执教者：李智红 贵阳十六中 Reading

What do robots look like?

They look like. cats snakes

They look like.humans

What can robots do today? play the violin help with housework walk dance

work in dirty places work in dangerous places

Do you have a robot now? Will you have a robot in the future? Reading Do you think you will have your own robot? 你认为你将拥有你自己的机器人吗？

I. Fast reading ——Answer these questions: (5 minutes) What are robots like in movies? How many years may it take to be more robots in the future? What does the writer think of the title? They are like human servants. It may take hundreds of years. We never know what will happen in the future. 我们从不知道在未来将会发生什么。

Do you have a robot now? Will you have a robot in the future? Listen to the article Do you think you will have your own robot? 你认为你将拥有你自己的机器人吗？

II. Careful reading 1. Paragraph 1 and 2 (5 minutes) Fill in blanks: ① They help with____________ and do jobs in__________or___________places. ② Some can build ________and do_______ jobs many times and never get bored. housework dirty cars dangerous simple

When we watch movies about the future, we sometines see robots. They are usually like human servants. They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places. Today there are already robots working in factories. Some can help to build cars, and they do simple jobs over and over again. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored. Find key phrases: human servants dangerous places in factories simple jobsover and over again in the future get bored 人类佣人 危险地方 在工厂 简单工作反复 在未来 感到无聊

(1) What does paragraph 1 talk about? (2) What does paragraph 2 talk about? It talks about what robots are like in movies. It talks about what robots can do in factories. Conclude the paragraphs:

2. Careful reading--Paragraph 3 (5 minutes) True or False: ① Some robots in Japan can sing and dance. ( ) ② Some scientists believe that we can make robots really think like a human. ( ) ③ James White thinks that robots will be able to wake up and know where they are. ( ) ④ Many scientists think robots will be able to talk like human in the future. ( ) walk it’s difficult to will not

Scientis 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, scientists 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.. Find key phrases: 好看 相信 像人一样行走 像人一样 思考 醒来 不同意 像人一样说话

What does paragraph 3 talk about? It talks about what scientists think of robots. Conclude the paragraph:

3. Careful reading—Paragraph 4 (5 minutes) Fill the form: Different shapes ExamplesWhat can they do? humans animalssnakes look for people under the buildings

Find key phrases: Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like animals. In India, for example, scientists made robots that look like snakes. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings. This was not possible 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what will happen in the future! 这里将有 上百 不同形状 倒塌 寻找 好像不可能

What does paragraph 4 talk about? It talks about we never know if there will be robots in the future. Conclude the paragraph:

Will you believe there will be more robots in the future? Why or why not?