1、 1. The thing that people wont use to buy anything in the future. 2. A kind of animals that has no legs. 3. A living place that there will be more in the big city in the future. RIDDLES 5. a job that Einstein does. 4. The color of the sun. RIDDLES What do robots look like? They look like snakes. Wha
2、t do robots look like? They look like dogs What do robots look like? They look like humans. different shapes 形状形状 cook run play the piano dance What can robots do? work in factories help with the housework They look like human servants. (仆人仆人) What can robots do? Do you want to have your own robot?
3、The passage is about_. a) a talent show b) the development(发展发展) of robots. c) a story of humans b 1.(predicting) 预测文章大意预测文章大意 我们通常通过阅读文章我们通常通过阅读文章标题标题 （titletitle）, ,看文章看文章插图插图（picturepicture），）， 来预测文章的来预测文章的主旨大意（主旨大意（main ideamain idea）。）。 Task1 title picture 2.timed reading （计时阅读计时阅读) 课余要养成计时阅读的习
4、惯，不要一个字一个字地阅读，课余要养成计时阅读的习惯，不要一个字一个字地阅读， 而是通过训练逐渐扩大自己的视距，养成按照意群阅读而是通过训练逐渐扩大自己的视距，养成按照意群阅读 的习惯。计时阅读每次进行的习惯。计时阅读每次进行5 510 10 分钟即可，不宜太长。分钟即可，不宜太长。 因为计时快速阅读，精力高度集中，时间一长，容易疲因为计时快速阅读，精力高度集中，时间一长，容易疲 劳、精力分散，反而乏味。阅读时先记下“起读时劳、精力分散，反而乏味。阅读时先记下“起读时 间”间”(starting time)(starting time)，阅读完毕，记下“止读时，阅读完毕，记下“止读时 间”间”
5、(finishing time)(finishing time)，即可计算出本次阅读速度。随，即可计算出本次阅读速度。随 手记下，长期坚持，必定收到明显效果。手记下，长期坚持，必定收到明显效果。 What can you know from the passage? ( 从文章中，你能获取哪些信息呢？）从文章中，你能获取哪些信息呢？） Task2 What robots can do now. Robots in Japan and India. different ideas from scientists. . . 3.(skimming) 略读略读 This means looking
6、quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. Its a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully. 找主旨找主旨 读每段第一句话读每段第一句话 Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Will robots think like humans in the future? What will robots be like in the fu
7、ture? What can robots do today? What are robots like in movies? Task3 Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.(读文章，连出每段讨论的读文章，连出每段讨论的 问题问题) Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot? Para 1 When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. They are usua
8、lly like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. topic sentence Para 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 futu
9、re because they are boring, but robots will never get bored. topic sentence Para 3. 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 ro
10、bots 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 wake 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 i
11、n 25 to 50 years. topic sentence Para 4. 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, s
12、cientists made robots that look like snakes. If buildings fall down 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! t
13、opic sentence 4.(Scanning) 寻读寻读 This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information. ( the information you need) 找需要的信息找需要的信息 1. Robots can build _ in factories. 2. They can do _ jobs many times and never get bored. 3. Some can _ and _. 4. Some can help _ people under _. c
14、ars simple look for the buildings walk dance Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now. (再次快读阅读文章，完成句子再次快读阅读文章，完成句子) Task4 找特殊信息找特殊信息 QUESTION: If you meet a word that you dont know when you are reading, what should you do? 5. Using prefixes to guess the mea
15、ning of words (用前缀猜词义用前缀猜词义) Look at these two sentences. She broke her leg and she unhappy and very sad. Bob is fat , because he dislikes doing sports. Un-; dis- are two prefixes. We add them to the beginning of words to give these words the opposite meaning. (表示的否定的前缀) e.g. Un-; dis-; im-; re- Fin
16、d the sentences that have the same meanings in the passage. 1. Robots can help do the housework and work in dirty or unsafe places. 2. 20 years ago, robots were unable to help look for people under the buildings , and computers and rockets also werent possible 100 years ago. Task5 This was not possi
17、ble 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. An article may contain both facts and opinions. A fact is a true statement. An opinion shows the writers view about something. (一篇文章可以
18、包含事实和观点。事一篇文章可以包含事实和观点。事 实是一个真实的陈述。一种观点显示实是一个真实的陈述。一种观点显示 了作者对某事的看法。了作者对某事的看法。 ) 6.(Fact or opinions)事实和观点事实和观点 1.It is common for people to live in buildings. 2. Keeping pet dogs is a good idea. 1. Which two paragraphs talk about the different ideas from scientists? 2. What are the two ideas? 3. Wh
19、at are the reasons behind the two ideas? 4. Which side does the writer take? Why? Task 6 Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and _ like people. Some scientists think that in the future they will _ robots more like humans. This may not _ in the near future, but at some point, robots will e
20、ven be able to _ like people. However, some scientists _. dance make happen talk disagree Finish 2d (填空，完成填空，完成2d) Task7 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 to wake up and know where they are. Which side do
21、 you _ with? same never agree Task7 7.(mind map) 思维导图思维导图 Do you think you will have Do you think you will have you own robot?you own robot? What robots can do now Robots in movies Will robots think like humans Robots in the future Do you think you will have your own robot? 和你的同学们对机器人的未来发展情况进行预测，未来的
22、 机器人会是什么样的呢？他们能做什么呢？. What ways do you think a robot will help you or your family in the future? I think there will be more robots in the future. Some robots will look like. Some robots will (do). What did we learn in this class? Science and technology has changed(改变改变) our life a lot. So we should work hard to make our dreams come true! （一切皆有可能！）（一切皆有可能！） I hope all of you would be happier and happier.
