(共31张PPT)
Unit 3
Robots
Period 2
Reading
1.学习目标
3.重点探究
2.自主学习
学习导航
5.当堂检测
6.课堂总结
4.拓展提升
新课导入
Video about living with a robot
1.能熟悉并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语。
2.能了解Mr Jiang和家用机器人的故事。
学习目标
自主学习
New words
order
suit
smoothly
iron
satisfy
need
virus
vt. 订购
n. 套装
adv. 平整地;顺利地
vt. 熨烫
vt. 满足,使……满意
n. 需要的事物;欲望
n. 病毒
properly
complete
mess
lay
store
coin
bill
adv. 正确地,适当地
adj. 完全的,彻底的
n. 乱七八糟
vt. 放,搁
vt. 储藏,存储
n. 硬币
n. 账单
New phrases
in general
no longer
总的来说;大体上
不再
New words
private
paper
spread
wheel
adj. 私人的
n. 文件,证明
vt. & vi. (使) 散开;扩散
n. 轮子,车轮
What will your life be like if you have a robot
重点探究
Free Talk
A. Daniel is very interested in robots. He found an interesting story in this month's Robot magazine. Here is the story.
The home robot
Mr Jiang is a manager of a big company in Sunshine Town. He is always too busy to have any time to relax. “l have to buy a robot so that I can have more free time,” Mr Jiang thought. So he ordered one from a robot shop.
The robot made Mr Jiang's life much easier. When he got up in the morning, breakfast was made, his business suit was smoothly ironed, and his lunch box was already prepared. That made him very happy.
While Mr Jiang was at work, the robot would do all the housework. It would go shopping at the supermarket as well.
When Mr Jiang returned home from work, his flat would look as good as new, and a delicious dinner would be ready for him. After dinner, the robot would tidy up. That allowed Mr Jiang to do whatever he liked. He would watch TV or do some reading. It seemed that in general the robot satisfied Mr Jiang's needs.
After a few comfortable weeks, however, things started to go wrong. The robot caught a virus and no longer worked properly. It began to make stupid mistakes. Sometimes it woke Mr Jiang up at four o'clock in the morning. When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat in a complete mess: food was laid on the bed; milk was stored in the rubbish bin; coins, bills and his private papers were spread all over the floor. Moreover, the robot moved too fast on its wheels and often knocked things over. Mr Jiang did not know what to do with it.
In the end, Mr Jiang decided to return the robot to the robot shop. Robots can help people a lot, but they can also be too much trouble!
Skimming
Read the article quickly and answer the questions.
1.What kind of robot is it
2.What happened to Mr Jiang after he bought the robot
3.Why did the robot cause a lot of problems
4.Was Mr Jiang satisfied with the robot at last
It's a home robot.
It made his life much easier.
Because it caught a virus.
No, he wasn't.
Scanning
Why did Mr Jiang order a robot
The robot made too much trouble.
How did Mr Jiang deal with the robot
The robot helped Mr Jiang a lot.
Please match the main idea with each part.
Part 1 Para. 1
Part 2 Para. 2-Para. 4
Part 3 Para. 5
Part 4 Para. 6
Careful reading
Read Part 1 and finish the profile.
Name:
Job:
Workplace:
Reason for ordering a robot:
Mr Jiang
Manager
In Sunshine Town
In order to have more free time
Read Part 2 and fill the table.
Time Things the robot did
in the morning
while Mr Jiang at work
in the evening
made breakfast, ironed his business suit, prepare his lunch box
did all the housework, went shopping at the supermarket
made dinner, tidied up
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 dustbin;
_______, _______ and his ___________ were _________ all over the floor.
Read Part 3 and fill in the blanks.
What was wrong with the robot
woke up
bills
in a complete mess
was laid
was stored
coins
private papers
spread
Read Part 4 and choose the right answer.
How did Mr Jiang deal with the problem at last
A. He threw it away.
B. He fixed it by himself.
C. He returned it to the robot shop.
B1. 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
2 satisfy
3 virus
4 properly
5 in a complete mess
6 store
a very untidy or dirty
b in a correct way
c keep something somewhere
d very nearly
e instructions that are designed to cause computer problems
f provide what is needed
f
b
c
d
a
e
B2. 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 Page 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 _____________.
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 my food on the
_____________.
4. It might store milk in the
_____________.
5. It might spread coins, bills and my
_____________ all over the floor.
6. It might move too fast and
_______________.
relax
breakfast
iron
go shopping
tidy up
as good as new
a virus
wake me up
bed
rubbish bin
private papers
knock things over
B3. 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.
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
T
F
T
T
F
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 would 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 could return it to the factory.
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
T
T
T
T
F
Discussion
Do you still want to live with a robot Why or why not
拓展提升
Language Points
1. He is always too busy to have any time to relax.
他总是太忙而没有时间放松。
too + adj./adv. + to do sth. 太……而不能做某事
e.g. I was too excited to sleep well. 我太激动而睡不好。
2. I have to buy a robot so that I can have more free time.
我必须买个机器人,这样我就能有更多的空闲时间了。
so that + 句子 “因此,以便”,引导目的状语从句
e.g. I'll give you a key so that you can let yourself in.
我把钥匙给你,你可以自己开门进去。
3. It would go shopping at the supermarket as well. 它也会去超市购物。
as well 也/还会
e.g. Are they coming as well 他们也来吗?
4. When Mr Jiang returned home from work, his flat would look as good as new... 当江先生下班回到家时,他的公寓看起来简直跟新的一样……
as good as 和……几乎一样,简直是
e.g. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘,谬以千里。
in general 总的来说,大体上
satisfy sb.'s needs 满足某人的需求
e.g. In general, this product satisfied most customers' needs.
总的来说,这个产品满足了大部分顾客的需求。
5. It seemed that in general the robot satisfied Mr Jiang's needs.
看起来这个机器人大体上满足了江先生的需求。
be satisfied with 对……感到满意(满足)
e.g. Daniel is not satisfied with his robot at all.
丹尼尔对他的机器人一点都不满意。
6. After a few comfortable weeks, however, things started to go wrong.
然而,几周舒适的生活之后,情况开始不对了。
after a few weeks = a few weeks later
短语go wrong的意思是“出现问题”
e.g. Things started to go wrong when they moved to the city centre.
当他们搬到市中心后,问题出现了。
短语go wrong用于描述机器时,可表示机器“发生故障,出毛病”
e.g. Something has gone wrong with the watch. 这块表出毛病了。
7. The robot caught a virus and no longer worked properly.
机器人感染了病毒,不再正常工作。
no longer 不再
e.g. He no longer lives here. 他不再住这儿了。
8. When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat in a complete mess. 当江先生回到家,他会发现家里乱作一团。
句中mess是可数名词,常用作单数形式,意思是“杂乱,不整齐”。常见的搭配有be in a mess(杂乱不堪),make a mess(搞得一塌糊涂)。
e.g. The room was in a mess. 这个房间杂乱不堪。
当堂检测
一、根据句意及提示完成下列句子。
1. This kind of programme always ________ (使……满意) the public.
2. Where in the brain do we ________ (储存) information about colours
3. His desk was covered with books and ________ (文件).
4. Can I have the ________ (账单), please
5. She teaches children with special ________ (需要的事物).
satisfies
store
papers
bill
needs
1. We should __________ the classroom before having lessons every day.
2. Follow these instructions, and you will not __________.
3. His bedroom is __________ new after the robot cleans it.
4. His uncle can be really difficult at times though he's a nice person
__________.
5. Food shortages are __________ a problem.
二、选词填空。
tidy up
go wrong
as good as
in general
no longer
no longer as good as go wrong tidy up in general
课堂总结
Unit 3
Period 2
重点单词及短语:
order, suit, smoothly, iron, satisfy, need, virus, properly, complete, mess, lay, store, coin, bill, private, paper, spread, wheel, in general, no longer
Mr Jiang和家用机器人的故事:
Mr Jiang因为太忙以至于没有休息时间,于是他就从机器人商店里订购了一个机器人;一开始,这个机器人能够准备________餐,_______衣服、做所有的________和去超市________;后来这个机器人中了________,不能正确工作了,最后Mr Jiang把它送回了机器人商城。
早中晚
熨烫
家务
购物
病毒