Period7Speaking,ListeningandWritingTaskTeachinggoals1.Talkaboutdifferenttypesofrobotsbyusingexpressionsofsuppositionandbelief.2.Listentothreepeopletalkingaboutrobotpets.3.Writeadiaryfromtherobotpet'spointofview.TeachingproceduresStep1SpeakingtaskAskstudentstousetheirimaginationingroupstodiscussthetypesofrobotsthatcouldbeusedinthefuture.Guidethemtousetheexpressionsbelowinthediscussion.Sample:Robotscanbefoundinthemanufacturingindustry,themilitary,spaceexploration,transportation,andmedicalapplications.Well,formyconclusionI_guessthatrobotsarethewayofthefutureandwillbeusedonadailyusewithoutbeingcontrolledremotelyorbyaperson.I_thinktherewillbedifferentrobotsfordifferentuses.Somewillbeusedforlawenforcementandotherswillbeusedforconstructiveusesonly.Otherswillbebuildingcars,andtherestwillbebuildingthenewschoolswelearninandthehouseswelivein.Step2Listeningtask1.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______Keys: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?√5.Whothinksthatrobotpetswouldbegoodforpeoplewhoareunabletohavealivepet?√Step3Writingtask1.Firstaskstudentstoimagineheorsheisarobotpetwhichbelongstoachild.(1)Thinkaboutwhatkindofchildyoubelongto.Isitaboyoragirl?Whatisthechildlike?Isthechildkindornot?Isthechildsickoringoodhealth?(2)Whatkindofrobotpetareyou—Aibo,Furby,ParoorTama?2.Writeaboutonedayinhis/herlifeinhis/herdiary.Remembertowritefromtherobotpet'spointofviewandremembertofollowthesesteps.(1)Collectt...