人教新课标高二英语选修七教案：Unit2 Robots 全单元

Unit 2 — Robots Teaching Aims

1. Master the words and expressions about robots.

2. Can talk about the achievements of the study on robots.

3. Use the passive infinitive correctly in different situations. Important points

1. Describe the achievements of the study on robots.

2. Talk about robots in future.

Difficult points

1. The grammar, the passive infinitive.

2. How to design robots.

Teaching methods

1. Multi-media teaching.

2. Writing on the blackboard.

3. Class activities: discussion in pairs and in class.

Teaching procedures

[Warming up]

Step one

Speaking practice:

1. Lead in

1. What is a robot?

2. Have you seen a robot?

3. What may robots look like?

4. What can robots d?

5. Do you want to have a robot?

In this unit, we’re goi ng to talk about robots

Step two

Show pictures

2. Look at the pictures about robots on screen.

3. Ask and answer

Show the pictures while asking question about the pictures.

Step three

Group work

1. Summarize the types of robots.

2. Talk about the robots in groups.

Step four

Enjoy the films

Let’s enjoy the film, I, Robot. And cartoon program about robots. Step five

Summary

Summarize the background knowledge on robots.

Homework

1. Discuss what you have learned today.

2. Summarize what robots can do and what they look like.

3. Exchange your writing with your partner.

[Reading and Learning about language]

Step one

Review & Speaking practice

Lead in

Ask students to look at the pictures on screen, and ask them questions.

1. Where could you find each robot?

2. What does each one do?

3. Can you think of any other type of robot?

4. Do you think it is possible for a robot to:

•think for itself ?

•have feelings ?

•have its own needs and desires ?

•look and feel like a human being ?

Step two

Pre-reading

1. Work in pairs

The passage, Satisfaction Guaranteed, is about a robot and a woman.

Do you think a woman will fall in love with a robot?

2. Skimming and discussion

Step three

2. Fast reading

First, read the pre-reading of the passage.

Second, read the passage as fast as you can, find the Characters in the story.

Then, decide the following are true or false.

☺1. Larry was going to be away from home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife Clair.

☺2. Clair didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last.

☺3. When Tony, the robot, offered to help dressing, Clair was pleased to accept it.

But she thought it was surprising for a robot to be so human?

☺4. Tony could understand Clair when she said she was not clever.

☺5. Clair’s husband wanted to improve his soc ial position, but she was sorry she could do nothing to help him.

☺6. Tony was eager to help Claire. He scanned quite a lot of books in the library,