高二英语人教版选修7课件：Unit2RobotsWriting.ppt

The rubbish collector The rubbish collector is a robot about half the size of a small car. Its body is square and contains a large rubbish bin inside it. It has a camera attached to the top front of its body. Also at the front is a pair of arms. Underneath it has four wheels and six legs. With the camera it can “see” rubbish such as paper, glass, and plastic. If the surface of the ground is smooth, it runs on its wheels, and if the ground is rough, it unfolds its legs and walks. When it sees a piece of rubbish, it stops and uses its arms to pick it up and put it in its rubbish bin. However, when it sees a person, an animal or a plant, it goes around it as it is able to recognize when something is not a piece of rubbish. The company should make this robot as it would be very popular with schools. It would clean the outside grounds of the school and so give the students more time to spend on their studies. It would also be a great advantage to have at sports grounds or any other area where rubbish is dropped by the public. 1. Write down and share the robot you design with your friends. 2. Watch a movie with a robot in it, “I, Robot”, for example. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. What is a robot? Entertainment robots household robots Human-like robots characters in stories Industrial robots dancing playing football driving Robots Play with humans Do research Talk with humans Do the housework And so on Take care of children Act as a policeman /a seller Do some shopping Imagine you are engineers in a company that makes robots and you have been asked to design a new type of robot. 1. Decide the purpose of the robot. 2. Make a list of the abilities the robot has. 3. Draw a picture on a piece of paper and name its parts and explain what each part does. Introduce your design to your classmates. Write a paragraph describing the robot. Consider the six major robot characteristics: Looks: