Unit 2 Robot

t: now, please read these new words after me.
step 2  while-reading 
t: very good. now would you please listen to the article on the tape for the main idea? please listen and answer these two questions.
       1 did the robot make a great difference to mr jiang’s everyday life?
       2 what did mr jiang decide to do in the end?
t: let’s check your answers.
1 did the robot make a great difference to mr jiang’s everyday life?   
yes, it did.
2 what did mr jiang decide to do in the end?   
he decided to return the robot to the robot shop.
t: well done! now, please open your books at page 24. please read paragraph 1 and 2, and then answer these two questions.
1. what’s mr jiang’s job? (he is a salesman.)
2. why did he decide to buy a robot for himself? (he bought the robot in order to have more spare time.)
t: have you got the answers right? good! let’s go on reading. this time, let’s read paragraph 3, 4 and 5, and then fill in the form below.
 
t: in the morning, the robot makes the breakfast, irons his shirts, makes a lunch box. mr jiang can stay in bed for an extra hour. during the day, the robot cleans the flat, does the laundry, washes the dishes, sweeps the floor, makes the bed, airs the rooms, and goes shopping at the supermarket. mr jiang is working during the day. in the evening, the robot cooks the dinner and washes the dishes. mr jiang relaxes and watches his favourite tv programme.

t: very good! you’ve got all the answers right. these are all the good points of the robot. does it have any bad points? does he ever do anything wrong? now, please finish reading the last two paragraphs, and then choose the wrong things that the robot did after he caught a virus.
l  he cooked breakfast at the right time.
l  he woke up mr jiang at the wrong time. (√)
l  he threw mr jiang’s breakfast into the dustbin.
l  he threw mr jiang’s clean shirts into the dustbin. (√)
l  he moved around the house and knocked things over. (√)
l  he went out and often lost his way home.
l  he made a mess in mr jiang’s flat. (√)
step 3  post-reading 
t: all right. now, we have known that the robot has some good points and some bad points. daniel is thinking of the good and bad points of having a robot too. help him complete the lists below. you have the lists on page 26 in your books.
t: have you finished? let’s check the answers together.