1、Unit 7 Will people have robots? 教学设计Section B (2a-2e)教材分析 本单元的话题涉及到未来的世界，本节课的2a-2e是一个整体的阅读板块，谈论的是未来机器人的发展的话题，其中涉及到机器人过去和现在的状况，并主要介绍了两派科学家对未来机器人的发展的不同预测。 学生在Section A部分已经接触了“谈论未来的世界”的话题，掌握了一般将来时will 的基本短语和句型，为本节课做好了充分的能力铺垫，因此学习本节课应该不是很难。教学目标1. 通过拼读，识记，要求学生掌握Page53 单词和短语。2. 通过对课文的阅读，理解文章主旨大意，获取文章细节信息。
2、3. 学会用will 对未来作出预测。重点难点重点：通过听说读写练习，大部分学生能理解课文内容，能够运用will 对未来作出预测。难点：学会运用will对未来机器人作出预测，做一个report，要求具备一定的能力。教具：课件教学过程StepI New words1. Pronounce and identify the new words on page 53.2. Read out the English words according to the Chinese.StepII Before reading1.Watch some videos about robots.2.Free ta
3、lk: What do robots look like? and what can they do?设计意图：通过观看视频，导入有关机器人的话题，抛出两个问题让学生讨论，有利于降低文章的难度，提高学生学习英语的积极性和趣味性。StepIII While-reading1.Read the whole article quickly and match each paragraph with the question it discusses.Paragraph1 Will robots think like humans in the future?Paragraph2 What will
4、robots be like in the future?Paragraph3 What can robots do today?Paragraph4 What are robots like in movies?2.Read the article carefully and answer the following questions. What are the robots usually like in the movies? What do they do? Why will fewer people do simple jobs in the future? What can so
5、me robots in Japan do? What is Scientist James Whites idea about robots? Do many scientists agree with him? What shape will these new robots have in the future? What can snake robots do in India?设计意图：通过层层设计各种问题，面向不同层次的学生，加深学生对文章的理解，让不同层次的学生都各有收获，同时加强对学生阅读技巧的指导，提高学生的阅读水平。Step Post-reading1.Read the a
6、rticle again.Complete the sentences about what robots can do now.Robots can build_ in factories.They can do_jobs many times and never get bored.Some can_ and_.Some can help _people under_.2.Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article. Some robots are very human-like.They can wal
7、k and _like people.Some scientists think that in the future they will_ robots more like humans.This may not_ in the near future,but at some point,robots will even be able to_like people.However,some scientists_ .James White believes that robots will not be able to do the _things as we can.For exampl
8、e,he thinks that robots will_ be able to wake up and know where they are.Which side do you_ with?3.Discuss what kind of animals robots might look like in the future .What do you think these robots will be able to do?设计意图：学生是课堂的真正主人，让学生完成Page54 2c和2d检验学生对文章的掌握情况。并且让学生就未来机器人进行讨论，体验阅读的快乐。这样既可以培养学生的合作意识，又能在情境中活学活用，既巩固了本节课的重点，进而突破难点，又能锻炼学生的语言表达能力，有利于展示学生自身的风采，提高学生学习英语的积极性。Step Homework Write a report about what kind of animals robots might look like in the future and what these robots will be able to do.
