Using LanguageⅠ特级教师教学实录

Unit 3 Computers Reading and Speaking Step 1.Reading : Andy---The Android 1. What does Andy look like? What can it do?

Andy looks like a human. It is designed to play football games and can move and think like a human. 2. What part does Andy play in the football

He’s a striker. 3.

Read the passage carefully and fill in the file for Andy. Step 2.Language points about Using Language. 1.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each form of IT?

1) advantage n. 优点; 优势; 有利条件

都市生活有几个优点。

There are several advantages in city life.

2) disadvantage n. 缺点, 劣势; 不利条件

take advantage of

利用

be to your advantage

对…..有利

2. Personally, I think the team who won first place cheated.

我个人认为得冠军的那个队作弊了。

personally adv. 就自己而言; 就我个人来说

She didn’t like the plan, but personally

I see nothing wrong with it. 她不喜欢这项计划, 但我本人觉得没什么不好的。

person (n)--personal (adj.)--personally (adv) 3. They had developed a new type of

program just before the competition.

type

1) n. 类型

This is a new type of machine, with

lots of meters on it.

这是一种新型的机器, 上面有许多仪表。

2) v. 打字

你帮我打一下这封信好吗?

Will you please type this letter for me? type:表示各项事物在本类中都是典型的。

kind:特指在分类中能放在一起的性质相同且相似的一类事物。

4. We are determined to create an even better system.

create (vt.) 创造; 创作

An artist should create beautiful things. even用于修饰形容词, 副词的比较级，much, far, no, still, a lot, a little 5. In a way, our programmer is like my coach. in a/one way 在某种程度上, 从某种意义上说

从某种程度上来说, 他的英语有进步。

In a way, his English has improved. in the way

on the/one’s way (to)

在(去…)的路上

by the way

顺便提一下

in no way

决不

all the way

自始自终;完全地

in this way

用这种方法

与in a way同义的词组有in one way 和in some ways。

容易与之混淆的词组是in the way意为“造成阻碍”，请比较：

In a way, I like this new textbook very much．

从某种程度上说, 我很喜欢这本新教材。

I’m afraid your bike is in the way．

看来你的自行车挡着道了。

6. She programs us with all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games. 1) move

(n.) 行动; 步骤

(可数) What’s our next move? make a move

动身, 采取行动

be on the move

在活动,

在行进中

2) while watching…

= while she watches…

While he was doing his English homework, he fell asleep.

= While doing his …. 7. In this way, I can make up new moves. 整个故事是虚构的。

make up 组成;构成;编造;弥补;化妆

In this way, I can make up new moves. （

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She spent an hour making herself up before the party.（

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Sixty students make up our class.

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Society is made up of people of different abilities.（

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The criminal made up a story about where he was when the crime happened（

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Please make up a new dialogue according to the text（

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Step 3. Exercises Step 4. Speaking In small groups, discuss how to design your own android. The following questions can help you. 1. What would you like it to look like? 2. What are some of the things you would like it to do? 3. Do you want it to be like a man or a woman, or neither? 4. How much would it cost?I think that…

In my opinion…

I believe that…

What’ s your reason? I had decided that…

Sample dialogue:

A: What kind of robot have you decided to make? B: I've decided that we should have a homework android. It could do all our work after class and leave us more time to do football．

A: OK. But what do you think it should look like? B: In my opinion, it should have four arms to carry the books, a large head to remember all the lessons and a printer to write out the answers．

What do you think? A: Well, that sounds sensible. Perhaps it

could also put all the exercises into

specially marked boxes for each subject so we could find them quickly.

What about putting that in its stomach area? B: Do you want it to be a man or a woman? You can choose．

A: I’ve decided it should be a girl．

B: What’s your reason? A: Girls are so hard-working．

B: Sounds good to me! Let’s draw it now!