Section B (2a–2e)

A ： What will you be in 10 years? B ： I will be a … A ： Where will you work? B ： I will work in …

Aims and language points: Teaching aims （教学目标） 1. 让学生熟悉未来机器人的话题并以此展开阅读 活动。 2. 培养学生通过略读判断段落大意以获得对文章 的整体理解的能力。 3. 通过文章阅读提高 scanning/skimming 阅读 策略能力。 要求掌握以下词汇： 1) 名词 n. human, servant, factory, shape, side 2) 形容词 adj. dangerous, possible 3) 副词 adv. even, inside

what they look like what they can do Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do? 2a

What do they look like? They look like humans.

What do you think they will look like? snake shapes

This robot looks like a huge arm.

What can the robots do? speakdo exercise

run cook play the piano

There are some other robots, what can they do ? Play footballdance

They can help with the housework and do the most difficult jobs.

It can do boring work.

It can do many hard or dangerous jobs. It can do jobs like woking in dirty or dangerous plcaes.

What can they do? They can do the same things as us.

翻译短语 1. 科幻小说 2. 帮忙做家务 3. 花费好几百年的时间 4. 看起来像 5. 让机器人走路或跳舞 6. 和人一样做相同的事 science fiction help with the housework take hundreds of years look like make robots walk and dance do the same things as a person

7. 例如 8. 与人交谈 9. 做简单的工作 10. 一遍又一遍 11. 变得烦躁 12. 寻找 13. 看起来有可能的 for example talk to people do simple jobs over and over again get bored look for seem possible

Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. Paragraph 2 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 3 Will robots think like humans in the future? What will robots be like in the future? What can robots do today? Paragraph 4 What are robots like in movies? 2b

1. What do the robots look like in the movies? 2. What can the robots do for people? Human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. Paragraphs 1-2: Answer the questions.

3. Where are the robots already working? 4. What kinds of the jobs do the robots do? Why? In factories. They do simple boring jobs over and over again. Because they will never get bored.

Paragraphs 3-4: Mark True or False. 1. Japanese companies have already made robots sing and dance. 2. Some scientists think that there will be robots like humans, but Mr. White disagree. 3.It’s easy for a child to wake up and know where they are. 4. Some people believe that robots will be able to talk in 35 to 50 years. 5. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. T F T F T

Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now. 1.Robots can build _______ in factories. 2. They can do ___________ jobs many times and never get bored. 3. Some can _______ and _______. 4. Some can help ____________ people under _________. cars simple walk dance Look for buildings 2c

dance make happen talk disagree same never agree Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article. 2d

I think some future robots might look like ___________. They will _____________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ____________________________________________. What kinds of animals might robots look like in the future? What do you think these robots will be able to do? Write your ideas and discuss them with your partner. 2e

I think some future robots might look like spiders. They will be able to help us clean the window, sweep the floor. Some robots might look like snakes. They will be able to help look for people under the buildings. If buildings fall down with people inside.

They will also be able to sever us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and cook coffee for us. Some robots will be look like people. They will be able to sing, dance and talk with us. Some robots might look like big arms. They will be able to work in factories. They can help make cars and do simple jobs over and over again.

Homework Oral: Read the paragraph in 2d aloud. Written: Write a passage about the kind of robot you want to have in the future and why.