江苏省徐州市睢宁县新世纪中学九年级英语下册 Unit 2

Robot
Reading I
Teaching aims:
Understand how the robot can change our life.
Know and unders tand 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. Wha t 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 caus e 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 7Daniel 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 ro bot 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 some times 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 v irus. _
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, w hat will you do?
2. Shoul d 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 rob ot 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.。