高中英语Unit2《Robots》Period4UsingLanguage：Lis

1、精诚凝聚=_=成就梦想Period 4Using Language ：Listening ， Speaking and Writing设计方案一Teaching aims1Enable students to express supposition and belief.2Learn to write a passage describing a new type of robot.Teaching proceduresStep 1Lead in1First ， ask students to look at the words below.Many of them are used to d

2、escribe Claires feelings in the story.Carry out the following tasks in pairs.alarmed embarrassed amazed awful amused surprised attracted disturbed envied impressed satisfied hurt frightened upset(1)Find as many of these words in the text as possible and underline the sentences.(2)Write a short parag

3、raph to describe Claire using some of these words.(3)Tell a story using at least five of these words.Sample writing ：Claire is a very emotional woman who needs a good friend.She finds this friend in a robotcalled Tony ， who comes to help her in her home.She is attracted to him because he is so hands

4、ome and sympathetic.He becomes her best friend.She is impressed by his abilities but embarrassed by herfeelings for him.She is disturbed because she thinks of him as a maneven though he is not but isamused that other women envy her and think they are havingan affair.Claire succeeds inovercoming her

5、sense of failure ， but in doing so falls in love with Tony.His visit leaves her upset，frightened and hurt ，which has replaced her sense of failure.She has been hurt by Tony because he is too nice rather than because he is not nice enough.2Next ， have a small talk about the story.(1)Why did Tony have

6、 to be rebuilt?(2)How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?Suggested answers：(1)Because you cant have women falling in love with machines.(2)Various answers are possible.Students are encouraged to speak out their feelings freely.Step 2Listening1Molly and Kate are discussing the

7、story “ Satisfaction Guaranteed Read”the questions and then listen to their conversation.Tick the correct boxes. 点亮心灯/(v)照亮人生 精诚凝聚=_=成就梦想QuestionsMollyKate1.Who really likes the story ？2.Who thinks that Claire loved Tony？3.Who thinks that Tony loved Claire？4.Who thinks that the purpose of Tonys acti

8、on was to make Clairefeel good about herself ？5.Who thinks taking Tony away must have hurt Claire？6.Who said that making a robot so much like a man was bound tocause trouble？Keys ：QuestionsMollyKate1.Who really likes the story ？2.Who thinks that Claire loved Tony？3.Who thinks that Tony loved Claire？

9、4.Who thinks that the purpose of Tonys action was to make Clairefeel good about herself ？5.Who thinks taking Tony away must have hurt Claire？6.Who said that making a robot so much like a man was bound tocause trouble？2.Next ， listen again and find answers to the following questions.(1)What does Kate

10、 think the difference between robots and human is?(2)How does Kate think Claire was hurting herself?(3)Why would one of the girls like a robot such as Tony living at her house?(4)What does Kate think the companys biggest mistake was?Suggested answers：(1)Robots cant feel emotion of any kind.(2)By see

11、ing herself in a negative way.(3)She likes the idea of a handsome man whose only purpose was to please her.(4)Making the robot look so much like a real man3Listen to the tape again and write down the expressions of supposition and belief.Keys：Yes， maybe Claire fell in love with him， but I dont belie

12、ve robots can feel emotion of any kind.I think Tony loved Claire.I guess thats why the company had to rebuild him.So it must have hurt her when he was taken away.I suppose that was the companys greatest mistake. 点亮心灯/(v)照亮人生 精诚凝聚=_=成就梦想Step 3DiscussionStudents are asked to work in groups and imagine

13、 having a robot in their houses to do the housework.Discuss what the positive or negative effects of the situation would be.(Dont forget touse expressions of supposition and belief.Students are given five minutes.Five minutes later， ask some students to present their ideas to the whole class.Encoura

14、ge every student to use his imagination ， because therere no right or wrong answers， only different opinions.After students present their opinions ， the teacher speaks out his or her opinion.)A sample Positive_effectsI think it is wonderful for people to have robots in their houses to do the housewo

15、rk.After a days work ，when people get home ， they can be really relaxed with everything prepared by their robots.A robot never gets tired.Nor does it complain.Life will be very easy and comfortable.Negative_effectsMaybe people can enjoy a very comfortable life with the help of their robots.But at th

16、e sametime I believe people will lose the ability to do housework.As time goes by， people cannot live wellwithout a robots help.I think that kind of life would be terrible.Step 4WritingStudents are asked to work in groups.First decide the purpose of the robot， then make a list ofthe abilities the ro

17、bot has.Next draw a picture on a piece of paper and name its parts and explainwhat each part does.Finallywrite a passage describing the robot and what it can do.Show thefollowing to help students to design their robots.Tips on designing your robotsFor each robot that you build ，you will have to choo

18、se options for six major robotcharacteristics.Each characteristic gives rise to one or more questions.These are ：Looks ： What does the robot look like ？ Is there a reason for it to look as it does ？Sensing： How does the robot “ know ”or figure out whats in its environment ？ If it were put in adiffer

19、ent environment ， would it be able to figure out this new environment？Movement ： How does the robot move within its environment？ If it were put in a differentenvironment ， would it still be able to move within this new space？Manipulation：How does the robot move or manipulate other objects within its

20、 environment？Can a single robot move or manipulate more than one kind of object ？Energy ： How is the robot powered ？Can it have more than one energy source？Intelligence ： How does the robot “ think？”What does it mean to say that a robot “ thinks？”Note ：Not all robots have to have all six characteris

21、tics.For example， some robots dontneed to manipulate things ，so they have no manipulating characteristics.Some robots have more than one manifestation of a characteristic.For example， a robot may be able to sense its environment using both a vision system and sonar.Students are asked to discuss firs

22、t.If there is not enough time ， they should finfish it after class.Step 5HomeworkWrite a passage describing a new type of robot.Sample writing ：Remote Presence RobotsRemote Presence Robots allow a medical expert to visually examine and communicate with a patient from anywhere in the world ，via the m

23、achine，using wireless technology.The robot runs on a 点亮心灯/(v)照亮人生 精诚凝聚=_=成就梦想wireless system with the doctor at another location.It is controlled via a secure broadband Internet connection.The doctor (controller) and patient are able to have a real time two way audiovisual interaction ， with the con

24、troller in full command of the robots movements， head monitor andcamera.The doctor “ driving the”robot can view the patient ， ask questions and read patient records， view X rays and test results from the console.The patient sees the doctors image on the robots“ face”Although the robot does not physi

25、cally examine the patient， it allows face to face contactbetween the doctor and patient ，providing immediate access to specialists.Ourrobots certainlywouldneverreplace alldoctors on wardrounds ， but they are acommunication tool which allows doctors to have direct contact with their patients if they are unable to get to them.And this may be a significant step for patient care.The rubbish collector robotThe rubbish collector is a robot about half the size of a small car.Its body is square and containsa large rubbish bin inside it.It has a camera attached