新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》选修 ( 模块） 7-2.3Listening and reading taskListening and reading taskListening on Page 54 Robot What is the robot?What can the robot do?1Vacuum cleanerIt can move from room to room cleaning your house. You can program it so thatit cleans when you're away and you can control what it's doing from your computer at the office.Robot What isThe robot? What can the robot do?2Personal robot called"PaPeRo"It understands 650 phrases, speaks more than 3,000. It can recognize different people.It can check your email andchange the TV channel. It can help children do research on the Internet for their homework, talk to them about their day at school, play games, and even dance with them.Robot What is the robot?What can the robot do?3Tiny helicopterIt will be used to fly into dangerous areas. For example, it could fly into a house that's been destroyed by an earthquake and check if anyone's inside.Robot What is the robot? What can the robot do?4Walking chairIt helps people who can't walk to go up and down stairs.LISTENING TEXTTHE WORLD OF ROBOTSListen to radio presenter, Alan Dobson (AD), talking to science news reporter, Emma Woods (EW), about robots in today’s world.AD: Now it’s time for our weekly chat with science news reporter, Emma Woods. Hi Emma.EW: Hi Alan.AD: So, what do you have for us today, Emma?EW: Well, Alan, I thought we’d have a quick look at the world of robots. Often when you talk about robots, people think of science fiction stories; they don’t’ think of robots as part of today’s world.AD: Yes, I’d agree with that.EW: Well, we actually already use robots in many industrial but now they’re also being developed for use around the house. Let me ...
