The robot at home Reading (I) Unit 2 Robots

Teaching aims: To understand how a robot change our life. To understand how a robot change our life. To learn vocabulary about living with a robot. To learn vocabulary about living with a robot. To understand the good points and bad points of owning a robot. To understand the good points and bad points of owning a robot.

Robots

cook dinner iron shirts make the bed wash the dishes do the laundry explore dangerous places look after children sweep the floor What can a robot do?

1. a dirty and untidy condition 2. made clothes smooth with an iron 3. covered a large area 4. a man who sells things 5. something that causes computer problems 6. free 7. the process of washing clothes Vocabulary mess ironed spread salesman virus spare laundry Task: Guess the new word

Listen and answer: 1.What did Mr Jiang think of the robot at first? 2. What did Mr Jiang decide to do with the robot at last?

True false Fast reading Task: main idea Para1: Para2: Para : Para6: Para7: Mr Jiang owns a robot. It changed his life in many ways. In order to have more spare time, Mr Jiang bought a robot from a robot shop. About good changes---The robot made Mr Jiang’s life much easier. Mr Jiang was very happy with it. About bad changes---A few weeks later, the robot caught a virus and caused many problems. Mr Jiang decided to return his robot to the robot shop at last. It was just too much trouble.

listening Task: True or false Careful reading 1.Mr Jiang is the first person in Moonlight Town to own a robot. 2. Mr Jiang bought a robot from the supermarket. 3. The robot did all the housework for Mr Jiang. 4. When Mr Jiang returned home from work, his flat would be clean and look as good as new. 5. After dinner, the robot would relax and watch TV. F F F T T F

6. Mr Jiang was not satisfied with his robot at first. 7. Things started to go wrong after the robot caught a bad cold. 8. The robot woke Mr Jiang up as usual. 9. When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat in a mess. 10. The robot was just too much trouble. Task: True or false F F F T T

Careful reading Task: Fill in the missing words Mr Jiang is a ________. He is always______. In ______to have more_____ time, he bought a robot ______ a robot shop. The robot made a great_________ to his life. It made things much________. In the morning, the robot made________, ________ his shirts and made a________ box for him. He no longer needed to get up ________ to do_________. He could stay in bed for an_________ hour every day. While Mr Jiang was ________ work, the robot would ________ his flat, do the________, salesman busy order spare from difference easier breakfast ironed lunch early housework extra at cleanlaundry

_____the dishes, _______ the floor, _______ the bed and _____ the rooms. The robot also_____shopping at the supermarket. A few weeks later, the robot______ a virus and A few weeks later, the robot______ a virus and caused a lot of _________. The robot no longer knew _____ to cook breakfast. Sometimes it ______Mr Jiang up at 4 a.m. Even worse, Mr Jiang would find his breakfast in the ________machine and his clean shirts in the ________. Sometimes the robot would move______ the house and knock things______. His flat was in a _____; food was on the bed, books were in the rice cooker, mirrors were ________, and coins were________all over the _______. Finally, he decided to________it to the robot shop. were________all over the _______. Finally, he decided to________it to the robot shop.. washsweepmake airwent caught problems when woke washing dustbin aroundover mess broken spread floor return

Retelling Changes to Mr Jiang’s life good points bad points morning at work return home after dinner a few weeks later in the end

Competition advantagesdisadvantages

Good points Good points Bad points Bad points 1. I’ll have a lot more ________time. 1. If the robot catches______, it will cause a lot of problems. 2. I can __________ for a bit longer in the morning. 2. It might put my breakfast in the________________. 3. It can help Mum do the_______when there are dirty clothes. 3. It might even throw my shirts into the ________ along with the rubbish. 4. It can ______ my shirts after they are washed. 4. It might______ some things over. 5. It can _____________ after dinner. 5. It might make a______ in my flat. 6. My______ will be as good as new. 6. I might have to send it back to the____________. spare stay in bed laundry iron wash the dishes flat a virus washing machine dustbin knock mess robot shop

Task: Develop the story Dialogue 蒋先生决定把机器人退还给这家机器人商店， 假设他现在已带着他的机器人来到了商店，他与 售货员将就怎么处理这个机器人进行对话。假如 你是 蒋 先生, 你的同桌是售货员。充分发挥你们的想象力，编造 一个合乎情理的对话，使故事有个完整的结尾。

Discussion What is your ideal robot? My ideal robot is called…It’s friendly/interesting…In the morning, it … While I am at school, it…When I return home from school, it… After dinner, it…

Exercises in class

1. Try to help Mr Jiang write a letter of complaint to the robot shop. 2. Design your own ideal robot. Homework

That’s all. Thank you!