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1 Do you think you will have your own robots?
Unit 7 Do you think you will have your own robots?

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3 Robots can even help with the housework

4 work in dirty or dangerous places

5 Hundreds of robots are already
in factories. do simple jobs

6 C. the robots in the future
Pre-reading:Predict(预测) what we can learn from the title and the picture Do you think you will have your own robot? will A. the shapes of robots B. the work of robots C. the robots in the future

7 Will robots think like humans in the future?
While-reading : Skimming(略读),read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. Will robots think like humans in the future? What will robots be like in the future? What can robots do today? What are robots like in movies? Paragraph 1__________________________________ Paragraph 2__________________________________ Paragraph 3__________________________________ Paragraph 4__________________________________

8 working in dirty or dangerous places
While-reading: Read Paragraph 1 and 2, and fill in the blanks. robots shape work in movies ______ in factories housework help with ___________ human servants do jobs like _______________________________ working in dirty or dangerous places cars build _________ do ______ jobs many times and never get bored simple ____and____ again over over

9 Side 2: Robots will think and even be able to _______________.
While-reading: Read Para. 3 and answer the questions. 1.What are scientists doing now? 2.What are their ideas of robots in the future? thoughts Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. think like humans Side 1: Robots will never be able to _________________. two sides of thoughts They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. talk like humans Side 2: Robots will think and even be able to _______________.

10 While-reading: Read paragraph 3 again, then fill in the blanks.
Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and __________like people. Some scientists think that in the future they will _________robots more like humans. This may not ________in the near future, but at some point, robots will even be able to ________like people. However, some scientists _________. James White believes that robots will not be able to do the ________things as we can. For example, he thinks that robots will ________ be able to wake up and know where they are. Which side do you ________with? dance make happen talk disagree same never agree _____________________________

11 Which side do you agree with?
Robots will never be able to think like humans. Side 2: Robots will think and even be able to talk like humans. I agree with side1 /2. I think / believe that robots will … I don’t think / believe that…

12 While-reading: Read Para 4, and complete the diagram.
How long:________________ hundreds of years Shapes :________ ________-in India:_______ used for: _ _______________ humans robots in the future animals snakes help look for people under the buildings if the buildings fall down with people inside.

13 r b t Summary two sides shapes work
walk dance (in movies) help with the housework (like a human servant) work in dirty or dangerous places (in factories) build cars do simple and boring jobs over and over again (never get bored) humans animals (snakes...)and so on in the future two sides Robots will think and even be able to talk like humans But it may take hundreds of years. Robots will never be able to think like humans

14 My own future robot look for believe even however already
There are ______many robots working in the factory today. I ______there will be more in the future. I want to have my own robot. It will look like a cool human. It can help me with the housework. It can dance and sing songs for my family to watch. It can also ______my missing things easily. It can______ teach my students English for me ________, this robot will not be able to think like humans. I don’t want to have a robot as clever as me. already believe the shape of the robot the work of the robot look for even However the thought

15 After-reading : Write an article about your future robot.
There are already many robots working in the factory today. I believe there will be more in the future. I want to have my own robot. It will look like a cool human. It can help me with the housework. It can dance and sing songs for my family to watch. It can also look for my missing things easily. It can even teach my students English for me. However, this robot will not be able to think like humans. I don’t want to have a robot as clever as me. My own robot _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16 Future? We never know what will happen in the future. possible
Everything will be ________. impossible Nothing is__________ .

17 Homework Waiting for you Level A Read the paragraphs in 2d aloud.
Level B Correct your articles about the future robot and show them to me. I'm proud of you. Waiting for you


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