Period4UsingLanguage:Listening,SpeakingandWritingTeachingaims1.Enablestudentstoexpresssuppositionandbelief
2.Learntowriteapassagedescribinganewtypeofrobot
TeachingproceduresStep1Lead-in1.First,askstudentstolookatthewordsbelow
ManyofthemareusedtodescribeClaire'sfeelingsinthestory
Carryoutthefollowingtasksinpairs
alarmedembarrassedamazedawfulamusedsurprisedattracteddisturbedenviedimpressedsatisfiedhurtfrightenedupset(1)Findasmanyofthesewordsinthetextaspossibleandunderlinethesentences
(2)WriteashortparagraphtodescribeClaireusingsomeofthesewords
(3)Tellastoryusingatleastfiveofthesewords
Samplewriting:Claireisaveryemotionalwomanwhoneedsagoodfriend
ShefindsthisfriendinarobotcalledTony,whocomestohelpherinherhome
Sheisattractedtohimbecauseheissohandsomeandsympathetic
Hebecomesherbestfriend