Period3ReadingandSpeakingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodwewillreadapassageaboutrobots.Therearefouractivitiesinall.Activity1givesthestudentsachancetochoosethewordsgiventocompletethepassage,whichisofhelpindeepeningtheunderstandingofthewholepassage.Andiftheycan’tmakesenseofthepassagecompletely,someexplanationisneeded.InActivity2thestudentsareencouragedtoworkwiththeirpartnersaskingandansweringquestionsandatthesametimewritethekeywordstoretellthepassage.Activity3isdesignedlikethis:thestudentsaretotickthethingstheythinkrobotswillbeabletodoinonehundredyearsfromnow,whichishelpfulindevelopingtheirimagination.Activitymayserveasadiscussionwithingroupsorbetweengroups.ItisanextensionofActivity3.TeachingImportantPointsTrainthestudents’readingabilities.Makesurethestudentsmakesenseofthepassage.TeachingDifficultPointsTrainthestudents’readingabilities.Makethestudentsknowmoreaboutrobots.Encouragethestudentstoinvolvethemselvesinclassactively.TeachingMethodsIndividualworkandpairworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.Explanationtohelpthestudentsmakebettersenseofthetext.TeachingAidsMultimedia,tape-recorder&ablackboardThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeandSkillsMakethestudentslearntouseallkindsofmethodssuchasskimming,scanningtounderstandthepassage.Makesurethestudentsmakesenseofthepassage.ProcessandStrategiesMotivatethestudents’enthusiasmintakingpartintheclass.FeelingsandValueThroughthelearningofthepassageaboutrobotsthestudentsaresuretolearntounderstandtherolerobotsplay,andthushaveascientificopiniontowardsthedevelopmentoftheworld.TeachingProceduresStep1FastreadingT:Pleaselookatthepicture.Whatdoyouthinktheyare.S1:Iguesstheyaretoydogs.S2:Maybetheyareracingtoydogs.Theymaybeprogrammedtorunfasterthanordinarydogs.T:I’mnotsosureaboutit,butonepointiscertain:theseare“robots”designedbyhumanbeingsforsomepurposes.Thisistheverytopicof专心爱心用心1today.Firstyoumayreadthepassageandputthesephrasesinthecorrectplaces.(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)a.areusedb.wereusedc.arebeingdesignedd.weredesignede.hasbeenprogrammedf.wasinventedg.willberunby“smartrobots”h.robotsmaybesoadvancedi.unlikelyj.robotswhichwalk(Theteachermaygivethestudentsafewminutestoreadthetextandthencallbacktheiranswers.)Suggestedanswers:1.f2.d3.b4.a5.j6.g7.h8.c9.e10.iStep2IntensivereadingT:Goodjob!Nowyoumayreadthetextonemoretimeandtrytoanswerthequestionsinpairs.(Showthefollowingonthescreen.)1.Whoinventedthename“robot”?2.Whodesignedthefirstrobot?3.Wherewererobotsfirstused?4.Whydorobotswhichwalkhavelotsoflegs?5.Whatkindofrobotis“smart”?6.WhatwasElmadesignedtodo?7.WhatdidIsaacAzimovsayaboutrobotsandhumans?8.Doyouthinkthewriteragreeswithhim?Suggestedanswers:1.KarelCapek(did).2.TwoAmericanengineersdid.3.Ingeneralmotors.4.Sothattheydon’tfallover.5.Oneswhichcandeveloptheirownintelligence.6.Totrydifferentlegmovementssothatshedoesn’tfallover.7.Thatitisunlikelythatrobotswilleverharmhumans.8.No,Idon’t.T:Welldone!Takedownthekeywordsoftheanswerstothequestionsandyouwillgetthemainideaofthepassage.Youmayusethekeywordstoretellthewholepassage.(Givethestudentssometimetoprepareandthenencouragethemtoretell.A专心爱心用心2fewgoodonesmaybeaskedtoretell.)Step3DiscussionT:Youdidverygoodjobs!Asweallknow,oncedesigned,therobotscandomanyjobsforus.Nowworkinpairs.Tickthethingsyouthinkrobotswillbeabletodoinonehundredyearsfromnow.Youmayaddsomemorethingstothelist.(W...
