Do You Think You Will Have Your Own

Do You Think You Will Have Your Own Robot? 湖南省宁乡市横市中学 刘 瑾

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n i a Br m r o st What can robots do? They can… play soccer cook

What can robots do? They can… work in the factory[ˈfæktri] help with the housework

Do you think you will have your own robots?

Task 1 Skimming(略读). Match main ideas. para 1 c a. Will robots think like humans? b. What will robots be like in the future? c. Robots in movies. d. Robots in factories today. para 3 para 4 a b d para 2

Task 2 Careful reading细读 Read para 1 carefully. What can help with the housework & do? they do jobs Where in dirtydo or they work? dangerous places [ˈdeɪndʒərəs] Robots in movies What are human servants ['sə: vənt] robots like?

Para 2 Robots in factories today What can they do? They can build cars. Such jobs are _______, but robots will never get ______. ( bored / boring )

Read para 3 carefully. Will robots think like humans? Some scientists like James many scientists White disagree never be able to wake up and ____ know where they are ______ agree be able to talk like humans ______

Para 4 Robots in the future Will all robots look like humans in the future? different shapes What will they look like in the future?

Pair work(对子学习): make a conversation cap car … A: What will the robot look like in the future? cap B: It will look like a _____ A: What will the robot do? help me fly in the sky and. . . B: It will__________________

Read paras. 4 and fill in the chart. Robots in the future Shapes humans, animals. : In scientists make robots look India: like snakes. （shape） Function If buildings fall down with people inside, snake robots : （功能） can help look for them.

Do you think robots are useful(有用的) in India? Why?

Robots are able to save people's lives in the disasters(灾难). They are our friends.

para 1 robots in the movies para 3 Will robots think like humans ? para 2 robots in the factories today para 4 What will robots be like in the future?

20 years later, 2037 comes. You wil become a robot designer(设计师). You will design a new robot. There will be a robot competition(机器人 大赛). Who will be the best designer(设计师) Would you like to come?

Group Work Design(设计) your own robot. Draw a picture. Tell us what it looks like, what its functions(功能） are and what its specialities（特别之处）are.

1. Write a short paragraph. 1. What will your robot look like in the future? 2. What will your robot be able to do ? 1. 2. 3. 4. … E. g: I think I will have a robot in the future. It will look like a ______. It will be able to _____, and it will also be able to help me ______________. . I think I will like it very much. • 2021/6/3

Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it! I hope your dream will come true!

Homework (C&D) Finish 2 c & 2 d in p 54. (A&B) Write a short passage about “My Dream Robots”. （写一篇关于“我梦想中的机器人”的 小作文。）

Thank you !