1、2014春季英语人教版新课标选修7U2（方案一）第4课时教案Period 4Using Language：Listening，Speaking and WritingTeaching aims1Enable students to express supposition and belief.2Learn to write a passage describing a new type of robot.Teaching proceduresStep 1Leadin1First，ask students to look at the words below.Many of them are u
2、sed to describe Claires feelings in the story.Carry out the following tasks in pairs.alarmedembarrassedamazedawfulamusedsurprisedattracteddisturbedenviedimpressedsatisfiedhurtfrightenedupset(1)Find as many of these words in the text as possible and underline the sentences.(2)Write a short paragraph
3、to describe Claire using some of these words.(3)Tell a story using at least five of these words.Sample writing：Claire is a very emotional woman who needs a good friend.She finds this friend in a robot called Tony，who comes to help her in her home.She is attracted to him because he is so handsome and
4、 sympathetic.He becomes her best friend.She is impressed by his abilities but embarrassed by her feelings for him.She is disturbed because she thinks of him as a man (even though he is not) but is amused that other women envy her and think they are having an affair.Claire succeeds in overcoming her
5、sense of failure，but in doing so falls in love with Tony.His visit leaves her upset，frightened and hurt，which has replaced her sense of failure.She has been hurt by Tony because he is too nice rather than because he is not nice enough.2Next，have a small talk about the story.(1)Why did Tony have to b
6、e rebuilt?(2)How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house?Suggested answers：(1)Because you cant have women falling in love with machines.(2)Various answers are possible.Students are encouraged to speak out their feelings freely.Step 2Listening1Molly and Kate are discussing the story
7、 “Satisfaction Guaranteed”Read the questions and then listen to their conversation.Tick the correct boxes.QuestionsMollyKate1.Who really likes the story？2.Who thinks that Claire loved Tony？3.Who thinks that Tony loved Claire？4.Who thinks that the purpose of Tonys action was to make Claire feel good
8、about herself？5.Who thinks taking Tony away must have hurt Claire？6.Who said that making a robot so much like a man was bound to cause trouble？Keys：QuestionsMollyKate1.Who really likes the story？2.Who thinks that Claire loved Tony？3.Who thinks that Tony loved Claire？4.Who thinks that the purpose of
9、Tonys action was to make Claire feel good about herself？5.Who thinks taking Tony away must have hurt Claire？6.Who said that making a robot so much like a man was bound to cause trouble？2.Next，listen again and find answers to the following questions.(1)What does Kate think the difference between robo
10、ts and human is?(2)How does Kate think Claire was hurting herself?(3)Why would one of the girls like a robot such as Tony living at her house?(4)What does Kate think the companys biggest mistake was?Suggested answers：(1)Robots cant feel emotion of any kind.(2)By seeing herself in a negative way.(3)S
11、he likes the idea of a handsome man whose only purpose was to please her.(4)Making the robot look so much like a real man.3Listen to the tape again and write down the expressions of supposition and belief.Keys：Step 3DiscussionStudents are asked to work in groups and imagine having a robot in their h
12、ouses to do the housework.Discuss what the positive or negative effects of the situation would be.(Dont forget to use expressions of supposition and belief.Students are given five minutes.Five minutes later，ask some students to present their ideas to the whole class.Encourage every student to use hi
13、s imagination，because therere no right or wrong answers，only different opinions.After students present their opinions，the teacher speaks out his or her opinion.)A samplePositive_effectsI think it is wonderful for people to have robots in their houses to do the housework.After a days work，when people
14、 get home，they can be really relaxed with everything prepared by their robots.A robot never gets tired.Nor does it complain.Life will be very easy and comfortable.Negative_effectsMaybe people can enjoy a very comfortable life with the help of their robots.But at the same time I believe people will l
15、ose the ability to do housework.As time goes by，people cannot live well without a robots help.I think that kind of life would be terrible.Step 4WritingStudents are asked to work in groups.First decide the purpose of the robot，then make a list of the abilities the robot has.Next draw a picture on a p
16、iece of paper and name its parts and explain what each part does.Finally write a passage describing the robot and what it can do.Show the following to help students to design their robots.Tips on designing your robotsFor each robot that you build，you will have to choose options for six major robot c
17、haracteristics.Each characteristic gives rise to one or more questions.These are：Looks：What does the robot look like？Is there a reason for it to look as it does？Sensing：How does the robot “know” or figure out whats in its environment？If it were put in a different environment，would it be able to figu
18、re out this new environment？Movement：How does the robot move within its environment？If it were put in a different environment，would it still be able to move within this new space？Manipulation：How does the robot move or manipulate other objects within its environment？Can a single robot move or manipu
19、late more than one kind of object？Energy：How is the robot powered？Can it have more than one energy source？Intelligence：How does the robot “think”？What does it mean to say that a robot “thinks”？Note：Not all robots have to have all six characteristics.For example，some robots dont need to manipulate th
20、ings，so they have no manipulating characteristics.Some robots have more than one manifestation of a characteristic.For example，a robot may be able to sense its environment using both a vision system and sonar.Students are asked to discuss first.If there is not enough time，they should finfish it afte
21、r class.Step 5HomeworkWrite a passage describing a new type of robot.Sample writing：Remote Presence RobotsRemote Presence Robots allow a medical expert to visually examine and communicate with a patient from anywhere in the world，via the machine，using wireless technology.The robot runs on a wireless
22、 system with the doctor at another location.It is controlled via a secure broadband Internet connection.The doctor (controller) and patient are able to have a realtime twoway audiovisual interaction，with the controller in full command of the robots movements，head monitor and camera.The doctor “drivi
23、ng” the robot can view the patient，ask questions and read patient records，view Xrays and test results from the console.The patient sees the doctors image on the robots “face”Although the robot does not physically examine the patient，it allows facetoface contact between the doctor and patient，providi
24、ng immediate access to specialists.Our robots certainly would never replace all doctors on ward rounds，but they are a communication tool which allows doctors to have direct contact with their patients if they are unable to get to them.And this may be a significant step for patient care.The rubbish c
25、ollector robotThe rubbish collector is a robot about half the size of a small car.Its body is square and contains a large rubbish bin inside it.It has a camera attached to the top front of its body.Also at the front is a pair of arms.Underneath it has four wheels and six legs.With the camera it can
26、“see” rubbish such as paper，glass，and plastic.If the surface of the ground is smooth，it runs on its wheels，and if the ground is rough，it unfolds its legs and walks.When it sees a piece of rubbish，it stops and uses its arms to pick it up and put it in its rubbish bin.However，when it sees a person，an
27、animal or a plant，it goes around it as it is able to recognize when something is not a piece of rubbish.The company should make this robot as it would be very popular with schools.It would clean the outside grounds of the school and so give the students more time to spend on their studies.It would a
28、lso be a great advantage to have at sports grounds or any other area where rubbish is dropped by the public.课后思考-语法填空语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Everything about Zoolander（名模大问谍）just makes you laugh! Its so funny that you want to watch _16_ again
29、to write down the lines. However, I wouldnt recommend it for children _17_ 13, because of some of the content and language. The main character, Derek Zoolander, _18_(play) by Ben Stiller. He is probably the best part of the movie because he is a _19_(type) example of “Model Idiots”. _20_ (base) on t
30、he Broadway show, Chicago is a musical, _21_ it is really different from other musicals. Many other musical films dont create an easy-to-follow story _22_ include actual acting. _23_ actors in Chicago sing a number of great songs. They also create such wonderful and believable characters _24_ almost
31、 anyone can enjoy. The dancing is also very good and the singing and dancing are smartly added throughout. You are never tired of its plentiful music because there are no _25_ (bore) moments in the musical.【参考答案】16-25 (One possible version)16. it 17. under 18. is played 19. typical 20. Based 21. but
32、 22. or 23. The 24. as 25. boring语法填空 名模大间谍是一部搞笑影片，但是有些内容和语言不适合13岁以下的儿童。芝加哥是一部出类拔萃的音乐片。16. it。考查代词。此处it指代的就是Zoolander。17. under。考查介词。根据上下文，这部影片不宜推荐给13岁以下的孩子看。18. is played。 考查动词。主语character和动词play 之间为被动关系，句意为“Derek Zoolander由Ben Stiller扮演”。19. typical。考查词类转换。此处应填一个形容词修饰example。20. Based。考查非谓语动词。be b
33、ased on意为“以为基础”，base与Chicago是被动关系，故用过去分词短语作状语。21. but。考查连词。两个分句之间是转折关系。句意为“Chicago 是一部音乐片，但是它和其它的音乐片真的不同”。22. or。考查连词。根据句意，此处应为并列关系，而此句中dont 表否定，故为or。23. The。考查冠词。此处特指电影Chicago中的演员。24. as。考查定语从句。根据such.as.，此处用as引导定语从句，并在从句中做宾语。25. boring。考查词类转换。此处用形容词作定语修饰名词moments，句意为“因为没有令人讨厌的时刻，所以你绝对不会对大量的音乐感到厌倦。”