英语人教版八年级上册Unit7 SectionB 2a-2e.doc

Go for it 8A Unit 7 Will people have robots? Section B 2a-2e 阅读课学案Reading: Do you think you will have your own robot?教学过程Step 1 Pre-reading (5)1. Guessing Game (3)The language students could use:It is tall/ short/ of medium height/ heavy/ fat/ thin/ of medium build.It has a big/ small mouth/ nose/ eye/ ear.It has a round face.It can talk/ help to do a lot of things.2. Word Learning (2)Step 2 While-reading (23)1. Fast Reading (4)Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.Paragraph 1 Will robots think like human in the future?Paragraph 2 What will robots be like in the future?Paragraph 3 What can robots do today?Paragraph 4 What are robots like in movies?2. Careful Reading (16)(1) Read paragraphs 1-2 and answer the questions. Then check the answers. Learn the new words “dangerous”, “already” and “over and over again”. (3)Q1: In what kind of movies can we sometimes see robots?Q2: What do the robots look like in movies? What can they do?Q3: What can the robots do in factories?Q4: Will people do simple jobs in the future? Why or why not? (2) Read paragraphs 2-4 and complete the chart. Then check the answers. (5)Today1. Robots can build _ in factories.2. They can do _ jobs many times and never get bored .3. Some can _ and _.4. Some can help _ people under _.In the future1. Robots will be able to _ like a human.2. They will even be able to_ like humans in 25 to 50 years. (3) Read paragraphs 3-4 and fill the mind map. Then check the answers. Learn the new words “believe”, “disagree”, “even”, “possible” and “impossible”. (8)Views of RobotWill robot be like people?However, some scientists _. James White believes that robots will not be able to do the _ things as we can. For example, he thinks that robots will _ be able to wake up and know where they are. Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and _ like people. Some scientists think that in the future they will _ robots more like humans. This may not _ in the near future, but at some point, robots will even be able to _ like people.AgreementDisagreementWhich side do you _ with?3. Listen to the tape and repeat. Then read loudly. (3)Step 3 Post-reading (15)1. Choose the correct words to complete the short article. (5)human hundreds of even possible look for inside disagree shape dangerous over and over againWe sometimes see robots in movies about future. They are usually like human servants and help do jobs in _ places. Today there are already robots working in factories. They can do simple jobs _. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like _. They can walk and dance. Other robots look like animals. For example, robots that look like snakes can help _ people under the fallen buildings with people _. However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult to make them really think like a human. But many scientists _. They think that robots will _ be able to talk like humans. There will be more robots in different _ in the future. It may take _ years. This may be _. We never know what will happen in the future!2. Design an ideal robot in groups according to the views in the article. Think about its shape and what it can do. Draw a picture and share it in class. (10) Step 4 Summary (1)Science develops so fast. Robots can be seen in our daily life. They make our life easier and more convenient. We have more time to relax ourselves and enjoy our life. But everything has two sides. More and more robots will also bring us challenges, pressure and crises. We may lose jobs one day. But after all, robots are made by people. Even though they are clever enough, people always have idea