What is a robot?A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.Have you ever played robot toys? Do You want to play with the real robots?Guess what these robots are doingPlaying footballDriving playing musicdancing say hello to people talk with peopleRobotsPlay with humando researchTalk with humanDo the housework(cleaning,cooking.)And so onTake care of childrenact as a policeman/a sellerDo some shoppingWhat can a robot do?clean the planeDo the labour work lead the wayNowadays robots can be made into all kinds of shapesfor various uses.终结者（阿诺终结者（阿诺.施瓦辛格）施瓦辛格）T8001终结者终结者T10002“ I, ROBOT”Speaking & WritingImagine you are engineers in a company that makes robots and you have been asked to design a new type of robot. Your robot can be used :(1)In the home (2) In a workplace (3)In the street(4)In the natural environment(5)In space or anywhere elseYou are divided into groups of four to design your robot. You can follow the steps as below:1.Decide the purpose of the robot.2. Make a list of the abilities the robot has.3.Draw a picture on a piece of paper and name its parts and explain what each part does.4.Write a paragraph describing the robot and what it can do.5. Introduce your design to your classmates. spidersnakemantis 螳螂螳螂Tips on designing your robots:Consider the six major robot characteristics:1.Looks: What does the robot look like? Is there a reason for it to look as it does? 2.Sensing: How does the robot “know” or figure out whats in its environment?3. Movement: How does the robot move?4.Operation(操作操作): How does the robot move or operate other objects ?5.Energy: How is the robot powered? Can it have more than one energy source?6.Intelligence(智慧智慧): How does the robot “think”?Its your time to design your groups robot.You are divided into groups of four to design your robot. You can follow the steps as below:1.Decide the purpose of the robot.2. Make a list of the abilities the robot has.3.Draw a picture on a piece of paper and name its parts and explain what each part does.4.Write a paragraph describing the robot and what it can do.5. Introduce your design to your classmates. What have we What have we learned from learned from this unit?this unit?Read in chorus for funRead in chorus for funMy Robot Does My HomeworkMy robot does my homework.He helps me every night.The trouble is he doesnt gettoo many answers right.Hed probably do betterat homework but, you see,I built him, so he only knowsthe things he learned from me.-Kenn Nesbitt1. Write down and Share the robot you design with your friends.2. search the following websites for more information if possible:http:/news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2004-07/16/content_1605363.htmhttp:/www.imdb.com/title/tt0343818/3. Watch a movie with a robot in it, “I, Robot” , for example within 4 days.HomeworkMichelleA sample writing:The rubbish collectorThe rubbish collector is a robot about half the size of a small car. Its body is square and contains a large rubbish bin inside it. It has a camera attached to the top front of its body. Also at the front is a pair of arms. Underneath it has four wheels and six legs. With the camera it can “see” rubbish such as paper, glass, and plastic. If the surface of the ground is smooth, it runs on its wheels, and if the ground is rough, it unfolds its legs and walks.When it sees a piece of rubbish, it stops and uses its arms to pick it up and put it in its rubbish bin. However, when it sees a person, an animal or a plant, it goes around it as it is able to recognize when something is not a piece of rubbish.The company should make this robot as it would be very popular with schools. It would clean the outside grounds of the school and so give the students more time to spend on their studies. It would also be a great advantage to have at sports grounds or any other area where rubbish is dropped by the public.同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全