2. Unit 1 Will people have robots?

3. Do you think you will have your own robot? Reading

4. Section 1 Before You Read What do the robots look like? What can the robots do? Do you know about robots ?

5. What does it look like? I ’ m the owner of the robot It is impossible for him to do the housework, but it is possible for him to make me happy I have a robot however it isn ’ t a real robot. It is a doll.

6. What do they look like? They look like humans.

7. What do they look like ? They look like snakes.

8. This robot looks like a huge arm This one looks like a dog

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

10. help people do the most unpleasant jobs help with the housework

11. Play the piano what can they do ? talk

12. This robot is very strange What can it do ? Explore( 探险 ) the universe

13. Do you think you will have your own robots?

14. Circle the words and phrases you think you will read. Compare your predictions with your partner. housework cars years ago bored will was Koalas buildings less work swimming possible America doctor piano backpack

15. Section 1 Before You Read Read the title of the text. Then circle the words and phrases you think you will read in the passages. 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。

16. 1. The robots help people do the most pleasant jobs. ( ) 2. Scientists try to make robots look different from people. ( ) 3. Robots in Japanese companies can walk and dance. ( ) 4. Robots will never get bored to do simple jobs over and over. ( ) 5. Humans will have more work to do in the future. ( ) 6. Space rockets seemed possible a hundred years ago. ( ) F F F F T T

17. Answer the following questions: 1.What do the robots do in some science fiction movies? 2.When will there be such robots? 3.What can the robots do in Japanese companies? 4.Does Mr. White think robots can do the same things as a person? 5.Will the robots doing simple jobs over and over get bored? 6.What will the robots be like in the future? 7.What can a snake robot do? 8.Do you know what will happen in the future?

18. Section 2 While You Read 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。

19. 1. science fiction movies 1. science fiction movies 科幻电影 2. unpleasant adj. 不高兴的 pleasant adj. 高兴的 pleasure n. pleased=happy adj. 高兴的，开心的 be pleased with sb./sth. 对 … 很满意 be pleased to do sth. 做某事高兴 pleasure pleasure pleased pleased pleasant pleasant pleased pleased 选用 pleasant pleasure pleased 填空： –--Thanks a lot. –--That my ________. Our teacher was _________with our study. I think that will be a ________trip. I am ________ to join you.

20. Section 2 While You Read Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people, and do the same things as us. Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance. This kind of robot will also be fun to 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

21. Section 2 While You Read 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. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will be 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。

22. 3. hundreds of 几百 hundreds of books hundreds of books 我校图书馆收藏着几百本书。 There are hundreds of books in our school library. =There are ____ _____ hundred books in our school library. a few 4. It is/was/will be + 形容词 + for sb. +to do sth. 对某人来说做 ….. 是 ….

23. 5. wake up sb. 叫醒某人 不要叫醒我。 Don’t wake me up. 6. be able to + 原形 6. be able to + 原形 ( 可以用各种时态 ) =can + 原形 =can + 原形 ( 只用在过去时和一般现在时 ) 用 be able to can 填空： 1.I don’t think you ___________live to be 100. 2. When I was five, I ________swim. will be able to will be able to could could was able to was able to

24. Section 2 While You Read Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. For example, there are already robots working in factories. These robots look more like huge arms. They do simple jobs over and over again. 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。

25. 7. There be sb. + doing sth. 有某人正在做 … 那时侯有四个人正在睡觉。 There were four persons sleeping at that time. =Four persons ______ ______at that time. are sleeping 有个人正在讲话。 There is a man talking. 8. over and over 8. over and over 三翻四次， 反反复复, 不断 婴儿喜欢反复说同一句话。 Babies like saying the same words over and over.

26. Section 2 While You Read In the future, there will be more robots every- where, and humans will have less work to do. New robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future! 形状 蛇 地震 电动牙刷

27. Section 2 While You Read In the future, there will be more robots every- where, and humans will have less work to do. New robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future! 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。

28. 9. get bored=be bored=feel bored * 10. Sb. seem 形容词名词 to do sth. + 他看来似乎病得很严重。 He seems/seemed very ill/ill badly. =He seems/seemed to be very ill/to be ill badly. 看来那件事是没可能的。 That thing seems/seemed impossible. That thing seems/seemed impossible. =That thing seems/seemed ___ ____ _______. =That thing seems/seemed ___ ____ _______. 某人看来似乎 … to be impossible. to be impossible. * It seems/seemed that + 句子 * It seems/seemed that + 句子 看来 ….. 看来天要下雪了。 It seems that it will rain. It seems that it will rain. 看来那只老虎要死了。 It seems that the tiger will die/is going to die /is dying.

29. Section 3 After You Read 3b Make sentences with the following phrases. … the same as… … make … do… … to take … (period of time) … to help do … … to help with …

30. Section 3 After You Read 3c What can robots do ? They can help with the housework. However, it may take hundreds of years. Scientist are now trying to make robots look like people and do the same things as us. Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings.

31. Can you finish the passage? In some ______ fiction movies, People in the future have their _____robots. These robots are just like _____. They help with the __________and do the most __________ jobs. Some _______believe that there _____ _____such robots in the future. However, they ______it may take _______ of years. Scientists are now _____ to make robots look like people and do the same things ____us. ________ ________ have already made robots walk and _______. This kind of robot will also _____fun ______ ________. science own human housework unpleasant scientist will be agree hundreds trying as Japanese scientists dance be to watch

32. But robot scientist James White _______. He thinks that it will be ________for a robot to do the ______ things as a ______. ______ _______, it’s easy for a child to _____up and know ______they are. Mr. White thinks that robots won’t be _____to do this. But other scientists disagree. They think that robots will be ____ to talk to people ____25 to 50 years. disagrees difficultsame person For example wake where able in Robot scientists are not just trying to _____robots look like people. For example, there are already robots ______ in factories. These robots look more like____ _____. They do _______jobs over and ______again. People would not like to do such jobs and would get ______. But robots will ______get bored. make working huge arms simple over bored never

33. In the future, there will be more robots _________ and humans will have ______work to do. New robots will have many ________ _______. Some will look like humans, and others might look like ______. After an ___________, a snake robot could help look for people _______ ________. That may not ______ ________now, but computers, ______rockets and even electric ___________seemed impossible a ______ years ago, We never know what will _______ in the future! everywhere less different shapes snakes earthquake under buildings seem possible space toothbrushes hundred happen

34. What ways do you think a robot will help us in the future ? Write your ideas. I think we will need robots for : cleaning the house … Writing :