Unit 7
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Unit 7
Will people have robots?
Section B 1
1a~2e
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Tell something about the future with
more
,
less
or
fewer
.
Review
There will be less fresh water because there will be more pollution in the sea.
There will be more cars because there will be more people.
There will be fewer jobs for people because more robots will do the same jobs as people.
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There will be more cities because people will build more buildings in the country.
People will have more free time because there will be less things to do.
Lead-in
I will live in a high building.
I will be a pilot.
What do you want to be in the future?
Where will you live?
How will you go to work?
I will be an astronaut. I will live in other planet. I will go to work by spaceship.
I will go to work by e-bike.
rockets
e.g. An
astronaut
takes the
rockets
to the
space station
.
宇航员乘火箭去空间站。
astronaut
space station
New words
e.g. Man is weightless in
space
.
人在太空中会失重。
1.
space
n
.
太空;空间
e.g. Do you live in a house or an
apartment
?
你住在房子里还是公寓里?
2.
apartment
n
.
公寓;套房
Write each word in the correct column below.
1a
Jobs
Transportation
Places to live
astronaut house apartment train rocket space station computer programmer
astronaut
house
apartment
train
rocket
space station
computer
programmer
Talking
An astronaut lives in a space station. He goes to work by rockets.
A programmer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by subway.
A farmer lives in a house.
He walks to the farm.
An engineer lives in an apartment. He goes to work by car.
Listening
Listen to Alexis and Joe. Number the pictures [1-3].
1c
2
3
1
1d
Listen again. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box.
1. I _____ in an apartment across the street from here.
2. I _____ near here.
3. I ____ a computer programmer.
4. We _______ in a house in the country.
live
lived
am
work
am, live, work, lived, took,
will be, will live, will fly
5. I _____ the train to school.
6. I ______ an astronaut.
7. I _______ rockets to the moon.
8. I ________ on a space station.
took
will be
will live
will fly
am, live, work, lived, took,
will be, will live, will fly
Student A is Alexis and Student B is Joe. Talk about Joe’s life now, 10 years ago and 10 years from now.
1e
I live in an apartment.
Pair work
Where do you live?
I lived in a house in the country.
Where did you live ten years ago?
I will live in the space station.
Where will you live in ten years?
Discussion
Tell your partner what you know about robots. What do they look like and what can they do?
2a
I think there will be more robots in the future.
Really? What do they look like?
I think they look like humans. They can do anything men can do.
Sounds interesting.
e.g. The little girl can
even
recite the
article.
小女孩甚至还能背诵这篇文章。
1.
even
adv
.
甚至;连;愈加
2.
human
adj
.
人的
n
.
人
e.g. A
human
can think and talk, but
an animal can’t.
人能思考、说话,但动物不
能。
New Words
e.g. My aunt is
already
fifty, but she
looks very young.
我姑姑早已五十岁了,但她看起
很年轻。
3.
already
adv
.
已经;早已
4.
dangerous
adj
.
有危险的;不安全的
e.g. Some animals are in great
danger
.
一些动物处于极大的危险中。
名词
danger +
后缀
ous
→ dangerous
Lions are
dangerous
animals.
狮子是危险的动物。
fall down
突然倒下;跌倒;倒塌
5.
factory
n
.
工厂
e.g. There will be more
factories
in the future.
将来会有更多的工厂。
e.g. The house might
fall down
in a few months.
几个月内这所房屋也许就会倒塌。
6.
fall
v.
(fell/
fel
/)
倒塌;跌倒;掉落
前缀
(
dis
) + agree (
同意
)→disagree
7.
disagree
v.
不同意 ;持不同意见;
有分歧
e.g. My father
agrees
, but my
mother
disagrees
.
我爸爸同意,但我妈妈不同意。
believe sb.
相信某人说的话
believe + that
从句
8.
believe
v.
相信;认为有可能
e.g. I
believe that
you can finish the
work on time.
我相信你会按时完成工作。
e.g. What is the
shape
of your kite?
你的风筝是什么形状的?
9.
shape
n
.
形状
10.
hundreds of
许多;大量
= lots of
【
辨析
】
具体数字
+ hundred
如:
three hundred
三百
e.g. There are
hundreds of
flags in
front of the building.
在那个高楼前有很多旗帜。
11.
over and over again
反复地;多次
还可以说
over and over
e.g. They sang the song
over and over
.
他们反复地唱那首歌。
He called
over and over again
but nobody answered.
他多次打电话但没有人接。
12.
possible
adj
.
可能的;可能存在或发生
(
前缀
)
im
+ possible →impossible
不可能的
e.g. Do you think it’s
possible
to beat
them?
你认为战胜他们有可能吗
?
To cross this river seems
impossible
.
穿过这条河中似乎不可能。
Lead-in
What can robots do?
What do the robots look like?
Para.1 Will robots think like humans in the future?
Para.2 What will robots be like in the future?
Para.3 What can robots do today?
Para.4 What are robots like in movies?
Reading
2b
Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.
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
the buildings
walk
dance
Read the article again quickly. Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.
2c
Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article.
指导:
此类短文填空题,考查同学们全面掌握短文内容,以及综合运用语言的能力。
首先
,应将通读本段文字,掌握大意。可知在短文中列举了科学家们的两种观点。
然后
,根据
2b
中短文的内容填空。
2d
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 _________.
dance
make
come true
talk
disagree
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?
same
not
agree
What kind 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.
2e
I think some future robots might look like
spiders. They will be able to help us clean the window, sweep the floor.
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.
They will also be able to sever us. They can make dinner, do the dishes and cook coffee for us.
Some robots will be look like people. They will be able to sing, dance and talk with 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.
Today there are already robots working in factories.
现在已经有机器人在工厂里干活了。
此句中的
working in factories
的逻辑主语是
robots
,
但是在这个
there be
句型中,
谓语动词已经有了
are
,
所以
work
就不能再作本句的谓语动词
,而
应用
-ing
形式
。这一点在学习和使用
there be
句型时需要特别注意。
Explanation
Homework
1. Read the passage after class.
2. Write your own sentences with the phrases below.
1. over and over again 2. get bored
3. wake up 4. hundreds of 5. be able to
6. fall down 7. look for
8. seem (
im)possible