新人教版高中英語Book7《Unit2Reading》精品教案

1、精品新人教版高中英語Book7 ?Unit2 Reading?精品教案教材分析       本單元以機器人和科幻小說為話題，介紹了20世紀世界知名的科幻小說家Isaac Asimov寫于1951的Satisfaction Guaranteed 和作者的生平。通過本單元的教學，旨在讓學生了解科幻小說最大的特征在于：它賦予了“夢想依靠科技在未來得以實現(xiàn)的極大可能，甚至有些“科學夢想在多年以后，確實在科學上成為了現(xiàn)實。如Isaac Asimov1951年描述的機器人的局部功能已經(jīng)被應(yīng)用于現(xiàn)實生活和工作中。在教學中，要鼓勵學生敢于夢想，大膽創(chuàng)

2、新，發(fā)揮自己豐富的想象力和創(chuàng)作力，寫出獨具特色的科幻文章。1 Warming Up介紹了什么是機器人和不同種類及不同形狀的機器人。1.2 Pre-reading 通過討論機器人是否像人類一樣有自己的思維、是否有感情引出Isaac Asimov的科幻小說Satisfaction Guaranteed，為本單元的Reading做好了鋪墊。1.3 Reading的課文是Isaac Asimov寫于1951的科幻小說Satisfaction Guaranteed。文中描述的機器人Tony是一個除去面無表情外，身材高大、相貌英俊、聰明機智的完美男人，僅三周的時間就使女主人墜入愛河。1.4 Compreh

3、ending共有3個練習，練習1是關(guān)于克萊爾的情感變化，練習2是關(guān)于課文內(nèi)容的5個問答題，旨在考查學生對課文的理解；練習3要求學生比擬機器人Tony在physical, mental兩方面與人的異同，與Pre-reading 局部的問題相照應(yīng)。 The First Period ReadingTeaching goals教學目標1. Target language 目標語言a. 重點詞匯和短語fiction, desire, satisfaction, absent, alarm, alarmed, smooth, embarrass, sympathy, elegant, pile

4、, scan, fingernail, absurd, haircut, accompany, curtain, cushion, carpet, paint, awful，affair, firm, firmly, declare, victory, envy, marriage, test out, ring up, turn around, leave aloneb. 重點句型She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go.Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by

5、a robot.By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair.2. Ability goals能力目標Help students to learn about robots and science fiction. 3. Learning ability goals學能目標Enable students to realize science fiction reflects scientific thought; a fiction o

6、f things-to-come based on things-on-hand.Teaching important points教學重點Enable students to grasp what Tony did to help Claire and how her emotion developed during Tonys stay at her house. Help students to sum up characteristics of science fiction.Teaching difficult points 教學難點How Claires emotion devel

7、oped during Tonys stay at her house.Teaching methods教學方法Discussing, explaining, reading and practicing. Teaching procedures & ways教學過程與方式Step Warming upDeal with Warming Up. Present photos of different kinds of robots. Then ask them to say something about his or her favorite robot.T: Good m

8、orning / afternoon, class!Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. / Ms .T: In this class we are going to learn about robots. Who would like to tell me what a robot is?S1: A robot is a machine.T: What kind of machine?S2: A robot is a kind of machine that can do a variety of complex human tasks.T: How can a

9、 robot perform human tasks?S3: A robot is controlled by a computer.T: You are right. Then we can give the definition of a robot like this: A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Now look at some pictures. Div

10、ide them into different types and decide your favorite one.A list of movies about robots:Short Circuit 2, The Iron Giant, Future world, Blade Runner, The Time Machine, Power Rangers Time Force The End of Time (2001) Step   Pre-readingAsk students to discuss the questions in Pre-reading in

11、groups. Students are encouraged to speak out their opinions freely, no matter what it is. Encourage students to use their imagination.Possible answers: 1. You would find the robot in the first photo in a factory. It is an industrial robot that picks up, carries and moves loads.The second robot is a

12、robot dog. The robot dog is a toy that would be found in peoples home.The third robot would be used as a surveillance tool that can travel over open terrain. It has a camera on its top at the front to feed back to the operators of the robot what lies in its path.2. There are many types of robots: in

13、dustrial robots used in manufacturing; domestic robots such as vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers; entertainment robots such as toys and those in theme parks; robots used in toxic waste cleanup and in underwater and space exploration; surgical robots; bomb disposal robots and those that can detect land

14、mines; airborne robots used to search for people (such as in an area affected by an earthquake).3. Students own answers. All answers are correct. Step   ReadingDeal with the reading part.ScanningAsk students to scan the text and find out what Tony looks like.T: OK. Im glad you had a heated

15、 discussion. Now Id like you to meet Tonya robot that looks exactly like a human being. He is a character in the science fiction Satisfaction Guaranteed by Isaac Asimov. Please read the text and find the answers to the following questions.Show the following questions on the PowerPoint.1. What did To

16、ny look like?2. What did Tony do to make Claire and her home elegant?Several minutes later check the answers with the whole class.Suggested answers:1. He was tall and handsome although his facial expressions never changed. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep.2. Tony gave Claire a ne

17、w haircut and changed the makeup she wore. He also suggested Claire buy new curtains, cushions, a carpet and paint for the house and new dresses for herself. He made improvements on the house so that the house looked very elegant.Careful readingAsk students to read the text carefully and then comple

18、te the table on Page 12. occasionClaire1. Before he arriveddisliked him2. When he arrivedwas alarmed3. When he offered to help her dressfelt embarrassed4. When he offered to help her improve her house and herselfadmired him5. When he helped her with the salesmancalled him a dear6. When she fell off

19、a ladder and caught by Tonyfelt his warmth7. When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tonyfelt being envied 8. She remembered Tony was just a machinecried all night Then discuss the comprehending questions on Page 12 in groups. T: Lets read

20、 the text carefully and then do the comprehending exercises on Page 12.Several minutes later check the answers with the whole class.Step IV.Explanation for difficult sentences:During this procedure, play the tape recording for students. Students will underline the difficult sentences. After listenin

21、g to the tape, explain the text and deal with the language problems. T: Now we will deal with some difficult language problems. Now I will play the recording of the text for you. Please make a mark where you have difficulties.After listening to the recording, explain the difficult sentences to stude

22、nts. Before explaining the difficult points, students are asked to refer to the notes to the text on Pages 88-89. T: Do you have any difficulties with the text？S1:Could you please explain the sentence to us：She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. T: Because Tony didnt look like a machine at all, when Tony offered to help her get dressed, she was embarrassed, perhaps shy to get a “man help he