1、2014-2015学年高中英语昆明市同步教案：Unit 3 Computer第5课时（人教新课标必修2）Period 5: Using Language (ANDY THE ANDROID) Aims To discuss about IT To write a report about IT To read about androids or robots The purpose of this exercise is to encourage students to listen and then use what they have heard to help them fill in
2、a chart about computersIt is an important exercise because it links skills together and uses them to produce a useful piece of writingMake sure the students look at the chart before they listen to the tapeThis is to sharpen their attention and listen for the answersThis will also help them get the g
3、ist of the textWhen filling in the chart, the students will have to use their own experience as well as information from the listening textProcedures I. Warming up by talking about IT What is Information technology? Information technology (IT) or information and communication technology (ICT) is the
4、 technology required for information processing. In particular the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and retrieve information from anywhere, anytime. II. Listening and writing Turn to page 21. Look at the pictures and listen to a convers
5、ation about different kinds of information technology or IT, discuss and write down in groups the advantages and disadvantages of each kind. III. Speaking and writing The purpose of this exercise is to discuss together and then decide which kind of computer you would like to buy for your schoolThink
6、 about what the school needs as well as what you likeLet the students do the exercise in pairs and share their ideas with othersFinally they should write the reportRemember to say which computer you have chosen and give a reasonYou should also say why you did not choose the other computersSuppose yo
7、u and your partner are going to help choose computers for your school. Now talk about the special things each of the computer can do and write a report to your headmaster. IV. Reading, underlining and speaking This is a speaking activity about designing an androidThe purpose of the activity is not t
8、he design but the quality of the discussionSo try to make sure each pair makes a contribution to the finished designThen let them discuss their ideas with another pairPerhaps that will give each pair some more ideas for their androidFinally let students share their ideas with the class来源:Zxxk.ComIt
9、is said that computers could be put into androids or robots. Read the text AndyThe Android, underlining all the expressions and think of the fun you could have! Expressions from AndyThe Android part of a football team, once a year, get together, play a football game, be asas, in fat, look like, on t
10、he football team, run fast, think like a human, shout to, in computer language, have a good shot for a goal, get second place, win the first place, have a new kind of program, improve ones intelligence, create a better system, play against a human team, in a way, programwith, make up, after all, wit
11、h the help of V. Writing a letter The purpose of this piece of writing is to develop empathy in the studentsThey have to imagine they are androids looking after a family with one childThey need to imagine what problems and delights this android might have to deal withPutting yourself in someone else
12、s shoes is a very important way of understanding how other people feelThis is a very useful exerciseT: Suppose you are an android. What would say to a spoiled child who would not do his homework? Write a letter to the boy. Android An android is an artificially created being that resembles a human be
13、ing. The word derives from Greek Andr- man, human and the suffix -eides used to mean of the species, kind, alike (from eidos species). The word droid, a robot in the Star Wars universe, is derived from this meaning. Some people maintain that, etymologically, the word android means resembling a male
14、human and that a robot resembling a woman should logically be called a gynoid for sexist language to be avoided; however, this word is not commonly used. Unlike the terms robot (a mechanical being) and cyborg (a being that is partly organic and partly mechanical), the word android has been used in l
15、iterature and other media to denote several different kinds of man-made, autonomous creations: a robot that closely resembles a human a cyborg that closely resembles a human an artificially created, yet primarily organic, being that closely resembles a human Although essentially human morphology is
16、not the ideal form for working robots, the fascination in developing robots that can mimic it can be found historically in the assimilation of two concepts: simulacra (devices that exhibit likeness) and automata (devices that have independence). The term android was first used by the French author M
17、athias Villiers de lIsle-Adam (1838-1889) in his work Tomorrows Eve, featuring a man-made human-like robot named Hadaly. As said by the officer in the story, “In this age of Realien advancement, who knows what goes on in the mind of those responsible for these mechanical dolls.” Sample writing: Hell
18、o everybody, my name is Liu YanI am a 321 model androidI work for the Li family and I look after their libraryMy job is to store all the books that they borrow from their school or friends in my brainOf course my brain is as large as a mountain so work like that is no trouble to meI really eat books
19、 just like people eat foodThe Lis have a child whoneeds me to remember allhis school textbooks so I can dohis homework for himHe just gives me the information on the subject, what has to be done and the page numbers and I get on with it whileheenjoys himselfwith his friendsSometimes I dont think it
20、is right to do his homework for him its somewhat cheating. However, his parents are very concerned at the pressure of work in school these daysThe child has too much homework to do. Theylike him to go to the key school but they also wanthimto be able to have hobbies, learn to swim and keep fit! Poor
21、 child!Mr. and Mrs Li work very hard tooMr. Li is an architect and designs great tall apartment blocksMrs Li is a doctor and has to look after many patientsI remember all the plans for Mr. Lis projects and can tell Mrs Li which drugs are the best to give any particular patientMrs Li no longer has to
22、 read all those medical journals because I can do it for herShe and Mr. Li can have some time together to enjoy life tooSo they consider me the most important person in the family after themselvesI am always introduced to their friends and play with visiting childrenI am the perfect family academic aid and, although I was not cheap to buy, Mr. Li says I was worth every yuan!
