八Will people have robots课件2.ppt

see sb. do sth. 看到某人做某事(make, let, hear, watch) See sb. Doing sth. 看到某人正在做某事 No one=nobody 没有人 one of the+最高级（ biggest，longest…）+复数名词 最…的…之一 E.g. Chang Jiang is one of the longest rivers in the world. He is one of the best friends in my life. * Unit 1 Will people have robots? Reading 2 Read the passage and circle the inventions on the right. Predicting the future can be difficult. There are many famous predictions that never came true. Before 1929, there was no sound in movies. The head of one of the biggest movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see actors talk. Of course, he was wrong! In 1977, the head of the largest computer company in the United States said, “No one will want to have a computer in his or her home.” He thought that computers would never be used by most people. predict v. 预言 future n.将来；未来 prediction n.预言 come true 实现；达到 come---came company n.公司 (复数companies) think---thought 3 Find these words from this unit. 1. A place to live in space: 2. Something kids will use to study at home: 3. These will be in every home: 4. Yang Liwei is a famous Chinese . space station astronaut computers robots 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. different shapes humans, huge arms snakes walk and dance talk to people look for people do unpleasant jobs help with housework What can robots look like? What can robots do ? … work in factories 快速阅读，找出下列词语的英文翻译。 1.科幻小说 2.帮忙做家务 3.做最不愉快的工作 4.花费好几百年的时间 5.看起来像 6.让机器人走路或跳舞 7.和人一样做相同的事 8.例如 9.与人交谈 10.做简单的工作 11.一遍又一遍 12.变得烦躁 13.寻找 14.看起来有可能的 science fiction help with the housework do the most unpleasant jobs take hundreds of years look like make robots walk and dance do the same things as a person for exa