Unit1ReadingDoyouknowabouttheserobots?Whatdotherobotslooklike?Whatcantheydo?Whatdoesyouridolrobotlooklike?WherecanyouseetheRobots?1bReadthetitleofthetext.Thencirclethewordsandphrasesyouthinkyouwillreadinthepassage.Compareyourpredictionswithyourpartner.houseworkcarswasboredwillyearsagokoalasbuildingslessworkswimmingpossibleAmericadoctorpianobackpackDoyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobot?Doyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobot?Insomesciencefictionmovies,peopleinthefuturehavetheirownrobots.Theserobotsarejustlikehumans.Theyhelpwiththehousework,anddothemostunpleasantjobs.Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbesuchrobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikepeople,anddothesamethingsasus.Japanesecompanieshavealreadymaderobotswalkanddance.Thiskindofrobotwillalsobefuntowatch.ButrobotscientistJamesWhitedisagrees.Hethinksthatitwillbedifficultforarobottodothesamethingsasaperson.Forexample,it’seasyforachildtowakeupandknowwheretheyare.MrWhitethinksthatrobotswon’tbeabletodothis.Butotherscientistsdisagree.Theythinkthatrobotswillbeabletotalktopeoplein25to50years.talktopeopleRobotscientistsarenotjusttryingtomakerobotslooklikepeople.Forexample,therearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Theserobotslookmorelikehugearms.Theydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Peoplewouldnotliketodosuchjobsandwouldgetbored.Butrobotswillnevergetbored.TherobotsareworkinginthefactoryInthefuture,therewillbemorerobotseverywhere,andhumanswillhavelessworktodo.Newrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikesnakes.Afteranearthquake,asnakerobotcouldhelplookforpeopleunderbuildings.Thatmaynotseempossiblenow,butcomputers,spacerocketsandevenelectrictoothbrushesseemedimpossibleahundredyearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!earthquakeGothroughthereadingagain.Howmanywordsin1bdidyoucorrectlypredict?Findexamplesofthefollowingstructuresinthereading.Thenmakeyourownsentences.…thesameas……makedo……totake…(periodoftime)…tohelpdo……tohelpwith…housework,will,yearsago,bored,buildings,lesswork,possibleWhatthingscanrobotsdo?Makealist.Aretheyusefulornot?Discusswithyourpartnerandgiveeachitemaratingfrom1(notusefulatall)to5(veryuseful).Robotscan…Usefulratinghelpwiththehousework3级别；等级dothesamethingsasapersonwalkanddanceworkinthefactoriesWhatwaysdoyouthinkarobotwillhelpyouandyourfamilyinthefuture?Writeyourideas.Ithinkwewillneedrobotsfor:cleaningthehouseDiscussBCACCTTFTTFTHomeworkWriteashortpassageabouttherobotsyouwillhaveinthefuture.
