Unit3《Computers》教案2（人教版必修2）（人教版必修2）

Unit3

COMPUTERS

CONTENTS

IBriefstatementsbasedontheunit

1

IITeachinggoals1

IIITeachingplan:(sevenperiods)

1

Warmingup&Reading2

LearningaboutLanguage

5

Listening&Speaking

8

Readingandspeaking&Writing

9

Readingtask&Writingtask

12

Listeningtask&Summingup

15

TEACHINGPLANFORUNIT3(必修2)

Computers

I.BriefstatementsBasedontheUnit

Thisunitmainlytalksaboutthehistoryofcomputers,robotsandattitudestowardsthe

possibledevelopmentofcomputer,includingWarmingup,Reading,Comprehending,learning

aboutlanguage,UsinglanguageandLearningtips.Alltheactivitiesfocusonthistopic.Throughthis

topic,thestudentsnotonlygetmoreinformationaboutcomputersandrobots,butalsolearnhow

tokeeparightandpositiveattitudetowardsthedevelopmentofcomputer.

Inaddition,thestudentscanlearnsomeusefullanguagepointsthroughthematerials

providedineachpart,especiallyalotofwordsandphrases,whichareveryhelpfulforthestudents

tobuildupvocabularyaboutcomputers.TheGrammar-thePresentPerfectPassiveVoiceisalso

important.Thegivenmaterialsandexercisesgivethestudentsanopportunitytolearngrammarby

usingit.Ithelpsthestudentslearntotalkaboutthingsthathashappenedinthepastandhavean

effectontoday'ssituation.

Alloftheactivitiesarehelpfulforthestudentstoimprovetheirknowledgeaboutlanguage

andtheirskillstouselanguage.

II.TeachingGoals

1.Talkaboutthehistoryofcomputerandthepossibledevelopmentofrobots,etc.

2.Practisetalkingaboutimaginaryrobots.

3.Practisemakingdecisionsandreasoning

4.LearntousethePresentPerfectPassiveVoice

5.Doanimaginativewriting

6.Learntowriteanewsreport.

III.TeachingPlan：(SixPeriods)

1st&2ndperiod:Warming-up&Reading

3rdperiod:learningaboutLanguage(thePresentPerfectPassiveVoice)

4thperiod:Listening&Speaking

5thperiod:Readingandspeaking&Writing

6thperiod:Readingtask&Writingtask

7thperiod:Listeningtask&Summingup

The1st&2ndperiod:Warming-up&Reading

Goals:

1.Learnaboutthedevelopmentthecomputer.

2.Getthestudentstograspthemainideaofthepassageandhelpthemtounderstandthe

passagebetter.

3.HelpthestudentstoknowtheusageofthecomputerandtheInternet.

4.Learnsomeusefulwordsandexpressions.

Teachingprocedures:

Step1Warmingup

Task1Guessinggame

Showsomespecialpictures.Getthestudentstoguesswhattheyare.Studentsmaysaytheyare

ahandatoy.Tellthemtheyareinfactcomputers.Present“computers".

Task2Guessingmore

Showsomeinformation.Getthestudentstoguesswhataredescribed.

1.Iamveryoldnow.IwasborninChina.Manypeopleusedmeforcalculatinginthepast,butnow

Iamabitlonelybecausetheydon/tlikemenow.DoyouknowwhoIam?(abacus)

2.Iamverysmall.Icanbeusedforcalculating.InChina,alotofstudentsusemewhensolving

mathematicalproblems.DoyouknowwhoIam?(calculator)

3.Icanbeusedforcalculating.Besides,IcanalsobeusedforwatchingDVD,sendinge-mailand

communicatingthroughtheInternet.However,IamnotaPC,becauseI'msmallenoughforyouto

takemewithyou.DoyouknowwhoIam?(notebookcomputer)

Task3Discussion

AskthestudentstodiscusswhatthethingstheyguessedinTask2haveincommon.Givethe

studentssomefunctionalsentences:

Ithinkthat...

Inmyopinion...

Ibelievethat...

What'syourreason?

Whydoyouthinkso?

Task4Thehistoryofthecomputer

Getthestudentstotellthedevelopmentofthehistory.Showpicturestohelpthem.

Step2Reading

Tellthestudentsthatinthisreadingpassagesomeonedescribeshimself.

Skimming:Gooverthestorytofindoutwhothespeakeris.Writedown3sentencestosupport

youridea.(It'sacomputer.)

?Thenin1822IwasbuiltasanAnalyticalMachinebyCharlesBabbage.

ItselfastheanalyticalmachinewasdesignedbyCharlesBabbage(whichwasthefirstdesignofa

computer).

?MyrealfatherwasAlanTuring

AlanTuringwasitsrealfather(andhedesignedthefirstrealcomputer).

?However,peoplethoughtIwassimple-mindeduntiltheydiscoveredIhad"artificialintelligence".

Ithasartificialintelligence(whichonlycomputershave).Peoplehavenaturalintelligence.

Scanning:

Timeline

Gothroughthetextquicklytofindsomeinformationandfillintheform.

1642

TheAnalyticalMachinewasmadebyCharlesBabbage

1936

1960s

Thefirstfamilyofcomputerswasconnectedtoeachother.

1970s

now

Soirwhichorderisthetextorganized?(timeorder)

TrueorFalse:

1.AlanTuringbuiltanAnalyticalMachinetosolveanymathematicalproblems.

2.Peoplebegantorealizethatthecomputergotclevererandquickerwithtimepassing.

3.Thecomputerbegantoservethehumanracesinceitwasbroughtintopeople/shomes.

4.Sincethe1970s,thecomputerwasusedbypeoplearoundtheworldthroughtheInternet.

5.Thelargerthecomputeris,themorememoryithas.

(FTFTF)

Step3Comprehending

Task1.Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext:

1.What'sthemainideaofthetext?(D)

A.Thecomputerwantstofind"whoheis".

B.Thefunctionalchangeofthecomputer.

C.Thecomputerbecomespopulararoundtheworld.

D.Thehistoryofthecomputer.

2.Whatcanyouinferfromthetext?(B)

A.Thecomputerhasartificialintelligence.

B.Thecomputerchangesalotovertheyears.

C.Thecomputerwasnotconnectedbyanetworkuntilintheearly1960s.

D.Nowthecomputercanonlybeusedtodealwithinformation.

Task2,Questions

QI:HowdidthecomputerworkasanAnalyticalMachine?

(Thecomputerfollowedinstructionsfromcardswithholes.)

Q2:Inwhichwaydidcomputerstalktohumans?

(UsingBASIC.)

Q3:Whatdoes"others”(2.6)referto?

(Othercomputers.)

Q4:Whydidpeoplethinkthecomputerwassimple-minded?

(Becausethecomputerwasmadeasacalculatingmachineandwasusedtosolve

mathematicalproblems.)

Q5:Inhowmanywaysdowesaythecomputerchanged?Whatarethey?

?Size:Smaller(showsomepicturesofsmallerandmoderncomputers)

?Intelligence:cleverer

?Speed:quicker

?Function:calculating--dealingwithcommunicatingwith...

?People'opinion:simple-mindedclever&useful

Step3Languagefocus:

1.Astheyearshavegoneby,Ihavebeenmadesmallerandsmaller.

goby=pass

隨著時間的推移，電腦開始得到人們的認可。

(Astimewenton,computersbegantoberecognizedbypeople.)

隨著年齡的增長，我們的閱歷也益加豐富。

(Aswegrowolder,ourexperiencesbecomericherandricher.)

2.However;peoplethoughtIwassimple-mindeduntiltheydiscoveredIhad''artificialintelligence77.

simple-minded=showingverylittleintelligence

absent-minded心不在焉的

open-minded虛心的，沒有偏見的

narrow-minded心胸狹窄的

single-minded一心一意的

strong-minded意志堅強的

weak-minded低能的，愚蠢的

3.AndmymemorybecamesolargethatIcouldn'tbelieveit!

so...that...如此.…以致于…?

Hewassoexcitedthathecouldnotspeak.

HeransofastthatIcouldn'tcatchupwithhim.

>so+形容詞(副詞)+that

>such+名詞+that

他如此聰明，以致于我們很喜歡他。

(Heissocleverthatwelikehimverymuch.

Heissuchacleverboythatwelikehimverymuch.)

sothat...=以致于，結(jié)果是；以便，為的是(inorderthat)

他起床晚了，以致于不能按時到校。

(Hegotuplate,sothathedidn'tgettoschoolontime.)

我們早點離開為的是趕上第一班車。

(Weleftearlysothatwecouldcatchthefirstbus.)

step4Consolidation:Retelling:

Retellthepassageaccordingtheform.

1642began…calculating,?,France

1822TheAnalyticalMachineCharlesBabbage

1936AlanTuringwrote?,?built…

1960stransistors…smaller

1960sconnected…sharetalk…

1970sbroughtinto...

nowdealwithcommunicate

Step5.Post-readingtasks

Taskllabeleachpart

Letthestudentslookatdifferentpartsofacomputerandtelltheirnames.

(1.monitor;2.screen,3.keyboard,4.mouse,5.CD-ROM,6.harddisk.)

Matchthewordswiththerightmeanings.

1Amonitoris(c)thepartofthecomputerthatlookslikeatelevision

2Thescreenis(e)thepartofthemonitorthatyoulookat.

3Akeyboardis(b)thepartofthecomputerthatyoutypeon.

4Amouseis(d)somethingyouusetoclickonthings(files,etc.).

5ACD-ROMis(f)aseparatediskthatcontainslotsofinformation.

6Aharddiskis(a)thepartofacomputerthatstoresinformation.

Task2:Discussion:

Showapicture.Ask:Whatcanyoufindinthepicture?

(ComputersareconnectedwitheachotherthroughtheInternetandhelphumansto

communicate.)

Discussion:1.Whatcanthecomputerbeusedfor?

(schoolwork,games,emails,musicandfilms,chat,information,photos,shopping.)

Showthepicturesandtellthestudents:Inthepast,ifwewantedtodoreading,wehadtocarrya

lotofheavybook.Butnowweneedn'tdoit,weonlyneedtosurftheInternet.Ourlifehaschanged

easy!

2.Whataboutinthefuture?

(Inthefuture,peoplewillusevirtualkeyboards.Peoplecanalsousenose-topcomputers,wearing

keyboard-vest.Inthenearfuture,therewillbealotofrobotscontrolledbythecomputer.Theycan

doalotofthings,e.g,singing,playingthemusicalinstrument,doinghousework,etc.Asweknow,it

isusedinvarietiesoffields,e.g.science,operation,sports,etc.Showsomepictures.)

5.Task5Activity:aninterview(Thisstepcanbechosenaccordingtoteachingneeds)

Getthestudentstomakeadialogueinpairs,usingthesamplequestions.Oneactsasthe

reporter,andtheotherMr./MissComputer.

Supposeyouareareporter.NowyouareinterviewingMr./MissComputer.

Samplequestions:

>Whatdoyouliketoeat?

>Whatareyourhobbies?

AWhatisyournewestfunction(功能)？

ACanyousaysomethingaboutyourfutureplan?Etc

Step5Homework

1.Reviewthewholepassageandenjoysomeusefulsentences.

2.DoEx.1-3onP19-20.

3.ReadthestoryaboutBillGates.(Thestoryisprintedonthepaper.)

The3rdperiod:learningaboutLanguage

thePresentPerfectPassiveVoice

Goals:1.LearnthePresentPerfectPassiveVoice.

2.Helpthestudentsmasterthewayofusingthecorrectvoice,tellingthedifferences

betweentheactivevoiceandthepassivevoice.

TeachingProcedures:

Step1:Revisionandlead-in

1.Checkthehomeworkfirst

Exl:

1totally2revolution3artificialintelligence4birth5simple-minded6goby

7dealwith8network9truly10anyway

Ex2:

revolution;network;wentby;totally;truly;simple-minded;Anyway;dealwith

Ex3:

1totally2amazed3exciting4excited

5cheaply6unlucky

2.Lead-in

Say:Areyoufamiliarwiththesecomputers?Canyoucallthem?（asktheSstodistinguishdifferent

typesofcomputers.）

Doyouknowthesenewinventionsofcomputer?

Awrist-wornPChasbeeninventedrecently.

Apen-likecomputerhasalreadybeendeveloped.

（showthemsomepicturesandaskthemtomakesomesentences,usingthePresentPerfect

PassiveVoice.）

Eg:It'sratherahotdaytoday!Wouldyouliketohaveaswimafterschool?

HaveyoueverswumintheBlueWaterWorld（藍色水世界）intheOrientalSuntown（東方太陽

城）whichhasbeensetupinTaizhou?

Thereabeautifulswimmingpoolhasbeenbuilt.

Manyhighbuildingshavebeensetup.

Lotsofflowersandtreeshavebeenplanted.

Anewbridgehasbeencompleted

Step2:Discovering

AsktheSstodiscoverwhetherthesesentenceshavesomethingincommon..Helpthemto

learntheusefulstructure:thePresentPerfectPassiveVoice.

Step3:Discussion:learningthestructure

Givesomeexplanations

1構(gòu)成：

主動語態(tài)被動語態(tài)

現(xiàn)在完成時have/hasdone今have/hasbeendone

Hehasbeensenttostudythenewtechnologyinthecompany.

Thedirtyclotheshavenotbeenwashed.

Havethewindowsbeencleaned?

Howmanyshoppingcentershavebeenbuiltinthiscity?

2.只有及物動詞才有被動語態(tài)，不及物動詞（詞組）沒有被動語態(tài)，如:happen,takeplace,

die,appear,disappear,fail,remain,lie,last,sit,stand,breakout,cometrue,belongto等.如：

Whathashappenedtoyourbrother?

3.但許多不及物動詞加介詞或副詞構(gòu)成的短語動詞，相當(dāng)于及物動詞，也可以有被動語態(tài)。

但短語動詞是一個不可分割的整體，變?yōu)楸粍诱Z態(tài)時，不可丟掉構(gòu)成短語的介詞或副詞。如：

ThechildhasbeentakengoodcareofbyGrandmaWangalltheseyears.

Anoticehasbeenputuponthewall

Step4:Practiceandexercises

l.ChangethefollowingsentencesintothePresentPerfectPassiveVoice.

!).Wehavecompletedallthepreparationsforthetask,andwe'rereadytostart.

2).Thiscompanyhasproducednewtypesofcomputers.

3).Theyhaveinterviewedseveralteachersforthejob.

4).Georgehassentsometextsandpicturestohisfriend/scellphone.

5).Theyhavedevelopedsomeprogrammesforthehumanresourcedepartmentoftheircompany.

2.ChangethefollowingsentencesintothePresentPerfectPassiveVoice.Puttheverbsintocorrect

form.

Recentlywehaveboughtanewpersonalcomputer.Wehaveusedthecomputereveryday

sinceweboughtit.WehavejustjoinedourcomputertotheInternet.However;wehavefound

manyproblemswithit.Sowehavedecidedtoaskaprofessionalmantofixit.Soonhehasfixed

thecomputer.HehasbuiltaPCwaywewanted.Howexcitedweare!Thesedayswehavewrittena

lotofE-mailsonthecomputer.Wehavedecidedtowriteareportaboutthepositiveandthe

negativeeffectsofusingcomputers.

3.Dosomeexercises:choice

Step5:Usingthestructure:Playagame-Whathasbeendecided.

1.GiveTheSsthesituation:Getintogroupsoffour.Yourtaskistodecidewhathasbeendecided

fortheclass.Taketurnstomaketheideasasinterestingoraslivelyasyoucan.

2.GivetheSssomeexamples:

SI:Ithasbeendecidedthatthosewhodonotdoheirhomeworkwillbeaskedtoreturntoschool

onSaturday.

S2:lthasbeendecidedthatthosewhokeeptheclassroomtidyshouldbeallowedtogohomeearly

everyday.

S3:Ithasbeendecided...S4:...

3.Askthemtocollecttheonestheyalllikebestandbepreparedtotellthemtotheclass.

Step6:FurtherStudy:高考鏈接(Thisstepcanbedoneaccordingtoteachingneeds.)

1.一Howlongatthisjob?B

—Since1990.

A.wereyouemployedB.haveyoubeenemployed

C.hadyoubeenemployedD.willyoubeemployed

2.Whenandwheretogofortheon-salaryholiday_yet.(2003上海春季)D

A.arenotdecidedB.havenotbeendecided

C.isnotbeingdecidedD.hasnotbeendecided

3.Allthepreparationsforthetask__,andwearereadytostart.(2000北京春季)D

Step7:Homework

1.FinishExercise1onP57.

2.RevisethePresentPerfectPassiveVoice.

The4thperiod:Listening&Speaking

GOALS:

1.Topractiselisteningcomprehension.

2.Topractisemakingdecisionsandreasoning

TEACHINGPROCEDURES:

Stepl.revision

1.checkthehomeworkexercises.

1).Ithasbeenreportedthatchildrenwillbeofferedfreeeducation.

Ithasbeenreportedthatfreeeducationwillbeofferedtochildren.

2).Ithasbeensaidthatwewillbeofferedthelatestcomputersciencecoursebook.

Ithasbeenplannedthatthelatestcomputersciencecoursebookwillbeofferedtous.

3).IhavebeentoldbyPeterthatIwillbelenthisnotebookcomputerforaweek.

IhavebeentoldbyPeterthathisnotebookcomputerwillbelenttomeforaweek.

2.Question:Whatcancomputersbeusedas?

Step2.Lead-in

Asweknow,scienceandtechnologyisdevelopingveryfastandcomputershavebecome

smallerandsmaller.Theyhavebeenusedinmanyfields.So,the21stcenturyisthecenturyof

informationtechnologyWhatdoesitmean?Doesinformationtechnology/ITonlymeanthingslike

computers?Ofcausenot.Actually,itmeansmorethancomputers.Computersarejustonekindof

IT.WhatelsedoyouknowispartofIT?

(TV,radio,CD-ROM,DVD,books)

Step3.Listening(SB)

1.Pre-listening:WhatarethechangesbroughtbydifferentformsofIT?

Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthem?

2.While-listening:

Gothroughthechartandmakesurethestudentslookatthechartbeforetheylistentothe

tape.(Thisistosharpentheirattentionandlistenfortheanswers.Thiswillalsohelpthemgetthe

gistofthetext.)ThenListentothetapeandfinishfillinginthechart.(Ifnecessary,playthetapefor

severaltimes.)

Say:Afterlisteningtotheirtalk,weknowallkindsofIThavebothdisadvantagesand

advantages.Let'schecktheanswerstogether.

TypeofITAdvantagesDisadvantages

TVYoucanbothlistenandwatch.Youcannotwritetofriends.

WebYoucanfindinformation.Itisveryexpensive.

RadioYoucanlistentoEnglish.Youcannotwatchafilm.

BookYoucangetinformation.Sometimesitisoutofdate.

3.Post-listening:

1)(pairwork):decidewhichtypeofITisbestforyoutouserightnow.Makeyourchoiceandgive

yourreasonsbyusingthefollowingexpressions.

Ithinkthat

Inmyopinion,

Ibelievethat

Iagreebecause

Idisagreebecause

I'vedecidedthat

2)(groupwork):Discussion:

Computersareusefulandhavebroughtuslotsofgoodthings,buttheyalsocausebadeffects.

Whatattitudeshouldwehavetowardsthecomputer?(Makegooduseofitbutneverget

trappedbyit.)

Step4.Speaking

1.Pre-speaking

Say:Fromwhatwehavelearn,weshouldadmitthatcomputersandthewebhaveagreatinfluence

ontheschooleducationaswellaspeople'slife.Ithascomeintopeople'severydaylifeandmany

familiesholdcomputersintheirhomes.Nowthereisataskforyou.

2.While-speaking

1)Situation:Youhavebeenaskedbyyourparentstohelpchoosecomputersforyourhome.You

andyourfriendhavelookedatseveralcomputers.Talkaboutthespecialthingseachcomputercan

do.Makeadecisionaboutwhichkindofcomputertobuyandexplainwhy.

Informationinput:Showstudentssomepicturesofdifferentcomputers(desktopcomputer&

laptopcomputer&...)

Languageinput:Usefulexpressions(Repeatittostrengthenstudents'abilityofuseit.)

SupportinganopinionChallenginganopinion

1thinkthat...,because...Perhaps,butwhatif/about...?

First,...Haveyouthoughtabout...?

Onereasonisthat...Whatmakesyouthinkthat...?

1thinkitisbetterbecause...1don'tlikeitbecause

(Pairwork)Usetheexpressionstosupportyouropinionorchallengingother'sopinions.

2)Oralreport:(individualwork)

Doanoralreporttoyourfatherandstartyourreportlikethis:Ilookedatmanydifferent

computers.TheoneIhavechossnisthePEPpersonalcomputer.Oneofthemainreasonsisthatit

issuitableforhomes.Ifoundthat***

3.Post-speaking

Conclusion—Whatusefulexpressiondoweusetomakeadecisionandreason?

(Inthisway,theycanreviewandusethewordsandphrasesagain.)

Step5.Homework

Page22.writing:Writeareportaboutyourchoiceandtrytousethepresentperfectpassive

voiceaswellastheusefulwordsandexpressionsthathavebeenmentionedabove,inyourreport.

The5thperiod:Readingandspeaking&Writing

Goals:

1.LearnareadingpassagetolearnaboutafootballandroidcalledAndy.

2.Improvestudents'readingability.

3.Designanandroid.

4.Writeapassageabouttheproblemsthattheandroidmighthavewhilehe/sheisserving

people.

Teachingprocedures:

Stepl:Lead-in

Showthefirstpictureandtellthestudentsthatcomputerscouldbeputintoandroidsorrobots.

Present"android”.

Tellthestudents:Androidsarealwayswithus!Thestudentsmaydisagree.Showpicturesof

AtomandDoraemon.Say:theyareandroidswithmagicalpower.

Continuetoshowpicturesofnurserymaidandroidsandtellthestudentsandroidscanbe

madetolookafterhumans.Thenask:Butcanyouimagineandroidscanplayfootball?Maybeyou

arecuriousaboutit.Iwillshowyouavideothatandroidsplayfootball.

Letthestudentswatchthevideoandtellthem:odayIwouldliketointroduceanandroid

familymembertoyou.HisnameisAndy.Presentthereadingpassage'stopic:Andy-theAndroid.

Step2:Reading:

Letthestudentsreadthepassage.Carryoutthetasksbelow:

Taskl:Answerthequestionsbelow:

1.WhoisAndy?Whatishegoodat?

(Heisanandroid.Andheisgoodatplayingfootball)

2.Whathelpshimtomoveandthinklikeahuman?

(Hiscomputerhelpshimtomoveandthinklikeahuman.)

3.WhatdoesAndythinkabouttheteamwhobeatthemlastyear?Why?

(Shethinkstheteamcheatedbecausetheyhadanewkindofprogrammer,whichhadjustbeen

developedbeforethecompetition.)

4.WhatdoestheprogrammerdotoAndy?

(Sheprogramsmewithallthepossiblemovesshehasseenwhilewatchinghumangames.)

Task2:Fillintheblanks

Thestoryisaboutthecalled,whoisgoodat.Andhismakes

himthinkandmovelikea.However;theyinthehostedintheUSA,

becausetheotherteamhadanewkindof.Afterthat,hewillaskhisprogrammerto

improvehisandsomenewmoves.

Task3:Languagepoints:

1.1thinkwecanworktogethertocreateevenbettersoftware.

even=much用于強調(diào)比較的程度

2.Inaway,myprogrammerislikemycoach.

inaway在某種程度上…

intheway擋道，造成障礙

inthisway用這種方法

Fillintheblank：

1).itwasoneofourbiggestmistakes.

2).Youcanfinishyourwork.

3).Yourbikeis.Moveitaway.

3.Inthisway,Icanmakeupnewmoves,

makeup編寫，補上

4.Afterall,withthehelpofmycomputerbrainwhichneverforgetsanything,intelligenceiswhat

I'mallabout,

afterall畢竟

withthehelpofsb./sth.在…的幫助之下=withone's/sth'shelp

Step3Speaking

Tellthestudentsthatwealreadyhavemanydifferentkindsofandroidsinourdailylife.Show

somepicturesofandroidsfordifferentpurposesmaid,adventureandwork.

Thensaytothestudents:Let'sdesignanandroidofourown!Thefollowingquestionsand

expressionscanhelpyou:

*Whatwouldyoulikeittolooklike?

*Whataresomeofthethingsyouwouldlikeittodo?

*Doyouwantittobelikeamanorawoman,orneither?

*Howmuchwoulditcost?

Getthestudentstousethefollowingsentencesfordiscussion:

Ithinkthat...What'syourreason?

Inmyopinion...Ihavedecidedthat...

Sample:

A:Whatwouldyoulikeyourandroidtolooklike?

B:Inmyopinionitshouldlooklikeabird.

A:Thatsoundsinteresting.Whatwillitdoforyou?

B:Ithinkitcansingbeautifulsongsformedayandnight.

A:Oh,yes!Thatsoundsgood.Howmuchisit?

B:Itdoesn'tcostmuchmoneybecauseIwillmakeitbymyself.

A:Really?!Doyouwantittobeamanorwoman,orneither?

B:IwantittobeabeautifulgirlnamedKelly.

A:Pleaseshowittoussomeday.

B:Oh,Nomoneynotalk.

Step4Pre-writing

Say:Imaginewhatproblemsanddelightsthisandroidmighthavetodealwithwhileitis

servingyou.Tryyourselfinsomeoneelse'sshoesisanimportantwayofunderstandinghowother

peoplefeel.

Thendiscuss:Youareanandroid.Youworkforafamilywithonechildwhoisveryspoiled.The

parentswantyoutodoeverythingforthem.Theparentsarenice,buttheyoftenaskyoutowatch

overtheirchild.Howdoyoufeel?Whatwouldyoudoifthechildaskedyoutodohis/her

homeworkforhim/her?Wouldyouevertellthechild"no"?

Step5Writing

Say:Writeapassageabouttheresultofyourdiscussion!Itshouldcontain:

Whatdoyouhavetodo?

Whatisthechildlike?

Whatistheparents'requirementofthechild?

Whatdotheparentswantyoutodo?

Whatdoesthechildwantyoutodo?

Thenwhatwillyoudo?Howdoyoufeel?

Samplewriting:

Helloeverybody,mynameisLiuYan.Iama321modelandroid.IworkfortheLifamily.Mr

andMrsLiworkveryhardtoo.MrLiisanarchitectanddesignsgreattallapartmentblocks.MrsLi

isadoctorandhastolookaftermanypatients.IrememberalltheplansforMrLi'sprojectsandcan

tellMrsLiwhichdrugsarethebesttogiveanyparticularpatient.AndIalsolookaftertheirlibrary.I

storeallthebooksthattheyborrowfromtheirschoolorfriendsinmybrain.Ofcoursemybrainis

aslargeasamountain,soworklikethatisnotroubletome.Ireallyeatbooksjustlikepeopleeat

food.

TheLishaveachildwhoisveryspoiled.Heneedsmetorememberallhisschooltextbooksso

thatIcandohishomeworkforhim.Hejustgivesmetheinformationonthesubject,whathastobe

doneandthepagenumbersandIgetonwithitwhileheenjoyshimselfwithhisfriends.Sometimes

Idon'tthinkitisrighttodohishomeworkforhim—it'ssomewhatcheating.However,hisparents

areveryconcernedatthepressureofworkinschoolthesedays.Thechildhastoomuchhomework

todo.Theylikehimtogotothekeyschoolbuttheyalsowanthimtobeabletohavehobbies,learn

toswimandkeepfit!Poorchild!

Sotheyconsidermethemostimportantpersoninthefamilyafterthemselves.Iamalways

introducedtotheirfriendsandplaywithvisitingchildren.Iamtheperfectfamilyacademicaidand,

althoughIwasnotcheaptobuy,MrLisaysIwaswortheveryyuan!

Step6Assessment

Getthestudentstoassesstheirwritingabilityaccordingtothefollowingthequestions:

1.Isyourcompositionwelldeveloped?

2.Areyourideaswellorganizedtothepoint?

3.Doyouhaveagoodchoiceofwordsandidiomsinyourwriting?

4.Doyougetagoodmasteryofcomplexstructuresoflanguage?

5.Whatkindofmistakeshaveyoumadeinyourwriting?

Step5:Homework

Writeaboutyourdiscussion.Youmaybeginlikethis:

Hello,everyone.Mynameis___.I'm321modelandroid.IworkfortheLifamily

The6thperiod:Readingtask&Writingtask

Goals:

1.Learnareadingpassagetoimprovethestudents'readingability.

2.Learnmoreaboutsportingrobotsinthefuture.

3.Learntowriteanewsreport.

Teachingprocedures:

SteplLead-in

Getthestudentstotalkaboutthefuturerobotsinthepicturesanddiscuss:

1.Whatdoyouthinkofthepicturesabove?

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