(共22张PPT)
Unit 3 Robots
Reading
Warming up
Enjoy and discuss what can this robot do for people
Pre-reading
Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.
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
designed to cause
computer problem
6. store ____ f. provide what is needed
d
f
e
b
a
c
While-reading
Task 1: Read the text after the tap and answer the questions.
1. What does Mr. Jiang do
He is a manager of a big company in Sunshine Town.
2. Why did he buy a robot
Because he wanted to have more free time.
3. Where did he buy a robot
He bought it from a robot shop.
4. How did he deal with the robot at last
He decided to return the robot to the robot shop.
Task 2: Read the text again and divide it into 4 parts and match its main idea.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
(Para 1)
(Para 2-4)
(Para 5)
(Para 6)
Introduce the reason for Mr. Jiang to buy a robot
Bad changes
Return the robot
Good changes
Task 3: Read Para 1 and fill in the blanks.
Living with a robot
Name:
Job:
Why :
Mr. Jiang
a manager
can have more spare time
Task 4: Read Para 2-4 and fill in the blanks.
What did the robot do
In the morning:
breakfast was _____;
his business suit was _______________;
lunch box was _________
During the day:
____ all the housework;
___________ at the supermarket;
a delicious dinner would be ________;
after dinner, tidy ____;
made
smoothly ironed
prepared
do
go shopping
ready
up
Task 5: Read Para 5-6 and answer the questions.
1. Why did the robot start to go wrong
Because it caught a virus.
2. What were the problems
It _______ Mr Jiang ______ at 4 o’clock in the morning.
When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat __________________.
Food ___________ on the bed;
Milk _____________ in the rubbish bin;
_____, _____; and his _____________ were ___________ all over the floor.
woke up
in a complete mess
was laid
was stored
coins bills private papers
spread
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.
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 _____________.
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 ___________ early 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 _________________.
a virus
wake me up
bed
rubbish bin
my private papers
knock things over
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
T
F
make
T
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: So what could you do if you find the robot too much trouble
Daniel: (10) I can return it to the factory. ___
T
F
Yes, it could.
T
T
T
T
T
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
Retell
Try to retell the story.
Mr. Jiang is a ________ of a big company. He is _______ and has not time to _______. So he bought a ________ to help him. It made Mr. Jiang’s life much easier.
When he got up, __________ was made, his business suit was smoothly ________, and his lunch box was already _________. While Mr. Jiang at work, the robot would do all the _____________. At night, when he watch TV or do whatever he liked, the robot would ______ ____. Mr. Jiang was very happy with the robot.
manager
busy
relax
robot
breakfast
ironed
prepared
housework
tidy up
But later, things changed. The robot caught a ________ and no longer worked properly. It began to make stupid
_________. Mr. Jiang’s flat was in a complete _______. Food was _____ on the bed. Milk was stored in the _________ ____. Coins, bills and his private papers were ________ all over the floor. Mr. Jiang was very unhappy. In the end, he decided to ________ the robot to the robot shop.
virus
mistakes
mess
laid
rubbish bin
spread
return
Language points
1. It seemed that in general the robot satisfied Mr Jiang’s needs.
satisfy one’s needs 满足某人需求
satisfying adj. 令人满意的,令人满足的
satisfied adj. 满意的,满足的
be satisfied with 对……感到满意
Practice:
1. 这只大蛋糕不足以让他解饿。
The big cake was not enough to ________ ____ ________.
2. 丹尼尔对他的机器人一点都不满意。
Daniel ____ _____ ________ _____ his robot at all.
satisfy his
hunger
is not satisfied with
2. The robot caught a virus and no longer worked properly.
no longer = not…any longer 不再,多指时间,用来修饰具体状态。
e.g. He is no longer a student.
= He is not a student any longer.
no more = not…any more 指数量和程度,用来修饰动作。
e.g. She no more cried.
= She didn’t cry any more.
Useful phrases and expressions
1. have time to relax 有时间放松
2. have more free time 有更多空闲时间
3. make…much easier 使……容易的多
4. be smoothly ironed 被熨烫平整
5. as well 也
6. return home from work 下班回家
7. look as good as new 看上去和新的一样
8. be ready for sth. /to do sth. 为某事做准备
9. tidy up 收拾,整理
10. go wrong 发生故障,出毛病
Useful phrases and expressions
11. catch a virus 感染病毒
12. make stupid mistakes 犯愚蠢的错误
13. in a complete mess 完全混乱
14. knock things over 把东西弄翻
15. return…to… 把……还给……
Exercises
1. Everything here has _______ (go) wrong since he came.
2. These days we are all busy ___________ (prepare) for the Maths test next week.
3. Sometimes, Mr Jiang would find his breakfast in the __________ (wash) machine.
4. Your shirt needs _____________________ (iron).
5. In order to have _______ (much) spare time, I need to buy a robot.
6. He no ________ (long) needed to get up early because of the robot.
7. I bought a robot. It made things even ________ (easy).
gone
preparing
washing
to be ironed / ironing
more
longer
easier
1. Mr. Zhang didn’t know ____________ the robot out of control .
A. what should he do with B. what to do with
C. how he deal with D. how to deal
2. He got up so early that he was ___________ late for school in the morning.
A. not any longer B. no longer
C. not any more D. not more
3. The baby moved ________ the house and knocked things ________ in it.
A. to; off B. out of; over
C. in; off D. around; over
Thank you!