英语：Unit 2 Robots-Listening Reading task课件（新人教版选修7）.pptVIP

Listening and reading task Listening on Page 54 Reading task In most cases, even the soldiers who planted the mines did not record where they were placed. Now, Cambodia has one of the highest rates of physical disability of any countries in the world. At the current rate of progress, it may take as many as 100 years to clear all the mines in Cambodia, and the UN estimates that with current technology, it will take nearly 1,100 years to clear all the mines in the world. Here and there are the mine signs. In spite of so many warning signs, there are still many victims. Robots in the fight against landmines. Pre-reading 1. What is the main topic of the article? Which part of the text tells you that? 2. Who wrote the article? 3. What do the three pictures show you? 4. Where is research being done on robots that can find landmines? 5. In which two countries might the robots be used? Careful reading * 1 What can the robot do? What is the robot? Robot Vacuum cleaner It can move from room to room cleaning your house. You can programme it so that it cleans when youre away and you can control what its doing from your computer at the office. 2 What can the robot do? What is The robot? Robot Personal robot called PaPeRo It understands 650 phrases, speaks more than 3,000. It can recognize different people. It can check your email. It can help children do research on the Internet for their homework, talk to them about their day at school and play games. 3 What can the robot do? What is the robot? Robot Tiny helicopter It will be used to fly into dangerous areas. For example, it can fly into a house thats been destroyed by an earthquake and check if anyones inside. 4 What can the robot do? What is the robot? Robot Walking chair It helps people who cant walk to go up and down stairs. Three decades of war in Cambodia have left scars in many forms throughout the country. Unfortunately, one of