1、shapeshapeanimalsanimalshumanshumansOther shapesOther shapesWhat do robots look like?ep n.形状servantservanthju:mn n.人s:vnt n.仆人walk and dancehelp with house workwork as a doctor.play footballWhat can robots do?do dangerous work.dendrs a.危险的Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Scientists differ
2、ent opinions on future robots.Robot shapes in the future.Things that robots can do today.Robots in movies.Task I Skimming（快读）Match the main idea for each paragraph.CBAD1.When watch movies about the future,we sometimes see robots.They are usually like human servants.They help with the housework and d
3、o jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places.Key words（关键字）2.Today there are already robots working in factories.Some can help to build cars,and they do simple jobs over and over again.Fewerpeople will do such jobs in the future because they are boring,but robots will never get bored.fktri n.工厂3
4、.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 e
5、xample,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.dsgri:vi.不同意 bli:v v.相信，认为4.Some scientists believe that there will be more
6、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
7、 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!psbl a.可能的mpsbl a.不可能的Task II Detailed Reading（细读）1.What do the robots look like in the movies?2.What ca
8、n the robots do?Human servants.Help with the housework;Work in dirty or dangerous places;Work in factories;Questions for Para 1.and 2.Help to build cars;Do simple jobs.1.Scientists believe that there will be robots like humans,but Mr.White disagrees with them.2.James White thinks that its easy for a
9、 robot to wake up and know where they are.3.Many scientists believe that robots will be able to talk in 35 to 50 years.Para.3 Tell true(T)or false(F)FFTdifficult25Main idea:Scientists different opinions on future robots.Para.4 Multiple Choice 1.What will robots look like in the future?A.Buildings.B.
10、Computers.C.Rockets.D.Humans and animals.2.What does the word“This”in Line 6 refer to?（This was not possible 20 years ago.）第6行的“This”指代什么？A.The new robots will look like humans.B.There will be more robots in the future.C.The new robots will have many different shapes.D.Snake robots can help look for
11、 people under the buildings.Main idea:Robot shapes in the future.Task III Summaryimpossible,shapes,disagree,help with,the same as In some movies,we can see robots like humans.They can_ housework.Some robot scientists think we will make robots _our humans in the near future,but scientist James white
12、doesnt agree.He thinks it is _for a robot to behave（表现）really like a person.However,many scientists_with him.They are trying to make robots look like people.And they also believe we will have robots in many different _,because anything is possible in the future!help withthe same asdisagreeimpossible
13、shapeslook for peoplework as a doctorwalk and danceplay footballhelp with housework Other shapes(a huge arm,a ball)animals(dogs,snakes,fish.)humansWhat do robots look like?What can robots do?1.If you can have a robot,what will it look like?2.What will it be able to（能够）do?DiscussionImagine（想象）your ow
14、n robot!If I have a robot,I hope that it will look like.It will be able to.Describe it to your partners like this:What cant robots do?Humans can invent（发明）robots,but robots can never invent humans.Homework1.Compulsory(必做题):Finish the workbook of reading part.2.Optional(选做题):write an article about 80 words Topic 1:My future life with robots Topic 2:Can robots take the place of(代替)human