Unit7 Will people have robots? Period 4 Which year is it in the film?What do the robots look like?What can the robots do ?Which year is it in the film? 2035What will the robots look like in 2035?Humans.What will the robots do in 2035?cleartacoobagpetclean up the trashtalk to peoplehelp carry the shopping bagshelp look after the pet dogscook mealsThey will do the same things as us.huge armhumanssnakeclockclockspiderdoghjud 巨大的巨大的fall down look for people inside the buildings.fall / fellIf I have a robot, I hope that it canImagine: 一句话想像一句话想像Read and matchfall/fellbelievefactorysimpleshapeinside(im)possibleboredhundreds of1.工厂工厂2.相信相信3.倒塌倒塌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Do you think you will have your own robot? Reading strategy: Look at the title and the picture, and predict what you will read about. 先看先看标题和图片标题和图片，预测你，预测你要读到的要读到的内容内容 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. TaskI. Get the main idea: It tells us what the _look like,and what they _ _ now and_ _in the future.robotscan doSkimming(略读略读):Read it aloud by yourself.will doTask II. Find out the topic sentence（中心句）（中心句） of each paragraph（段落）（段落）. A topic sentence is usually the first or last sentence of a paragraph.Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4Will 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 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 servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.serve-servant 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.Read Para 2. complete the sentences.1.Robots can build in factories.2.They can do jobs many times and not get bored. cars simpleover 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 robots 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 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. 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 animals. ( )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 TF FF FT ThumansIt will be difficult to make 2. Some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people ,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. Read Para 4. complete the diagram.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 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! Read Para 4. complete the diagram.Robots in the future How long:_Shapes :_ _-in India:_ use for:_Possible/impossible?hundreds of yearshumansanimalssnakeshelp look for peopleBuild carssimple jobget bored doshapein the moviehumanshouseworkdirtynowtimeSome robots are very human-like. They can walk and _ like people. Some scientists 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 robots will _ be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you _ with? dancemakecome truetalkdisagree samenot agreecleaning the houselooking after babieshelping with the houseworkwalking and dancingtalking to peoplehelping look for peopleplaying gamesI think we will need robots for:What ways do you think a robot will help you and your family in the future? Write your ideas.1. What will your robot look like in the future?2. What will your robot be able to do ?1. 2.3. 4.1. 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.1.Read the article in 2b.2.Recite the new words and expressions in the article.3.Finish the writing work after class.