1、Reading After class, we are expected: to answer questions by skimming and scanning; to summarize this article with the help of the structure diagram; to talk about future intentions by using the simple future tense through group work. robots Read the article quickly and match each paragraph with the
2、 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 today? Para.4 What are robots like in movies? 1.We never see robots when we watch movies about the future. 2.Robots in movies are usually like humans.
3、3.Robots can not help people do anything. 4.Robots can help us with the housework. 5.Robots can work only in clean or safe places. Read paragraph 1 and choose T (true) or F (false) for each statement below. F T F F F Today _ _ already robots _ in factories. Some can _ _ build cars, and they do simpl
4、e jobs _ _ _ _. People think these jobs are boring, but robots will never _ _. Read paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks then make your own sentences. there are working help to over and over again get bored Read Paragraph 3. Which side do you agree with? Why? Think Robots look like humans and do the s
5、ame things as we do. robots can think as humans do robots cant think like a human They believe it will be difficult to make robots really think like a human. Robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. James White thinks robots will never be able to wake up and know where they ar
6、e. for example? opinion? why? disagree some scientists other scientists 1. What do some scientists believe? 2. What will the robots look like in the future? 3. What kind of job can a snake robot do in India? 4. Can we know what will happen in the future? Read paragraph 4 and answer each question. ro
7、bots in the future in movies today think Discuss in groups and design your own robot. Let your imaginLet your imaginationation fly.fly. What does it look like? What can it do? Knowledge is power! Lets shape the world with knowledge and imagination! Imagination is more important than knowledge! Describe your own robot in the future. (about 80 words) Writing Homework