Learning about Language设计意图

Unit 3

Teaching plan Goals:

1.

Learn a reading passage to learn about a football android called Andy.

2.

Improve students’

reading ability.

3.

Design an android.

4.

Write a passage about the problems that the android might have while he/she is serving people.

Teaching procedures:

Step1: Lead-in

Show the first picture and tell the students that computers could be put into androids or robots. Present “android”.

Tell the students: Androids are always with us! The students may disagree. Show pictures of Atom and Doraemon.

Say: they are androids with magical power.

Continue to show pictures of nursery maid androids and tell the students androids can be made to look after humans.

Then ask: But can you imagine androids can play football? Maybe you are curious about it. I will show you a video that androids play football.

Let the students watch the video and tell them: oday I would like to introduce an android family member to you .His name is Andy.

Present the reading passage’s topic: Andy---the Android.

Step2: Reading:

Let the students read the passage. Carry out the tasks below:

Task1: Answer the questions below:

1.

Who is Andy? What is he good at?

(He is an android. And he is good at playing football)

2.

What helps him to move and think like a human?

(His computer helps him to move and think like a human.)

3.

What does Andy think about the team who beat them last year? Why?

(She thinks the team cheated because they had a new kind of programmer, which had just been developed before the competition.)

4.

What does the programmer do to Andy?

(She programs me with all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games.)

Task2: Fill in the blanks

The story is about the _____ called ____, who is good at____________. And his__________ makes him think and move like a ______. However, they _____ in the _________ hosted in the USA, because the other team had a new kind of_______. After that, he will ask his programmer to improve his _________ and _______ some new moves.

Step3: Language points:

even = much 用于强调比较的程度

in a way 在某种程度上…

in the way 挡道,造成障碍

in this way 用这种方法

Fill in the blank：

1). ________it was one of our biggest mistakes.

make up 编写，补上

anything, intelligence is what I’m all about.

after all 毕竟

with the help of sb./sth. 在…的帮助之下= with one’s/ sth’s help Step3

Step4 Pre-writing

Say: Imagine what problems and delights this android might have to deal with while it is serving you. Try yourself in someone else’s shoes is an important way of understanding how other people feel.

Then discuss: You are an android. You work for a family with one child who is very spoiled. The parents want you to do everything for them. The parents are nice, but they often ask you to watch over their child. How do you feel? What would you do if the child asked you to do his/her homework for him/her? Would you ever tell the child “no”?

Step5 Writing

Say: Write a passage about the result of your discussion! It should contain:

What do you have to do?

What is the child like?

What is the parents’

requirement of the child?

What do the parents want you to do?

What does the child want you to do?

Then what will you do? How do you feel? Step6 Summary&Homework