1、 Unit 7 Will people have robots? I will live in a high building. I will be a pilot. What do you want to be in the future? Where will you live? How will you go to work? I will be an astronaut. I will live in other planet. I will go to work by spaceship. I will go to work by e-bike. This robot looks l
2、ike 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 they do ? talk This robot is very strange What can it do ? Explore(探险探险) the universe （宇宙）（宇宙） Tell your partner what you know
3、 about robots. What do they look like and what can they do? 2a I think there will be more robots in the future. Really? What do they look like? I think they look like humans. They can do anything men can do. Sounds interesting. Do you think you will have your own robot? Reading strategy: Look at the
4、 title and the picture, and predict what you will read about. 先看标题和图片，预测你要读到的内容先看标题和图片，预测你要读到的内容 What can we learn from the title and the picture? A. Its about a science fiction movie. B. Its about the robot scientist James White. C. Its about the robots in the future. e.g. The little girl can even
5、recite the article. 小女孩甚至还能背诵这篇文章。小女孩甚至还能背诵这篇文章。 1. even adv. 甚至；连；愈加甚至；连；愈加 2. human adj. 人的人的 n. 人人 e.g. A human can think and talk, but an animal cant. 人能思考、说话，但动物不人能思考、说话，但动物不 能。能。 e.g. My aunt is already fifty, but she looks very young. 我姑姑早已五十岁了，但她看起我姑姑早已五十岁了，但她看起 很年轻。很年轻。 3. already adv. 已经；早
6、已已经；早已 4. dangerous adj. 有危险的；不安全的有危险的；不安全的 e.g. Some animals are in great danger. 一些动物处于极大的危险中。一些动物处于极大的危险中。 名词名词danger +后缀后缀ous dangerous Lions are dangerous animals. 狮子是危险的动物。狮子是危险的动物。 fall down 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌 5. factory n. 工厂工厂 e.g. There will be more factories in the future. 将来会有更多的工厂。将来会
7、有更多的工厂。 e.g. The house might fall down in a few months. 几个月内这所房屋也许就会几个月内这所房屋也许就会 倒塌。倒塌。 6. fall v. (fell/ fel/) 倒塌；跌倒；掉落倒塌；跌倒；掉落 前缀前缀(dis) + agree (同意同意)disagree 7. disagree v. 不同意不同意 ；持不同意见；持不同意见； 有分歧有分歧 e.g. My father agrees, but my mother disagrees. 我爸爸同意，但我妈妈不同意。我爸爸同意，但我妈妈不同意。 believe sb. 相信某人说的
8、话相信某人说的话 believe + that 从句从句 8. believe v. 相信；认为有可能相信；认为有可能 e.g. I believe that you can finish the work on time. 我相信你会按时完成工作。我相信你会按时完成工作。 e.g. What is the shape of your kite? 你的风筝是什么形状的？你的风筝是什么形状的？ 9. shape n. 形状形状 10. hundreds of 许多；大量许多；大量= lots of 【辨析辨析】 具体数字具体数字+ hundred 如：如：three hundred 三百三百 e
9、.g. There are hundreds of flags in front of the building. 在那个高楼前有很多旗帜。在那个高楼前有很多旗帜。 11. over and over again 反复地；多次反复地；多次 还可以说还可以说over and over e.g. They sang the song over and over. 他们反复地唱那首歌。他们反复地唱那首歌。 He called over and over again but nobody answered. 他多次打电话但没有人接。他多次打电话但没有人接。 12. possible adj. 可能的；
10、可能存在或发生可能的；可能存在或发生 (前缀前缀)im+ possible impossible 不可能的不可能的 e.g. Do you think its possible to beat them? 你认为战胜他们有可能吗你认为战胜他们有可能吗? To cross this river seems impossible. 穿过这条河中似乎不可能。穿过这条河中似乎不可能。 Read and match fall/fell believe factory simple shape inside (im)possible bored hundreds of 1.工厂工厂 2.相信相信 3.倒塌
11、倒塌 4.在在里面里面 5.形状形状 6.简单的简单的 7.数百的，大量数百的，大量 8.厌烦的厌烦的 9.(不不)可能的可能的 TaskI. Get the main idea: It tells us what the _look like, and what they _ _ now and_ _ in the future. robots can do Skimming(略读略读): Read it aloud by yourself. will do Task II. Find out the topic sentence（中心句）（中心句） of each paragraph（段落
12、）（段落）. A topic sentence is usually the first or last sentence of a paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Will robots think like humans in the future? What will robots be like in the future? What can robots do today? What are robots like in movies? Read the article and match each paragraph with
13、the question it discusses. Scanning(细读细读): Read Para. 1, and answer: 1.In what kind of movies ,we sometimes see robots? 2. What are they like? In the movies about the future. They are like human servants. 1.When we watch movies about the future,we sometimes see robots. They are usually like human se
14、rvants. 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, but robot
15、s will never get bored. Read Para 2. complete the sentences. 1.Robots can build in factories. 2.They can do jobs and not get bored. cars simple over and over again Read Para 3. decide True or Fauls. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robot
16、s 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 them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where th
17、ey 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. Read Para 3. decide True or False. ( )1.Some robots in Japan are fun to watch, because they can dance and walk ( )2.scientists are trying to make robots look like anim
18、als. ( )3.we can make robots move like people and think like a human . ( )4.Scientist James White believes that robots will never be able to do the same things as we can. T T F F F F T T humans It will be difficult to make 2. Some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people
19、,it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. 1. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. They will do the same things as us. Read Para 4. complete the diagram. 4.Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. H
20、owever, 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 look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can h
21、elp 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! Read Para 4. complete the diagram. Robots in the future How long:_ Shapes :_ _-in India:_ use for:_ Possible/impo
22、ssible? hundreds of years humans animals snakes help look for people 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 Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and _ like people. Some scientist
23、s think that in the future 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. However, some scientists _. James White believes that robots will not be able to do the _ things as we can. For example, he thinks that rob
24、ots will _ be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you _ with? dance make come true talk disagree same not agree 1. What will your robot look like in the future? 2. What will your robot be able to do ? 1. 2. 3. 4. If I have a robot, I hope that it can Imagine: 一句话想像一句话想像 1. Write a short paragraph. E.g.: I want to have a robot in the future. It will look like a _. It will be able to _, and it will also be able to help me _ _. . I think I will like it very much.
