[初二英语]八下英语U1Reading.pptVIP

Unit 1 Will people have robots Reading Now in our life, robots are becoming more and more popular. 1.What do the robots look like in the future? 2. What can they do? What do they look like? They look like humans. What does it look? It looks like a dog. What can the robots do? speak do exercise play football dance help people do the most unpleasant jobs help with the housework New words fiction n. 小说 unpleasant adj. 使人不愉快的 scientist n. 科学家 in the future 未来 hundreds of 许多，大量 already adv. 早已，已经 factory n. 工厂 simple adj. 简单的 such adj. 这样的，这种 bored adj. 厌烦的，厌倦的 everywhere adv. 到处 各地 human n. 人类 huge adj. 巨大的 shape n. 形状 earthquake n. 地震 possible adj. 可能的 electric adj.电的 导电的 toothbrush n. 牙刷 seem v. 像是 似乎 impossible adj. 不可能的 housework n. 家务 Before you read Listen to the tape and answer the questions : 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? 4. What does James White think? Robots. Japan. In factories. He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person. While you read….. 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. Do you think you will have your own robot? 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.) main idea details 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 di