Reading

The robot at home

Would you like to have a robot? We know that robots can do many things for us

such as cooking dinner, doing the laundry; looking after the children and making the bed.

Daniel has become really interested in robots. Amy found an interesting article in this month’s ‘Robot’ magazine and gave it to Daniel.

Task 1 : Skimming

How many parts can this article be divided into and what’s the main idea of each paragraph?

Part 1 Para1_2

Part 2 Para3--5

Part 3 Para 6

Part 4 Para 7

Introduce the first person to own a robot and why he owns a robot.

Good points (advantages) and what they are?

Bad points (disadvantages) and what they are?

Ending

Some good points and bad points

Finish B2 on Page 26

Good Points:

1.I will have a lot more ______ time.

2.I can _________ for a bit longer in the morning.

3.It can help Mum do the ________ when there are dirty clothes.

4.It can _______ my shirts after they are washed.

5.It can ___________ after dinner.

6.My _____ will be as good as new.

spare

stay in bed

laundry

iron

wash the dishes

flat

Bad points:

1.If the robot catches ______, it will cause a lot of problems.

2.It might put my breakfast in the _____________.

3.It might even throw my shirts into the _______ along with the rubbish.

4.It might _______some things over.

5.It might make a _______ in my flat.

6.I might have to send it back to the _________.

a virus

washing machine

dustbin

knock

mess

robot shop

Read and say T or F 1.The robot made Mr Jiang’s life much easier. 2.The robot ironed Mr Jiang’s shirts at the weeke

nd. 3.Mr Jiang had to do the housework every day. 4.The robot would wash the dishes while Mr Jiang

was at work. 5.As a result , Mr Jiang could stay in bed for an ex

tra hour every day.

T

F

F

T

T

Task 2: Read and try

6.Mr Jiang always went shopping with his robot. F

7.Mr Jiang’s robot could cook delicious dinner for him.

8.The robot could relax and watch TV after dinner.

9.Mr Jiang was very happy to have a robot. 10. t still knew when it should cook breakfast whe

n it caught a virus a few weeks later. 11. When Mr Jiang got home , he would find his f

lat in a mess. 12. At last, Mr Jiang had to repair it himself.

T

FT

F

TF

Task 3 : Finish the profile

The first person to own a robot

Name :

Work :

in where :

Why :

Mr Jiang

Salesman

In Moonlight town

in order to have more free time

Fill in the blanks: The robot made a great d________ t_

____ Mr Jiang’s e__________ life. It made things much e______. When he got up in the morning, breakfast was already m_______. The robot also i______ Mr Jiang’s shirts and m_____ a lunch box for him every day.As a r_______, Mr Jiang no l_________ needed to get up early to do the h_________and he could s______ in bed for an e_____ hour every day.

ifferenceo veryday

asier

aderoned ade

esult ongerousework

tay xtra

the good changes and the good results.

breakfast was made

ironed his shirts

made a lunch box

no longer needed to get up early

could stay in bed for an extra hour

clean the flat

do the laundry

wash the dishes

sweep the floor

make the bed

go shopping at the supermarket

The delicious dinner would be ready

could relax and watch TV

the flat would be as clean as new

1.Mr Jiang is the first person in Sunshine Town to own a robot.

be the first person/time to do sth Tom was the first time to go to the cinema. She was the first person to arrive at school t

oday. 2.The robot changed his life a lot in many w

ays. (v.) Some changes were god, but some were not.

(n.) Great changes have taken place in my home

town.

3. in many ways

火星上的生活在很多方面比地球上的生活好 .Life on mars is better than life on earth in many ways.

In some ways

4. in order to

为了生存 , 人就得吃东西 .People must eat in order to live.

We practise English more in order to improve our oral English.

in order not to

He got up earlier in order not to be late again.

与 so that 如何互换 : I need to buy a robot so that I can have mo

re spare time.

5.everyday 形容词，每天的 、每日的 //every day 副词短语，每天 everyday English// life The robot make a great difference to Mr Ji

ang’s everyday life. He could stay in bed for an extra hour eve

ry day.

6. as a result 他没有练习 , 结果他输了 .He didn’t practise ,as a result he lost.as a result of …

因为大雪 , 他迟到了 .

He was late as a result of heavy snow.As a result of warning ,nobody was hurt.

由于…的结果 , 因为

7. no longer = not- - - any longer 多指时间 , 用来修饰具体状态他不再是一个学生了 .

He is no longer a student.He is not a student any longer.no more = not - - -any more指数量和程度 , 用来修饰动

作她不再哭了 . She no more cried.

==Mr Jiang didn’t need to get up to do the housework any more.

8.I need to buy a robot. I need to complain to the robot shop.

need to do sth( 实义动词）don’t need to do sth

need do sth （情态动词）needn’t do sth

1)He needs _______ to school early every day.A go B to go C going D to be gone2)Mr Smith ______send his robot back to the shop because it doesn’t work.A needn’t B needs C needs to D need to

B

C

9. be happy with = be pleased with

= be satisfied with

我对我的学生很满意 .I am happy with my students.

我对你所做的不是很满意 .I am not happy with what you have done.

9. as …as …她跟 Amy 一样苗条 .

它看上去想一栋房子那么大 .It seems to be as big as a house.

10. be ready for = be ready to do …

他已经准备好英语考试了 .He is ready for the English exam.He is ready to have the English exam.

get ready for =get ready to do

他们准备去旅行 .They get ready to go on a trip.

They get ready for trip.

Revision:

1 Who is the first person to own a robot?

2 Where is he?

3 Has the robot changed his life?

4 Are they all good changes?

5 What did the robot do for Mr Jiang?

6 Do you think Mr Jiang’s life has changed a lot with the help of the robot? Why

the bad points

1. How could a robot start to go wrong ?

2.What are the problems ?

The robot caught a virus.

•It might put my breakfast in the _____________.

•In might throw my shirt into the _____________along with the rubbish.

•It might ____________ the things over.

•It might make a ______________.

washing machine

dustbin

knock

mess

I might have to send it back to the __________.

robot shop

Read Para6 and fill in the blanks: A few weeks later, the robot c______ a viru

s and caused a lot of p________. The robot no loner knew w______ to cook breakfast. Sometimes it w______ Mr Jiang up at 4 a.m. Even worse, Mr Jiang would find his breakfast in the washing m______ and his clean shirts in the d_______. Sometimes the robot would move a _____ the house and k _______ things over. His flat was in a m______; food was on the bed, books were in the rice c______, mirrors were b______ and coins were s________ all over the floor.

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henoke

achineustbin

roundnock

essooker

roken pread

1 go wrong/ go bad

go 在这里是系动词 , 后面跟形容词作表语

2 catch a virus 感染病毒 , 中毒

catch a cold

3 knock …over

knock on…

4 find sth in a mess/ make such a mess

5 what… do with…/ how … deal with…

这个房间乱七八糟 .This room is in (such) a mess.

The children made a mess in the room.

6.in the end==at last / finally

7. decide to return the robot to the robot shop

8. too much trouble/

much too+ adj

too much+ u.n.

1 go wrong

2 catch a virus

3 cause a lot of problems

4 wake …up

5 in the washing machine

6 in the dustbin

7 be at work

8 knock…over

9 find sth in a mess

10 in the sink

11 Mr Jiang didn’t know what he should do with the robot.=how he should deal with the robot.

Mr Jiang didn’t know what to do with the robot.

how to deal with …

12 return sth to sb

13 too much trouble/ too many problems

much too+ adj

too much+ U.N.

Finish the work on P26_27

The answers toP26_27 B1: d e f b g c a B 2 : spare stay in bed

laundry iron wash the dishes flat a virus washing machine dustbin knock mess robot shop C : F T F T F F T F F T