book7unit2robots

Unit2 Reading
Teaching aims:
1.Knowledge aims:
1) Know something about robots
2) Learn some important vocabulary
2.Ability aims:
1) Improve students’ reading ability
2) Understand the passage well
3.Moral aims:
1) Inspire students’ interest in robot
2) Develop their ability of cooperation
Teaching important points:
1. Have students understand the passage well
2. Make students know Claire’s feelings change
Teaching difficult points:
Grasp Claire’s feelings change in the passage
Teaching methods:
1. Task-based teaching and learning
2. cooperative learning
3. Discussion
Teaching steps:
Step 1 Warming up
Lead in by the title of this unit and ask the following question:
What is a robot
Then ask students to talk about robots.
Step 2 Pre-reading
Have students discuss in a group:
Imagining you have a chance to own a robot in your house, what do you want it to look like and what do you want it to do
Step 3 Reading
1. Skimming
Ask students to look at the picture on page 12 and guess who they are and what they are doing.
Then let students go through the passage and find out the charaters and their relationship.
2. Scanning
Ask students to read the passage again and try to finish some questions.
1) Why did Larry bring a robot back home
A. To help his wife. B. To test out the robot.
C. To campany his wife. D. For entertainment.
2) What kind of robot was Tony
A. an industrial robot B. an entertainment
C. a robot that can carry out jobs in the house.
D. a robot that can carry out jobs in the shop.
3) Who did Claire turn to for help when a sales man was rude to her in the shop>
A. Tony B. her husband C. the manager D. Glsdys
4) Why did Gladys envy Clarie Because_______
A. she had a handsome friend B. she was beautiful
C. she was rich D. she was powful
5) Why should Tony be rebuilt Because______
A. she harms people B. it can not help the housewife in the family
C. it is too fightening D. we can not have women falling in love with machine.
3. Careful- reading
Have students read the passage carefully and finish the table.
Occasion Claire …
1). . disliked him
2).when he arrived was
3).when he asked her whether she needed help felt
4).when he offer to help Claire make her and her home . admired him
5).when he helped her with the salesman. called him
6).when she a ladder and by Tony Felt his warmth
7).when she heard Gladys to another woman that she had never seen anyone so as tony. felt being
8).she remebered Tony was just a . all night
Step 4 Consolidation
Ask students to do the True or False exercise to see whether they understand the passage well.
1. Larry was going to be away from home, so he hired a robot to accompany his wife .
2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.
3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever.
4. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house.
5. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed.
6. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.
Step 5 Homework
1. Finish exercises1&2 on page 13.
2. Read the passage again and find some difficult points.