Unit 2 robotsPeriod 1 warming up and ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language语言目标a. 重点词汇和短语fiction, cartoon, desire, satisfaction, absent, alarm, alarmed, smooth,embarrass, sympathy, elegant, pile, scan, fingernail, absurd, haircut,accompany, curtain, cushion, carpet, paint, awful，affair, firm, firmly,declare, victory, envy, marriage, test out, ring up, turn around, leave aloneb. 重点句型1. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go.2. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.3. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thoughtshe was having an affair.2. Ability goals能力目标: Help students to learn about robots and sciencefiction.3. Learning ability goals学能目标：Enable students to realize science fiction reflects scientific thought; afiction of things-to-come based on things-on-hand.Teaching important points教学重点Teach students to enjoy science fiction. Enable students to grasp what Tony didto help Claire and how her emotion developed during Tony’s stay at her house. Help students to sum up characteristics of science fiction.Teaching difficult points 教学难点How Claire’s emotion developed during Tony’s stay at her house.Teaching methods教学方法Discussing, explaining, reading and practicingTeaching aids教具准备The multimedia computerTeaching procedures 教学过程Step I Warming upPresent a photo of robot. Then ask students to say something about robot.1.What is on the blackboard?2.What is a robot?3.How does a robot work?(A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. )4. There are many types of robots and they can do different work. Can you name someof them?(Entertainment robots,Industrial robots,Domestic robots)5. What Science fiction about robots have you ever read?(star war,cJ7，terminator,Transformers）6.What is science fiction?(The science fiction is defined as a form of modern literature ,which is intended to predict future of human world and inspirehuman imagination and novelty of scientists.)Step II Pre-reading1.Introduce the background of the text.2.Ask students to predict some questions:Do you think it is possible for a robotthink for itself?have feelings?have its own needs and desires?look and feel like a human being?3 .Imagine that one day you find your best friend a robot, what is your feeling? Can you accept him or her as before?Step III ReadingFast reading1.What is the text mainly about?It is mainly about how a household _________ was _________ ________ in a family.2.Find the characters in the storyLarry Belmont:working in a company that makes robotsClaire:Larry’s wife, a housewifeTony:the robotGladys Claffern: a woman that Claire envies3.Read the story and decide whether the following statements are true or false.a. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife.( )b. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.( )c. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.( )d. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library,but he could find no ways out.（）e.It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.（）f.Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.( )g.Claire was very happy to find that Gladys envied her.( )h. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully madea woman fall in love with him..( )(F T T F F T T F)4.Reading for structurePart 1(Para 1- Para 3)：meetPart 2(Para 4- Para 8)：helpPart 3(Para 9- Para 11)：lovePart 4(Para 12)：leaveCareful reading for details1.2.Find out how Claire’s emotion developed____ _____ ____ _________ _____A.Sad to remember he was just a machineB.accepted himC. proud of himD. refused to have Tony at her houseE. trusted himF. loved himComprehensionRead the story again and answer the following questions in group.1. Why did Tony open the curtains?(He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests.)2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed?(Tony prevented Claire from being harmed by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure.)3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt?(Tony had to be rebuilt because the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.)4.Why did Claire feel alarmed at the sight of Tony?A. Because he was a robot.B. Because she d idn’t like him.C. Because he was more like a being than a machine.D. Because he never changed his facial expressions5.We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she felt alarmed by _____.A. his appearanceB. his abilityC. his facial expressionsD. his cleverness6.Why did Claire buy the items from the shop?A. Because her husband was to return.B. Because Tony was to leave.C. Because Tony wanted the house transformed.D. Because she thought she needed them.7.The robot Tony helped Claire to realize her dream by______.A. making her home elegantB. giving her a new haircut and changing the makeup she woreC. giving her advice on her dressesD. all the above8. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains?A. To let other women see everything.B. To show the risk of Claire’s marriage.C. To let other women envy Claire.D. To make Claire elegant just like her neighbor.9. As a result, the experiment shows _____.A. Claire and Tony fell in love with each otherB. Tony had to be rebuiltC. Tony was angry with his designerD. Both A and B10. All the following statements are true except _____.A. Tony tried to please ClaireB. Claire tried to displease TonyC. Tony managed to protect ClaireD. Gladys admired Claire for TonyStep IV Post reading DiscussionIn groups，discuss the following questions.•What suggestions do you want to give to Larry Belmont as an engineer?•What suggestions do you want to give to Larry Belmont as a husband?•If you were Claire, would you marry the robot ,Tony?Step V Mini Debate1. Do you think Tony was also in love with Claire?2. If so, do you think it acceptable for Claire and Tony to be in love? Useful expressions (推测与确信)I think/ don’t think… I believe / don’t believe…I guess/ suppose… I wonder…I’m sure that … I have a belief that…Is it possible that…? Are you sure that…?Step VI HomeworkSurf the internet to learn more about robots and science fiction.Surf the internet to learn about Isaac Asimov.。