初中英语牛津译林版九年级下册Unit 3 Robot教学设计

Reading I

Teaching aims:

Understand how the robot can change our life.

Know and understand the terms associated with robot coexistence.

Teaching steps

Step 1 Review

 1. 寄封投诉信

    post a complaint letter

2. 需要向机器人商店投诉

   need to complain to the robot shop

3. 为我寄信

   post the letter for me

4. 探索外太空

   explore outer space

5. 做危险的工作

   do dangerous work

6. 扑灭火

   put out the fire

7. 在高建筑物上工作

   work on high buildings

8. 帮助某人做某事

   help sb. do sth.

Step 2 New words.

order              vt. 订购

suit               n. 套装

smoothly          adv. 平整地，顺利地

iron              vt.熨烫

in general         总的来说，大体上

satisfy            vt. 满足，使…满意

no longer          不再

properly           adv. 正确地，适当地

complete           adj. 完全的，彻底的

mess              n.乱七八糟的

lay               vt.放，搁

store              vt.储藏，存储

coin               n.硬币

need              n.需要的事物，欲望

virus              n.病毒  

bill                n. 账单

private             adj. 私人的

paper              n. 文件，证明

spread             vt.（使）散开，扩散

wheel              轮子，车轮   

Step 3 Free talk

Enjoy and discuss what can this robot do for people?

Step 4 Pre-reading

After reading the story, Daniel wrote down some words he does not know. Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.

1. as good as           a. very untidy or dirty

2. satisfy              b. in a correct way

3. virus               c. keep something somewhere

4. properly            d. very nearly

5. in a complete mess   e. instructions that are design to cause computer problem

6. store               f. provide what is needed

Step 5 While-reading

1. Listen and answer the questions.

Did the robot make a great difference to Mr Jiang’s everyday life?

What did Mr Jiang decide to do in the end?

Yes, it did.

He decided to return the robot to the robot shop.

2. Read Paragraph 1

  Living with a robot

Name :    Job:      Why :

  Keys: Mr. Jiang, manager, can have more spare time

3. Read Paragraphs 3-5.

  In the morning

breakfast was _____, his business suit was ____________;

lunch box was _________

  Keys: made, smoothly iron, prepared

During the day

  ____ all the housework;  ___________ at the supermarket

  a delicious dinner would be ________;  after dinner, tidy ____;

  Keys: do, go shopping, ready for, up

4. Reading Paragraphs 6 & 7.

1. How could a robot start to go wrong?

  2. What are the problems?

    make ______ mistakes, _____ Mr Jiang __ at four o’clock in the morning,

his flat was ___________, food was __________, milk was __________,

coins, bills, and his private papers were _______________,

______ the things over.

  Keys: The robot caught a virus.

       stupid, wake up, in a complete mess, laid on the bed, stored in the rubbish bin, spread all over the floor, knock

Step 6 Post-reading

Daniel is thinking of the good and bad points of having a robot. Help him complete the lists below using the information in the story on pages 38 and 39.

Good points

1 With the robot’s help, I will have a lot more time to _____ .

2 It can make __________ for me in the morning.

3 It can ________ my clothes.

4 It can ____________ at the supermarket if I am busy.

5 It can ________ after dinner.

6 My flat will look ________________.

Keys: relax, breakfast, iron, go shopping, tidy up, as good as new

Bad points

1 If the robot catches _________, it will cause a lot of problems.

2 It might ________________in the morning.

3 It might lay me food on the  _________ .

4 It might store the milk in the ____________.

5 It might spread coins, bills and _____________________ all over the flood.

6 I might move too fast and _______________.

Keys: a virus, wake me up, bed, rubbish bin, my private papers, knock things over

Step 7 Daniel and Millie are talking on the phone. Daniel wants to buy a robot. Millie is asking him what it would be like to live with a robot. Write a T if Daniel’s answer is true or an F if it is false.

Millie: Would a robot bring any changes to your life?           

Daniel: (1) Yes. Some changes might be good, but some might not.                                                                Millie: How could a robot help you in the morning?

Daniel: (2) It could eat breakfast for me.                    

Millie: Could it do some shopping for you?

Daniel: (3) Yes it could do some shopping at the supermarket.

Millie: What would the robot do while you are at school?

Daniel: (4) It would do the housework.                     

Millie: Could the robot cook?

Daniel: (5) I’m afraid it couldn’t.                                                                                                            

Millie: Does a robot sometimes go wrong?

Daniel: (6) Yes, a robot sometimes goes wrong.

Millie: What might cause a robot not to work properly?

Daniel: (7) For example, It could catch a virus.                 _                 

Millie: What would happen then?

Daniel: (8) It could make stupid mistakes.                                      

Millie: Could you fix your robot by yourself?

Daniel: (9) No. I wouldn’t know what to do with it?

Millie: What could you do if you find the robot too much trouble?

Daniel: (10) I can return it to the factory.

  Keys: T, F, T, T, F, T, T, T, T, T

Step 8 Discussion

1. If you are the owner of the broken robot in the text, what will you do?

2. Should we ask robots to do all the work for us? What is your ideal robot like?

Step 9 Retell the story.

Mr. Jiang is very busy and have no time to relax. So he bought a robot to help him. It made Mr. Jiang’s life much easier. While Mr. Jiang at work, the robot would do all the  housework. Mr. Jiang was very happy with the robot. But later, things changed. The robot caught a virus. It began to make stupid mistakes. Mr. Jiang’s flat was in a complete mess. Mr. Jiang was very unhappy. In the end, he decided to return the robot to the robot shop.

Step 10 Homework

1. Remember the words and expression in the lesson.

2. Help Mr Jiang write a complaint letter to the robot shop.