Unit7Willpeoplehaverobots?Whatdotherobotslooklike?Whatcantherobotsdo?Doyouknowaboutrobots?2aTellyourpartnerwhatyouknowaboutrobots.Whatdotheylooklikeandwhatcantheydo?Whatdotheylooklike?Theylooklikehumans.Whatdotheylooklike?Theylooklikehumans.Whatdotheylooklike?Theylooklikesnakes.Whatdoesitlooklike?Itlookslikeadog.Thisrobotlookslikeahugearm.Whatcantherobotsdo?speakdoexerciseruncookplaythepianoTherearesomeotherrobots,whatcantheydo?PlayfootballdancePlaythepianowhatcantheydo?talkThisrobotisverystrangeWhatcanitdo?Explore(探险)theuniverse（宇宙）Whatwillrobotsdoforusinthefuture?Whatcanrobotsdo?shapeshumanssnakehugearmdogdohomeworkplaywithpeopleplayfootballlookforpeopledounpleasantjobswalkanddancetalkLet’smakepredictionsAfter100years….playfootballdancehelppeopledothemostunpleasantjobshelpwiththehousework2bReadthearticleandmatcheachparagraphwiththequestionitdiscusses.Para1willrobotsthinklikehumansinthefuture?Para2whatwillrobotsbelikeinthefuture?Para3whatcanrobotsdotoday?Para4whatarerobotslikeinmovies?DoYouThinkYouWillHaveYourOwnRobot?1.Whenwewatchmoviesaboutthefuture,wesometimesseerobots.Theyareusuallylikehumanservants.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddojobslikeworkingindirtyordangerousplaces.2.Todaytherearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Somecanhelptobuildcars,andtheydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchjobsinthefuturebecausetheyareboring,butrobotswillnevergetbored.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikehumansanddothesamethingsaswedo.SomerobotsinJapancanwalkanddance.Theyarefuntowatch.However,somescientistsbelievethatalthoughwecanmakerobotsmovelikepeople,itwillbedifficulttomakethemreallythinklikeahuman.Forexample,scientistJamesWhitethinksthatrobotswillneverbeabletowakeupandknow3.wheretheyare.ButmanyscientistsdisagreewithMr.White.Theythinkthatrobotswillevenbeabletotalklikehumansin25to50years.Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbemorerobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Thesenewrobotswillhavemanydifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothe...
