人教英语八年级上册Unit7Section B 2a —2e(共23张PPT).ppt

1、Unit 7 ReadingDo You Think You Will Have Your Own Robots?NothingisimpossibleAnythingispossibleWhat are they?It is possible/impossible that they areDo you believe they are robots?Robots have different shapes.different shapesRobots have different shapes.What do they look like?humanssnakesa big arma do

2、gWhat are the robots able to do?What can robots do?speakdo exercisehelp with housework like human servantsWhat are the robots able to do?do boring jobs work in the factoriesWhat are the robots able to do?dont feel boreddo simple jobs over and over againdo dangerous jobsfall down with people insidelo

3、ok for people under the buildingsWhat is the robot able to do?Title:(题目)Do you think you will have your own robot?What will you read about in the passage?Reading strategy(阅读技巧):Prediction（预测）Tip1 阅读的时候，先通过看标题和图片，预计一下你要读到的内容。这能帮助你准备获得更多的信息。2b.Read the article and match each paragraph with the questio

4、n it discusses.Para 1 will robots think like humans in the future?Para 2 what will robots be like in the future?Para 3 what can robots do today?Para 4 what are robots like in movies?Reading strategy:learn to skim(略读）Tip2 Skim即快速阅读以找到文章的中心思想/主要意思。往往可以通过寻找Topic sentences（主题句）或 key words来快速达到目的。Topic s

5、entences往往在段落开始或末尾。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.The first sentence is just the topic sentence.2.Today there are already robots working in factori

6、es.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.Para 1 will robots think like humans in the future?Para 2 what will robots be like in the future?Para 3 what can robots do t

7、oday?Para 4 what are robots like in movies?Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do.Some robotsin 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

8、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.3.Para 1 will robots think like hum

9、ans in the future?Para 2 what will robots be like in the future?Para 3 what can robots do today?Para 4 what are robots like in movies?Some key words may help you.it will be difficult tothink likeSome scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future.However,they agree it may take hundr

10、eds 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

11、 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!4.Para 1 will robots think like humans in the future?Para 2 what will robots be like in the future?Para 3 what can robots do today?Para 4 what are robots like in

12、 movies?Some key words may help you.2c.Read the article again plete the table below.Tip3.Scan即快速阅读以找到某一具体的信息.可以先找到key words,再仔细阅读。simplehelp withdirtydangeroushuman servantsover and over againto watchwalk and dancefactoriessnakesfall downinsidelook forunder the buildingsWhat will robots do for us in

13、 hundreds of years?What do scientists think of robots in the future?Read the article more carefully and complete the sentences.Some scientists believe it will be difficult_.For example,James White thinks that robots will never_.But many scientists _ Mr.White.They think that _ _in 25 to 50 years.And

14、some scientists _in the future.However,they agree it may take _.to make robots really think like a human.be able to wake up and know where they aredisagree withrobots will even be able to talk like humansbelieve that there will be more robotshundreds of yearsWhat do you think of robots in the future

15、?What will they look like?What will they be able to do?I believe/think robots will Its possible/impossible for robots toIt will be difficult.Write down your ideas and discuss them in groups.We believe some robots will look like butterflies.They will be able to sing and dance.And some will However,it

16、s impossible that robots will.What can robots do?shapeshumanshuge arm animals.do homeworkplay with people play footballlook for peopledo boring/dangerous jobswalk and dancetalkSum-upHomework 1.2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.2.WritingDo you think you will have you

17、r own robot?And What kind of robot do you want?Imagine and write down your ideas._._ I believe I will have my own robot.And I want my robot to look like a butterfly.It will be able to sing and dance.When I am sad,It can try its best to make me happy.And when I want to go shopping,It will take me to the mall,(购物广场)so that I will never stand the crowded street.In my life,it gives me a lot of help.