（最新版）Unit7__SectionB（2a-2e）精品教案

1、（最新版）Unit7 SectionB（2a-2e）精品教案Learning Goals:一、功能： 使用“will + v. (动词原形)”谈论对未来的预测，描述自己想象中的未来蓝图。二、词汇和常用表达：Learn and use the expressions: 1.human, dangerous, already, factory, believe, disagree, even, shape, fall (fell), inside, possible, impossible, side, servant, over and over again, hundreds of, look

2、 for, fall down,2.*Fewer people will do such jobs in the future because they are boring, but robots will never get bored. *It will be difficult to make them really think like a man.*Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future.三、学习策略：阅读策略1.依据文章题目和所给图片，预测文章内容。2.通过略读(skimming)的

3、方式，猜测文章大意。3.借助关键词，通过寻读 (scanning)的方式，判断每一段段落大意，加深对篇章结构的把握。四、情感态度：通过讨论机器人的现在和未来，激发、培养学生们对未来的想象力，并鼓励学生们为实现美好的梦想更加努力的学习。Teaching and learning steps:Step I. Pre-reading activities1. PreviewAsk the Ss to turn to Page 53 and translate the following phrases into English. First ask the Ss to put them into E

4、nglish orally, then let them write English down without looking at the textbooks.(1)像人类一样思考 _(2)人类服务员 _(3)帮助做家务 _(4)帮忙制造汽车 _(5)变得厌烦 _(6)使机器人看起来像人类 _(7)不同意某人 _(8) 多次，反复地 _(9) 花费数百年 _(10)有许多不同的形状 _(11)突然倒下；跌倒 _ (12)寻找建筑物底下的人 _(13)似乎不可能 _(14)做简单的工作 _Ask the Ss to turn to Page 53 and translate the follo

5、wing sentences into Chinese.(1) It will be difficult to make them really think like a man._(2) Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future._（设计说明：本部分词组和句子为学生的预习作业，词组和句子都是本节课的重要语言知识，该部分预习内容可以帮助学生更有目的性的预习。同时通过检测学生的预习效果，教师可以更有针对性地教，学生可以更有针对性的学。）2. Show the learning goals.Before

6、 class, ask the Ss to go through the learning goals.3. Lead in(1)At the beginning of the class, tell the Ss “I want to introduce my special friend to you. See who he is?” Then show a robot to the Ss. Go on saying, “He is a robot. Let's watch a video to know more about him.” Play the video about

7、a robot performing the dance of “Gangnam Style”. After that, the teacher can ask the Ss: *What does the robot look like? It looks like _.(a human)*What can he do? He can _. (dance)After the Ss give the answers. Show the Ss other relative pictures one by one, in which some robots are doing diffe

8、rent kinds of activities. Go on asking: *What can this robot do? It can _.(cook)*What can the robot do? It can _.(clean / sweep the floor)*What about this robot? It can_.(water the plants)After leading the Ss to answer what the robots in each picture are doing. Then tell the Ss:*As you can see, thes

9、e robots look like _.(humans) They can _(help with ) the housework. They are like human _.(servants)Show another group of robots to the Ss and ask the Ss talk about them.* These robots are in different shapes. What do they look like? They look like _.(bird, frog, horse; /animals)Tell the Ss that som

10、e animal robots can also help people. Then show a snake robot to the Ss and ask: *What does this robot look like? It looks like _.(a snake)What can it do?It can _ in dangerous places.(help look for people)If the Ss cant answer the second question, the teacher can help them answer it.Show another pic

11、ture in which robots are building cars to the Ss and ask:*Can you see any humans in the picture? _.(No)*What are building cars in the factory? _.(Robots)After the Ss give the answers, tell the Ss: As you can see, some robots are able to work in dangerous places. Some can do simple jobs over and over

12、 again, and they never get tired. (2)Tell the Ss: We have only know a little about robots. Next lets learn more about robots. （设计说明：先用一段机器人跳江南style舞蹈的视频，激活学生们关于机器人的背景知识，并借助相关的图片进行问答，帮助学生们架构好与机器人相关的阅读语境，并在讨论中将一些重要的新词汇：shapes，humans，servants，factory，over and over again, help with house- work, look for

13、 people也特意融入其中，以帮助学生们在正式阅读前突破语言障碍。）Step II. While-reading activities1. Read the title and the picture for predicting.(1) First ask the Ss to watch the picture on P53 carefully and answer the following questions:*What are robots doing in the picture?(Dancing)(2) Then ask the Ss to read the tile “Do y

14、ou think youll have your own robot?” and guess: *What will you read in this article?(Possible answers: What can robots do now? What do robots look like? What will robots do in the future? Stories about robots.)Show Reading strategy-Predicting: “You can guess what you will read by reading the title a

15、nd pictures.”Lead the Ss to learn to use the information from the title and the given picture to guess what they might read in the article.2. Read the passage fast and silently to find the general idea.(1)Ask the Ss to read the article carefully and find out the main idea of the whole article:-What

16、is the article about?-It is about _.A. What robots look like in the moviesB. What robots can do todayC. Robotstoday (现状) and futureShow Reading strategy: When you look for the main idea, the first sentence in each paragraph can help you. Before reading, ask the Ss to remember that when they look for

17、 the main idea, the first sentence in each paragraph can help them.(The main topic sentences: When we watch movies about the future, we sometimes see robots. Today there are already robots working in factories. Scientists are now trying to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do

18、. Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future.)Check the Ss answers.(2) Ask the Ss to read the article more carefully and find out the main idea of each paragraph:First ask the Ss: How many paragraphs are there in the article? (Four)Then tell the Ss in each paragraph there i

19、s a question. Ask the Ss to go through the four questions, and match each paragraph with the right question it discusses. Paragraph 1 Will robots think like humans in the future?Paragraph 2 What will robots be like in the future?Paragraph 3 What can robots do today?Paragraph 4 What are robots like i

20、n movies?Check the Ss answers. Ask one student how he / she found the right question for each paragraph. Use the words “in movies” in the first question as an example to lead the Ss to know when they see “in movies” in the first paragraph, they can make sure Paragraph 1is about “What are robots like

21、 in movies?”Reading strategy: We can use the key words to look for answers. Ask the Ss to go through the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1 What are robots like in movies?Paragraph 2 What can robots do today?Paragraph 3 Will robots think like humans in the future?Paragraph 4 What will robots be

22、 like in the future?3. Read the text carefully and silently to find the specific ideas读取细节(1) Ask the Ss to use the way of using key words to find out “What can robots do today”, ask the Ss to use the key words to look for the answers.*Robots can build _ in factories.*They can do _ jobs many times a

23、nd never get bored.*Some can _ and _*Some can help _ people under _.Check the Ss answers. And give the Ss time to read the sentences and try to remember what robots can do today.Reading strategy: Use the key words to scan for answers.(3) Tell the Ss that: as you can see, robots can do many things fo

24、r humans today. But scientists are not pleased with it. In fact, scientists are trying to make robots even do the same things as humans do. Then do you think robots will be able to talk like humans and think like humans in the future?Some Ss will say “yes”, and some will say “No”. Then tell the Ss t

25、hat you have different ideas, and the scientists also have different ideas about robots future. Ask the Ss to read Paragraphs 3 and 4 carefully to finish the chart about the future robots. Ask the Ss to pay attention to the red key words, and use them to look for the answers.Check the Ss answers. An

26、d ask the Ss to try to remember robots future.Reading strategy: Use the key words to scan for answers. (设计说明：本部分的内容重在培养学生们运用预测，略读，带关键词寻读等相关阅读策略概括文章大意和寻找细节信息的能力。)Step III. Post-reading activities1. Read and retell(1)Play the recording and ask the Ss to read the article with the recording.(2)After tha

27、t, help the Ss to realize: in this class, We have learned about robots today and future. Tell the Ss: now its time to challenge your memory. Please try to finish the sentences about robots. First lead the Ss to finish the information about robots today. Then finish the information about robots futur

28、e. Then choose two Ss to retell it individually. (设计说明：本部分的内容重在培养学生们口头表达的能力，同时通过复述引导学生更好地内化语言知识。) 2.Watch and think(1) Tell the Ss: we not sure if robots will be able to think and talk like real humans, but we are sure in the future robots will become popular like computers. Then think about the que

29、stion:*What will happen if humans use robots too much in the future?Ask the Ss to watch a video in which humans use robots too much. And think about the question.After watching the video, first let the Ss talk with their partner and then choose two or three to show their ideas.(2)Tell the Ss: next l

30、ets read two pieces of news about the wide use of robots. The challenges from robots:* In the USA，there have been less new jobs for people since January 2013, but there are more robots working in American factories.（人们获取的新工作越来越少，工厂里的机器人越来越多）* In China, Foxconn (富士康公司) will buy 1,000,000 robots to ta

31、ke the place of workers. （购买一百万台机器人取代工人的工作）Ask the Ss: Do you feel the challenges from robots？(3)Tell the Ss: So we humans need to think about the question: “Is it good or bad to use robots a lot？” Divide the Ss into two groups and have a “One Minute Debate Competition” about it.Ask the Ss first to

32、have a discussion in their group. Then ask the Ss to share their reasons of their group. When time is up, summarize which group has more reasons.(4)Summary: Now, maybe its hard to say if its good or bad to use robots a lot. Then what should we do? I think we need to think about a question: Why do hu

33、mans make / invent(发明) robots? To help humans or to take the place of humans？The answer is clear: we make robots in order to help humans. So we are sure of one thing, that is humans need to think about how to use robots in a right way. Do you think so？（设计说明：毋庸置疑，机器人必将在我们未来的生活发挥很大的作用，但教师要引导学生们认识在将来的生

34、活中合理、正确使用机器人对人类的重要性。一分钟辩论赛，为学生们提供了展示读中所获和深度思考的平台。）Step IV. Summary：Inquiry into knowledge by translation1. Ask the Ss to read the reading passage and see if they have any problems in understanding the text.2. Ask the Ss to look at the following sentences and try to summarize the language rules and f

35、ill in the blanks. The Ss can help each other and have a discussion after doing the following by themselves.一、However, they agree it may take hundreds of years._。(汉意)hundreds of，意为“_”, hundred 为_ 形式。 观察下面的例子：There are four hundred students in our school. 我们学校有400名学生。当hundred 前有具体数字时，hundred 只能用_形式。类

36、似的数词还有thousand， million（百万）。e.g. 1. _ travelers come to visit our city every year. （2011 哈尔滨市）A. Hundred of B. Hundreds of C. Five hundreds D. Hundred2. _ trees have been planted near here, so the air is very fresh. （2010, 四川达州） A. Two hundreds B. Hundred of C. Hundreds of D. Hundreds 二、Scientists a

37、re now trying to make robots look like humans._。(汉意)make sb. do sth., 意为“_”。Make 使役动词，意为“_”其后的动词要用_。类似的使役动词还有_。e.g.1.Loud music makes Tina _ to dance. A. to want B. want C. wanted D. wanting2.- How do you feel when you see the national flag of China?- It makes us _ proud.(2011,包头)A. feel B. to feel

38、C. felt D. feeling三、Scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are._。（汉意）1. be able to意为“_”，同义词是_。2. be able to 和 can 的主要区别：(1) be able to可用于多种时态。(2) can 只有一般现在时和一般过去时两种时态。e.g. 使用be able to 和 can的适当形式填空。1. I _ ride bikes when I was six years old.2. Tom

39、 _ finish his picture tomorrow. （设计说明：首先让学生自己感知发现语言的规律，并通过小组讨论的形式获得更为准确的答案，老师要注意适当引导。）Step V. Exercises: the end-of- class testI. Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the reading.Some robots are very human-like. They can walk and _ like people. Some scientists think that in the future they will _ robots more like humans. This may not _ in the near future