人教版高中英语教案选修七Unit2RobotsPeriod7

1Period7Speaking，ListeningandWritingTask设计者邵宁宁Teachinggoals1．Talkaboutdifferenttypesofrobotsbyusingexpressionsofsuppositionandbelief.2．Listentothreepeopletalkingaboutrobotpets.3．Writeadiaryfromtherobotpet'spointofview.Teachingprocedures1SpeakingtaskAskstudentstousetheirimaginationingroupstodiscussthetypesofrobotsthatcouldbeusedinthefuture.Guidethemtousetheexpressionsbelowinthediscussion.Isitpossiblethat...？Coulditbethat...？Areyousurethat...？Itispossible/impossiblethat...Itcouldbethat...Iamsurethat...Itismostlikely/unlikelythat...Thereisabeliefthat...Iampositivethat...Sample：Robotscanbefoundinthemanufacturingindustry，themilitary，spaceexploration，transportation，andmedicalapplications.Well，formyconclusionI_guessthatrobotsarethewayofthefutureandwillbeusedonadailyusewithoutbeingcontrolledremotelyorbyaperson.I_thinktherewillbedifferentrobotsfordifferentuses.Somewillbeusedforlawenforcementandotherswillbeusedforconstructiveusesonly.Otherswillbebuildingcars，andtherestwillbebuildingthenewschoolswelearninandthehouseswelivein.2Listeningtask1．Beforelistening，askstudentstolookatthepicturesoftheserobotpetsonPage59.Inpairs，answerthefollowingquestions.(1)Whatkindsofanimaldoyouthinktheyare?(2)Wouldyouliketoownone？Whichone？Givereasons.(3)Doyouthinkhavingarobotasapetisagoodidea？Givereasons.Variousanswersarepossible.Throughaskingstudentsquestionsaboutthepictures，makesurestudentsunderstandthefollowingwordstheywillhearinthelisteningtext：wag，pat，flippers，purrandhiss.2．ListentoAmanda，VictoriaandJamietalkingaboutrobotpets.Lookatthepicturesagainandmatchthemwiththerobots'names.Aibo______Furby______Paro______Tama______2Keys：AiboPicture_2FurbyPicture_1ParoPicture_3TamaPicture_43．AskstudentstofillinasmuchofthetableonPage60astheycan.Thenlistentothefirstpartofthediscussionagainandcompletethetable.Comparetheiranswerswiththeirpartners.NameTypeofanimalWhatitcandoRobot1Robot2Robot3Robot4Suggestedanswers：NameTypeofanimalWhatitcandoRobot1AiboDogCanwalk，sit，liedownandwagitstail.Learnsthenameyougiveitandcananswerwhenyoucallit.Developsitsownpersonality.Canlearnabout50commands.Robot2FurbyNotstatedbutlookslikeabig－earedbirdLikesbeingpatted.Speakshisownlanguage，thengraduallyswitchestoEnglishthemoretimeyouspendwithhim.Robot3ParoSealCanopenandcloseitseyesandmoveitsflippers.Robot4TamaCatCanrecognizeherownname.Purrswhenpatted.Ifyouhithershewillgiveyouanangryhiss.Graduallyherbehaviourchangesandshedevelopsherownpersonality.4.Listentothesecondpartofthediscussionagain.Tickthecorrectboxforeachquestion.AmandaVictoriaJamie1.Whodoesn'tunderstandwhysomeonewouldwantarobotasapet？2.Whobelievesthatrobotpetsarejusttoys？3.Whothinksthatifsomeonethinksoftherobotasapet，thenitisapet？4.Whobelievesthatyoucanmakearobothappy？5.Whothinksthatrobotpetswouldbegoodforpeoplewhoareunabletohavealivepet？Keys：AmandaVictoriaJamie1.Whodoesn'tunderstandwhysomeonewouldwantarobotasapet？√2.Whobelievesthatrobotpetsarejusttoys？√3.Whothinksthatifsomeonethinksoftherobotasapet，thenitisapet？√4.Whobelievesthatyoucanmakearobothappy？√35.Whothinksthatrobotpetswouldbegoodforpeoplewhoareunabletohavealivepet？√3Writingtask1．Firstaskstudentstoimagineheorsheisarobotpetwhichbelongstoachild.(1)Thinkaboutwhatkindofchildyoubelongto.Isitaboyoragirl？Whatisthechildlike？Isthechildkindornot？Isthechildsickoringoodhealth?(2)Whatkindofrobotpetareyou—Aibo，Furby，ParoorTama?2．Writeaboutonedayinhis/herlifeinhis/herdiary.Remembertowritefromtherobotpet'spointofviewandremembertofollowthesesteps.(1)Collecttheirideasinpairsorgroups.(2)Writedownthemainideasandsupportingdetails.Hereisanexample.(3)Writethediaryentry，payingattentiontotheuseofconjunctionsintheirwriting.MorningAfternoonOwnerPetOwnerPet·gotupinbadmood·carriedmebytail·knockedmeontothefloor·leftmeathome·angry·hissedatowner·hissedmore·hadapeacefultimelater·gothomeafterschool·seemedhappier·wasnicetome·pattedme·promisedtotakemetotheparktomorrow·waggedtail·couldn'tstoppurring·lovedtheidea/washappy·wishedhe/shewerealwayslikethat...4HomeworkWriteadiaryfromtherobotpet'spointofview.Asample：SunnyWednesdayIamveryhappytoday，becausethisisthefirstdaythatIhasspentwithmyowner，Susan.Susanisa6－year－oldsickgirl.Shecannotgooutwithotherchildrenbecauseofherpoorhealth.Soherparentsboughtmeashercompanion.Therearedifferenttypesofrobotpetsinthestore.Hermompreferredtheseal－typerobot，whileherdadthoughtthelovelydogwouldbeagoodcompanion.ButSusanloveskittyverymuch.Sheinsistedonhavingmeashercompanion.Sotheychoseme.TheshopassistanttoldthemIhavemorethanjustentertainmentvalue，offeringcompanionshipandavarietyofotherservicestothesick.Anetworksystemwillenablemetospeaktothechildreninanaturalway，especiallytochildrenwhoaresick，andthiswillmakethemmorecomfortable.IcanbeconnectedviacellphoneorISDNlinetoanetworksystemcenter，allowinghealthworkersorparentstosendmedicalinformationandencouragingmessagestothesick.I'mendowedwith100phrases，rangingfromthelight－hearted(“Todayisthekaraokeparty.Let'ssing4alot.”)tomorepracticalinformation(“Itisthreeo'clock.Itistimetohavemedicine.”)．Susansmiledalotandherparentssaidshehasneverspe