Unit 3 Computers

unit 3 computers
the 5th period: reading and speaking & writing
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.
task3: language points:
1. i think we can work together to create even better software.
even = much    用于強調比較的程度
2. in a way, my programmer is like my coach.
in a way    在某種程度上…
in the way    擋道,造成障礙
in this way    用這種方法
fill in the blank：
1). ________it was one of our biggest mistakes.
2). you can finish your work                   .