1、 Unit7 Section B (2a-2e)Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot?Lead-in1.What does the robot look like?humanhuman2.What can the human robot do?be able be able tototalk with peoplewalkdo houseworkwork in factorydanceRobots will do the same things as humans.Do you think you will have your own Do you
2、 think you will have your own robot?robot? What is the article about?A. Science fiction(科幻科幻) movie.B. Scientist James White.C. Robots in the future. Predicting (预测)(P 53)Fast-readingPara 1 Para 1 A: A: Robots in Robots in factoriesfactories now.now.Para 2Para 2 B: B: Robots in movies.Robots in movi
3、es. Read para.1 Read para.1 para.2,and match the main para.2,and match the main ideasideas（连线）（连线）. .Reading tip（阅读技巧）: the key sentences can help you.SkimmingListen and match.Paragraph 1Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 4Will robots think like Will robots t
4、hink like humanshumans in the future? in the future?What will robots What will robots be like be like in the future?in the future?What can robots What can robots do todaydo today? ?What are robots like in What are robots like in moviesmovies? ?Robots in movies are like_help people with _do jobs like
5、 working in _ or_places dangerous dirtyhouseworkhuman servantsTask 1 Task 1 Para. 1 Robots in movieshelp to _do simple jobs _never get _.build carsover and over againboredTask Task 2 2 Para. 2 Robots in factoriesRobots in factories1.When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. The
6、y 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
7、they are boring, but robots will never get bored. Tip1 : 抓关键词抓关键词What will robots be able What will robots be able to do in the future ?to do in the future ?you think people will be busy you think people will be busy or fror free in the future?Guess!Guess!( (猜测猜测) )Robots will be able to.Will people
8、 be free or busy Will people be free or busy in the future? Why?in the future? Why?you think people will be busy you think people will be busy or fror free in the future?Pair-work(同桌讨论同桌讨论)Discuss!Discuss!Will robots be able to think? ?YesNoPara. 3 Underline scientists ideas. 勾画出科学家观点.Task 3twoRobot
9、s will even be able to _ _ humans in 25 to 50 years. Robots will never be able to _ _ and know where they are. wake uptalk likewill never be able to thinkideaswill be able to think_ different ideasPara. 3 Scientists ideas3.Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same thi
10、ngs 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 w
11、ake 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.Tip2 : 注意连词和重复出现的词注意连词和重复出现的词4.Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of
12、 years. 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. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. T
13、his 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!Tip3 : 注意时间和时态注意时间和时态 .Group work Will robots be smarter than humansin the future? Why or why not? Discuss!Discuss!What do robots look like?Robots have diff
14、erent_Look like_Look like_If buildings fall down, they can look for people under the buildings.shapeshumansTask 4 Para. 4 Robots shapessnakesWhy?Why do robots have different Why do robots have different shapes? shapes? Retell the whole passage Task 5 Robots in movies are like _ _. They can help with
15、 _. Today robots can do simple jobs _ _ _ _ and never_ _.However, scientists have _ideas about robots. Some scientists believe robots cant _ like people. But many scientists believe robots will be able to _ _ humans in the future. Some scientists agree there will be _ robots and they will be in different _ in the future. some things were _ in the past, but they are possible today. So we never know what will happen in the future.human servantshuman servantshouseworkover and over againget boreddifferentthink talk likemoreshapesimpossible
