predict,Title: Do you think you will have your own robot?,Picture:,What is the robot doing?,The robot is sweeping the floor.,Playing football,1、human n. 2、scientist n. 3、huge adj. 4、snake n. 5、shape n. 6、possible adj. 7、earthquake n. 8、toothbrush n. 9、electric adj. 10、seem v. 11、already adv.,in the future hundreds of the same as get bored look for,将来,数以百计的,和一样,厌烦,寻找,New words and expressions,In some science fiction movies, people in the future have their own robots. These robots are just like humans. They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant jobs.,Guess new words through word-building (根据构词法猜测词义 ).,house+workwork done in a house (cleaning, cooking, washing,etc),un+pleasant not interesting,Get the main idea: It tells us what may and what they can now and in the future.,robots,look like,do,Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.,A topic sentence sets out the main idea of a paragraph. A topic sentence is usually the first or last sentence of a paragraph.,Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5,Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future.,But robot scientist James White disagrees,Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people.,In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have less work to do.,Scanning(细读): Read the passage and then choose T(true) or F(false) for each sentence below.,( )1. Some scientists think we will have our own robots in the future. ( )2. Japan has robots that can walk and dance. ( )3. James White thinks that its easy for a robot to do the same things as a person. ( )4. Some scientists think that robots can talk to people now in the reading. ( )5. Robots working in factories look more like huge arms. ( )6. After an earthquake now, a snake robot can help look for people under buildings,T,F,T,F,T,F,different shapes,humans, huge arms snakes,walk and dance,talk to people,look for people,do unpleasant jobs,help with housework,What can robots look like? What can robots do ?,work in factories,After reading the passage, choose the best answer.,( )1. Robots will help with the house work and most _. A. unpleasant jobs these days B. boring work in future C. simple jobs these days D. difficult work in future ( )2. Some robot scientists think robots _. A. will do the same things as humans B. will look like people C. will take the place of humans D. Both A and B ( )3. James White thinks the robot _. A. can wake the children up and know where they are B. cant wake the children up or know where they are C. will be able to talk to people in 25 to 50 years D. wont be able to help with housework and boring jobs,B,D,B,( )4. _ have already made robots walk and dance. A. Some factories B. Some science fiction movies C. Some Japanese companies D. Some robot scientists ( )5. Humans will _ when there are more robots in the future. A. have less time to rest B. have less work to do C. have more jobs to look for D. have more time to work ( )6. Which is the following statements true? A. Robots now look like humans and can do some simple jobs. B. Robot scientists all agree with each other about robots in the future. C. Some robot scientists believe snake robots can help look for people under building after an earthquake. D. Robots can do all boring things that people dont want to do.,C,B,C,Fill in the blanks In the future, new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like , and others might look like , huge etc. Scientists are now trying to robots like people and things as us, for example, these robots can and . In some science fiction movies, we may have our own robots, they can to people, with the housework, the most jobs. It possible in the future.,humans,snakes,arms,make,look,do the same,walk,dance,talk,help,do,unpleasant,seems,Section 2 While You Read,Do you think you will have your own robot?,In some science fiction movies, people in the future have their own robots. These robots are just like humans. They help with the housework, and do the most unpleasant jobs.,使人不愉快的,科幻电影,help sb. with sth. / help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事,Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people, and do the same things as us. Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance. This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.,such 这样的，如此的，修饰名词；较：so+adj. try to do sth. 尽力去做某事 try doing sth. 尝试做某事,make robots look like使机器人看起来像一样 make sb. / sth. do,But robot scientist James White disagrees.He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person. For example, its easy for a child to wake up and know where they are. Mr White thinks that robots wont be able to do this. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will be able to talk to people