1、Unit 7Will people have robots?What do the robots look like?What can the robots do?Discuss in pairs:Do you believe they are robots?They look like humans.They are like human servants.（n.仆人）仆人）（n.人）人）shape(n.形状形状)Look at the title(题目题目)and predict(预测预测):This passage is mainly about_.2bDo You Think You
2、Will Have Your Own Robot?robotsReading tip窍门窍门 1:The title is very important for the reading prediction.Skimming Read the passage quickly and match.Underline the key words that help you answer.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4a.Will robots think like humans in the future?b.What will robot
3、s be like in the future?c.What can robots do today?d.What are robots like in movies?Reading tip 2:Pay attention to the key words(注意关键词注意关键词).1)What do the robots look like in the movies?2)Where are the robots already working?2.从文中找下列句子的同义句从文中找下列句子的同义句：Some can help with building cars and they do sim
4、ple work many times.Read Paragraphs 1-2 and finish the tasks.1.Answer the questions:Human servants.In factories.Some can help to build cars and they do simple jobs over and over again.多次，反复地多次，反复地shapework placeuseRead Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.Some robots in Japan can _ Twodifferent ideasI
5、t will be _ to make the robot really _.Some people think that robots will be able to _in 25 to 50 years.agree 同意同意walk and dance.difficultthink like a humandisagree talk like humans Read Paragragh4 and finish the mind-mapMany different shapes of robots_Animals In India:look like_ If buildings _with
6、people inside,they can help _people under the buildings.Humans snakesfall downlook forA.落下落下 B.倒塌倒塌C.跌倒跌倒Reading tip 3:Guess the meaning according to the context(上下文上下文).In the future阅读文章的阅读文章的4 4自然段，将下列发明按时间归类。自然段，将下列发明按时间归类。the robots that look like humansa hundred years agonowin the futurecompute
7、rsthe snake robots computers,the robots that look like humans，the snake robots阅读文章的阅读文章的4 4自然段，将下列发明按时间归类。自然段，将下列发明按时间归类。the robots that look like humansa hundred years agonowin the futurecomputersthe snake robots computers,the robots that look like humans，the snake robotsHowever,they agree it may t
8、ake hundreds of years.e.g.现在数以百计的鸟儿正在飞翔。现在数以百计的鸟儿正在飞翔。.数百的；数以百计的数百的；数以百计的Hundreds of birds are flying now.拓展：拓展：当前面是当前面是具体数字具体数字时，其后不加时，其后不加-s，不和，不和of连用。连用。点拨：点拨：hundred,thousand,million,billion等数词若表示一个不等数词若表示一个不确定的数字，前面确定的数字，前面没有具体数字没有具体数字时，其后要加时，其后要加-s，而且与，而且与of连用。连用。e.g.五百名演员五百名演员_five hundred ac
9、torsThere are _of students in our school but only _ are girls.（2011 哈尔滨市）哈尔滨市）Ahundreds；two hundred Bhundred；two hundreds Chundreds；two hundreds Dhundred；two hundred真题链接真题链接点拨：点拨：hundreds of students意为意为“数百名学生数百名学生”；two是是基数词，因此基数词，因此hundred用原形。句中第二空格意为用原形。句中第二空格意为“二百二百”，故选，故选A项。句意为项。句意为“我们学校有数百名学生，但
10、只有二百我们学校有数百名学生，但只有二百名是女生名是女生”。When we watch a movie about the future,we see _.They are like _ _.Today there are already robots working in _.They do simple jobs _ _ _ _.There are two different ideas:Some scientists believe it will be _ to make robots think like _ _.But many scientists _.In the future
11、,the robots will have many _ _.We never know what will happen in the future.Pay attention to the blue key wordsrobotshuman servantsfactoriesover and over againdifficult a humandisagreedifferent shapes Weve learned some reading strategies(阅读阅读策略策略):Reading tip 1:The title(题目题目)is very important for t
12、he reading prediction.Reading tip 2:Pay attention to the key words(关键词关键词).Reading tip 3:Guess the meaning according to the context(上下文上下文).humans animals in factoriesin dirty or dangerous placeshouseworkbuild cars do simple jobsover and over again walk and danceLook for peopleunder the buildingshum
13、ans animals in factoriesDirty or dangerous placeshouseworkbuild carsdo simple jobsover and over again walk and dancelook for people under thebuildings.1.Whats your favorite robot like?2.What will it be able to do?3.Where will it work?4.Whats your opinion about their thinking abilities(思考能力思考能力)?Let
14、Let your imagination fly.your imagination fly.(放飞你的想像放飞你的想像)Groupwork Discuss in groups,then make a poster(海报海报)and tell us something about it.look like a human.Its name is Baymax.It will work in my house.It will be able to look after my health.I think it will think like a real human and talk with me like a good frend.If I have a robot,I hope that it will 1.Far all:Remember the new words and phrases.Write a passage about your own robot in the future(More than 80 words).2.If you can:Read a passage by using the reading strategies after class,then discuss and share in groups.
