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Unit 7
Will people have robots
Do you know where the word “robot” was firstly used
firstly used in a play Rossum’s Universal Robots by Karel Capek, a famous novelist (小说家) and playwright (剧作家)
a character who looks like humans and acts like humans named Robot
Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do
Let’s read 2b to know more about robots.
Do you want to have a robot
Pre-reading
Maybe it’s about _____.
A. science fiction(科幻) movie.
B. a scientist, James White.
C. robots in the future.
What is the passage about
Tip: The title and the picture can help us know the main idea of the passage.
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
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
Fast reading
Careful reading
Read Paragraph 1 & 2 and complete the chart.
Where What
Robots In the movies They are usually like ______________.
They help with ___________ and do jobs like _______________________
_________________.
In the factories They can help to _____________ and ______________ over and over again.
And they never __________.
build cars
human servants
housework
get bored
do simple jobs
working in dirty or dangerous places
Careful reading
Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
1. What do robots look like now
2.Will robots move like humans
They look like humans.
Yes, they will.
Careful reading
What can robots do now
They can walk and dance.
Careful reading
What can robots do now
They can do housework like our servants.
Careful reading
What can robots do now
They can look for people under buildings.
They can do jobs like working in dirty and dangerous places.
Careful reading
What can robots do now
They can help to build cars.
They do simple jobs over and over again and never get bored.
Careful reading
Will robots think like humans
______________ agree with it.
___________ and some scientists __________ with it.
They think robots will ___________ ______________
______________.
They will never be able to _________ and _______________.
Many scientists
be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years
James White
disagree
wake up
know where they are
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
Careful reading
Do you agree
that robots can really think like a human
Careful reading
Will robots take the place of humans
deep
thinking
Why
Robots are made by humans.
Humans are always smarter
than robots.
Robots are machines.
Pople make robots to make humans’ life better and easier.
Careful reading
1.What will robots look like in the future
2.What can snake robots do
Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions.
Careful reading
What will robots look like in the future
Some of them look like humans.
Careful reading
Some of them look like animals.
What will robots look like in the future
Careful reading
100 years ago
___________________seemed impossible
20 years ago
Snake robot was _____________
now
Scientists have made robots________________
future
We never know what will happen in the future
Computers and rockets
not possible
that look like snakes
Read Paragraph 4 and finish the timeline.
Careful reading
1. Robots can build _________ in factories.
2. They can do _________ jobs many times and never get bored.
3. Some can _________ and _________.
4. Some can help _________ people under _________.
cars
simple
look for
buildings
walk
dance
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.
寻找；寻求
Careful reading
Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.
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
Post-reading
What kinds of animals might robots look like in the future What do you think these robots will be able to do Write your ideas and discuss them with your partner.
I think some future robots might look like _____________. They will _____________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________.
Post-reading
Group work
Design(设计) your own robot!
Use this space to draw your own robot!
Name of the robot
Abilities of the robot
Post-reading
I agree with you that …
I hope so.
Yeah, probably.
Well, I don’t think…
Oh, I disagree.
You do I think…
What will robots look like in the future
What will robots …
Useful patterns you may use when discussing with a partner:
Post-reading
I think we will have robots for cleaning the house.
I think we will have robots for cleaning the house and washing the car.
I think we will have robots for cleaning the house, washing the car and doing the shopping.
I think we will have robots for…
I think we will have robots for…
Post-reading
Some robots might look like snakes. They will be able to help look for people under the buildings, if buildings fall down with people inside.
I think some future robots might look like spiders. They will be able to help us clean the window, sweep the floor.
Post-reading
Some robots will look like people. They will be able to sing, dance and talk with us. They will also be able to serve us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and make coffee for us.
Some robots might look like big arms. They will be able to work in factories. They can help make cars and do simple jobs over and over again.
Language points
1. Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored.
将来做这样工作的人会更少，因为它们很枯燥，但是机器人永远不会感到厌烦。
boring adj. 无聊的, 令人厌烦的(某事物让人感到无聊)
bored adj. 厌烦的, 不感兴趣的(指人的一种无聊感)
get bored 变得无聊
e.g. This book is very boring.
The children quickly got bored with staying in the house.
Language points
1) such常修饰名词，so常修饰形容词或副词。
e.g. Do you like such weather
I’m so glad to see you.
He can draw so well.
such & so 如此；这样
2) 当名词前有many, much, few 或 little等表示数量的词修饰时，用so不用such。
e.g. There are so many / few people in the hall.
You have so much / little homework today.
3) such + a / an +adj.+可数名词单数
=so +adj.+ a /an +可数名词单数 如此……的一个……
e.g. She is such a lovely girl. = She is so lovely a girl.
Language points
【语境应用】用such或so填空。
1) The man told us _______ funny a story.
2) She has _______ a beautiful dress.
3) How can you get _______ much money to buy the car
4) Don’t go out in _______ cold weather.
5) Don’t eat _______ quickly.
so
such
so
such
so
Language points
2. 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. (翻译)
然而一些科学家认为，尽管我们能够让机器人像人一样活动，却很难让它们真的像人类那样思考。
although引导的状语从句
It is/was/will be difficult to do sth. 做什么事情是/将会很难
e.g. It is difficult to find a good job.
Language points
believe v. 相信；认为有可能
believe sb. 相信某人说的话
believe sth. 相信某事会发生(或已经发生)
e.g. I don’t believe you.
You shouldn’t believe everything you read. Sometimes, you need to find out the truth by yourself.
Language points
believe in 信赖, 相信
believe in sb. 信任某人
believe in (doing) sth. 相信(做)……有用; 相信(做)……正确
e.g. Believe in yourself, or you’ll never succeed. (翻译)
相信自己，否则你永远不会成功。
I believe in working hard to achieve (获得) success. (翻译)
我相信努力就会获得成功。
Language points
【语境应用】用believe或believe in的适当形式完成句子。
1) I __________ what he said just now, but I never __________ him.
2) I couldn’t __________ my eyes when she walked into the room.
believe
believe in
believe
Language points
3. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White.
很多科学家不同意White先生的观点。
However, they agree it may take hundreds of years.
然而，他们认为这可能需要数百年的时间。
前缀(dis-) + agree (同意)→disagree
agree v. 同意；赞成；应允
disagree v. 不同意 ；持不同意见；有分歧
Language points
agree with sb. 同意某人的意见
agree to do sth. 同意做某事
agree on sth. 就……取得一致意见
agree that 从句 (that可省略)，
同意……；一致认为……
e.g. I agree with you on this matter.
He agreed to fly kites with me this weekend.
They agree (that) the movie is very boring.
Language points
【语境应用】翻译下列句子。
1) Tom同意帮我了。
2) 我同意你的意见。
3) 我们都一致认为他在会上的建议很好。
Tom agreed to help me.
I agree with you.
We all agreed that his suggestion at the meeting is good.
Language points
take vt. 花费
It takes/took/will take sb. some time to do sth.
花费某人多长时间做某事
e.g. The problem was difficult. It took Leo nearly twenty minutes to work it out.
这道题很难，Leo花费了近20分钟才做出来。
Language points
hundreds of 数以百计的；成百上千的,不可与具体数字连用
后接可数名词复数形式
e.g. There are hundreds of pigs on the farm.
当hundred表示具体数量，意为“百”,其前有a，several及具体数字时，hundred用原形。
e.g. 三百 → three hundred
几百→ several hundred
Language points
【语境应用】根据汉语提示完成下列句子(每空一词)。
1) 这家餐厅有二百张桌子。
________ _________ tables are in this dining hall.
2) 昨天有成百上千的人来这个镇上观看赛车比赛。
Yesterday _________ _________ people came to the town to watch the car race.
Two hundred
hundreds of
Language points
4. If buildings fall down with people inside, these snake robots can help look for people under the buildings.
如果建筑物倒塌了，并且还有人在里面，这些蛇形机器人能够帮助搜寻埋在建筑物下面的人。
if引导的条件状语从句
fall vi. (侧重由于重力作用或失去平衡而)跌倒
fall down 摔倒，跌倒
e.g. Lisa fell down and hurt her knee.
Language points
fall over 倒下，绊倒
fall behind 落后；跟不上
fall off (从某物上)掉下，脱落
fall ill 生病
fall asleep 进入梦乡；睡着
fall in love with 爱上
fall into the habit of 沾染 / 养成……的习惯
e.g. She fell over the dog and broke her front teeth.
I don't want to fall behind in my studies.
The boy fell off the tree yesterday.
Language points
【语境应用】选词填空。
fall behind, fall asleep, fall down, fall off
1) John never climbs trees because he once ____________ from a tree when he was a little boy.
2) I found my phone in the end. It ____________ the bed.
3) After changing (换) the bed, Helen ____________quickly.
4) She was ill for six weeks and ____________ with her schoolwork.
fell asleep
fell off
fell down
fell behind
Language points
look for 寻找；寻求
词条 意思及用法
look for 寻找；寻求，强调找的动作
find 找到；发现，强调找到的结果
find out 找出；发现；查明，指通过观察、探索或调研之后搞清楚、弄明事情的真相
look for, find, find out
e.g. Mary found her book under the bed.
The teacher wanted to find out why Tom was late for school.
Language points
【语境应用】用find, look for 或find out的适当形式完成句子。
1) Finally, Miss Li ___________ her skirt in a box in her bedroom.
2) The boy is ____________ his basketball in the classroom.
3) Mr. Wang asked his son to ____________ what time the train leaves.
found
looking for
find out
Language points
5. This was not possible for 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. (翻译)
这在20年前还是不可能发生的事，不过在100年以前，电脑、火箭看上去似乎也是不可能的。
possible adj. 可能存在或发生的；可能的
impossible adj. 不可能的
possibly adv. 可能；或许
常用句型：It’s possible that ...
It’s possible for sb. to do sth.
possible,可能存在或发生的，可能。
常用结构：
as …as possible，意为“尽可能….”，中间用形容词或副词原级。
If possible，意为“如果可能的话”，用来表示假设。
Language points
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probable adj. 可能的 probably adv. 可能, 大概
It’s probable that ... 可能……
【语境应用】根据汉语提示完成下列句子(每空一词)。
1) 有可能人类会居住在火星。
________ ________ ________ man will live on Mars.
2) 他早点走可能吗？
Will ________ ________ ________ ________ him to leave
early
3) 你可能拿了我的钥匙而不是你的。
You ________ picked up my keys instead of yours.
It’s possible that
it be possible for
possibly
/probably
/probable
Language points
6. Some robots are very human-like. 一些机器人和人类很像。
-like 形容词后缀，用在名词之后，与其构成一个完整的形容词：类似……的；像……一样的；有……特征的
本单元中出现的其他like:
① What will robots be like in the future
What’s sb. / sth. like 某人 / 某物怎么样？
既可询问某人的性格品质或某物的特征，也可询问某人的外貌或某物的外形。
What does sb. / sth. look like
只可询问某人的外貌或某物的外形。
Language points
② ..., it will be difficult to make them really think like a human.
like prep. 相似；类似；像 =similar to
③ They help with the housework and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.
like prep. 例如 =such as
Language points
human adj. 人的；n. 人；人类
在此作形容词，意为“人的；人类的”。
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Dogs can hear much better than humans.
human 指区别于其他动、景物或机器的人。
person 指个体的人，常用于指单个人，复数形式为people.
people 泛指人们，集体名词，只表示复数意义。
man 一般指男人，指人类时是泛指。
help with the housework 帮忙做家务
in dirty or dangerous places 在肮脏或危险的地方
over and over again 多次；反复地
look like 看起来像
wake up 醒来
disagree with 不同意；不赞成
hundreds of 成百上千；许多；大量
fall down 突然倒下；跌倒；倒塌
look for 寻找；寻求
fly up into the sky 飞向天空
Exercises
I. 根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 她把信读了一遍又一遍。
She read the letter _________ _________ _________ _________.
2. 因为那次火灾，几百所房子被烧光了。
Because of the fire, _________ _________ houses went up in smoke.
3. 在地震期间，许多建筑物倒塌了。
Many buildings _________ _________ during the earthquake.
4. 我花了上午大部分的时间找我的钥匙。
I spent most of the morning _________ _________ my keys.
over and over again
hundreds of
fell down
looking for
Exercises
5. Cindy点头表示她同意我的意见。
Cindy nodded to show that she _________ _________ _________.
6. 一些人正在农场摘草莓。
_________ _________ some people ___________ strawberries on the farm.
7. 放假期间你不能借任何书，但你可以在图书馆里阅读它们。
You cannot borrow any books _________ _________ _________, but you can read them in the library.
agreed with me
There are picking
during the holiday(s)
/vacation

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