英语教学设计 Unit2 Robots教学设计 UsingLanguage

Unit2Robots教学设计

(UsingLanguage：Listening,Speakingand

Writing)

Teachingaims

1.Enablestudentstoexpresssuppositionandbelief.

2.Learntowriteapassagedescribinganewtypeofrobot.

Teachingprocedures

'Step1Lead—in

1.First,askstudentstolookatthewordsbelow.Manyofthemareusedto

describeClaire'sfeelingsinthestory.Carryoutthefollowingtasksinpairs.

alarmedembarrassedamazedawfulamusedsurprisedattracted

disturbedenviedimpressedsatisfiedhurtfrightenedupset

(l)Findasmanyofthesewordsinthetextaspossibleandunderlinethe

sentences.

(2)WriteashortparagraphtodescribeClaireusingsomeofthesewords.

(3)Tcllastoryusingatleastfiveofthesewords.

Samplewriting:

Claireisaveryemotionalwomanwhoneedsagoodfriend.Shefindsthisfriend

inarobotcalledTony,whocomestohelpherinherhome.Sheisattractedtohim

becauseheissohandsomeandsympathetic.Hebecomesherbestfriend.Sheis

impressedbyhisabilitiesbutembarrassedbyherfeelingsforhim.Sheisdisturbed

becauseshethinksofliimasainaneventhoughhvisnolbutisauiuseddialolhci

womenenvyherandthinktheyarchavinganaffair.Clairesucceedsinovercoming

hersenseoffailure,butindoingsofallsinlovewithTony.Hisvisitleavesherupset,

frightenedandhurt,whichhasreplacedhersenseoffailure.Shehasbeenhurtby

Tonybecauseheistooniceratherthanbecauseheisnotniceenough.

2.Next,haveasmalltalkaboutthestory.

(l)WhydidTonyhavetoberebuilt?

(2)HowwouldyoufeelifyouhadarobotlikeTonyinyourhouse?

Suggestedanswers:

(l)Becauseyoucan'thavewomenfallinginlovewithmachines.

(2)Variousanswersarcpossible.Studentsarcencouragedtospeakouttheir

feelingsfreely.

,Step2Listening

1.MollyandKatearediscussingthestory''SatisfactionGuaranteed”.Readthe

questionsandthenlistentotheirconversation.TickthecoiTectboxes.

QuestionsMollyKate

1.Whoreallylikesthestory?

2.WhothinksthatClairelovedTony?

3.WhothinksthatTonylovedClaire?

4.WhothinksthatthepurposeofTony'sactionwastomake

Clairefeelgoodaboutherself?

5.WhothinkstakingTonyawaymusthavehurtClaire?

6.Whosaidthatmakingarobotsomuchlikeamanwas

boundtocausetrouble?

Keys：

QuestionsMollyKate

l.Whoreallylikesthestory?q

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2.WhothinksthatClairelovedTony?<

3.WhothinksthatTonylovedClaire?q

4.WhothinksthatthepurposeofTony'sactionwastomake

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Clairefeelgoodaboutherself?

5.WhothinkstakingTonyawaymusthavehurtClaire?q

6.Whosaidthatmakingarobotsomuchlikeamanwas

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boundtocausetrouble?

2.Next,listenagainandfindanswerstothefollowingquestions.

(l)WhatdoesKatethinkthedifferencebetweenrobotsandhumanis?

(2)HowdoesKatethinkClairewashurtingherself?

(3)WhywouldoneofthegirlslikearobotsuchasTonylivingatherhouse?

(4)WhatdoesKatethinkthecompany'sbiggestmistakewas?

Suggestedanswers:

(1)Robotscan'tfeelemotionofanykind.

(2)Byseeingherselfinanegativeway.

(3)Shelikestheideaofahandsomemanwhoseonlypurposewastopleaseher.

(4)Makingtherobotlooksomuchlikearealman.

3.Listentothetapeagainandwritedowntheexpressionsofsuppositionand

belief.

Step3Discussion

Studentsareaskedtoworkingroupsandimaginehavingarobotintheirhouses

todothehousework.Discusswhatthepositiveornegativeeffectsofthesituation

wouldbe.(Don'tforgettouseexpressionsofsuppositionandbelief.Studentsare

givenfiveminutes.Fiveminuteslater,asksomestudentstopresenttheirideastothe

wholeclass.Encourageeverystudenttousehisimagination,becausethere'renoright

orwronganswers,onlydifferentopinions.Afterstudentspresenttheiropinions,the

teacherspeaksouthisorheropinion.)

Asample

Positiveeffects

Ithinkitiswonderfulforpeopletohaverobotsintheirhousestodothe

housework.Afteraday'swork,whenpeoplegethome,theycanbereallyrelaxedwith

everythingpreparedbytheirrobots.Arobotnevergetstired.Nordoesitcomplain.

Lifewillbeveryeasyandcoiufurlablc.

Negativeeffects

Maybepeoplecanenjoyaverycomfortablelifewiththehelpoftheirrobots.But

atthesametimeIbelievepeoplewilllosetheabilitytodohousework.Astimegoes

by,peoplecannotlivewellwithoutarobot'shelp.Ithinkthatkindoflifewouldbe

terrible.

,Step4Writing

Studentsareaskedtoworkingroups.Firstdecidethepurposeoftherobot,then

makealistoftheabilitiestherobothas.Nextdrawapictureonapieceofpaperand

nameitspartsandexplainwhateachpartdoes.Finallywriteapassagedescribingthe

robotandwhatitcando.Showthefollowingtohelpstudentstodesigntheirrobots.

Tipsondesigningyourrobots

Foreachrobotthatyoubuild,youwillhavelochooseoptionsforsixmajorrobot

characteristics.Eachcharacteristicgivesrisetooneormorequestions.Theseare:

Looks：Whatdocstherobotlooklike?Isthereareasonforittolookasitdoes?

Sensing：Howdoestherobot“know”orfigureoutwhat'sinitsenvironment?Ifit

wereputinadifferentenvironment,woulditbeabletofigureoutthisnew

environment?

Movement：Howdoestherobotmovewithinitsenvironment?Ifitwereputina

differentenvironment,woulditstillbeabletomovewithinthisnewspace?

Manipulation：Howdoestherobotmoveormanipulateotherobjectswithinits

environment?Canasinglerobotmoveormanipulatemorethanonekindofobject?

Energy：Howistherobotpowered?Canithavemorethanoneenergysource?

Intelligence：Howdoestherobot“think"?Whatdoesitmeantosaythatarobot

“thinks”？

Note：Notallrobotshavetohaveallsixcharacteristics.Forexample,some

robotsdon'tneedtomanipulatethings,sotheyhavenomanipulatingcharacteristics.

Somerobotshavemorethanonemanifestationofacharacteristic.Forexample,a

robotmaybeabletosenseitsenvironmentusingbothavisionsystemandsonar.

Studentsareaskedtodiscussfirst.Ifthereisnotenoughtime,theyshouldfinfish

itafterclass.

♦Step5Homework

Writeapassagedescribinganewtypeofrobot.

Samplewriting:

RemotePresenceRobots

RemotePresenceRobotsallowamedicalexperttovisuallyexamineand

communicatewithapatientfromanywhereintheworld,viathemachine,using

wirelesstechnology.Therobotrunsonawirelesssystemwiththedoctoratanother

location.ItiscontrolledviaasecurebroadbandInternetconnection.Thedoctor

(controller)andpatientareabletohaveareal-timetwo-wayaudiovisual

interaction,withthecontrollerinfullcommandoftherobotsmovements,head

monitorandcamera.Thedoctor“driving“therobotcanviewthepatient,ask

questionsandreadpatientrecords,viewX-raysandtestresultsfromtheconsole.

Thepatientseesthedoctor'simageontherobots“face”.

Althoughtherobotdoesnotphysicallyexaminethepatient,itallowsface-to-

facecontactbetweenthedoctorandpatient,providingimmediateaccessto

specialists.

Ourrobotscertainlywouldneverreplacealldoctorsonwardrounds,buttheyare

acommunicationtoolwhichallowsdoctorstohavedirectcontactwiththeirpatients

iftheyareunabletogettothem.Andthismaybeasignificantstepforpatientcare.

Therubbishcollectorrobot

Therubbishcollectorisarobotabouthalfthesizeofasmallcar.Itsbod