2. Unit 2 Reading The robots at home

3. Task 1 : Skim the article and divide it into 4 parts and conclude its main idea. Part1: Part2: Part3: Part4: Introduce the first person to own a robot Good changes Bad changes Ending Para 1&2 Para 3-5 Para 6 Para 7

4. Task 2 : (Scanning) Finish the profile The first person to own a robot Name : occupation: in where : Why : Mr. Jiang Salesman In Sunshine Town In order to have more free time

5. Task 3 : What are the good changes and the good results. the good changes breakfast was made ironed his shirts made a lunch box no longer needed to get up early could stay in bed for an extra hour clean the flat do the laundry wash the dishes sweep the floor make the bed go shopping at the supermarket the flat would be as clean as new The delicious dinner would be ready could relax and watch TV the good results In the morning

6. Task 4 : Find out the bad points 1.How could a robot start to go wrong ? 2.What are the problems ? The robot caught a virus. It might put my breakfast in the _____________. In might throw my shirt into the _____________ along with the rubbish. It might ____________ the things over. It might make a ______________. So I might have to send it back to the ________ washing machine dustbin knock mess robot shop

7. 1.have more free time 2.sleep for a bit longer 3.do the laundry 4. iron the shirts 5. wash dishes 6. The flat will be as clean as new. back Good points:

8. 1.catch a virus 2.put the breakfast in the washing machine 3.throw the shirts into the dustbin 4.knock things over 5.make a mess Bad points:

9. Mr Jiang robot at work return home After dinner : clean the flat, do the laundry, wash the dishes, sweep the floor go shopping, make the bed, air the rooms clean flat,delicious dinner relax, watch TV wash dishes Mr Jiang was very happy with his robot

10. robot catch a virus breakfast in the washing machine make a mess shirts in the dustbin move around knock things over Mr. Jiang decided to return the robot What happened to Mr Jiang a few weeks later?

11. Discussion: Topic 1.If you are the owner of the broken robot in the text, what will you do? 2. Having a robot or do it myself ? 3. Should we ask robots to do all the work for us? What is your ideal robot like?

12. Important phrases: 1. in many ways 火星上的生活在很多方面比地球上的生活好. Life on mars is better than life on earth in many ways. in some ways in a/ one way by the way on one ’ s way … 2. In order to 为了生存, 人就得吃东西. People must eat in order to live. We practise English more in order to improve our oral English. In order not to He got up earlier in order not to be late again.

13. 3. as a result 他没有练习, 结果他输了. He didn ’ t practise,as a result he lost. as a result of … 由于 … 的结果, 因为 He was late as a result of heavy snow. As a result of warning,nobody was hurt. 4. no longer = not any longer 多指时间, 用来修饰具体状态 他不再是一个学生了. He is no longer a student. He is not a student any longer. no more = not any more 指数量和程度, 用来修饰动作 她不再哭了. She no more cried.

14. 5. as … as … 她跟 Amy 一样苗条. She is as slim as Amy 它看上去想一栋房子那么大. It seems to be as big as a house. 6. be ready for = be ready to do … 他已经准备好英语考试了. He is ready for the English exam. He is ready to have the English exam. get ready for =get ready to do 他们准备去旅行. They get ready to go on a trip. They get ready for trip.

15. 7. be happy with = be pleased with = be satisfied with 我对我的学生很满意. I am happy with my students. 我对你所做的不是很满意. I am not happy with what you have done. 8. in a mess 这个房间乱七八糟. This room is in (such) a mess. 孩子们把房间高的一塌糊涂. The children made a mess in the room.

16. Thank you !