1、Reading,Unit 2 Robots,a robot,What can a robot do?,iron clothes,look after children,sweep the floor,cook dinner,do the laundry,play the violin,explore dangerous places,send space robots onto the moon,A: What can a robot do? B: It can make the bed. A: What else can it do? B: It can do many things lik
2、e sweeping the floor. A: Oh, how amazing!,Make a dialogue,Learn more about robots,Daniel has become really interested in robots . Amy found an article about robots in this weeks Robot magazine. She gave it to Daniel. Here is the article!,Reading Comprehension,2.What did Mr. Jiang decide to do at las
3、t?,.Did the robot make a great difference to Mr. Jiangs everyday life?,Yes, it did.,He returned the robot to the robot shop.,(skimming I),Skimming IIRead the passage quickly and catch the main idea of each part,Part1:Part2:Part3:Part4：,Para 1-2,Para 3-5,Para 6,Para 7,Ending of the storyGood changes
4、Introduction Bad changes,Scanning I ( Listening & ) Read Paragraphs 1&2 and find answers,1.Who is the first person to own a robot in Sunshine Town ?2.What does he do?3.Where does he work?4.Why did he buy a robot?,Mr. Jiang,A salesman,In Moonlight town,In order to have more spare time.,Scanning,Scann
5、ing II Read Para 3-5 Try to find out the answers in your book.,1 Mr. Jiang will have a lot more _ time. He can _ for a bit longer in the morning. It can help him do the _ when there are dirty clothes. It can _ his shirts after they are washed. It can _ after dinner. His _ will be as clean as new.,sp
6、are,stay in bed,laundry,iron,wash the dishes,flat,Good points,1 If the robot catches _, it will cause a lot of problems. It might put his breakfast in the _. It might even throw his shirts into the _ along with the rubbish. It might _ some things over. It might make a _ in his flat. He will have to
7、send it back to the _.,washing machine,knock,dustbin,mess,robot shop,a virus,Bad points,Read Paragraphs 6 & 7,Fill in the blanks:Mr. Jiang is _and _for his hobbies.So he bought _to help him. It brought many changes. Mr.Jiang neednt _.He could _for longer. Mr. Jiang was very happy with the robot.But
8、later,things changed. The robot _and caused_. Mr.Jiangs flat was _. Mr. Jiang was very unhappy. In the end, he decided to _to the robot shop.,very busy,has no time,a robot,do any housework,stay in bed,caught a virus,many problems,in a mess,return the robot,Conclusion,Lets read more about robots,The
9、computers changed our lives in the 1980s, the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s, and the robots will change our lives in the new century.Do you think there will be robots in peoples homes? Its not a dream that every home will have a robot.Now, robots are not only able to help people do the hou
10、sework, they can also help the doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people, play the piano and so on. A new cooking robot is used in Beijing. It can cook all the dishes on the menu, you only need to wait two to four minutes, in the future, the robot will be a nurse, a security guard,
11、 or a partner in your life.Experts (专家) believe robots will be used everywhere from the industrial (工业的) robots to service robots. In the future, robots will become part of the family, and provide else service for people. We all look forward to the new robot age.,1,the Internet,2,in Beijing,3,4,BACK
12、,5,( )1. _ changed our lives in the 1990s.A. The robots B. The computers C. The TV sets D. The Internet ( ) 2. According to the passage, we know that a new cooking robot is being used in _. A. the future B. Beijing C. many countries D. many families ( ) 3. What can the robots do now? A. They can hel
13、p people do the housework. B. They can help the doctor do the difficult operations. C. They can play chess with people. D. A, B and C. ( ) 4. Experts believe robots will be used _.A. only in a hospital B. only in a falmily C. only in a factory D. everywhere ( ) 5. Which is the best title (标题) of the
14、 passage? A. The computers changed our lives B. Robots can cook C. Robots are coming D. Robots will be doctors,D,B,D,D,C,BACK,While Reading:We may use ways like or .,skimming,scanning,Tips for reading,Skimming,Skimming means to read the text quickly and find the main idea of the text. Usually we rea
15、d the title, the first, the last paragraph and other paragraphs. The topic sentence is usually at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.,Tips for reading,Scanning means to read quickly and look for the special information we need to answer questions.,Scanning,Lets read and enjoy reading!,Readi
16、ng makes a full man,Recently in a class in Tokyo，a robot teacher called Saya called out the names of students，and smiled at themHer funny face made the students laughHowever，the inventor says she is not going to take the place of human teachersUnlike other robots without feelings，Saya has six feelin
17、gs surprise，fear，dislike，anger，happiness and sadnessShe can also say simple phrases such as “Thank you“ and“Sorry“Robots that look like humans have an important influence on children and older people，“ Hiroshi ,Sayas developer，saidSaya was first invented as a receptionist(接待员) robot in 2004Later，she
18、 was tested in a real Tokyo classroom with many fifth and sixth grade students“Although she still cant do much more than call out names and shout Be quiet，the children had great fun，“ Kobayashi says“They were very happy when Saya called out their names“Ronald CArkin，a scientist，says people should do
19、 more study on the interaction(互动) between humans and robots before people depend on robots too muchKobayashi says，“Saya is just meant to help people，and we should not have too high hope for her abilityShe has no thought and no ability to learnShe is just a tool“,1,2,3,3,4,5,BACK,( ) 1Saya is _Aa Ja
20、panese woman teacher Ba Japanese girlCa robot teacher Da scientist ( ) 2Sayas first job is _Aa teacher Ba receptionist Ca student Da robot ( ) 3Saya can say _ in livesAThank you BSorry CBe quiet Dall of the above ( ) 4Ronald CArkin mainly tells us that _Apeople will do better than robots on the inte
21、ractionBrobots will do better than humans on the interactionCrobots have an important influence on humansDSaya will be the best teacher ( ) 5Which of the following is NOT right?ASaya is not going to take the place of human teachers.BSaya has seven feelingsCRobots that look like humans have an important influence on children and older peopleDSaya is just a tool，and just helps humans,C,B,D,B,B,BACK,
