高中英语选修7unit2reading教学设计.docx

1、UNIT2The First Period ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a.重点词汇和短语fiction, cartoon, desii'e, satisfaction, absent, alarm, alarmed, smooth, embarrass, sympathy, elegant, pile, scan, fingernail, absurd,haiicut, accompany, curtain, cushion, carpet, paint, awful , affair, firm, firmly,

2、 declare, victory, envy, marriage, test out, ring up, turn around, leave aloneb.重点句型2. She felt emban-assed and quickly told him to go.3. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.4. By the amused and surprised look on her foce, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having

3、 an affair.2. Ability goals 能力目标:Help students to learn about robots and science fiction.3. Learning ability goals 学能 目标：Enable students to realize science fiction reflects scientificthought; a fiction of things-to-come based on things-on-handTeaching important points教学重点Teach students to enjoy scie

4、nce fiction. Enable students to grasp what Tony did to help Claire and how her emotion developed duringTony s s tay at her house. Help students to sum up characteristics of science fiction.Teaching difficult points教学点How Claire 's emotion developed during Tony 's stay at her house.Teaching m

5、ethods 教学方法Discussing, explaining, reading and practisingTeaching aids 教具准The multimedia computerTeaching procedures & ways教学 程与方式Step I Warming upDe a 1 with Warming up. Present photos of different kinds of robots.Then ask them to say something about his or her fovorite robot.T: Good morning /a

6、fternoon, class !Ss: Good morning/ afternoon, Mi /Ms T: In this class we are going to learn about robots. Who wouldlike to te 11 me what a robot isS 1: A robot is a machine.T: What kind of machine52: A robot is a kind of machine that can do a varie ty of often complex human tasks.T: How can a robot

7、perform human tasks53: A robot is controlled by a computer.T: You are right. Then we can give the definition of a robot like this: A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. Now look at some pictures. Divide them

8、 into different types and decide your favorite one.Step II Pre-readingAsk students to discuss the questions in pre-reading in groups. Students are encouraged to speak out theii- opinion freely, no matter what it is. Teacher should encourage students to use their imagination.Step III ReadingDeal with

9、 the reading part.ScanningAsk the students to scan the text and find out what Tony looks like.T: Ok. I'm glad you had a heated discussion. Now I'd like you tomeet Tony a robot that looks exactly like a human being. He is a character in the science fiction Satisfaction Guaranteed by Isaac Asi

10、mov. Please read the text and find the answers to the following questions.Show the following questions on the PowerPoint.1. What did Tony look like2. What did Tony do to make Claiie and her home elegantSeveral minutes later check the answers with the whole class.Suggested answer:1. He was tall and h

11、andsome although his facial expressions neverchanged. His hair was smooth and black and his voice was deep.2. Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore.He also suggested Claii-e buy new curtains, cushions, a carpet and paint for the house and new dresses for herself. He made imp

12、rovements on the house so that the house looked very elegant.Careful readingComprehending questions on Page 12Ask students to read the text carefully and then discussthe comprehending questions on Page 12 in groups.T: Now let's re ad the text carefully and then do the comprehending exercises on

13、Page 12.Several minutes later check the a ns we rs with the whole class.Suggested answers:.He opened the curtains so that the other womenClaire 's guestscould see them.He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure.Because the company (designers) cannot have women

14、falling inlove with machines.Various answers can be accepted.When she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. Tony lookdidn like a machine at all.She felt embarrassed when Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing.Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.She was amazed

15、 by the fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin.She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day.What a sweet victory to be envied by those women. She might not as beautiful as them, but none of them had such a handsome lover. Then she remembered Tony was just a

16、machine. She cried all night.2.onalCharacteristicsSimilarDifferentPhysicalTall, handsome, black hair, deep Facialexpressions never changed voiceMentalClever enough to solve all kinds Cannotproblemsthink for itself ofClaire ?s emotiolove embaiTassment, an deve lopmentNever experienced such feelings a

17、s la rm, anger, happiness or envyAfter dealing with the comprehending exercises, ask students to work together to find how Claiie's emotion developed.Suggested answer:At frst refused to have Tony at her house-accept himtrust him-proud of himlove himsad to remember he was just a machineT: From he

18、r emotion development, we can see Tony was designed as a Mr. Perfect. He is designed not to harm Claire or allow her to be harmed.This is one of Isaac's three laws for rob ots. Later in this unit we will learn more about his three laws.Characteristics of science fictionT: As you know, the story

19、was written in 1951. With the development of science, some of the functions performed by Tony have come true. From this story we can draw a conclusion:Science fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology.Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future.Please remember

20、these are some characteristics of science fiction.If you are interested, you may write short science fictions in your spare time.ExplanationDuring this procedure Teacher will play the tape recording for students. Students will underline the difficult sentences. After lis tening to the tape, Teacher

21、will e xp la in the te xt and deal with language problems.T: Now we will deal with some difficult language focuses. Now I will play the recording of the te xt for you. Please make a mark where you have difficulties.After lis tening to the recording, e xp la in the difficult sentences to students. Be

22、fore explaining the difficult points, students are asked to refer to the notes to the text on Page88-89.T: Do you have any difficulties with the textS 1 :Could you please explain the sentence to us： She felt embarrassedand quickly told him to go. T : Bec ause Tony didn ' t look like a machine at all, when Tony offered to help her get dressed, she was embarrassed, perhaps shy to get a “man ” help her dressing.S2: How to understand this sentence: Claiie thought it was ridicul