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Do you think you will have your own robot?. Section 1 Before You Read. PAIRWORK 1a Tell your partner what you know about robots. Describe your idea of a robot. Say what it looks like and what it can do. What does the robots look like ?. It looks like a ……….
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Do you think you will have your own robot? Section 1 Before You Read PAIRWORK 1a Tell your partner what you know about robots. Describe your idea of a robot. Say what it looks like and what it can do.
What does the robots look like ? It looks like a ………
At the exhibition(展览会) that the national scientific centre of Kuala Lumpur holds, intelligent robot ASIMO developed by Japanese Honda Company is dancing with the children.ASIMO first walk robot similar to people in the world.
What can robot do? They can ……
Arrange cigarette control fire robot
1b Read the title of the text. Then circle the words and phrases you think you will read in the passage. Compare your predictions with your partner. housework cars years ago bored will was koalas buildings less work swimming possible America doctor piano backpack 厌烦的;厌倦的 可能的
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
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 makerobots 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 可是;然而 好几百 早已;先前 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…
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 thinks 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. 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.
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. 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
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 seempossible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future! 各地;到处 人;人类 外形;形状 蛇 地震 看起来;似乎 可能的 电的;导电的 牙刷 不可能的;不会发生的
Section 3 After You Read 3a Go through the reading again. How many words in 1b did you correctly predict? 3b Find examples of the following structures in the reading. Then make your own sentences. … the same as… … make do… … to take…(period of time) … to help do… … to help with…
scientist factory everywhere shape impossible … the same as … … make…do… … to take …(period of time) … to help do … … to help with …
4. to help do A snake robot could help look for people. 5. to help with They help with the housework.
1.the same as He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as us. 2. make…do… Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people. 3. To take…(period of time) They agree it may take hundreds of years
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 家务;家务事
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
Will people have robots? 词语对对碰 fewer vs less 相同点: 这两个词后都是比较级,均可表示“较少的” 不同点: ⒈fewer是few的比较级,只能修饰可数名词的复数. ⒉less是little的比较级,只能修饰不可数名词的复数. 试做以下试题: ①I earn ______ money than my sister. ②There are ______ cars parked outside than yesterday. ③We have ______ students this year than last year. ④You ought to smoke ______ cigarettes and drink _____ beer . less fewer fewer fewer less
时态:一般将来时 ⑴ 明天,Jim就15岁了. ⑵明天我爷爷不会去钓鱼. ⑶你下个月将会来长沙吗? ⑷我们什么时候再见面? The Simple Future Tense 6、练习翻译: Jim will be fifteen years old tomorrow. My grandfather won’t go fishing tomorrow. Will you come to Changsha next month? When shall we meet again?
UNIT 1 重要词组 1.免费的 2.活到200岁 3.能够,得以 4.更少的污染 5.更少的人 6.上大学 7.上中学 8上小学 9.五年之内(过五年) 10.坐火箭 11.爱上 12在将来;在未来 13.作为一个记者案 14.养宠物 15在周末 16大部分人 17.穿得更随便 18.应聘 19.飞到月球 20.被(人)使用 21.实现 22.一次次地 23.变得厌烦24. 数百年