1、八年级（上）Section B(2a-2e)Unit 7Will people have robots?学习目标学习目标 Key words&phrases:human，servant，dangerous，already，factoryover and over again，hundreds of，fall down Key sentences:1.However，some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people，it will be difficult to make them really t
2、hink like a human.2.Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future.However，they agree it may take hundreds of years.Robots in the future.A：What will you be in 10 years?B：I will be a A：Where will you work?B：I will work in Lead inDid you see any robots?Here are some amazing robot
3、s.Robots in the moviePre-readingRobots in JapanDo you think you will have your own robot?Whats it like?What do you want it to do for you?It can do housework.It can do boring work.It can be a doctor.It can play the piano.It can plant flowers.It can do many hard or dangerous work.They can report the n
4、ews.They look like humans.2a Tell your partner what you know about robots.What do they look likeand what can they do?2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discuss.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Will robots think like humans in the future?What will robots be l
5、ike in the future?What can robots do today?What are robots like in movies?While-reading 1.What do the robots look like in the movies?2.What can the robots do for people?Human servants.They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.Answer the questions.3.Where are
6、the robots already working?4.What kinds of the jobs do the robots do?Why?In factories.They do simple boring jobs over and over again.Because they will never get bored.2c Read the article again quickly.Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.1.Robots can build _ in factories.2.They can do
7、 _ jobs many times and never get bored.3.Some can _ and _.4.Some can help _ people under _.carssimplewalk dance look forbuildings2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.Some robots are very human-like.They can walk and _ like people.Some scientists think that in the futur
8、e 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.dancemakehappentalkHowever,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
9、wake up and know where they are.Which side do you _ with?disagreesameneveragreeIf I have a robot,I hope that it will Let your imagine fly.(放飞你的想象放飞你的想象)2eWhat kinds of 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 wit
10、h your partner.I think some future robots might look like _.They will _After You ReadLook at the following pictures.And guess what the robots can do.Post-readingPost-readingcookclean the floor1.help sb.with sth.帮助（做）某事帮助（做）某事 help sb.(to)do sth.帮助做某事帮助做某事 He often helps me with my English.=He often
11、helps me study English.他经常帮助我学习英语。他经常帮助我学习英语。2.It takes/took/will take sb.some time to do sth.某人花了一些时间做某事某人花了一些时间做某事(时态根据具体时态根据具体情况决定）情况决定）It takes me an hour to get to my office.It took me quite a long time to understand.3.hundreds of 许多；大量许多；大量 hundred 数词数词,“百百”,用于用于a，one或含有数或含有数量意义的词之后量意义的词之后,其后接
12、可数名词的复数形式。其后接可数名词的复数形式。There are four hundred students in our grade.我们年级有我们年级有400名学生。名学生。当这类数词前面有具体的数字时当这类数词前面有具体的数字时,数词不能数词不能用复数形式。如用复数形式。如:We have more than five hundred this kind of books.我们有我们有500多本这种书。多本这种书。three hundred 三百三百 five thousand 五千五千 a few hundred 几百几百类似的数词还有类似的数词还有thousand,million,当
13、数词当数词前没有具体数字时前没有具体数字时,数词用复数形式数词用复数形式,后面接后面接短语短语,再加可数名词的复数形式。再加可数名词的复数形式。4.make sb.(代词为宾格）代词为宾格）do 让某人做让某人做 He made Tom laugh.他使汤姆发笑。他使汤姆发笑。I couldnt make my car start this morning.今天早晨我的汽车发动不起来了。今天早晨我的汽车发动不起来了。5.the same as 和和一样一样 She looks the same as Lucy.They are the twin sisters.她看起来和露西长的一样。他们是双
14、胞胎她看起来和露西长的一样。他们是双胞胎姐妹。姐妹。反义短语：反义短语：be different from 6.be able to do sth.能够做某事能够做某事 We hoped that we should be able to do that.我们希望我们能这样做。我们希望我们能这样做。They may be able to give me some ideas.他们会给我一些建议的。他们会给我一些建议的。be able to 和和 can 的区别的区别 (1)be able to 用于表能力，并可用于多种用于表能力，并可用于多种时态和非谓语动词短语，而时态和非谓语动词短语，而ca
15、n 只有一般现只有一般现在时和一般过去时两种时态。在时和一般过去时两种时态。(2)can 可用于人或物作主语的句子中；而可用于人或物作主语的句子中；而be able to 的主语只能由有生命的名词充当。的主语只能由有生命的名词充当。(3)can 常指客观上能够；常指客观上能够；be able to 更侧重更侧重于于“克服一定困难克服一定困难”、“经过努力经过努力”、“有有能力能力”做成某事。做成某事。Summary1.What are robots like in movies?2.What can robots do today?3.Will robots think like humans in the future?4.What will robots be like in the future?SummarySummary Listen to the recording and retell the passage.Work out the exercise on the students book.HomeworkHomework
