1、Unit 3,Unit 3 Robots,Welcome to the unit,Read aloud the new words.,robot post explore outer space brain whatever,n. 机器人 vt. 邮局=mail vt. 探索，讨论 n. 太空 n. 大脑 pron. 任何，一切事物,Warming up, Have you seen robots in the films? What kind of robots do you know?,robot waitress,robot musician,robot waiter,robot pet
2、s,robot cleaner,robot worker,robot explorer (探险者),robot football player,robot guide, What do you think robots can do for you?,play music,sweep the floor,explore dangerous places,play football,work for us,play with us,serve us,a help with homework b explore outer space c do dangerous jobs d help with
3、 housework,Do you know how robots could help us? Match each phrase with the correct picture.,How could robots help us?,help with housework,do dangerous work,help with homework,explore outer space,Amy is asking Daniel how robots could help us in our daily lives. Work in pairs and talk about your idea
4、s. Use the conversation below as a model.,Amy: Would robots have brains in the future, Daniel? Daniel: Yes, they would. So they could dowhatever theyre asked to. Amy: That sounds useful. How could robots help us. Daniel: They could do dangerous jobs like putting out fires or working onhigh buildings
5、.,Amy: Thats great! Could robots help you and me in any way? Daniel: Of course. They could help us withour homework. Amy: Wow, Id like to have one!,What are you doing, Eddie?,Im writing a letter.,You are too lazy. Im complaining about you to the robot shop.,Oh, dear! I can explain.,No, Hobo . Its to
6、o late. Post this for me.,All right, Eddie.,Eddie, I dont know when Ill post the letter for you.,Questions,1. What is Eddie doing?He is writing a letter. 2. Why does Eddie want to complain to the robot shop?Because Hobo is too lazy.,Listen to the dialogue between Eddie and Hobo and answer the follow
7、ing questions:,3. What does Eddie want Hobo to do?4. Why doesnt Hobo post the letter for Eddie?,He wants him to post a letter for him.,Because he doesnt know when hell post the letter.,1. Would robots have brains in the future, Daniel?丹尼尔，将来机器人会有大脑吗？句中的would用来谈论想象的事情。情态动词would, could均可引出想象的结果。,Langu
8、age points,2. Im complaining about you to the robot shop.我在向机器人商店投诉你。complain about sb to sp/sb她正在向她的妈妈抱怨她的妹妹。She is complaining about her sister to her mother.,3. Post this for me.为我寄这封信。post sth for sb 为某人寄某物post sb sth = post sth to sb 寄某样东西给某人请把这封信寄给Millie.Please post this letter to Millie.Pleas
9、e post Millie this letter.,1. Will you please _ (邮寄) this letter for me when you go to the post office? 2. The robot can do w_ it is asked to with his hands. 3. He is _ (抱怨) about his mother. 4. He has a clever _ (大脑). 5. They could do d_ jobs like putting fires.,post,hatever,complaining,brain,anger
10、ous,Exercises,1) 向某人抱怨某事 2) 为某人寄某物 3) 探索外太空 4) 做危险的工作 5) 扑灭火,complain about sth to sb,post sth for sb,explore outer space,do dangerous jobs,put out fires,词组翻译：,Reading comprehension,Robots are becoming a big part of our lives. There may be half a million robots in the U.S. 20 years from now. These m
11、achines are changing the way work is being done. Thousands of robots are used in factories. These robots are not like the robots in movies. They dont walk or talk. Instead, a robot may be just a metal arm. The robot arm can do a certain job in a factory over and over again. It can do jobs that peopl
12、e may not want to do.,A robot never gets tired of doing the same thing. Sometimes a robot gets to do more exciting work. In Canada, the police are using a robot on wheels. This robots job is to take apart (清除) bombs that may go off (爆炸).,( )1. Robots are becoming _.A. more and more important B. less
13、 important than beforeC. less useful than twenty years agoD. more and more expensive ( )2. From the passage we can see that robots can _.A. walk in the factoriesB. do a certain job in a factory over and over againC. talk with people D. get tired of doing the same thing,A,B,( )3. The title for this story could be_.A. Robots job B. Jobs in the factoriesC. Robot on Wheels D. Robots in Our Lives ( )4. Robots in Canada can probably_.A. build a bomb B. make films C. save lives D. walk and talk,D,C,Homework,Finish the exercises on workbook. 2. Preview the next lesson.,
