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Before you read. Different kinds of robots: Unit1 Do you think you will have your own robot? While you read. Task1: Read the first sentences and choose the right main idea. A. it is mainly about the history of the robot B. it is mainly about the work that robots can do for human. C. in the passage, different scientists have different ideas on the robot in the future. And they are trying to make different robots to help people. Task2: Read and answer questions. Q1. In some science fiction movies, what are the robots like? Q2. How long may it take scientists to make robots like people ? Q3. What does Mr. White think that robots can’t do? Q4. Why can robots do simple jobs over and over again? Q5. Will new robots have many different shapes? Q1. In some science fiction movies, what are the robots like? A. They are like animals. B. They are like humans. C. They are like trees. Q2. How long may it take scientists to make robots like people ? A. .It may take ten years. B. It is impossible. C. Hundreds of years. Q3. What does Mr. White think that robots can’t do? A. They can’t do the same things as a person. B. They can’t work in the factory. C. They can’t be like animals. Q4. Why can robots do simple jobs over and over again? A. They like do simple jobs. B. They work in the factories. C. They will never get bored. Q5. Will new robots have many different shapes? A. Yes, they will. B. No, they won’t. C. We don’t know. Task3: Analyze the paragraghes one by one Task4: Find the sentences with the structures. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and do the same things as us. make sb. do sth: 使某人做某事 Eg: The boy tried to make his sister laugh by making faces.男孩试图做鬼脸惹他妹妹笑。 However, they agree it may take hundreds of years. it takes sb some time to do sth: 某事 Eg: It took the mother three years to find her lost son.妈妈花了三年的时间才找到失散的儿子。 After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. help do sth: 帮忙做某事 Eg: They h