Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?

人教版八年級英語上冊SectionB2a-2e學習目標Keywords&phrases:

human，servant，dangerous，already，factory…overandoveragain，hundredsof，falldown…Keysentences:1.However，somescientistsbelievethatalthoughwecanmakerobotsmovelikepeople，itwillbedifficulttomakethemreallythinklikeahuman.

2.Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However，theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Robotsinthefuture.A：Whatwillyoubein10years?B：Iwillbea…A：Wherewillyouwork?B：Iwillworkin…RevisionDoyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobot?What’sitlike?Whatdoyouwantittodoforyou?Itcandohousework.Itcanbeadoctor.Itcanplaythepiano.runcookplaythepianoWhatdotheylooklike?Theylooklikehumans.human

n.人

adj.人的Theylooklikehumanservants.servant

n.仆人Whatdotheylooklike?Theylooklikesnakes.snake

n.蛇Whatdoyouthinkofsnakes?Theyareverydangerous.dangerous

adj.危險的Whatdoesitlooklike?Itlookslikeadog.

Thisrobotlookslikeahugearm.Sorobotshavemanydifferentshapes.shape

n.形狀Theyworkinfatories.fatory

n.工廠Wheredotheyusuallywork?Tellyourpartnerwhatyouknowaboutrobots.Whatcantheydoandwhatdotheylooklike?2aWhatcanrobotsdo?shapesn.形狀humanssnakehugearmdogdohomeworkplaywithpeopleplayfootballlookforpeopledounpleasantjobswalkanddancetalkadj.人的n.人n.仆人adj.有危險的；不安全的adv.已經；早已n.工廠多次；反復地日本humanservantdangerousalreadyfactoryoverandoveragainJapanWordsreviewWordsreviewbelievedisagreeevenagreehundredsofshapev.相信；認為有可能v.

不同意；持不同意見；有分歧adv.

甚至；連；愈加v.

同意；贊成；應允許多；大量n.

形狀；外形Wordsreviewfallfalldowninsidelookforpossibleimpossiblev.&n.

倒塌；跌倒；掉落n.(美式)秋天突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌adv.&prep.

在……里面尋找；尋求adj.

可能存在或發生的；可能的adj.不可能存在或發生的；不可能的1.evenadv.甚至；連；愈加e.g.Thelittlegirlcanevenrecitethearticle.

小女孩甚至還能背誦這篇文章。2.humanadj.人的n.人e.g.Ahumancanthinkandtalk,butananimalcan’t.

人能思考、說話，但動物不能。Newwords3.alreadyadv.已經；早已e.g.Myauntisalreadyfifty,butshelooksveryyoung.我姑姑早已五十歲了，但她看起來很年輕。4.

dangerousadj.有危險的；不安全的名詞danger+后綴ous→dangerouse.g.Someanimalsareingreatdanger.一些動物處于極大的危險中。Lionsaredangerousanimals.獅子是危險的動物。ingreatdanger處于極大的危險中5.factoryn.工廠e.g.Therewillbemorefactoriesinthefuture.

將來會有更多的工廠。6.fallv.(fell/fel/)倒塌；跌倒；掉落falldown突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌e.g.Thehousemightfalldowninafewmonths.

幾個月內這所房屋也許就會倒塌。7.disagreev.不同意；持不同意見；有分歧前綴(dis)+agree(同意)→disagreedisagreewithsb./disagreetodosth.e.g.Myfatheragrees,butmymotherdisagreestogotheresolate.我爸爸同意，但我媽媽不同意如此晚去那兒。8.believev.相信；認為有可能believesb.相信某人說的話；believe+that從句e.g.Ibelievethatyoucanfinishtheworkontime.

我相信你會按時完成工作。9.shapen.形狀e.g.Whatistheshapeofyourkite?你的風箏是什么形狀的？10.hundredsof許多；大量=lotsofe.g.Therearehundredsofflagsinfrontofthebuilding

在那個高樓前有很多旗幟。辨析：數字+原形，s,of共存亡↓↓表具體數量twohundred“兩百”表大概數量hundredsof“好幾百，許多”11.overandoveragain反復地；多次，還可以說overandovere.g.Theysangthesongoverandover.

他們反復地唱那首歌。

Hecalledoverandoveragainbutnobodyanswered.

他多次打電話但沒有人接。12.possibleadj.可能的；可能存在或發生(前綴)im+possible→impossible不可能的e.g.Doyouthinkit’spossibletobeatthem?

你認為戰勝他們有可能嗎?

Tocrossthisriverseemsimpossible.

穿過這條河似乎不可能。Matcheachparagraphwiththequestionsitdiscusses.(P53)Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Willrobotsthinklikehumansinthefuture?Whatwillrobotsbelikeinthefuture?Whatcanrobotsdotoday?Whatarerobotslikeinmovies?2b

1.Whatdotherobotslooklikeinthemovies?2.Whatcantherobotsdoforpeople?3.Wherearetherobotsalreadyworking?4.Whatkindsofthejobsdotherobotsdo?Why?Humanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.Answerthequestions.Infactories.Theydosimpleboringjobsoverandoveragain.Becausetheywillnevergetbored.3.Wherearetherobotsalreadyworking?4.Whatkindsofthejobsdotherobotsdo?Why?Infactories.Theydosimpleboringjobsoverandoveragain.Becausetheywillnevergetbored.

DoYouThinkYouWillHaveYourOwnRobot?Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimessee

robots.Theyareusuallylike

humanservants.Theyhelpwith

thehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.2.Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.

Somecanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.2c

Readthearticleagainquickly.Completethesentencesaboutwhatrobotscandonow.3.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsaswedo.SomerobotsinJapancanwalkanddance.Theyarefuntowatch.However,somescientistsbelievethatalthoughwecanmakerobotsmovelikepeople,itwillbedifficulttomakethemreallythinklikeahuman.Forexample,scientistJamesWhitethinksthatrobotswillneverbeableto

wakeupandknowwheretheyare.ButmanyscientistsdisagreewithMr.White.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.4.Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Thesenewrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikeanimals.1.Robotscanbuild

infactories.2.Theycando

jobsmanytimesandnotgetbored.3.Somecan

and

.4.Somecanhelp

peopleunder.

cars

simple

walkdance

lookfor

buildingsSomerobotsareveryhuman-like.Theycanwalkand_________likepeople.Somescientiststhinkthatinthefuturetheywill_________robotsmorelikehumans.Thismaynot

inthenearfuture,butatsomepoint,robotswillevenbeableto_________likepeople.However,somescientists_______.JamesWhitebelievesthatrobotswon’tbeabletodothe_________thingsasus.Forexample,hethinksthatrobotswill_________beabletowakeupandknowwheretheyare.Whichsidedoyou_________with?Fillintheblanksinthisparagraphwithwordsfromthearticle.

dance

make

happen

talk2d

disagree

same

never

agreewhatkindsofanimalsmightrobotslooklikeinthefuture?Whatdoyouthinktheserobotswillbeabletodo?Writeyourideasanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.

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