1. Do you think you will have
your own robot?
Period 6
reading

2. Which year is it in the film?

3. Which year is it in the film?
2035
What will the robots look like in 2035?
Humans.

4. What will the robots do in 2035?
clear
pet
order
cook
bag

5. clear up the trash

6. talk to people

7. help carry the shopping bags

8. help look after the pet dogs

9. cook meals

10. They will do the same things as us.

11. There are some other kinds of robots, what can they do ?
play the piano
play the trumpet

12. help people do the most unpleasant jobs
There are some other kinds of robots, what can they do ?
help people do the most unpleasant jobs
help with the housework

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

14. snake
shapes
spider
a huge arm

15. 1. What will your robot look like in the future?
2. What will your robot do ? 1. 2. 3. 4. …

16. 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。

17. ( ) 1. What’s the title?
A. In some science fiction movies, people in the future have their
own robots.
B. Do you think you will have your own robot?
C. We never know what will happen in the future.
( ) 2. What can we learn from the title?
A. It’s about a science fiction movie.
B. It’s about the robot scientist James White.
C. It’s about the robots in the future. B C

18. B ( ) 3. What does the writer think?
A. We will never have our own robots.
B. We will have our own robots in the future and they will be useful.
C. All the scientists agree that it will be easy for a robot to do
the same things as a person.
Do you think you will have your own robot?
What will your robot do? B
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19. Task 1: Prediction : Circle the words and phrases you may read in the passage.
housework cars years ago
bored will was
koalas buildings less work
swimming possible America
doctor piano backpack
Task 2: Get the main idea.
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20. √ √ √ √ √ Scan the passage “Do you think you will have your own robot?
Tick
Robots will…
1. help with the housework
2. play with the kids
3. walk and dance
4. play an instrument
5. talk to people
6. do the most unpleasant jobs
7. look for people under buildings
8. look after the pets √ √ √ √ √

21. The main idea :
It tells what robots may look like and what they can do now and in the future.

22. Answer the following questions:
Read paragraph 1.
Answer the following questions:
What are robots like?
What kind of jobs can robots do?

23. Do you think you will have your own robot?
Section 2 While You Read
Do you think you will have your own robot? 小说
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.
科幻电影
未来；将来
使人不愉快的
help sb. with sth. / help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事

24. 1. unpleasant adj. 不高兴的 -pleasant adj. 高兴的 -pleasure n. 愉快
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
选用pleasant pleasure pleased 填空：
–--Thanks a lot. –--That’s my ________.
Our teacher was _________with our study .
I think that will be a ________trip.
I am ________ to join you.
pleasure
pleased
pleasant
pleased

25. 3. How soon will the robots come out to do the things like human?
Read Paragraph 2
3. How soon will the robots come out to do the things like human?
4. What can the robots in Japan do?
Can these robots work for us?

26. Some scientists believe that there will be such
科学家
Some scientists believe that there will be such
robots in the futur e. 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. 然而
好几百；许许多多
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。
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…

27. 5.Do all scientists agree about what robots will be able to do ?
Read Paragraph 3
5.Do all scientists agree about what robots
will be able to do ?
6. How soon will robots talk to people ?

28. 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。
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.

29. Can you give some robots’ shapes?
Read Paragraph 4,5
7. Do you believe robots?
Can you give some robots’ shapes?
8.What kind of job can a snake robot do?

30. Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people
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.
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
over and over again 一遍又一遍地
such 这样的；这种
get + 形容词 变得；觉得

31. 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.
were sleeping
有个妇女正在清理垃圾。
There is a woman taking out the trash.

32. In the future, there will be more robots everywhere, 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。

33. T or F F F T T F F 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 again反复. ( )
5. Humans will have more work to do in the
future. ( )
6. Space rockets seemed possible a hundred
years ago. ( ) F F T T F F

34. They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant work.
1.Do all scientists agree about what robots will be able to do ?
2.Which country has robots that can walk and dance?
3.What kind of jobs do we want robots to do?
4.How soon will robots talk to people ？
5.Where are the huge arm robots working now?
6.What kind of job can a snake robot do?
7.What will the robots like in the future?
No, they don’t.
Japan
They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant work.
In 25 to 50 years.
They are working in factories.
It can help look for people under buildings.
In the future ,there will be more robots everywhere, and humans will have less work to do. New robots will have many different shapes.

35. 快速阅读，找出下列词语的英文翻译。 science fiction movies help with the housework
1.科幻电影
2.帮忙做家务
3.做最不愉快的工作
4.花费好几百年的时间
5.看起来像
6.让机器人走路或跳舞
7.和人一样做相同的事
8.例如
9.与人交谈
10.做简单的工作
11.一遍又一遍
12.变得烦躁
13.寻找
14.看起来有可能的
help with the housework
do the most unpleasant jobs
take hundreds of years
look like
make robots walk and dance
do the same things as a person
for example
talk to people
do simple jobs
over and over again
get bored
look for
seem possible

36. 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
human
own
housework
unpleasant
scientist
will be
agree
hundreds
trying as
Japanese scientists be
dance
to watch

37. 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
difficult
same
person For example
wake where
able
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
simple
arms
over
bored
never

38. 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

39. Section 3 After You Read 3a cars will buildings possible piano
Go through the reading again. How many words in activity 1b did you correctly predict? 3a
cars
will
buildings
possible
piano
years ago
was
less work
America
backpack
housework
bored
koalas
swimming
doctor

40. 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 years
4.A snake robot could help look for people.
5.They help with the housework.

41. 他经常帮着做家务事。
别让我们做这么多作业。
我到学校要二十分钟。
人能做的事机器人同样能做。
昨天Nancy 帮妹妹学数学。
He often helps do housework.
Don’t make us do so much homework.
It takes me 20 minutes to get to school.
A robot can do the same thing as a person.
Nancy helped
her sister with her math yesterday .

42. Section 3 After You Read
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).
级别；等级
Robots can…
Useful rating
help with the housework 3

43. help with the housework3
do the most unpleasant jobs 3
walk and dance 1
talk to people 2
work in factories 4
look for people under building 5

44. Section 4 Go for it.
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

45. Section 4 Go for it.
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
helping look for people
playing games
helping with the housework
walking and dancing
talking to people
looking after babies

46. Do you think you will have your own robot?
Discussion
Do you think you will have your own robot?
Discuss in groups and design(设计) your own robot
What does it look like?
What can it do?

47. 1. The robot in Picture 1 can do dangerous jobs.
2. The robot in Picture 2 can help look for people under building.
3. The robot in Picture 3 can do simple jobs.
4. The robot in Picture 4 can work in the factories.

48. Writing
Describe your own robot in the future (use at least two new words and phrases you have learned today).

49. My robot in the future
I think I will have my own robot in the future. It may look like humans and do the same things as a person. My robot can talk to me and help me do the most unpleasant jobs, such as cleaning, shopping, cooking, looking after my pet etc. Sometimes it can play with me like my good friend and make me happy. (laugh) I hope robots in the future won’t be too expensive, it won’t take hundreds of years to make it.