1、Unit 7 Will people have robots? 学习目标：学习目标： 1. 掌握以下单词句子：human servant, dangerous ,already , over and over again ,believe, disagree, even, hundreds of ,possible, impossible, side There are already robots working in factories. Some scientists are trying to make robots look like human and do the same th
2、ings as people do. 2.能用结构描述自己描绘自己的未来和美好前景。 What do the robots look like? What can the robots do? Do you know about robots ? 2a Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do? What do they look like? They look like humans. What do they look like? They look l
3、ike humans. What do they look like ? They look like snakes. What does it look like? It looks like a dog. This robot looks like a huge arm. What can the robots do? speak do exercise run cook play the piano There are some other robots, what can they do ? Play football dance Play the piano what can the
4、y do ? talk This robot is very strange What can it do ? Explore(探险探险) the universe （宇宙）（宇宙） What will robots do for us in the future? What can robots do? shapes humans snake huge arm dog do homework play with people play football look for people do unpleasant jobs walk and dance talk Lets make predi
5、ctions In 100 years. play football dance help people do the most unpleasant jobs help with the housework 2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. Para 1 a. will robots think like humans in the future? Para 2 b. what will robots be like in the future? Para 3 c. wha
6、t can robots do today? Para 4 d. what are robots like in movies? Keys:1d 2c 3a 4b 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
7、 questions. 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. 2c Read the article again quickly. complete the sentences about what
8、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 Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and _ like people. Some scientists think that in the futu
9、re 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. 2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article. dance make possible talk However, some scientists _ . James White believes that robots wont be
10、 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 disagree 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
11、 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 they are boring,
12、but robots will never get bored. 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
13、 them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know 3. 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. Some scientists believe that t
14、here 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 robots that 4. look like snakes. If buildings fall down
15、with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. 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! 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
16、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 fiction/novel help with the housework take hundreds of years look like make robots walk and dance do the same things as a person 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 example talk to people do simple job
17、s over and over again get bored look for seem possible 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 like butterflies. They will be able to sing
18、 and dance. When I am sad, they can try their best to make me happy. And when I want to go shopping, they can 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, they will give me a lot of help. 当堂检测当堂检测 Homework 写作写作 内容内容: 你想要拥有你自己的机器人，你想要拥有你自己的机器人， 跟科学家描述一下你都要求你的机器跟科学家描述一下你都要求你的机器 人会什么技能！人会什么技能！ Dear robot scientist, I am a student from No.52 Middle School. _ _ _ _ _. Yours
