Do you think you will have your own robot?

Section 1 Before You Read

PAIRWORK

1a Tell your partner what you know about robots. Describe your idea of a robot. Say what it looks like and what it can do.

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

Section 2 While You Read

Do you think you will have your own robot?

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.

小说

使人不愉快的

未来；将来科幻电影

help sb. with sth. / help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事

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.

This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.

科学家

可是；然而 好几百

早已；先前

try to do sth. 尽力去做某事 try doing sth. 尝试做某事make robots look like… 使机器人看起来像…一样

make sb. / sth. do…

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 they are. Mr

White thinks that robots won’t be able to do this.

But other scientists disagree. They think that robots

will be able to talk to people in 25 to 50 years.it + be + 形容词 + (for sb.) + to do sth. ( 某人 ) 做某事怎么样

It is not easy for me to get up early on Sunday morning.the same…as… 同…一样的…

I don’t like to wear the same clothes as you do every day.

Robot scientists are not just trying to

make robots look like people. For example,

there are already robots working in factories.

These robots look more like huge arms. They

do simple jobs over and over again. People

would not like to do such jobs and would get

bored. But robots will never get bored. factory----factories 工厂 simple 简单的；简易的

such 这样的；这种over and over again 一遍又一遍地

get + 形容词 变得；觉得

In the future, there will be more robots everywhere,

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!

各地；到处

人；人类

外形；形状

蛇

地震

可能的

电的；导电的

牙刷 不可能的；不会发生的

看起来；似乎

Section 3 After You Read

3a Go through the reading again. How many words in 1b did you correctly predict?

3b Find examples of the following structures in the reading. Then make your own sentences.

… the same as… … make do…

… to take…(period of time)

… to help do… … to help with…

3c What things can robots do? Make a list. Are they useful or not? Discuss with your partner and give each item a rating from 1 (not useful at all) to 5 (very useful).

Robots can… Useful rating

help with the housework 3

级别；等级

家务；家务事

Section 4 Go for it!

What ways do you think a robot will help you and your family in the future? Write your ideas.

I think we will need robots for:

cleaning the house