1、Unit 3 RobotsIntegrated skills I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. get information from a poster and a radio programme to complete the notes; 2. complete an email according to the information that they have got; 3. talk about how to deal wi
2、th a robot that has gone wrong.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: battery, customer, hold, through, put through2. New structures: Please hold and Ill put you through.Would you like us to have it checked?III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. To get information from a
3、 radio programme to complete the notes.2. To talk about how to deal with a robot that has gone wrong.IV. Teaching proceduresA The robot showStep 1 Lead-in Free talkT: Boys and girls, today I bring a new friend to our class. Do you know him?S: Baymax.T: What do you know about him?S: T: Baymax is a ro
4、bot. He is the lead role of the film Big Hero. Hiro is his master.【设计意图：Baymax 中文名为大白，是电影超能陆战队中可充气的大号机器人，视频的播放很好地激活了学生相关的背景知识，部分影响听力的生词在情境中自然呈现，帮助降低学生听力理解的难度。 】Step 2 Presentation1. Before listening T: Do you want to have such a lovely and clever robot like Baymax? Lets follow Baymax to join in an i
5、nternational robot show in Sunshine Town. There you may find a robot suitable for you.T: First, read a poster about the international robot show and get ready to answer Baymaxs questions:Where/when/what time/the ticket price/surprise?T: Complete the notes with what you have known. There is going to
6、be a (1) _ soon. The show will be held at the (3) _. It is from (4) _ to (5) _ March. It begins at (6) _ and finishes at (7) _. The price of a ticket is (8) _for people 12 years and above.【设计意图：跟随 Baymax 浏览海报内容并回答问题，以此帮助学生掌握信息，完成Daniel 的笔记。 】2. While listeningT: Now lets follow Baymax to listen to a
7、 radio programme about the robot show.Baymaxs listening tips: (1) Predict what the listening is about before listening. (2) Write the first letter of each word while listening.(3) Try to understand the main idea and pay attention to the details.(4) Check the spelling after listening.T: Listen and co
8、mplete Robot from China, (2) _ and South Korea will be displayed. One of the robots is designed to help students with their (9) _. It can read a book in (10) _and tell you about it in (11) _. It has a (12) _ memory. It never gets anything (13) _. It does not get (14) _. You need to give it some oil
9、(15) _and change the batteries (16) _. 【设计意图：按照听前预测、听中有效记录、听后整理信息的方式进行设计，注重对学生听力策略的指导。 】3. After listeningT: From the programme, we know the robot designed by Lucy can help students with their homework and can read a book and tell you about it in clear language. I think this kind of robot will be po
10、pular among teenagers. Lets help Daniel complete his email to Simon.T: Read the email and answer:(1) Do you think if Simon will go to the robot show? Why? (2) What is exciting news for Daniel? 【设计意图：本环节的练习形式全面考查了学生的信息转换和运用能力，这种加工整理的过程有助于学生理解并输出所听内容。 】Step 3 PracticeT: Im sure you like the robot desi
11、gned to help students with their homework very much. What is your ideal robot like? Work in pairs and have a discussion.【设计意图：以 Daniel 的邮件为切入点，引导学生谈论他们理想中的机器人以及原因，为接下来的 speak up 作热身。 】B Speak up: My robot has caught a virus.Step 1 Presentation1. Listen and answerT: Robots can help people a lot, but
12、sometimes they also go wrong and dont work properly. What will you do if your robot goes wrong? Lets listen to a conversation and find out what Mr Jiang did with the problem.(1) Who does Mr Jiang want to speak to?(2) What will the robot shop do with the problem? 2. Read and act out【设计意图：听并回答问题，把听力活动
13、与读写训练、口语表达紧密结合起来。 】Step 2 PracticeT: Work in groups of three. Make a phone call and talk about what kind of service you need.The expressions on the screen may be useful to you.【设计意图：此环节是语言输出活动，旨在帮助学生运用所学内容谈论问题并给出处理办法。为了丰富学生的表达，教师给学生提供了部分参考词汇和句式。在此环节中，鼓励学生进行流畅而连贯的表达。 】Step 3 Conclusion1. Baymaxs word
14、sWith the development of science and technology, more and more intelligent robots are being used in different fields, taking the place of humans to finish many tasks. With the help of robots, people can save time to do what they like; people can reduce the rate of death and injury in dangerous work;
15、 people can . Robots are playing an important part today.But no matter how clever robots are, they are made by humans. Whatever they do, they just follow the instructions given to them by humans. Therefore, robots will never completely replace humans. 2. Teachers wordsLets enjoy the convenience brought by robots! 【设计意图：从正面引导学生正确看待智能机器人，提升主题。 】V. Homework1. Remember the key phrases and expressions. 2. Make a phone call talking about what kind of service you need.
