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Unit 2 RobotsⅠ. 单元教学目标技能目标Skill Goals▲ Learn literary work about science, robots and science fiction writer—Isaac Asimov ▲ Talk about robots▲ Express supposition and belief▲ Revise the Passive V oice (I) (including the infinitive)▲ Science fiction ge nre: imaginative writingⅡ. 目标语言功能句式Supposition and belief I think ...I suppose ...Maybe ...I don‟t think ...I doubt ...I guess ...I believe ...I wonder ...I don‟t believe ...词汇1．四会词汇: fiction, desire, satisfaction, absent, alarm, alarmed, embarrassed, sympathy, elegant, pile, scan, fingernail, absurd, haircut, accompany, cushion, awful, affair, declare, envy, biography, junior, navy, talent, chapter, divorce, obey2．认读词汇: household，Isaac Asimov, Larry Belmont, Claire, Gladys, makeup, Marion, Philadelphia, PhD, The Foundation Trilogy, empire3．词组: test out, ring up, turn around, leave alone, set aside, in all, be bound to 4．重点词汇: desire, satisfaction, embarrassed, alarm, alarmed, sympathy, elegant, accompany, declare, envy, obey结构The Passive Infinitive:The company‟s new car is going to be designed in the coming months.重点句子She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. P11Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot. P11By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair. P11It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious. P16Ⅲ. 教材分析和教材重组1. 教材分析本单元以机器人和科幻小说为话题，介绍了20世纪世界知名的科幻小说家Isaac Asimov 写于1951的Satisfaction Guaranteed 和作者的生平。
高中英语选修七教案：Unit2+Robots+全单元+Period OneUnit 2 — RobotsTeaching Aims1. Master the words and expressions about robots.2. Can talk about the achievements of the study on robots.3. Use the passive infinitive correctly in different situations. Important points1. Describe the achievements of the study on robots.2. Talk about robots in future.Difficult points1. The grammar, the passive infinitive.2. How to design robots.Teaching methods1. Multi-media teaching.2. Writing on the blackboard.3. Class activities: discussion in pairs and in class. Teaching procedures[Warming up]Step oneSpeaking practice:1. Lead in1. What is a robot?2. Have you seen a robot?3. What may robots look like?4. What can robots d?5. Do you want to have a robot?In this unit , we’re going to ta lk about robotsStep twoShow pictures2. Look at the pictures about robots on screen.3. Ask and answerShow the pictures while asking question about the pictures.Step threeGroup work1. Summarize the types of robots.2. Talk about the robots in groups.Step fourEnjoy the filmsLet ’s enjoy the film, I, Robot . And cartoon program about robots.Step fivePeriod Two & Three SummarySummarize the background knowledge on robots.Homework1. Discuss what you have learned today.2. Summarize what robots can do and what they look like.3. Exchange your writing with your partner.[Reading and Learning about language]Step oneReview & Speaking practiceLead inAsk students to look at the pictures on screen, and ask them questions.1. Where could you find each robot?2. What does each one do?3. Can you think of any other type of robot?4. Do you think it is possible for a robot to:think for itself ?have feelings ?have its own needs and desires ?look and feel like a human being ?Step twoPre-reading1. Work in pairsThe passage, Satisfaction Guaranteed , is about a robot and a woman.Do you think a woman will fall in love with a robot?2. Skimming and discussionStep three2. Fast readingFirst, read the pre-reading of the passage.Second, read the passage as fast as you can, find the Characters in the story.Then, decide the following are true or false.1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany hiswife Clair.2. Clair didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Clair was pleased to accept it.But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human?4. Tony could understand Clair when she said she was not clever.5. Clair’s husband wanted to improve his soc ial position, but she was sorry shecould do nothing to help him.6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library,but he could find no ways out.7. Tony asked Claire to go to the town to buy things he needed to improve the house.8. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.9. While Tony worked on the improvements of the house, Claire also did her part.10. Claire was happy to find that Gladys envied her.11. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.12. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.The key: F T F T T F T F F F T F3. IntroductionIntroduce the background information.4. Choose the best answer.Step fourIntensive readingLet’s read the passage again while listening to it, and answer the questions. Look at the screen and answer the questions according to the text.1. The questions:1. What is the text mainly about?2. What did the robot called Tony look like?3. Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?4. Why did Larry put Tony into his family?5. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant?2. ReadingRead the passage again and understand the details.3. DiscussionLook at the screen and discuss with partners and finish the form on screen.4. Check the answers.Step fivePost reading1. Answer the questions.2. Ask students to discuss and finish the exercises.3. Check the answers in class according to the screen.Step sixLanguage points1. Learn and discussion.2. Finish the exercises on page 13.Homework1. Review and retell the story.2. Write a short story to describe a robot you imagine.3. Surf on Internet to find out more information about the robots.Period Four Period five[Grammar: The passive infinitive]Step onePresentation1. Lead inGo over the passive voice: be + past participle (be + -ed);Go over the infinitive: to do2. Review the form of passive infinitive: to be + past participle.当不定式动词与其逻辑主语之间是被动关系时，不定式要用被动语态。
Unit 2 RobotsI. 教学内容分析本单元的话题是机器人，文学作品中的机器人以及科幻小说作者——阿西莫夫。
由于人们对这个话题了解的比较少，所以当我们谈起机器人的时候，人们常会想到是科幻小说，童话故事，卡通故事等。
但是机器人已经在我们现实生活中存在了，它们被广泛应用于工农业生产及军事领域。
许多机器人在家中做繁杂的家务，甚至代替人类从事一些危险的工作。
本单元介绍了各种各样的机器人，从科幻小说中的想像到现实世界中的应用，以及将来机器人的发展。
Warming Up部分展示了几副图画，通过让学生们讨论这几副图画，导入本单元的话题，并让学生试着给机器人下定义。
Pre-reading部分一些关于机器人的讨论进一步激发学生对科学的热爱。
Reading部分是根据科幻小说作家——阿西莫夫的故事改编的。
在这个故事里非常具有人类智能的机器人托尼，来到主人公克莱尔家之后，帮助她做家务并帮她解决了一些难题。
他不仅提高了她家的家庭品位并且提高了她自身的形象，致使克莱尔对他产生了复杂的感情。
这完全不同于一般的对机器人的描写，而是把它上升到一个人工智能的高度——机器人对人类感情的影响。
Learning about Language部分突出了词汇和语法的学习与训练。
其中本单元复习的语法项目是被动语态和动词不定式的被动形式。
Using Language部分中的阅读文章介绍了科幻小说作者——阿西莫夫。
这篇人物传记使学生进一步了解了Reading部分作者的生平以及科幻小说、机器人等。
阿西莫夫对机器人的看法深深地影响到以后的作家，甚至科学家对人工智能的研究。
Summing Up部分引导学生对本单元所学的知识进行归纳和总结。
II. 教学重点和难点1. 教学重点(1) 学习重要的词汇好短语；(2) 复习语法被动语态。
2. 教学难点(1) 激发学生学习科学，热爱科学的热情；(2) 学会写作有关的人物传记。
III.教学计划本单元建议分为五个课时第一课时：Warming Up & Listening (Workbook)第二课时：Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending第三、四课时：Learning about Language第五课时：Using LanguageIV.教学步骤：Period 1 Warming Up & Listening (Workbook)Teaching Goals:1.To discuss different kinds of robots and their functions.2.To know more about today’s robots.Teaching ProceduresStep 1. Leading-in1. Tell Ss something about robots and People can control these robots from a distance.2. Ask Ss to talk about the following questions.(1) Do you know any robots?(2) What’s the characteristic of robots?(3) What’s the function of robots?(4) What’s the definition of a robot in you opinion?Step 2. Warming Up1. Ask Ss to read the introduction of robots in Warming Up and compare with their ideas about robots.2. Ask Ss to talk about the pictures of Warming Up and make a list of anything with robots as characters. Then let them present their list before the class.3. Ask Ss to read the following text and then finish the true or false questions.Step 3. Listening (Workbook)1. Lead Ss to Listening. Teacher may say, “Today we are going to listen to a radio interview in which a science reporter talks about recent robots. From it, we can learn more about today’s robots. Before listening to the tape, please look through the exercises on P54 quickly.”2. Play the tape and ask Ss to finish Ex2 on P54.3.Ask Ss to work in pairs, listen to the tape and finish Ex3 on P54. Play the tape again and ask them to check the answers.4.Ask Ss to discuss the following questions in pairs.(1) What are the negative aspects of each robot that Emma talks about?(2) How can we deal with the negative aspects of each robot?Step 4. Homework1. Ask Ss to surf the Internet and find some information about robots.2. Ask Ss to preview the reading text.Period 2 Pre-reading, Reading & ComprehendingTeaching Goals:1. To get Ss to know the life of Tony.2. To get Ss to know more about what robots can do for people.3. To develop Ss’ reading ability.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Pre-reading1. Ask Ss to look at the pictures of Pre-reading on P10 and discuss the following questions.(1) What are they?(2) Where can we find them?(3) What can they do for people?2. Ask Ss to imagine a robot that can think, feel, has its own needs and desires, and looks and feels like a human being. Then ask them to talk about the following question.Can we find the robot in our life?3. Tell Ss that the robot cannot be found in our real life but we can find it in the text we are going to learn next.Step 2. Fast reading1. Ask Ss to read the text quickly and try to find the main idea of the text.2. Ask Ss to find the relationships between the characters in the text.Step 3. Intensive reading1. Ask Ss to read the text carefully and answer the questions in Ex1 on P12.2. Ask Ss to look through the following sentences and try to find whether they are true or false according to the text.3. Play the tape, and ask Ss to listen and pay attention to Tony’s characteristics that were similar to those of a human being and different from those of a human being. Then ask them to finish Ex2 on P12.Step 4.Consolidation1. Ask Ss to listen to the tape again and try to retell the story.2. Ask Ss to underline what they cannot understand in the text. And tell them the language points will be dealt with in the next period.Step 5. Homework1. Ask Ss to write the retold story.2. Ask Ss to preview Learning about Language.Period 3 & 4 Learning about LanguageTeaching Goal:1. To get Ss to master the new words and expressions.2. To get Ss to master the grammar point: the passive infinitive and v–ed form as adjectives.Step 1.Word study1. fiction(1) 【U】小说He writes fiction.他写小说。
探索尚未知道的东西 Period 7 Speaking，Listening and Writing Task Teaching goals 1．Talk about different types of robots by using expressions of supposition and belief. 2．Listen to three people talking about robot pets. 3．Write a diary from the robot pet's point of view. Teaching procedures Step 1 Speaking task Ask students to use their imagination in groups to discuss the types of robots that could be used in the future.Guide them to use the expressions below in the discussion.
Is it possible that...？Could it be that...？Are you sure that...？It is possible/impossible that...It could be that...I am sure that...It is most likely/unlikely that...There is a belief that...I am positive that...
Sample： Robots can be found in the manufacturing industry，the military，space exploration，transportation，and medical applications. Well，for my conclusion I_guess that robots are the way of the future and will be used on a daily use without being controlled remotely or by a person.I_think there will be different robots for different uses.Some will be used for law enforcement and others will be used for constructive uses only.Others will be building cars，and the rest will be building the new schools we learn in and the houses we live in. Step 2 Listening task 1．Before listening，ask students to look at the pictures of these robot pets on Page 59.In pairs，answer the following questions. 探索尚未知道的东西 (1)What kinds of animal do you think they are? (2)Would you like to own one？Which one？Give reasons. (3)Do you think having a robot as a pet is a good idea？Give reasons. Various answers are possible.Through asking students questions about the pictures，make sure students understand the following words they will hear in the listening text：wag，pat，flippers，purr and hiss. 2．Listen to Amanda，Victoria and Jamie talking about robot pets.Look at the pictures again and match them with the robots' names. Aibo ______ Furby______ Paro______ Tama______ Keys： Aibo Picture_2 Furby Picture_1 Paro Picture_3 Tama Picture_4 3．Ask students to fill in as much of the table on Page 60 as they can.Then listen to the first part of the discussion again and complete the table.Compare their answers with their partners. Name Type of animal What it can do Robot 1 Robot 2 Robot 3 Robot 4 Suggested answers： Name Type of animal What it can do
Robot 1 Aibo Dog Can walk，sit，lie down and wag its tail.Learns the name you give it and can answer when you call it.Develops its own personality.Can learn about 50 commands.
Robot 2 Furby Not stated but looks like a big－eared bird Likes being patted.Speaks his own language，then gradually switches to English the more time you spend with him.
Robot 3 Paro Seal Can open and close its eyes and move its flippers.
Robot 4 Tama Cat Can recognize her own name.Purrs when patted.If you hit her she will give you an angry hiss.Gradually her behaviour changes and she develops her own personality. 4.Listen to the second part of the discussion again.Tick the correct box for each question. Amanda Victoria Jamie 1.Who doesn't understand why someone would want a robot as a pet？ 2.Who believes that robot pets are just toys？ 3.Who thinks that if someone thinks of the robot as a pet，then it is a pet？ 4.Who believes that you can make a robot happy？ 5.Who thinks that robot pets would be good for people who are unable to have a live pet？ Keys： 探索尚未知道的东西 Amanda Victoria Jamie 1.Who doesn't understand why someone would want a robot as a pet？ √
2.Who believes that robot pets are just toys？ √ 3.Who thinks that if someone thinks of the robot as a pet，then it is a pet？ √
4.Who believes that you can make a robot happy？ √ 5.Who thinks that robot pets would be good for people who are unable to have a live pet？ √
Step 3 Writing task 1．First ask students to imagine he or she is a robot pet which belongs to a child. (1)Think about what kind of child you belong to.Is it a boy or a girl？What is the child like？Is the child kind or not？Is the child sick or in good health? (2)What kind of robot pet are you—Aibo，Furby，Paro or Tama? 2．Write about one day in his/her life in his/her diary.Remember to write from the robot pet's point of view and remember to follow these steps. (1)Collect their ideas in pairs or groups. (2)Write down the main ideas and supporting details.Here is an example. (3)Write the diary entry，paying attention to the use of conjunctions in their writing. Morning Afternoon Owner Pet Owner Pet
