《牛津初中英语》 9B

Unit 2 Robots

Reading2

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Underline the key phrases and then

write them on the blackboard.

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Retelling 1: Fill in the blanks

Mr. Jiang is very busy and have no time for his hobbies.So he bought a robot to help him. It brought many changes. Mr. Jiang needn’t do any housework .he could stay in bed for longer. Mr. Jiang was very happy with the robot.But later,things changed. The robot caught virus.and caused many problems.Mr. Jiang’s flat was in a mess. Mr. Jiang was very unhappy. In the end ,he decided to return the robot to the robot shop.

Retelling 2: key words Mr. Jiang busy buy a robot

easy life breakfast was made

shirts were ironed

lunch box was made

no longer needed to get up early

do housework

stay in bed for longer

while he is at work robot clean the flat ,do laundry,

wash dishes

sweep the floor, make

the bed

go shopping

When he returned home clean flat ,delicious dinner

After dinner : Mr. Jiang relax , watch TV

robot wash dishes

A few weeks later

robot catch a virus

breakfast in the washing

machine

make a mess shirts in the dustbin

move around

knock things over

Mr. Jiang decided to return the robot

1.The robot made a great difference to Mr Jiang’s everyday life.

make a great difference to ------

对 ------ 有很大的影响

电脑已对人们的生活有了很大的影响。

Computers ____________________________ people’s life.

have made a great difference to

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2. In order to have more spare

time, I need to buy a robot. 为了有更多的空余时间，我需要

买一个机器人。

为了赶早班车，我早上五点半就起床了。 ________________ the early bus, I got up at 5:30 in the morning. In order to catch

in order to do … 为了……

3 . As a result, Mr Jiang no long

er needed to get up early to do

the housework. 结果是江先生不再需要起早做家务了。

My brother doesn’t work hard at school.

He often fails in his exams.

My brother doesn’t work hard at school. As a result, he often fails in his exams.

as a result 结果是…… , 因此

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4. Mr Jiang was very happy with

his robot.

江先生对他的机器人很满意。

be satisfied with---

be pleased with---

be happy with … 对……满意

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5. A few weeks later, however, thing

s started to go wrong. 然而几周后，情况开始有些不对了。

当他们搬到市中心去后，问题出现了。Things started to ____________ when they mo

ved to the city center.这只钟出毛病了。 Something has ______________ with the clock.

go wrong 出现问题

go wrong

gone wrong

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6. coins were spread all over the floor.

硬币撒得一地都是。

种子通常是随风散播的。Seeds _____ often ________ by the wind. are spread

spread

be spread 被撒落，使分布

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-spread-spread

Other useful phrases

be the first --- to do sth. everyday life air the rooms catch a virus in the dustbin knock sth. over in a mess in the rice cooker in the end

An interview with Mr. Jiang

1.You are the first person to have a robot in your

town, aren’t you?

2.Why did you want to buy a robot?

3.Where did you buy the robot?

4.How can a robot help you in the morning?

5.What will the robot do while you are at work?

6.Do robots sometimes have problems?

7.What will the robot do if it has problems?

8.What did you do with it at last?

Discussion: What is your ideal robot?

Design your ideal robot

You need to draw the robot on the paper

then write a short passage about your robot

Name:

Appearance:

Ability: do the housework / tell funny jokes / teach you Chinese , English and other subjects/

play football

My ideal robot

This is my ideal robot. It is called Friend. It has a big head. It is very lovely. It can help me do almost everything. When I have no time to do the housework, it can help me do it. When I am too busy to look after my son, it can play with him.