1、Unit3 Comic strip and Welcome to the unit 一、教学目标1. 谈论机器人的用途。2. 了解机器人的一些优点。二、教学内容1. 掌握词汇：robot, post, explore, outer space, brain, whatever。词组：ones own robots, have problems, write a letter to, complain about, a complaint letter, clean the floor, explore outer space, help with homework, do dangerous
2、jobs, put out fires, work on high buildings。句型：(1)I dont know when Ill post the letter for you.(2)They could do dangerous jobs like putting out fires or working on high buildings.(3)They could do whatever theyre asked to.(4)Could robots help you and me in any way?2. 谈论机器人能做的事。三、重点难点1. 学习重要的词汇。2. 谈论机
3、器人的优点和用途。四、教学过程Step 1 Leading inShow some pictures about what a robot can do for us to the students. The pictures are:T: Hello, boys and girls. Welcome to the new topic: Robots. Are you interested in them? Firstly, Id like you to tell me what robots can do for us in our daily life.Step 2 Talking abo
4、ut robots1. Have you seen robots in the films?2. What kind of robots do you know?3. Do you like robots? Why?4. What do you think robots can do for you?5. Would you buy a robot in the future? Why?Step 3 Welcome to the unit1. The purpose of this part is to tell students the knowledge about robots. Ask
5、 one student to read the phrases a-d on P37. Make sure that all students understand the meanings of the phrases such as do dangerous jobs, explore outer space, etc”.2. Explain the context Daniel is explaining to Amy what robots can do. Ask students to underline the things that robot can do for us on
6、 their own.3. Ask two students to read the conversation and check mistakes. 4. Encourage students to talk about the robots according to the pictures.(1)In what ways do robots can help human beings?(2)Why are they sometimes useful to human beings?Step 4 Comic strip1. Listen to the tape for the first
7、time to learn the main idea of Comic strip.2. Ask students to answer some questions:(1)How does Eddie feel about his robot?(Hes not satisfied with it.)(2)What will Eddie do with his robot?(Hell complain to the robot shop.)3. Listen to the tape for the second time and read after it.4. Ask some studen
8、ts to act out Comic strip.Step 5 DiscussionT: Imagine you have a robot and it helps you a lot while you are away. But sometimes it also brings you some unexpected troubles, such as it cant wake you up at the right time, it does wrong shopping, it forgets to sweep the floor. At this time, what will y
9、ou do?Divide the whole class into ten groups to talk about how to solve these problems.Step 6 Language points1. complaint:不可数名词，“抱怨”；可数名词，“抱怨的行动或话语，投诉”。complain:动词，complain to sb./about sth.。2. post:动词，“邮寄”，post sth. for sb.。Step 7 Homework1. Recite the useful vocabulary and Comic strip.2. Preview R
10、eading.五、板书设计Unit3 Comic strip and Welcome to the unitUseful expressions:help with homework, explore outer space, put out fires, work on high buildings Useful words :complain v. complaint (n. ) post (v. ) : post sth. for sb.Unit3 Grammar 一、教学目标1. 认识并理解与机器人有关的词汇。2. 进一步谈论机器人能做的事情，谈论机器人各部件的功能。二、教学内容1.
11、掌握词汇：pill, unsure, forgetful stair。词组：talk on the phone, be busy with, all kinds of housework, come back from work, go on a business trip, a serious heart problem, poor memory, remind sb. of sth., feel lonely, go up and down the stairs, lock the door, take a walk, in order to do, enough.to do, so.th
12、at。句型：(1)He saw that the robot was making breakfast.=He saw the robot making breakfast.(2)He thinks that it is too much trouble to own a robot.=He thinks it too much trouble to own a robot.(3)Mr. Jiang did not know what he should do with the robot.=Mr. Jiang did not know what to do with the robot.(4
13、)The robot is smart enough to do a lot of things for Mr. Jiang.=The robot is so smart that it can do a lot of things for Mr. Jiang.三、重点难点1. 正确熟练地运用宾语从句。2. 掌握简单句和复合句之间的转换。3. 掌握宾语从句中疑问词+不定式的句式。4. 掌握so that (so.that)句型和too.to /(not)enough.to句型之间的转换。四、教学过程Step 1 RevisionReview object clauses introduced
14、by “that”.Step 2 Learning the Part A1. Tell students that when object clauses express a declarative sentence, we should use “that” to introduce object clauses. And it can be omitted. Ask students to read the sentences on page 42 and tell which is matrix clause and which is object clauses. E.g. :He s
15、aw that the robot was making breakfast. “He saw” is matrix clause and “the robot was making breakfast” is object clause.2. Remind students that we can use “object + object complements” to replace object clauses.E.g.: He found that his flat was in a complete mess.He found his flat in a complete mess.
16、3. Ask students to do the exercise on P42 in pairs or on their own. Check the answers with the whole class.Step 3 Learning the Part BShow the two sentences:1. The robot no longer knew when it should cook breakfast.2. The robot no longer knew when to cook breakfast.Explain to students that we can use
17、 “question words + to-infinitives” to express “object clauses”Then ask the students to do the exercise in pairs; Then check their answers with the whole class.Step 4 Learning Part CShow two sentences:1. The robot is so smart that it can do a lot of things for Mr. Jiang.2. The robot is smart enough t
18、o do a lot of things for Mr. Jiang.And then show: so. that + sentences = too. to do sth. = enough to do, so that+ sentences = in order to do sth.Remind that we can use “ to-infinitives” to replace some adverbial clauses.Ask the students to work on their own to complete the sentences on P44 using “ t
19、o-infinitives ” to replace some adverbial clauses; Then check their answers with the class.Step 5 ConclusionThe students go through the knowledge according to the big screen.Step 6 Homework1. Review the grammar.2. Preview Integrated skills and Study skills.五、板书设计Unit3 GrammarUseful expressions:1. He
20、 thinks that it is too much trouble to own a robot.He thinks it too much trouble to own a robot.2. Mr. Jiang did not know what he should do with the robot.Mr. Jiang did not know what to do with the robot.3. The robot is so smart that it can do a lot of things for Jiang.The robot is smart enough to d
21、o a lot of things for Mr. Jiang.Unit3 Integrated skill and Study skills一、教学目标1. 从阅读材料和听力材料中获取信息，完成关于机器人展览的笔记。2. 补全一封电子邮件。3. 谈论机器人能做什么事情。4. 对不同种类的机器人发表看法。二、教学内容1. 掌握词汇：battery, customer, hold, through, put through。词组：free for children under 12, receive a copy of “Robot”, magazine, get.for free, on th
22、e first day of the exhibition, pay. for the tickets, on show, other than, in order to。句型：(1) One of the robots is designed to help students with their.(2)Since we are over., we need to pay. each for the tickets.(3)Im sorry hear that. Would you like us to have it cheeked?2. 补全一封电子邮件。3. 谈论机器人能做什么事情。4.
23、 对不同种类的机器人发表看法。三、重点难点指导学生从阅读和听力材料中获取信息。四、教学过程Step 1 Learning Part AAsk students whether they have ever been to an exhibition centre and what exhibitions they have seen before.Explain to students that they will not be able to find all the information they need to complete the notes in Part Al, just f
24、rom reading the poster. However, they should try to find as much information as they can.Tell students they can complete the notes by listening to a radio programme about the robot exhibition.1. Listen to the tape for the first time to get its main idea. Explain the words: Japan, South Korea, langua
25、ge, memory.2. Listen to it again to find the necessary information they need.3. Ask students to give their own answers.4. Check the answers with the class.5. Play the record one more time without stopping so that students can check their own answers.Explain the context of Part A3. Remind students th
26、at they can refer to the information on P33 to fill in the blanks.Encourage students to complete this exercise on their own or in groups.Step 2 Speak upAsk students to work in pairs. They should read the conversation through once first, change roles and then read the conversation again.Encourage stu
27、dents to make up their own conversations about robots.Ask some pairs to present new ones to the class.Step 3 Learning “Study skills”Ask the students to read the words and sentences on P47, understanding the differences between British and American English in spelling, vocabulary, grammar and pronunc
28、iations. We can only know about these differences when we learn them in the texts or magazines. They cant influence the understanding of the meaning.Students do the exercise on P47on their own and then check the answers with the whole students.Step 4 Homework1. Recite the conversation on P46.2. Prev
29、iew Task.五、板书设计Unit3 Integrated skill and Study skillsfree for children under 12get.for freepay. for the ticketsreceive a copy of “Robot magazine.Unit3 Reading 一、教学目标1. 了解机器人可以怎样改变我们的生活。2. 掌握文中重点词汇。3. 确定拥有机器人的利与弊。二、教学内容1. 掌握词汇：order, suit, smoothly, iron, in general, satisfy, need, virus, no longer,
30、 properly, complete, mess, lay, store, coin, bill, private, paper, spread, wheel。词组：in general, in the end, a big company, too. to, have more free time, business suit, go shopping, as well, a delicious dinner, tidy up, do some reading, go wrong, catch a virus, no longer, make stupid mistakes, wake s
31、b. up, in a mess, in the rubbish bin, all over the floor, knock over, do with, return to, too much trouble, in a complete mess。句型：(1)The robots made Mr. Jiangs life much easier.(2)When Mr. Jiang returned home from work, his flat would look as good as new.(3)It seemed that in general the robot satisf
32、ied Mr. Jiangs needs.(4)The robot caught a virus and no longer worked properly.(5)I dont know what to do with it.2. 列出拥有一个机器人的优点和缺点。三、重点难点1. 学习更多与机器人有关的短语。2. 列出拥有一个机器人的优点和缺点。3. 了解机器人给人类带来的变化。四、教学过程Step 1 Leading in1. T: Hello, boys and girls. Today Ill give you a chance to discuss robots. We know th
33、at robots can do many things for us such as cooking dinner, doing the laundry, looking after children and making the bed. Would you like to have a robot?2. Explain the context of the reading passage. Daniel is really interested in robots. Now he is reading an interesting article called The robot at
34、home.Step 2 Presentation1. Skimming.Read through the passage and answer the following questions:(1)Who has a robot in Sunshine Town? (Mr Jiang.)(2)Why did he have to buy a robot? (Because he was always busy and had little time for his hobbies. /Because he wanted to have more free time.)(3)Did the ro
35、bot change Mr Jiangs life a lot? (Yes, it did )(4)What was wrong with the robot afterwards? (It caught a virus and caused a lot of problems.)(5)What did Mr Jiang do with the robot in the end? (He decided to return it to the robot shop.)2. Scanning.Read the passage again. Ask students to raise more q
36、uestions to each other and then give answers. The teacher may advise them to ask some more questions about how the robot has changed Mr Jiangs daily life.E. g.: Who made breakfast and a lunch box for Mr Jiang?What did the robot do while Mr Jiang was at work?When did the robot usually wake Mr Jiang u
37、p?What bad effects did the robot bring to Mr Jiang after it caught a virus?3. Comparing.Firstly, ask several students to retell the whole text. Then, ask students to pick out the advantages and disadvantages of having a robot. At last, ask them to write down their answers in Part B2.Answers for refe
38、rence:Good points :Let us have more free time.Make our life much easier.Let us relax more.Do much housework just like: make breakfast, iron the clothes, go shopping, make the bed, prepare a lunch box, etc.Bad points :If it catches a virus, it will cause lots of problems just like: wake us up at a wr
39、ong time; put food on the bed; store milk in the rubbish bin; spread coins, bills and papers all over the floor, and knock things over, etc.Step 3 PracticeAsk students to read through the conversation between Millie and Daniel on P41. Then ask them to write T or F according to the article theyve lea
40、rned before.Step 4 Language points1. too . to太而不能2. so that引导目的状语从句，后接从句，它可以和下面的句子进行转换。e. g.:She listens to English every day so that she can get good marks, (so that)= She listens to English every day in order to get good marks.= She listens to English every day so as to get good marks, (so as to d
41、o)=She listens to English every day in order that she can get good marks. (in order that+从句）3. no longer“不再，再也不，今后不再”，指时间，多用于修饰某种具体状态，相当于not. any longer，其中any longer 般放在句末。如：I no longer go there.=I dont go there any longer.no more也用来表示“不再，再也不”，但是强调数量和程度，相当于not.any more。Theres no more water. = There
42、is not water any more.4. in general:“总的来说，大体上”。5. be happy with=be satisfied / pleased with“对满意”。6. wake sb. up“叫醒某人”。7. in the end=at last = finally“最后”。8. return sth. to sb.=give sth. back to sb.“将某物还给某人”。9. decide to do sth.“决定做某事”。Step 5 Homework1. Recite the passage.2. Preview the vocabulary.五、
43、板书设计Unit3 ReadingUseful phrases:Too . to .Tidy upin generalas good asknock sth. overreturn home from workgo wrongUnit3 Task一、教学目标1. 阅读并理解一份问卷调查表。2. 用问卷调查表中的信息补全一封投诉信。3. 写一封投诉信。4. 复习本单元所学词汇和语法，通过练习增强学生的信心。二、教学内容1. 掌握词汇：satisfied, be satisfied with, first of all, quality, up to standard, completely, r
44、egret, product。词组：receive a special gift, last for at least 2 months, get my money back, choose a medium-sized robot, start the robot, at any time, reply to this e-mail, first of all。句型：How often do you think your robot should be checked?How long do you expect your robots batteries to last?I need to
45、 give it instructions all the time.The quality of this robot is not up to standard either.My robot has already stopped working completely.I regret having bought a robot like this.2. 阅读并理解一份问卷调查表。3. 用问卷调查表中的信息补全一封投诉信。4. 写一封投诉信。三、重点难点运用本单元所学知识，学会写一封投诉信。四、教学过程Step 1 Leading inAsk students to read the f
46、our different sections of the questionnaire.Ask students to raise their hands if they have some questions.Step 2 DiscussionAsk students whether they agree or disagree with Daniels answers and discuss in pairs.If students disagree, ask them to justify their answers.Step 3 ReadingAsk students to read
47、the letter on P49 on their own.Step 4 DescriptionAsk students to describe how Daniel feels, and tell them that they can complete the letter using the information from the questionnaire on P48.Step 5 WritingAsk students to use the questionnaire they completed for the extension activity on P49 as a basis for completing their own complaint letters in Part C. Remind students that when they write a complaint letter, they should maintain a formal style. Although they can make their complaint letters clear, they should be polite.Step 6 Homework1. Complete t
