英语人教版八年级上册Unit-7Will-people-have-robots.ppt

In the future, there will be more robots every- where, and humans will have less work to do. New robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like snakes. After an earthquake, a snake robot could help look for people under buildings. That may not seem possible now, but computers, space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago. We never know what will happen in the future! 未来, 到处会有更多的机器人, 人们的工作也会更少。 地震后, 蛇机器人就会帮助寻找建筑物底下的人。 我们永远也不知道未来会发生什么。 seem: v. 像是，似乎 She seems (to be) very happy today. They seemed to get up late. It seemed that they got up late. It seems like a good idea. seem (to be)+adj. seem to do sth It seems/seemed that... seem like +名词 seem This robot looks like a huge arm. What can the robots do? speak do exercise run cook play the piano play football dance help people do the most unpleasant jobs help with the housework 1b. Read the title of the text. Then circle the words and phrases you think you will read in the passage. Compare your predictions with your partner. housework cars years ago bored will was koalas buildings less work swimming possible America doctor piano backpack 厌烦的;厌倦的 可能的 The main idea of the passage: It tells what robots may look like and what they can do now and in the future. Reading strategy: Look at the title and picture, and predict what you will read about. This help you get ready to acquire new information. 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? Robots. Japan. In factories. Read and answer the questions. 4. What does James White think? 5. What kind of job can a snake robot do? He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do