1、 人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件Unit 7Will people have robots?a lizarda mousea spiderwork in dangerous placesclean the roomteach children how to swimhelp save people in the waterhelp save people in the waterphonesa pencilhelp sick people in hospitalteach kids to draw picture
2、s at home water the plantsgo shoppingplay chess with peopleteach people to do exerciseplay the piano2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.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 t
3、oday?Para 4 What are robots like in movies?ScanningParagraph1Paragraph1What are robots like in movies?What are robots like in movies?help with housework like human servantswork in dirty or dangerous placespick the fruitsdirect the traffickill the enemies/bad peoplehelp/serve peopleParagraph2Paragrap
4、h2What can robots do today?over and over again=several timesRobots are already working in factories.help to build carsnowscientistsscientistsrobotsrobotsare trying to make robots look like are trying to make robots look like humans and do _ things humans and do _ things _ we do _ we do walk and danc
5、e in Japanwalk and dance in Japanthe same asParagraph3Paragraph3Will robots think like humans in the future?Will robots think like humans in the future?In the future,is it possible for scientists to In the future,is it possible for scientists to make robots really think like a human?make robots real
6、ly think like a human?James WhiteJames Whitesome scientistssome scientists_ be able to wake up and know where they are_ be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 yearsneverevenopinionsSome robots are very human-like.They can walk and _ like people.Some scientists think that in the future they will _ r
7、obots 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 towake up and know where they
8、 are.Which side do you_with?2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.dance makepossible thinkdisagreesameneveragree Paragraph4Paragraph4more more robotsrobotsdifferent shapestake hundreds of years look like humanslook like animalsDo you think it is possible now?Do you thin
9、k it is possible now?Twenty years ago it was not possible.Twenty years ago it was not possible.20 years agonowmore robots computers rockets100 years agoimpossiblepossiblenowcontrastive argumentWe never know what will happen in the future!We never know what will happen in the future!If buildings If b
10、uildings fall down fall down with people _,with people _,these snake robots can help these snake robots can help look for look for people _ the buildings.people _ the buildings.insideunderParagraph4Paragraph4What will robots be like in the future?What will robots be like in the future?mud-rock flowe
11、arthquakeWe never know what will happen in the future!We never know what will happen in the future!What will robots do for us in 100 years?人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）Lets make predictionsLets make predictions.After 100 years.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（P
12、PT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）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 li
13、ke 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.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT6
14、2张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）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,somescientists believe that although we can make robots move like people,it will be difficult to make
15、 them really think like a human.For example,scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know3.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）where they are.But many scientists disagree with Mr.White.They think that robots will even be able to t
16、alk like humans in 25 to 50 years.Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future.However,they agree it may take hundreds of 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
17、robots that4.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）look like snakes.If buildings fall down with people inside,these snake robots can helplook for people under the buildings.This was not possible 20 years ago,but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years
18、 ago.We never know what will happen in the future!人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）翻译短语翻译短语1.科幻小说科幻小说 2.帮忙做家务帮忙做家务3.花费好几百年的时间花费好几百年的时间4.看起来像看起来像5.让机器人走路或跳舞让机器人走路或跳舞6.和人一样做相同的事和人一样做相同的事science fictionhelp with the houseworktake hundreds of yearslook likemake rob
19、ots walk and dancedo the same things as a person人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）7.例如例如8.与人交谈与人交谈9.做简单的工作做简单的工作10.一遍又一遍一遍又一遍11.变得烦躁变得烦躁12.寻找寻找13.看起来有可能的看起来有可能的for exampletalk to peopledo simple jobsover and over againget boredlook for seem possible人教八上Unit7 Sec
20、tionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）1.In some science fiction movies,what will people have in the future?2.Which country has robots that can walk and dance?3.Where are the huge arm robots working now?Robots.Japan.In factories.Read and answer the questions.人教八上Unit7 SectionB re
21、ading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）4.What does James White think?5.What kind of job can a snake robot do?He thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are.After an earthquake,it could help look for people under buildings.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人
22、教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）2c Read the article again plete the sentences about what robots can do now.1.Robots can build in factories.2.They can do jobs many times and not get bored.3.Some can and .4.Some can help people under .cars simple walk dance look for the buildings人教八上Unit7 SectionB
23、reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）However,some scientists.James White believes that robots wont be able to do the _ things as us.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人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件
24、（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）2e what kinds animals might robots look like in the future?What do you think these robots will be able to do?Write your ideas and discuss them with your partner.I think some future robots might look likebutterflies.They will be able to sing and dance.When
25、I am sad,they can try their best to make me happy.And when I want to go shopping,theycan take me to the mall,(购物广场购物广场)so that I will never stand the crowded street.In my life,it gives me a lot of help.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）In 20 years,I think Ill be
26、 a newspaper reporter.Ill _in Shanghai,because there will be_ jobs in that city.As a reporter,I think I will _ lots of interesting people,so Ill have more friends.3a Read Jills answer to the question”what will your life be like in the future?”Fill in the blanks with the following words.meet work liv
27、e look keep wear more less fewer takelivemoremeet人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）Ill have _ pets,though,because Ill have _ free time.And my apartment will be no good for pets because itllbe too small.So Ill probably just _a bird.During the week,Ill_ smart clot
28、hes.On the weekend,Ill_ less smart but Ill be more comfortable.In the future,people will _more so theyll probably have fewer vacations,but I think Ill _ a holiday in Hong kong when possible.One day Ill even go to Australia.fewerlesskeepwearworktakelook人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 Se
29、ctionB reading课件（PPT62张）computerprogrammerbasketball playerairline pilotengineerteacheractorWhat will you be in 10 years?I will be a Where will you work?I will work in.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）Make predictions:How will you be different in the future?May
30、be 20 years from now?I will be more beautiful.I will have lots of money.I wont go to school.I will have a big house.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）Five years ago,I was in primary school,I played football with classmates after class,and I had a dog.Now Im a mi
31、ddle schoolstudent,I like playing tennis.I am good at English and I have good grades.In five years,I will be a doctor,I will make much money,and I will travel around the world.I will playthe guitar.I will have a car.Write a short passage about yourself.five years agonowin five years人教八上Unit7 Section
32、B reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）3b Complete the chart about your life 20 years from now.You can add more items.What will yourbe like?jobhomefree time activitiesneighborhoodSuper policemanIn Americaattend a dancing party,travelA famous singer人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）
33、人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）3c Write about your life 20 years from now.Use 3a and 3b to help you.In 20 years,I think Ill be a super policeman.Ill live in America,because there will be more joys in that city.As a super policeman,I think I will catch many bad guys(坏人坏人),so Ill help keep the ci
34、ty peaceful.And in my free time,Ill attend all kinds of dancing balls,人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）so that I can make a lot of friends.In addition,（另外）（另外）I want to take a holiday to travel around the world.Every time when I get home,my neighborhood Coco wi
35、ll sing for me.I like this kind of life.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）Discuss how you think a robot will help students with schoolwork in the future.Write down your groups ideas and draw a picture of your robot.1.I think students wont need dictionaries becau
36、se a robot will tell them the meanings of words.Group work人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）Sample:1.I think students wont need to go to school,because their robots can teach them at home.2.I think students wont need to write their homework on paper but on compu
37、ter,and robots will help students to correct the homework.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）1.and they do simple jobs over and over again.并且他们反复的干着简单的工作并且他们反复的干着简单的工作 over and over again是固定搭配，译为：反复是固定搭配，译为：反复 的；多次的；多次”，还可以说还可以说 over and over。例如：。例如：They sang the
38、 song over and over.他们反复的唱着那首歌。他们反复的唱着那首歌。They call over and over again but nobody answered.他多次打电话，但没人接。他多次打电话，但没人接。Language points人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）2.Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring,but robots will never get
39、bored.此句中的此句中的get bored 译为译为“感到厌烦，感到无感到厌烦，感到无 聊聊”。其同义词为：其同义词为：be bored 二者的区别在二者的区别在于：于：get bored（强调动作）（强调动作）be bored（强调状态）（强调状态）英语中有很多过去分词或形容词都可以和英语中有很多过去分词或形容词都可以和get,be 连用。比如：连用。比如：tired，angry 等。例如：等。例如：人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）You wont be bored when
40、you are hungry.当你饿的时候你就不会觉得无聊了。当你饿的时候你就不会觉得无聊了。If you do the same things month after month,you may get bored.如果你每月都做同样的事情，你可能会感到如果你每月都做同样的事情，你可能会感到厌烦。厌烦。人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）3.Some robots are very human-like.一些机器人十分像真人。一些机器人十分像真人。在在human-like（形似真人的；
41、真人一样的）（形似真人的；真人一样的）一词中，一词中，-like 为形容词后缀，用在名词之后，为形容词后缀，用在名词之后，与其构成一个完整的形容词，表示与其构成一个完整的形容词，表示“形似形似的；像的；像一样的；类似于一样的；类似于.的的”。又如：又如：a bird-like building（像鸟一样的建筑）（像鸟一样的建筑）a cabbage-like vegetable（一种形似卷心菜的（一种形似卷心菜的蔬菜），蔬菜），the ball-like thing on the top of the building（楼顶上那个像球一样的东西。）（楼顶上那个像球一样的东西。）人教八上Unit7
42、 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）4.It will be difficult to make them really think like a human.把机器人做的像人一样思考将会很难。把机器人做的像人一样思考将会很难。通常用通常用it 做形式主语，将不定式和动名词置做形式主语，将不定式和动名词置 于谓语后面，特别是主语较长时，或在一些于谓语后面，特别是主语较长时，或在一些 习惯用法中。习惯用法中。当谓语是系表结构（当谓语是系表结构（be+形容形容 词词/名词）时，常将不定式后置，名词）时，常将不
43、定式后置，构成句型构成句型 “it+be+表语（形容词表语（形容词/名词）名词）+不定式不定式”。e.g.It is not an easy thing to master a foreign language.掌握一门外语不是件容易的事掌握一门外语不是件容易的事人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）5.Scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up.1)Be able to“能够能够.”can
44、vs be able to相同点相同点:两者都表示能力两者都表示能力不同点不同点:can只有现在式和过去式。只有现在式和过去式。be able to可用于现在时、过去时和将来时可用于现在时、过去时和将来时,但它没有进行时。但它没有进行时。人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）3)表示经过努力而成功的某一次动作表示经过努力而成功的某一次动作,只能用只能用 be able to.试做以下试题试做以下试题:He _ drive a car.He _climb over the mountain
45、before.canwas able to人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）6.But many scientists disagree with Mr.White.但很多科学家不赞同怀特先生的观点。但很多科学家不赞同怀特先生的观点。这里的这里的“disagree with”译为译为 不同意；不一不同意；不一 致；不适合致；不适合。固定搭配：固定搭配：agree（同意）（同意）agree with sb/sthdisagree（同意）（同意）disagree with sb/sth人教
46、八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）e.g.They disagreed with each other about the time and place of the accident.他们在对事故发生的时间和地点彼此有他们在对事故发生的时间和地点彼此有 分歧。分歧。I strongly disagree with his views.我强烈反对他的见解。我强烈反对他的见解。I disagree completely with Jack.我完全不同意杰克的意见。我完全不同意杰克的意见。人教
47、八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）7.If buildings fall down with people inside,these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.如果建筑物倒塌，人还在里面，这些蛇形如果建筑物倒塌，人还在里面，这些蛇形 机器人可以帮助在坍塌的建筑物里搜救伤者。机器人可以帮助在坍塌的建筑物里搜救伤者。fall down 的意思如下：的意思如下：1）掉下，落下，跌倒：）掉下，落下，跌倒：Th
48、e old lady fell down in the street and broke her leg.老妇跌倒在大街上，摔坏了腿。老妇跌倒在大街上，摔坏了腿。人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）2）拜倒，跪倒：）拜倒，跪倒：They fell down before him.他们拜倒在他面前。他们拜倒在他面前。3）倒塌：）倒塌：The old house soon fell down.这座老房很快就倒塌了。这座老房很快就倒塌了。人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件
49、（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）8.So Ill probably just keep a bird.keep:v.“保持保持;维持维持;喂养喂养”1)keep+sb./sth.+形容词形容词 “使某人使某人/某物某物”e.g.The job kept them busy for a year.2)keep+形容词形容词 “保持保持”e.g.The man ran up and down to keep warm.3)keep+sb./sth.doing “让某人让某人/某物继续做某事某物继续做某事”e.g.She kept us wai
50、ting for her at the station for an hour.4)keep+doing “继续做继续做,坚持做坚持做”e.g.He kept running after her,trying to catch her.人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）人教八上Unit7 SectionB reading课件（PPT62张）9.I will live on a space station.space 空间空间,空处空处 (可数可数)e.g.There is a space of 46 inches wide between the two
