, you get one piece. Now, I want two of you to play the game. Thank you for sharing. No matter what it is, when we make the robots, we should make them serve us, right? Now, I have some ideas about this task. In this task, I think it’s not necessary to make it think. Maybe you can make your robots think in the future. 19 Task7.Meaning guessing Task8.Inferring Task 9.The purpose of the writer Task 10.My favorite sentence. Task6. The structure of each paragraph（每段逻辑一段内结构） Task6. The structure of each paragraph（每段逻辑一段内结构） Task7.Meaning guessing 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 where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. 不同意 Task8.Inferring(推测某句或某段背后含义) Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future..... We never know what will happen in the future. 能推测出作者对于未来是否能拥有机器人持积极态度。 Task 9.The purpose of the writer To introduce something about robots and make predictions for the future development of robots. Task 10.My favorite sentence. We never know what will happen in the future. In the movie Now different ideas future be like do housework dirty dangerous simple job get bored in Japan in factory walk dance humans Build cars the same as be difficult shape use for time as many sentences as you can Summary Dare to imagine; Dare to think; Dare to do! BYE 课文必背词组 1. 在工厂 ______________ 2. 做简单工作_________________ 3. 多次；反复地 ___________________ 4. 许多；大量 ___________________ 5. 看起来像人类 ________________ 6. 醒来 ________ 7. 能够 ___________ 8. 突然倒下；跌倒___________ 9. 寻找；寻求 _____________ in factories do simple jobs over and over again hundreds of look like humans wake up be able to fall down look for 当堂检测 BYE 汉译英 1.他们经常就像人类的仆人。 2.他们反复的做着简单的工作 3.一些科学家相信将会有更多的机器人。 4.如果楼房倒塌而且里面有人，这些蛇形机器人能帮助寻找埋在建筑物下面的人。 BYE THANK YOU BYE $$