2013人教版新目标八年级英语上_Unit_7_SectionB 2a-2e_课件

Paragraphs 1-2: Answer the questions.
1. What do the robots look like in the movies? Human servants. 2. What can the robots do for people? They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
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
Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot?
3. Where are the robots already working? In factories. 4. What kinds of the jobs do the robots do? Why? They do simple boring jobs over and over again. Because they will never get bored.
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 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, but robots will never get bored.
disagree However, some scientists ____________. James White believes that robots won’t be able to do the __________ things as us. For same example, he thinks that robots will _____________ be able to wake up and know never where they are. Which side do you _____________ with? agree
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, scientists made robots that
Play football
dance
This robot is very strange
What can it do ?
Explore(探险) the universe （宇宙）
It can be a doctor.
It can plant/water flowers.
It can do many hard or dangerous work.
2a Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?
1. Do you think you will have your own robot? 2. What’s it like? 3. What do you want it to do for you?
Tell your partner what you know 2a about robots. What do they look like and what can they do? Really? What do I think there will they look like? be more robots in the future.
What can the robots do?
speak
do exercise
It can do housework.
It can do boring work.
play the piano
run
cook
There are some other robots, what can they do ?
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 in 25 to 50 years.
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
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!
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?
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What do they look like?
They look like 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.
I think they look like humans. They can do anything men can do.
Sounde You Read
2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discuss.
2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.
Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and _________ like people. dance Some scientists think that in the future they will _________ robots more like humans. make This may not _________ in the near future, happen but at some point, robots will even be able to _________ like people. talk
2d
Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.
指导： 此类短文填空题，考查同学们全面掌握 短文内容，以及综合运用语言的能力。 首先，应将通读本段文字，掌握大意。 可知在短文中列举了科学家们的两种观 点。 然后，根据2b中短文的内容填空。
Paragraphs 3-4: Mark True or False.
F 1. Japanese companies have already made robots sing and dance. T 2. Some scientists think that there will be robots like humans, but Mr. White disagree. T 3.It’s easy for a child to wake up and know where they are. F 4. Some people believe that robots will be able to talk in 35 to 50 years. T 5. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.