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The robot at home
Reading (I)
Unit 2 Robots
Teaching aims:
To understand how a robot change To understand how a robot change our life.our life.
To learn vocabulary about living To learn vocabulary about living with a robot.with a robot.
To understand the good points and To understand the good points and bad points of owning a robot. bad points of owning a robot.
Robots
cook dinner
iron shirts
make the bed
wash the dishesdo the laundry
explore dangerous places
look after children
sweep the floor
What can a robot do?
1. a dirty and untidy condition
2. made clothes smooth with an iron
3. covered a large area
4. a man who sells things
5. something that causes computer problems
6. free
7. the process of washing clothes
Vocabulary
mess
ironed
spread
salesman
virus
spare
laundry
Task: Guess the new word
Listen and answer:
1. What did Mr Jiang think of the robot at first?
2. What did Mr Jiang decide to do with the robot at last?
True falseFast reading Task: main idea Para1:
Para2:
Para3-----5:
Para6:
Para7:
Mr Jiang owns a robot. It changed his life in many ways.In order to have more spare time, Mr Jiang bought a robot from a robot shop.
About good changes---The robot made Mr Jiang’s life much easier . Mr Jiang was very happy with it.
About bad changes---A few weeks later, the robot caught a virus and caused many problems.Mr Jiang decided to return his robot to the robot shop at last. It was just too much trouble.
listening Task: True or falseCareful reading
1. Mr Jiang is the first person in Moonlight Town to own a robot.
2. Mr Jiang bought a robot from the supermarket.
3. The robot did all the housework for Mr Jiang.
4. When Mr Jiang returned home from work, his flat would be clean and look as good as new.
5. After dinner, the robot would relax and watch TV.
F
F
F
T
T
F
6. Mr Jiang was not satisfied with his robot at first.6. Mr Jiang was not satisfied with his robot at first.
7. Things started to go wrong after the robot 7. Things started to go wrong after the robot caught a bad cold.caught a bad cold.
8. The robot woke Mr Jiang up as usual.8. The robot woke Mr Jiang up as usual.
9. When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat 9. When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat in a mess.in a mess.
10. The robot was just too much trouble.10. The robot was just too much trouble.
Task: True or false
F
F
F
T
T
Careful reading
Task: Fill in the missing words
Mr Jiang is a ________. He is always______. In ______to have more_____ time, he bought a robot ______ a robot shop.
The robot made a great_________ to his life. It made things much________. In the morning, the robot made________, ________ his shirts and made a________ box for him. He no longer needed to get up ________ to do_________. He could stay in bed for an_________ hour every day.
While Mr Jiang was ________ work, the robot would ________ his flat, do the________,
salesman busy
order spare
from
differenceeasier
breakfast ironedlunch
early houseworkextra
atclean laundry
_____the dishes, _______ the floor, _______ the bed_____the dishes, _______ the floor, _______ the bedand _____ the rooms. The robot also_____shopping and _____ the rooms. The robot also_____shopping at the supermarket.at the supermarket. A few weeks later, the robot______ a virus and A few weeks later, the robot______ a virus and caused a lot of _________. The robot no longer knewcaused a lot of _________. The robot no longer knew_____ to cook breakfast. Sometimes it ______Mr _____ to cook breakfast. Sometimes it ______Mr Jiang up at 4 a.m. Even worse, Mr Jiang would find Jiang up at 4 a.m. Even worse, Mr Jiang would find his breakfast in the ________machine and his clean his breakfast in the ________machine and his clean shirts in the ________. Sometimes the robot would shirts in the ________. Sometimes the robot would move______ the house and knock things______. His move______ the house and knock things______. His flat was in a _____; food was on the bed, books were flat was in a _____; food was on the bed, books were in the rice cooker, mirrors were ________, and coinsin the rice cooker, mirrors were ________, and coins were________all over the _______. Finally, he decided to________it to the robot shop.were________all over the _______. Finally, he decided to________it to the robot shop.
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wash sweep makeair went
caughtproblems
when woke
washingdustbin
around over
messbroken
spread floorreturn
Retelling
Changes
to
Mr
Jiang’s
life
good points
bad points
morning
at work
return home
after dinner
a fe
w w
eeks
late
r
in the end
Competition
advantagesadvantages disadvantagesdisadvantages
GoodGood points points Bad Bad points points
1. I’ll have a lot more 1. I’ll have a lot more ________time.________time.
1. If the robot catches______, 1. If the robot catches______,
it will cause a lot of problems.it will cause a lot of problems.
2. I can __________ for a 2. I can __________ for a bit longer in the morning.bit longer in the morning.
2. It might put my breakfast in 2. It might put my breakfast in the________________.the________________.
3. It can help Mum do 3. It can help Mum do the_______when there are the_______when there are dirty clothes.dirty clothes.
3. It might even throw my 3. It might even throw my shirts into the ________ along shirts into the ________ along with the rubbish.with the rubbish.
4. It can ______ my shirts 4. It can ______ my shirts after they are washed.after they are washed.
4. It might______ some things 4. It might______ some things over.over.
5. It can _____________ 5. It can _____________ after dinner.after dinner.
5. It might make a______ in 5. It might make a______ in
my flat.my flat.
6. My______ will be as 6. My______ will be as good as new.good as new.
6. I might have to send it back 6. I might have to send it back to the____________.to the____________.
spare
stay in bed
laundry
iron
wash the dishes
flat
a virus
washing machine
dustbin
knock
mess
robot shop
Task: Develop the storyDialogue
蒋先生决定把机器人退还给这家机器人商店,假设他现在已带着他的机器人来到了商店,他与售货员将就怎么处理这个机器人进行对话。假如你是蒋先生 , 你的同桌是售货员。充分发挥你们的想象力,编造一个合乎情理的对话,使故事有个完整的结尾。
Discussion
What is your ideal robot?
My ideal robot is called…It’s friendly/interesting…In the morning, it … While I am at
school, it…When I return home from school, it… After
dinner, it…
Exercises in class
1. Try to help Mr Jiang write a letter of complaint to the robot shop.
2. Design your own ideal robot.
Homework
That’s all. Thank you!