Unit1

Do you think you will have your own robot?

Period 4

reading

What do they look like?

They look like humans.

all kinds of robots

What do they look like?

They look like snakes.

all kinds of robots

This robot looks like aThis robot looks like a huge huge arm arm

This one looks like a dog

There are some other kinds of robots, what can they do ?

play football play golf

There are some other kinds of robots, what can they do ?

talk dance

play the piano play the trumpet

There are some other kinds of robots, what can they do ?

help people do the most unpleasant jobs

help with the housework

There are some other kinds of robots, what can they do ?

This robot is very strange.

What can it do ?

explore( 探险 ) the universe

housework cars years ago bored will was koalas buildings less work swimming possible America doctor piano backpack

Make a prediction : Circle the words

and phrases you may read in the

passage.

Section 2 While You ReadUnderline some useful 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.

科幻小说电影

他们能够帮助人们做家务和那些最让人不愉快的工作。

help sb. with sth.

help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事

Some scientists believe that there will be suchrobots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying tomake robots look like people, and do the same thingsas us. Japanese companies have already made robotswalk and dance. This kind of robot will also be funto watch.

科学家

日本的一些公司已经能够让机器人行走和跳舞。这种机器人看来会很有意思。

未来；将来然而

好几百；许许多多

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…

Section 2 While You ReadUnderline some useful expressions.

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, it’s easy for a child to wake up and know where they are. Mr White think that robots won’t be able to do this. Butother scientists disagree. They think that robots willbe able to talk to people in 25 to 50 years.

他认为机器人做人做的事情是困难的。it + be + 形容词 + (for sb.) + to do sth. ( 某人 ) 做某事怎么样

It is not easy for me to get up early on Sunday morning.

the same…as… 同…一样的…

I don’t like to wear the same clothes as you do every day.

Section 2 While You ReadUnderline some useful expressions.

Robot scientists are not just trying to make robotslook like people. For example, there are already robots working in factories. These robots look morelike huge arms. They do simple jobs over and overagain. People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored. But robots will never get bored.

工厂

他们一次又一次地做这些简单的工作。 人们做这样的工作就会感到枯燥。但是机器人永远也不会感到枯燥。

factory----factories 工厂 simple 简单的；简易的

such 这样的；这种over and over again 一遍又一遍地

get + 形容词 变得；觉得

Section 2 While You ReadUnderline some useful expressions.

In the future, there will be more robots every-where, and humans will have less work to do. Newrobots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes.After an earthquake, a snake robot could help lookfor people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and evenelectric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in thefuture!

形状蛇

地震

电动牙刷

Section 2 While You ReadUnderline some useful expressions.

In the future, there will be more robots every-where, and humans will have less work to do. Newrobots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes.After an earthquake, a snake robot could help lookfor people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and evenelectric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in thefuture!

未来，到处会有更多的机器人，人们的工作也会更少。

地震后，蛇机器人就会帮助寻找建筑物底下的人。

我们永远也不知道未来会发生什么。

Section 2 While You ReadUnderline some useful expressions.

3a Go through the reading again.

How many words in 1b did you correctly predict?

3b Find examples of the following structures in the reading. Then make your own sentences.

Section 3 After You Read

Section 3 After You Read

… the same as…… make … do…… to take … (period of time)… to help do …… to help with …

1.He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as us.2.Robot scientists are now trying to make robots look like people.3.They agree it may take hundreds of years4.A snake robot could help look for people.5.They help with the housework.

3c What things can robots do? Make a list. Are they useful or not? Discuss with your partner and give each item a rating from 1 (not useful at all) to 5 (very useful).

Robots can… Useful rating

help with the housework

3

级别；等级

Section 3 After You Read

Robots can ……. Useful rating

help with the houseworkwalk and dance talk to people work in factorieshelp look for people

3 3 5 4 5

Section 3 After You Read

What ways do you think a robot will help you and your family in the future? Write your ideas.

I think we will need robots for:

cleaning the house

Section 4 Go for it.

cleaning the house

looking after babies

helping with the housework

walking and dancing

talking to people

helping look for people

playing games

I think we will need robots for:

Section 4 Go for it.

Discuss in groups and design( 设计 ) your own robotWhat does it look like?

What can it do?

Do you think you will have your own robot?

Exercise1.There are teaxhers in our school.

a)two hundred B. two hundredsb)two hundreds of

2. Though he is , he is not . ( alone, lonely)3. I made him the room. A. cleans B. cleaning C. clean4. It take me an hour to finish the homework.

Draw your own robot to tell

what it looks like

and

what it can do.