Reading
Unit 7 Will people have robots?
Word study
strategy
fiction
unpleasant
scientist
in the future
hundreds of
already
factory
simple
such
bored
策略，战略
小说
使人不愉快的
科学家
未来
大量，许多
早已，已经
工厂
简单的，简易的
这样的，这种
厌倦的，厌烦的
everywhere
human
huge
shape
earthquake
snake
possible
electric
toothbrush
seem
impossible
各地，到处
人，人类
巨大的，庞大的
外形，形状
地震
蛇
可能的
电的
牙刷
像是，似乎
不可能的
Word study
Have you ever seen any robots in science fiction movies?
What do the robots look like in the movies?
What can they do?
What do they look like?
What can the robots do?
speak
do exercise
cook
play the piano
play football
dance
What can the robots do?
help people do the most unpleasant jobs
help with the housework
What can the robots do?
Do you think you will have your own robots?
Reading strategy:prediction
What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. It tells how robots travel on a space station.
B. It tells how robots talk and dance with people.
C. It tells what robots may look like and what
they can do now and in the future.
D. It tells what robots did ten years ago and how
they helped people.
Fast reading
Match the main ideas with each paragraph
Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

Paragraph 5
Some scientists believe there will be such robots in the future
Robots are like humans in the some science fiction movies
C. There will be more robots in the future and humans will have less work to do.
D. Robots have different shapes.
E. Some scientists have different ideas about the robots.
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.
help sb. with sth. / help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事
他们能够帮助人们做家务和那些最让人不愉快的工作。
Paragraph 1
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 make robots 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.
日本的一些公司已经能够让机器人行走和跳舞。
这种机器人看来会很有意思。
Paragraph 2
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 make robots 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.
Paragraph 2
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 he or she is. 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.
他认为机器人去做人做的事情是困难的。
Paragraph 3
对我来说周日早晨早起不容易。
我不喜欢和你一样每天穿同样的衣服。
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.
他们一次又一次地做这些简单的工作。
人们做这样的工作就会感到枯燥。
但是机器人永远也不会感到枯燥。
Paragraph 4
In the future, there will be more robots every-
where, 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 seem
possible now, but computers, space rockets and even
electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred
years ago. We never know what will happen in the
future!
未来, 到处会有更多的机器人, 人们的工作也会更少。
地震后, 蛇机器人就会帮助寻找建筑物底下的人。
我们永远也不知道未来会发生什么。
Paragraph 5
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 seem possible now, but
computers, space rockets and even electric
toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago.
We never know what will happen in the future!
Paragraph 5
Let’s play a game!
Discussion
What do you think robots will help you and your family do?
If I have a robot, I hope that it can…
Imagine: 一句话想像
A: Which is you favorite robot?
B: The first one is my favorite.
A: What can it do?
B: I think it can catch many mice.
Pairwork:
Difficult points:
1. They think that robots will be able to talk to
people in 25 or 50 years.
They think [that robots will be able to talk to people
in 25 or 50 years]. (设问、划分句子)
2. Japanese companies have already made robots
walk and dance. =
Japanese companies can make a kind of robot and
this kind of robots can walk and dance.(同义句)
so和such的用法区别
①so是副词, 修饰形容词或副词, 作状语
(如so good, so fast)；such是形容词，
用来修饰名词, 作定语。
②当名词之前有另外的形容词时，
则在此形容词之前一般既可以用such，
也可以用so。但要注意不定冠词a/an的
位置。
③当名词为不可数名词或复数名词时, 不能用
so, 而须用such。也就是说, so一般用“so…
a/an＋名词”结构。
④当名词之前有表示数量的词(如many，
much, few, little)时, 则只能用so来修饰
它们, 而不能用such。例如：
They have only so much time to do their lessons．
他们只有这么多时间做功课。
He has so little information．
他只有那么一点点儿信息。
注意: 只有当many, few, much，
little这几个词表示数量时, 才用so修饰。
so实际上修饰名词前的形容词。
试比较下列两句：
①I have met many such people in my life.
②I didn’t expect to meet so many people
there.
1.Where can we get _____ much money to buy
the color TV set?
2. I have never seen ______ a naughty boy.
3. _____ few books are not enough for
many children to read.
4. Don’t swim in ______ cold weather.
根据句意, 用so或such填空。
so
such
So
such
1. --What a beautiful day！
--Yes. It’s _____ that I’d like to take a walk．
A. such nice weather B. so nice weather C. too nice weather D. nice weather so
2. It is ____ that we'll have to be very careful． A. a so big work B. so big job C. such a big job D. such a big work
3. His has never been to ____ a beautiful mountain.
A. so B. such C. like D. /
单项选择
A
C
B
1. In some science fiction movies, what will people
have in the future?
2. Which country has robots that can walk and dance?
3. Where are the huge arm robots working now?
Robots.
Japan.
In factories.
Read and answer the questions.
4. What does James White think?
5. What kind of job can a snake robot do?
He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to
do the same things as a person.
After an earthquake, it could help look for
people under buildings.
翻译短语
1.科幻小说
2.帮忙做家务
3.做最不愉快的工作
4.花费好几百年的时间
5.看起来像
6.让机器人走路或跳舞
7.和人一样做相同的事
science fiction
help with the housework
do the most unpleasant jobs
take hundreds of years
look like
make robots walk and dance
do the same things as a person
8.例如
9.与人交谈
10.做简单的工作
11.一遍又一遍
12.变得烦躁
13.寻找
14.看起来有可能的
for example
talk to people
do simple jobs
over and over again
get bored
look for
seem possible
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… … to help do…
… make…do… … to help with…
… to take…(period of time)
They help with the housework.
However, they agree it may take hundreds
of years.
Scientist are now trying to make robots look like
people, and do the same things as us.
Japanese companies have already made
robots walk and dance.
After an earthquake, a snake robot could help
look for people under buildings.
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
housework cars years ago
bored will was
koalas buildings less work
swimming possible America
doctor piano backpack
Check the answers of activity 1b!
What ways do you think a robot will help you and your family in the future? Write your ideas.
helping look for people
playing games
helping with the housework
walking and dancing
talking to people
looking after babies
cleaning the house
I think we will need robots for:
Section 4 Go for it!
Ⅰ. 选择wear, put on , dress 填空
1. We have to ______ a uniform to school.
2. ________ your coat when you go out.
3. Can he ______ himself?
4. Our Chinese teacher ______ a pair of glasses.
5. Please ______ the baby, George.
6. She often ______ a red skirt.
wear
Put on
dress
wears
dress
wears
Ⅱ. 单项选择
1. She will be a teacher _____ two months.
A. on B. after C. in D. at
2. Please pass me two ____.
A. pieces of paper B. pieces of papers
C. pieces paper D. piece papers
3. I think he _____ finish doing the work.
A. will B. will can C. will be able to
D. be will able to
C
A
C
4. It’s sunny today. _____, it is very cold.
A. Although B. But C. So D. However
5. Mike asked me to help him _____ his lesson
this evening.
A. at B. with C. for D. on
6. --Will there be any paper money _____ 100 years?
-- No, _______.
A. after, there won’t. B. after, they won’t.
C. in, they aren’t. D. in, there won’t.
D
B
D
Ⅲ. 用一般将来时填空。(借助will)
1. I _________ (visit) my uncle tomorrow.
2. There _______ (be) a football match in
our school next week.
3. He __________ (help) you with your English
this evening.
4. They _________(play) soccer if it doesn’t rain.
5. We _________ (have) a meeting tomorrow.
will visit
will be
will help
will play
will have
Ⅳ. 翻译句子
1. 你认为人们的家里会有机器人吗?
Do ______ ______ there will be robots
_____ ___________ homes?
2. 人们将活到150岁。
People ______ _____ _____ _____150 years old.
3. 我认为她会当医生。
I think she ______ ____ a doctor.
you think
in people’s
will live to be
will be
4. 你住哪儿? 我住在北京。
______ _____ _____ ______? I live in Beijing.
5.他反复看她的来信。
He read her letter ____ ____ ____ _______.
6.等了很长一段时间后他厌烦了。
He _____ _______ after he waited for long.
over and over again
got bored
Where do you live
Homework
写作
内容: 你想要拥有你自己的机器人，
跟科学家描述一下你都要求你的机器
人会什么技能！
Dear robot scientist,
I am a student from No.52 Middle School. ________
______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_____________________________.

Yours